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Tech/Gaming/EntertainmentGoogle must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge / Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores. By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and

OpenAI/Artificial Intelligence/TechOpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine OpenAI announces SearchGPT, its AI-powered search engine / The Google and Perplexity rival will be available as a prototype in limited release, with plans to eventually build it into ChatGPT. By Kylie Robison, a senior AI reporter working with The Verge's policy and tech teams. She previously worked at Fort

Google’s search algorithm is perhaps the most consequential system on the internet, dictating what sites live and die and what content on the web looks like. But how exactly Google ranks websites has long been a mystery, pieced together by journalists, researchers, and people working in search engine optimization. Now, an explosive leak that purports to show thousands of pages of internal document

A collection of 2,500 leaked internal documents from Google filled with details about data the company collects is authentic, the company confirmed today. Until now, Google had refused to comment on the materials. The documents in question detail data that Google is keeping track of, some of which may be used in its closely guarded search ranking algorithm. The documents offer an unprecedented — t

Apple/Tech/iPadApple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’ Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’ / The company says ‘we’re sorry’ after its ad was seen as dismissive by the creatives Apple typically tries to court. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and edi

The internet is carried around the world by hundreds of thousands of miles of slender cables that sit at the bottom of the ocean. These fragile wires are constantly breaking — a precarious system on which everything from banks to governments to TikTok depends. But thanks to a secretive global network of ships on standby, every broken cable is quickly fixed. This is the story of the people who repa

For $699 and $24 a month, this wearable computer promises to free you from your smartphone. There’s only one problem: it just doesn’t work. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales The idea behind the Humane AI Pin is a simple one

Today, I’m talking to Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky Social, which is a decentralized competitor to Twitter, er, X. Bluesky actually started inside of what was then known as Twitter — it was a project from then-CEO Jack Dorsey, who spent his days wandering the earth and saying things like Twitter should be a protocol and not a company. Bluesky was supposed to be that protocol, but Jack spun it out

Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros / Comfort, headache, and eye strain are among the top reasons people say they’re returning their Vision Pro headsets. By Victoria Song, a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 11 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine.

There’s a lot of pressure on the new Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s long-awaited entry into the world of computers you wear on your face. Apple claims that the Vision Pro, which starts at $3,499, is the beginning of something called “spatial computing,” which basically boils down to running apps all around you. And the company’s ads for it do not hedge that pressure even a little: they show people wear

With iOS 17.4, Apple is making a number of huge changes to the way its mobile operating system works in order to comply with new regulations in the EU. One of them is an important product shift: for the first time, Apple is going to allow alternative browser engines to run on iOS — but only for users in the EU. Since the beginning of the App Store, Apple has allowed lots of browsers but only one b

With huge amounts of traffic coming through the search engine, website operators will do anything to get noticed. Site designs, organization, and even the subheadings on specific pages are crafted with Google in mind. The changes start small, but they can quickly transform a website — until it’s optimized for Google first and readers last. As the 14th season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York

Two lawmakers filed a bill requiring creators of foundation models to disclose sources of training data so copyright holders know their information was taken. The AI Foundation Model Transparency Act — filed by Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) — would direct the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to work with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish rules for

Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI ambitions / Microsoft is looking at next-generation nuclear reactors to power its data centers and AI, according to a new job listing for someone to lead the way. By Justine Calma, a senior science reporter covering climate change, clean energy, and environmental justice with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: Wh

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on Threads that the platform is beginning to test making Threads posts available on Mastodon and other ActivityPub-supporting services. Zuckerberg wrote that making Threads work with the interoperable standard “will give people more choice over how they interact and it will help content reach more people.” Joining the fediverse — the decentralized world of social me

A few months ago, I downgraded my internet, going from a 900Mbps plan to a 200Mbps one. Now, I find that websites can sometimes take a painfully long time to load, that HD YouTube videos have to stop and buffer when I jump around in them, and that video calls can be annoyingly choppy. In other words, pretty much nothing has changed. I had those exact same problems even when I had near-gigabit down

One of the best things about Mastodon is the sheer number of apps available for it. The official Mastodon app is fine, but there’s also Ivory, Mona, Fedilab, Ice Cubes, Elk, Mastoot, and many others. This openness is part of the whole appeal of the ActivityPub-powered social networking ecosystem, and it has already led to some solid new ideas. (I’ve personally been a very happy Ivory user for a wh

Sam Altman at OpenAI’s first conference on November 6th. Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images After a weekend of negotiations to potentially bring back Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO following his shock firing, the company’s nonprofit board has gone another way entirely and named former Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear as interim CEO, according to a person familiar with the matter. He will take

Sam Altman speaking on behalf of OpenAI at the APEC CEO Summit the day before he was fired. Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return to the company as its CEO, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. One of them said Altman, who was suddenly fired by the board on Friday with no notice, is “ambivalent” about coming back and

Update November 18th, 7:02PM ET: Multiple sources tell The Verge that after firing Sam Altman, OpenAI’s board is in discussions with him about returning. Our original story continues below. “Mr. Altman’s departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, which concluded that he was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability to exercise its respon

As the public begins to believe Google isn’t as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts who struck content oil and smeared it all over the web? Well, they find a new way to get rich and keep the party going. The alligator got my attention. Which, of course, was the point. When you hear that a 10-foot alligator is going to be released at a rooftop

AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US federal judge / DC District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell says human beings are an ‘essential part of a valid copyright claim.’ By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020.