Telegram introduces voice-to-text video transcription
/ Additional features coming to the messaging platform include group topics, collectible usernames, and new emoji packs. Telegram Premium subscribers now have access to voice-to-text transcription for video messages.Image: Telegram Telegram has updated its app with new features and visual updates, including the addition of voice-to-text transcription for videos, separate topics in large group chats, […]
Telegram introduces voice-to-text video transcription
/ Additional features coming to the messaging platform include group topics, collectible usernames, and new emoji packs. Telegram Premium subscribers now have access to voice-to-text transcription for video messages.Image: Telegram Telegram has updated its app with new features and visual updates, including the addition of voice-to-text transcription for videos, separate topics in large group chats, […]
Amazon says it has ‘hundreds’ of Rivian electric vans making deliveries in the US
/ The Electric Delivery Vans first started rolling out last July. Now they’ve helped deliver over 5 million packages in nearly two dozen US cities. The deadline to deliver 100,000 electric vans has been pushed to 2030. Amazon’s fleet of Rivian-made electric delivery vans is growing. Since first rolling out earlier this year, the retail […]
Devialet brings its sci-fi design aesthetics to a $790 portable speaker
Gadgets/ Tech / The Devialet Mania has built-in Alexa and supports streaming over Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, and Spotify Connect The speaker maintains the sci-fi aesthetic that Devialet is known for.Image: Devialet Devialet, the French audio company best known for its lineup of eye-catching audio gear that looks like Daft Punk helmets, is getting into the […]
Elon Musk’s response to fake verified Elon Twitter accounts: a new permanent ban policy for impersonation
/ Elon didn’t wait for a moderation panel to change this policy. Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk’s Twitter has a new rule for everyone with an account on Twitter to follow, as he announced from his own account: “any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will […]
The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will come with ‘longer wait times’ due to factory lockdown
/ Apple says strict covid restrictions at the company’s China-based factory are causing it to operate at ‘at significantly reduced capacity.’ Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple says to expect “longer wait times” if you plan on ordering an iPhone 14 Pro or 14 Pro Max. In a press release, the company […]
Meta’s reportedly planning to lay off ‘thousands’ of workers this week
/ Meta could start laying off a large number of employees starting Wednesday. Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta’s planning major job cuts that could affect “thousands” of workers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the situation told the WSJ that the layoffs could begin as soon […]
Twitter’s delaying the launch of Blue with verification until after the elections
/ Elon Musk’s $7.99 Blue subscription lets you pay your way to verification, but might not arrive until November 9th. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s pushing back the launch of its new Blue subscription with verification until after this week’s midterm elections, according to a report from The New York Times. According […]
Apple’s copyright claims ripped down a fan’s archival WWDC YouTube channel
/ The channel, called Apple WWDC Videos, contained hundreds of videos showing past WWDC events. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After Apple issued several copyright claims, YouTube took down an archival channel containing hundreds of decades-old videos from past Apple Worldwide Developer Conferences (WWDC). Brendan Shanks, the owner of the Apple WWDC Videos […]
Apple reportedly wants to swap the ‘Hey Siri’ trigger phrase for just ‘Siri’
/ According to a report from Mark Gurman, Apple’s working on a way to shorten its voice assistant’s wake phrase to just ‘Siri.’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s looking to change Siri’s trigger phrase from “Hey Siri,” to just “Siri,” according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This means you would […]