TikTok’s AI tool accidentally let you put Hitler’s words in a paid actor’s mouth
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok mistakenly posted a link to an internal version of its new AI digital avatar tool without guardrails, letting users create videos that…
Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon in Seattle that alleges the company “unlawfully disciplined and terminated an employee”…
US sanctions Kaspersky Lab executives, board members over ‘cooperation’ with Russia
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge The Biden administration announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cybersecurity company, on Friday. The announcement comes…
How to manage deleted files on Windows and Android
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I have a bad habit of accidentally deleting files that I suddenly need a day later. Luckily, when files are “deleted,” they are…
Apple may delay AI features in the EU because of its big tech law
Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple says upcoming features like its Apple Intelligence generative AI tools, iPhone mirroring, and SharePlay screen sharing may not be available in the European…
OpenAI’s first acquisition is an enterprise data startup
Image: The Verge OpenAI has acquired Rockset, an enterprise analytics startup, to “power our retrieval infrastructure across products,” according to a Friday blog post. This acquisition is OpenAI’s first where…
TikTok is looking more and more like Yelp
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is part algorithmic television, part Nextdoor group, and increasingly, part travel agent — a role the platform seems to be leaning into.…
The next next thing in AI and AR
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Meta is apparently deprioritizing VR and its Oculus business to focus on reproducing the surprising success of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. And it…
Spotify’s $10.99 ‘Basic’ plan drops the audiobooks
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify just announced that it would be increasing prices in the US, but on Friday, it announced a new Basic plan that brings back…
The DOJ has convicted five men for running a Netflix clone full of pirated TV shows
Image: TC Sottek / The Verge After years of pursuing a group of piracy advocates for illegally hosting and streaming thousands of stolen TV shows, the Department of Justice doled…
