TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft taps Alt Carbon in sign of India’s growing role in carbon removal
Microsoft has signed a three-year agreement to buy nearly 37,000 metric tons of carbon removal credits from Indian start...
DoorDash’s new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos
DoorDash announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text p...
Endurance Energy raises $54M to harness a massive untapped energy source
After you’ve worked on rockets that find their way to outer space, it can be hard to come up with a second act. For Spac...
South Korea hits Coupang with $400M+ fine for data breach that affected millions
South Korean authorities have imposed a record-breaking fine of $624 billion won (over $400 million) on retail giant Cou...
SOND, a sleep tech startup from Bose’s former head of sleep, exits stealth with $7M
Traditionally, sleep earbuds have been designed to mask outside noise and promote sleep with calming sounds. But today, ...
This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama
This smart bird feeder sees more but with less whimsy. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Since moving to So...
This Ferrari should have been a Volkswagen
It may be the NBA playoffs but right now Ferrari is getting dunked on more than anyone. Whether they own a Ferrari or ju...
China is increasingly keeping its best AI talent to itself
For China’s top AI researchers, the borders are quickly closing. Researchers, startup founders and executives at private...
ClickHouse triples anualized revenue to $250M, charting a path toward an IPO
Database provider ClickHouse has crossed $250 million in annualized revenue run rate, tripling its business from last ye...
Win cool gadgets we can’t keep because The Verge has ethics
When people learn I work for The Verge, they inevitably ask: “Do you get to keep the gadgets?” Now that I film Today I’m...
YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them
The labels are more prominent, and they actually say “AI” now. | Image: YouTube / The Verge In the wake of Google expand...
YouTube will now automatically label AI videos
As AI video models become more powerful, YouTube is no longer solely relying on creators to label their AI videos — it w...