Manny Newman powered up the 10 screens on her desk in London’s South Kensington late on Sunday night, bracing for what would become the most volatile trading session the oil market has ever seen. Over the next 23 hours, the benchmark Brent crude price surged to as high as $119 a barrel before plunging to … Read more
Yamaha is taking a big leap into subscription services with its new Creator Pass, which bundles a bunch of different services and apps focused on music and podcast production under a single umbrella. Yamaha doesn’t actually make much software of its own, so it’s partnered with several other companies to help fleshout the bundle. The … Read more
It’s MacBook Neo review day, so let’s talk Apple’s new $599 laptop. I’m going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last time, it’ll all take place in the comments section of this post. What do you want to know about the MacBook Neo? I’ve got the … Read more
Alia Aljunied and Khaula Malik. Photo: Haseeb Amin “It’s an amazing community of women across so many industries—the power is in building this community, leaning on each other, giving back,” said Samina Virk, CEO and CMO of Vestiaire Collective. “It’s quite humbling to be a part of this group, and I’m excited to see what … Read more
Public officials and journalists will soon be able to keep track of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves on YouTube through the platform’s likeness detection feature. The tool is already available to millions of content creators on YouTube, but beginning Tuesday, it will expand to a pilot group of journalists, government officials, and political candidates. (At a … Read more
And then, well, the Department of Justice and Live Nation-Ticketmaster decided to settle. On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge’s Lauren Feiner explains what happened during the first few days of the trial, the machinations that led to the settlement, and what’s likely to happen next in this fight. The trial may not be … Read more
Key takeaways BIP-360 formally puts quantum resistance on Bitcoin’s road map for the first time. It represents a measured, incremental step rather than a dramatic cryptographic overhaul. Quantum risk primarily targets exposed public keys, not Bitcoin’s SHA-256 hashing, making public key exposure the central vulnerability developers aim to reduce. BIP-360 introduces Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), which removes … Read more
Everything is more expensive now, even Fortnite’s in-game currency. Starting on March 19th, V-bucks packs will include less of the premium currency at the same prices. For instance, players can currently get 1,000 V-bucks for $8.99, but after the price increases they will only get 800 V-bucks at the same rate. The price of exact … Read more
Editor’s note: As author of the true crime book Beverly Hills Noir: Crime, Sin & Scandal in 90210, veteran entertainment journalist and Deadline contributor Scott Huver knows Hollywood history inside out. Huver began his career in 1994 as a reporter at the Beverly Hills Courier, and it was there that he first reported on the … Read more
YouTube is expanding its likeness detection technology, which identifies AI-generated deepfakes, to a pilot group of government officials, political candidates, and journalists, the company announced Tuesday. Members of the pilot group will gain access to a tool that detects unauthorized AI-generated content and lets them request its removal if they believe it violates YouTube policy. … Read more