can they transport some to the US

here we go again theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151…

Today is my first day at the Verge!

I <3 scoops so if you work in AI, send tips via Signal to @ kylie.01 or DM me here—and if you live in SF, let’s grab coffee ☕️

Some teen users of Character.AI's chatbots say they find the AI companions helpful, entertaining, and supportive but worry they may be addicted to the chatbots (Jessica Lucas / The Verge)

theverge.com/2024/5/4/24144…
techmeme.com/240504/p16#a24…

.New York Magazine's new cover package, in partnership with the Columbia Daily Spectator, is an intimate look at the events on the ground at Columbia University in the midst of antiwar protests. It is written and photographed entirely by staff at the Spectator. Read more: nymag.com/press/article/…

rap battles but for tech

after trying the multimodal AI in Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, I'm convinced it's the best implementation of wearable AI out there so far (a low bar to be fair, but still)

my surprisingly good experience using the AI during a day around the house in this week's newsletter…

I'm back for Day 2 of closing arguments in DOJ's first antitrust challenge against Google. Yesterday we heard all about Google's search biz, including its infamous deal with Apple to be the default on iPhones. Today is all about search ads. Catch up here: theverge.com/2024/5/3/24147…

We reviewed the Rabbit R1 and somehow gave it a lower score than the Humane pin theverge.com/2024/5/2/24147…

The The Verge's redesign 'heralds the revenge of the home page.' Don't take it from us, take it from The New Yorker: newyorker.com/culture/infini…

NEW: Republicans release their report accusing the Biden administration of coercing tech platforms' covid misinformation policies. And it includes some juicy internal discussions among tech executives theverge.com/24146357/repub…

talked Meta AI, headsets, open v closed source, etc. with David Pierce on today's Vergecast theverge.com/24145141/ai-ga…

Google fired more than 50 workers for protesting its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government. It also fired a worker who told me he wasn't involved with the demonstration at all:
theverge.com/2024/4/30/2414…

so excited about this!! welcome Kylie!

A lot of stories this week about the TikTok ban note that it would be hard to detach the app from its valuable algorithm. Thanks, strangely enough, to the Europeans, that's not actually true.

A look at TikTok's options as it readies a legal challenge to the US gov:…

For my friends who've frantically asked me in the past week 'what's going to happen to TikTok!?' — this one is for you: theverge.com/24141539/tikto…

DM spam on here is more out of control than ever

A lot of stories this week about the TikTok ban note that it would be hard to detach the app from its valuable algorithm. Thanks, strangely enough, to the Europeans, that's not actually true.

A look at TikTok's options as it readies a legal challenge to the US gov:…

fyi to AI startups

Threads now has 150 million monthly users, @zuck says on Meta earnings call today. That’s up from almost 100 million users in October. How bout them daily users tho? theverge.com/2024/4/24/2413…