Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Today we have a look at how YouTube’s new AI…
How to share large files over the web
The Verge There’s no shortage of ways to share files with other people, whether you want to send them in a group chat, attach them to an email, or ping them over via AirDrop or…
Right-to-repair advocates are asking the FTC for stronger…
Image: iFixit Right-to-repair proponents are asking the FTC to introduce new rules for electronics manufacturers that aim to make it easier for consumers to fix their own devices. The repair guide site iFixit and the…
Threads might get DMs after all — but…
Image: The Verge The will-they-won’t-they of Threads direct messages has been going on for a while now. Last we heard, Instagram (and Threads) head Adam Mosseri said that Threads was not planning to build DMs.…
Social media giants must face child safety lawsuits,…
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet, and Snap must proceed with a lawsuit alleging their social platforms have adverse mental health effects on children, a federal court ruled on Tuesday.…
Amazon has begun replacing Android with its own…
The third-generation Echo Show 5 is running a new OS 1.1 instead of the standard Fire OS. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Last week, it was reported that Amazon is quietly…
Gaming brands are learning the right lessons from…
The Asus ROG Azoth (top) and Razer BlackWidow V4 75% (bottom) aren’t your typical gaming keyboards. The new Razer BlackWidow V4 75% and Asus ROG Azoth play to traditional gaming strengths, while feeling and sounding…
Truck bloat is killing us, new crash data…
Image: Getty American car buyers can’t get enough big, tall SUVs and trucks — but new data suggests that the downsides of this trend are growing increasingly deadly. Crashes involving vehicles with hood heights that…
Polestar’s electric future looks high-performing — and promising
Image: Daniel Golson Last week, I attended Polestar Day, a massive event put on by the Geely-owned Swedish brand in a hangar at the Santa Monica airport. The Volvo offshoot company invited hundreds of media,…