Google chief legal officer Kent Walker. | Photo By Alex Zea/Europa Press via Getty Images Judge James Donato is overseeing Epic v. Google, a case that could determine the future of the Android app store…
Roblox is about to let users sell custom-made…
Image: The Verge Roblox will let users sell “full avatar bodies and standalone heads” that they create by Thursday, Roblox said in a post on its developer forums (via VentureBeat). The new line of creator-made…
3D printer nightmare fuel: Bambu X1C and P1P…
The Bambu P1P, with optional 3D-printed panels. | Image: Bambu When owners of Bambu’s extremely well-regarded 3D printers woke up on August 15th, some found their printer had gone rogue. Some woke up to failed…
Amazon will reportedly charge sellers an extra fee…
Image: The Verge Amazon will soon start tacking on an extra fee for sellers who don’t use the company’s fulfillment service, according to reports from Bloomberg and CNBC. Documents viewed by the outlets indicate that…
Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls
Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge; Image: Linus Tech Tips Linus Sebastian’s Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of…
The Associated Press sets AI guidelines for journalists
Image: AP The Associated Press released guidelines around generative AI to its journalists as it and other news organizations look at ways to use the technology in news gathering. AP vice president for standards and…
Special counsel obtained ‘some volume’ of DMs from…
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge US special counsel Jack Smith acquired direct messages — potentially including deleted messages — from former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account, unsealed court transcripts have revealed. The transcripts, spotted…
OpenAI bought the makers of a Minecraft clone
Image: Global Illumination OpenAI says it has acquired Global Illumination, a small company based in New York that describes itself as a “digital product company.” In its announcement, OpenAI didn’t disclose the terms of the…
See how heat-related illness spiked in the US…
A sign gives direction to a cooling center in Portland, Oregon, during another heatwave on August 14th, 2021. | Photo by MICHAEL HANSON / AFP via Getty Images Record heat is leading to more emergency…