Michael Bloomberg at COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2021. Alastair Grant/Getty Images ... More »
People walk past a police car in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina ... More »
Barrels of Russian oil trade for $15 less than other benchmarks as the Ukraine war weighs on prices. Pakistan just placed its first order for the cheaper crude, its petroleum minister told Reuters. It joins China and India in moving to ... More »
FreedomGPT, the newest kid on the AI chatbot block, looks and feels almost exactly like ChatGPT. But there’s a crucial difference: Its makers claim that it will answer any question free of censorship. The program, which was created by Age of AI, an Austin-base... More »
There are a wide range of considerations for why an outlet might want to retain verified status for its journalists. A newsroom leader at an entertainment news outlet who was not authorized to speak about its policy told BuzzFeed News that the publication will... More »
Both Confortini and Lamarre post about personal finance topics on TikTok (surveys show that most Gen Z consumers turn to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram for financial advice) and both have talked about paying rent on their credit card on the p... More »
Fellow journalists who have spoken to TikTok press representatives have told me that company reps open my emails requesting comment with trepidation. One journalist said a rep told them that invariably I’ll be asking them to comment on an internal policy, a le... More »
/ The SEC’s letter suggests a next step could come soon, while execs say they’re prepared to defend its crypto staking product Coinbase Earn and other products in court. Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeCoinbase execs revealed today that the crypto excha... More »
I lost my AirPods, and I simply refuse to pay to buy new ones. The latest third-generation AirPods — which are fantastic! I reviewed them! — start at $169. The older second-gen version is $120 (yes, there are sometimes deals online). These prices aren’t ridicu... More »
/ The new ‘Creator Economy 2.0’ pool is a new way for Epic to pay Fortnite creators. Image: Epic GamesEpic Games is trying to make a better economy for Fortnite creators with what its calls “Creator Economy 2.0,” which it announced at its State of Unreal keyno... More »
To help commemorate the operating system’s first anniversary in early October, Microsoft has just rolled out its first major update to Windows 11.Dubbed the Windows 11 2022 Update (and referred to as version 22H2 on your PC), the free download has started roll... More »
Friends often tell me they’re afraid to spend hundreds on a smartwatch because they’re worried their investment will be obsolete in a year. If that’s been holding you back, then this could be the best year to take the plunge in quite some time.I’ve been testin... More »