Paramount’s merger: all the news on the drawn-out takeover drama
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Even with Paramount’s merger agreement with Skydance, the takeover saga continues. Continue reading…
Apple is still standing in the way of Epic’s app store
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge The dream of a successful Epic Games Store on iOS sounds like an oasis: a thriving alternative app store that exists outside Apple’s walled…
How The Onion is saving itself from the digital media death spiral
Photo illustration by The Verge The new owners of the satire site rescued it from content farm hell. Now, they’re relaunching its newspaper. Continue reading…
Instagram is adding a Myspace-like ‘song on profile’ feature
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge A new feature announced by Instagram today will allow users to add a song on their profile — much like Myspace in the early…
Me, Myself, and iJustine
Justine Ezarik, better known as iJustine, is a legendary YouTuber. I spent less than an hour hanging out with the legendary YouTuber Justine Ezarik before she had me in a…
Animal Crossing mobile shuts down in November but will live on in new app
You don’t have to go home, but you can’t camp here. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Seven years after launching on iOS and Android, Nintendo has…
The ad-free Kindle Kids has dropped below $100 for the first time this year
The Kids edition is the same as Amazon’s entry-level ebook reader, only with a few added perks. | Image: Amazon I will be the first to admit that the Kindle…
Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing posts related to political violence in Venezuela
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing two cases of posts on Facebook and Instagram related to political violence following Venezuela’s contested presidential election. The…
Periphery Synthetic is a chill, accessible audio dream
Image: shiftBacktick The space adventure is a glimpse into unsighted play. Continue reading…
Global AI Safety Hampered by Indecision, Regulatory Delays
Governments seek to create security safeguards around artificial intelligence, but roadblocks and indecision are delaying cross-nation agreements on priorities and obstacles to avoid. The post Global AI Safety Hampered by…
