Elon Musk says Tim Cook told him Apple ‘never considered’ removing Twitter
/ On Monday, Musk claimed that Apple had ‘threatened to withhold Twitter’ from the App Store, but after talking with Cook, the two seem to have cleared that up. Musk seems to be cooling on a beef with Apple.Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images After a conversation with Apple CEO Tim Cook, Elon Musk […]
Twitter will recommend more tweets to everyone, even if you didn’t ask for them
Twitter/ Tech / Twitter, like other social media platforms, is focusing more on recommended content from people you don’t follow. But you can still avoid them with the ‘Latest’ timeline. Twitter is bringing recommended tweets to everyone.Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter is bringing recommended tweets from people you don’t follow to all […]
LastPass’ latest data breach exposed some customer information
/ CEO Karim Toubba says hackers didn’t gain access to users’ stored passwords, but disclosed this breach happened using information taken back in August. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge LastPass has experienced another data breach, but this time, it exposed user data. According to a post from LastPass CEO Karim Toubba, hackers […]
Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon are teaming up to produce new animated DC projects
/ Warner Bros. Television Studios chairwoman Channing Dungey recently revealed that the studio’s partnering with Amazon, and thinking very seriously about a Harry Potter spinoff series. Superman and Batman in Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons.Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Discovery’s television-focused production arm is partnering with Amazon Studios to create new animated […]
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew explains how US data will be kept out of China
/ “Nobody organizes data like this.” TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew gave a rare public interview at The New York Times’ DealBook conference today, telling host Andrew Ross Sorkin that he is “responsible for all the strategic decisions at TikTok” in response to a question about interference from the Chinese government. The 40-year-old Chew was […]
This new MagSafe stand from Zens charges up to four devices
/ This modular charger can be set up as a three-in-one or four-in-one to power an iPhone, AirPods, Apple Watch, and iPad. And launching alongside it is a new iPad and MacBook stand. A four-in-one charging behemoth.Image: Zens Zens is releasing a new set of charging stands today, offering a mix of wireless and wired […]
1 billion people will be connected to 5G by the end of the year
/ Faster wireless speeds are reaching more people, but higher prices might be on the way, too. The 5G future is imminent. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge 5G is about to hit a major milestone. Telecom equipment maker Ericsson says in its latest mobility report that 1 billion wireless subscribers around the globe […]
Netflix CEO says he’ll order Dave Chappelle specials “again and again” despite employee backlash
/ Reed Hastings said The Closer, which was criticized for being transphobic, ‘was one of the most entertaining watch specials’ that Netflix has ever had. Laura Normand / The Verge Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the company would order Dave Chappelle’s comedy specials “again and again” at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit on Wednesday. […]
Elon Musk is dragging Apple into the culture wars
And unfortunately for him, that might still not kill the Apple tax. Share this story Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge When Fortnite maker Epic launched a war against the “Apple tax” in 2020, it began by throwing a cartoon hammer at Apple’s face. Epic’s main goal was launching an antitrust lawsuit against the […]
Nvidia’s new RTX 6000 may bust engineering department budgets at over $7,000
/ Nvidia’s new not-Quadro workstation GPU might actually be more expensive than we thought, according to some retail listings. Image: Nvidia Nvidia’s about to launch its new for-serious-work-only RTX 6000 graphics card, and it’s going to be expensive. The new workstation card apparently showed up in retail listings on sites like ShopBLT and CompSource, according […]