Nick Cave says imitation ChatGPT song is ‘a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human’
Artificial Intelligence/ Tech / The singer-songwriter gave a very Nick Cave response to lyrics written by ChatGPT ‘in the style of Nick Cave.’ Photo by Naomi Rahim/WireImage Nick Cave isn’t too impressed with ChatGPT’s capacity for music. On his personal blog, the singer-songwriter gave a withering rebuke to a set of lyrics written by the […]
Uber drivers in Europe can now rent Tesla and Polestar vehicles through Hertz partnership
/ The ridehail company will make 25,000 Tesla vehicles available to drivers in select European capitals by 2025 through its partnership with Hertz. Uber is expanding its electric vehicle partnership with Hertz to Europe. The ridehail company says it will make 25,000 EVs — mostly Tesla and Polestar vehicles — for drivers in select European […]
Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter
Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO. Share this story This article is a collaboration between New York Magazine and The Verge. It was reported by Zoe Schiffer and Casey Newton, who […]
Tuesday’s top tech news: An Apple (a) day
Last year’s 13-inch MacBook Pro.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is rumored to be making an announcement today, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company hasn’t got an event scheduled, which suggests any announcement is going to come via a more low-key press release. Who knows, by the time you’re reading this […]
Microsoft launches Azure OpenAI service with ChatGPT coming soon
/ ChatGPT is coming to this Azure service soon, as businesses get to use new AI models in their own apps. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is rolling out its Azure OpenAI service this week, allowing businesses to integrate tools like DALL-E into their own cloud apps. Microsoft has been testing this […]
Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content
/ Getty Images claims Stability AI ‘unlawfully’ scraped millions of images from its site. It’s a significant escalation in the developing legal battles between generative AI firms and content creators. An image created by Stable Diffusion showing a recreation of Getty Images’ watermark. Image: The Verge / Stable Diffusion Getty Images is suing Stability AI, […]
Google reportedly working on AirTag-like location trackers
/ The tracker is allegedly codenamed ‘Grogu’ and may finally make use of the UWB support featured on the Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro. Leaks suggest Google is working on its own first-party tracking tags to use alongside its in-development Finder Network.Illustration: The Verge Google is reportedly working on a location tracking tag […]
Samsung new 200-megapixel camera sensor is almost certainly inside the new Galaxy S23 Ultra
/ Its new ISOCELL HP2 matches the rumored camera specs of the upcoming S23 Ultra. The Samsung ISOCELL HP2 is a new 200-megapixel camera sensor whose specs precisely match what’s rumored to be in the Galaxy S23 Ultra. These include a size of 1/1.3” and 0.6-micrometer (μm) pixels. It’s been announced just weeks before the […]
New Pixel Fold leak lands in physical space
Google Pixel YouTuber Dave2D posted a video with a plastic mockup of the rumored Pixel foldable. The details are consistent with earlier leaks. Good news for foldables nerds! Share this story “I know it’s just a hunk of plastic, but there’s just so much you can tell from it.” – Dave2D The Pixel Fold isn’t […]
Netflix launched its streaming service 15 years ago today
/ The teenage streaming years have presented the company with major competitors from the likes of Amazon and Apple, but 15 years ago it was all about mailing DVDs and Blockbuster. Way back before the tudum sound, it was just the sweet sweet sound of a disc spinning up.Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge […]