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TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage

TikTok says a power outage is causing ongoing issues and outages that started in the US early Sunday morning. In an email to The Verge, TikTok USDS spokesperson Jamie Favazza pointed to a statement posted to the joint venture's newly-created X account, which …

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This coming-of-age adventure game made me feel a little too seen

There's a lot about Perfect Tides: Station to Station's Mara that I find relatable. Like me, she's recently moved to a place simply called "the City" from the middle of nowhere, and like me, she's an avid writer. But these biographical details aren't the impo…

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Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse

I'll confess, with no shame whatsoever, that I really love ads. Artsy ones, funny ones, weird ones, emotional ones - TV commercials were my childhood TikTok before any of us were using terms like "short-form video." But like most creative things in my life, A…

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Chromebooks train schoolkids to be loyal customers, internal Google document suggests

Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google's plan to "onboard kids" into its ecosystem by investing in schools. In this November 2020 presentation, Google writes that getting kids into its ecosystem "leads to brand trust and …

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The end of the Sony era in TVs

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Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions

Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. According to Electrek, the company removed Basic Autopilot as a sta…

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Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI

In early December, I brought you the news that Google has begun replacing Verge headlines, and those of our competitors, with AI clickbait nonsense in its content feed. Google appeared to be backing away from the experiment, but now tells The Verge that its A…

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Pinterest cuts up to 15% jobs to prioritize AI push, shares sink

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Vimeo lays off ‘large portion’ of staff after Bending Spoons buyout

Vimeo is laying off employees around the globe just months after the Italian software company Bending Spoons acquired the platform for $1.38 billion, as reported earlier by Business Insider. Even though it's not clear how many people were laid off, Dave Brown…

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Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras

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Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

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Adobe is developing “IP-safe” gen AI models for the entertainment industry

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