Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram will let a select group of researchers access its data to study how the platform affects the mental health of teens and young adults. The pilot program, launched in partnership with the Center for Open Science (COS), could produce independent studies that offer insight into the relationship…
Reporter Selina Cheng says she lost her Wall Street Journal job after refusing her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election to lead the journalism group, which advocates for press freedom. (Image credit: Kanis Leung) Read More
Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share a vision on the direction of an evolving Republican party. They have argued that many foreign conflicts have failed to serve U.S. interests. (Image credit: Joe Raedle) Read More
EPFL researchers drew inspiration from bats and owls to design a flying robot that crash lands with style. | Image: Nature Instead of hunting for a runway, researchers have built an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can land by crashing into trees or poles and wrapping its grippy wings around them to prevent a fall….
C’mon, how cute is that. | Image: TinyPod If you’ve been feeling nostalgic for your old iPod lately, well, I have great news. TinyPod is a case you put on your Apple Watch — sans strap — so you can hold it and use it like your favorite vintage MP3 player. A $79 version includes…
Robot vacuums with multifunctional docks that make cleaning virtually handsfree — like the Dreame L20 Ultra — are seeing some serious discounts this Prime Day. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Robot vacuums have come a long way since their bump-and-roll days, when they had to be rescued whenever they encountered a…
Illustration: The Verge Google appears to be showing its AI-generated search results less often in recent weeks, according to a recent study from an SEO company. The data, collected by BrightEdge and reported on by Search Engine Land, suggests that AI Overviews dropped from appearing in 11 percent of queries on June 1st to 7…
Premium Spotify subscribers can switch between DJ’s English and Spanish voice options. | Image: Spotify Spotify is launching a Spanish-language version of its “AI DJ” feature. The new Spanish-language voice has been provided by Spotify’s senior music editor, Olivia “Livi” Quiroz Roa, with users able to switch between hearing Livi or Xavier “X” Jernigan, another…
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge; Photos by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images The fallout from the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally over the weekend is seeping into even the most tangential circles — in this case, the print-on-demand custom sticker industry. This week, Sticker Mule, a popular…
Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for WIRED Fei-Fei Li, the renowned computer scientist known as the “godmother of AI,” has created a startup dubbed World Labs. In just four months, its already valued at more than $1 billion, the Financial Times reported. World Labs hopes to use human-like processing of visual data to make AI…