Artificial intelligence can generate new songs and even artists, but it can also be used to raid hits of the past for new earnings potential. AI is being used already to separate elements — called stems — in old songs so they can be incorporated in new movies, TV shows and games. Disney Music Group, for
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Sometimes, as the song goes, love hurts. And that can be especially true if what you thought was a real relationship turns out to be a con job that costs you a ton of money. Unfortunately, that’s the case for the thousands of Americans who fall for romance scams each year. More than 66% of
If you’ve been on social media at all this year, odds are you’ve seen countless posts and videos raving about apple cider vinegar’s health benefits and cleaning powers. However, is ACV really all that it’s hyped up to be? Can you actually use it to boost your health and clean your home? Vinegar has a
Canva is one of my favorite graphic design programs. It’s user-friendly — even for those of us who are less artistically inclined — and offers a robust free plan that’s perfect for most budgets. Like a lot of digital creative services, Canva received an artificial intelligence makeover in the past year. It has a full
I try to stay healthy. I eat a (mostly) vegetarian diet, prioritize daily movement and try to make time for sunshine. I also get annual blood work done that measures things like cholesterol, vitamin levels, thyroid health and blood glucose. That’s because I’m generally aware of the US problem with chronic diseases, including Type 2
The world of headphones and earbuds is one of small improvements and interesting features. You can find a lot of similar features among the best wireless earbuds, so sometimes the deciding factor is something new and exciting. That’s where the JBL Live Beam 3 earbuds come in. They have a touchscreen charge carrying case, and
Now that the Federal Reserve has officially started to lower interest rates, homeowners can expect mortgage refinance rates to gradually decline. Over the last two years, surging mortgage rates have meant refinancing isn’t an option for most homeowners, as the vast majority currently have mortgage loan rates below 6%. Now that rates have started to
Digital transformation — upgrading a company’s legacy apps and processes with new tech — has long been a buzzy and lucrative business. But the pandemic supercharged the market. Covid pandemic lockdowns and the widespread move to work-from-home spurred brands relying on old technology to modernize their organizations. According to Statista, worldwide spending on digital transformation
It’s been an awkward month for PlayStation. While the company put out the delightful platformer Astro Bot that celebrates the brand’s past 30 years, it also shut down the hero shooter Concord and issued refunds in record time. There’s also been some drama around its recent announcement of the $700 PlayStation 5 Pro. But the
During today’s Sony State of Play, Capcom released a new trailer for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds and confirmed that the highly anticipated game will arrive on February 28, 2025. Suggested Reading Agatha All Along Star Sasheer Zamata On Witchcraft And Star Trek Off English Suggested Reading Here’s the new trailer, showcasing various environments, monsters,
During September 24’s Sony State of Play, Sucker Punch revealed the long-awaited first trailer for its Ghost of Tsushima sequel. And boy howdy, it sure does look pretty. Advertisement Ghost of Yōtei is the name of the newly revealed sequel and it’s set in a different part of Japan, a few hundred years after the
During today’s State of Play, Sony confirmed that Astro Bot’s previously announced free DLC will be arriving later this fall. The DLC will add new bots, including characters from Helldivers and Stellar Blade, as well as new levels. Suggested Reading Agatha All Along Star Sasheer Zamata On Witchcraft And Star Trek Off English Suggested Reading
Today during Sony’s State of Play, the company officially announced Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, coming to PS5 and PC this October. And if you already own the PS4 version of the game you’ll be able to upgrade to the PS5 port for just $10. Suggested Reading Agatha All Along Star Sasheer Zamata On Witchcraft And Star
Ghost Of Tsushima 2 is confirmed and coming out sooner than you think. Sony revealed the first look at the sequel to the 2020 open world samurai game during today’s State of Play showcase. It looks excellent and it’s coming out in 2025. It’s also officially called Ghost of Yōtei and stars a woman. Suggested
/ Backward compatibility — you truly love to see it. By Victoria Song, a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 12 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Share this story The Recorder app is one of the newer features coming to older
‘All roads lead back to Google,’ the government argued in the first two weeks of its ad tech antitrust trial. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation
Last week, Lego officially unveiled the $500 Jabba Barge, its next big massive Star Wars UCS set geared toward collectors and adults. The new set, which is set to arrive next month, contains a series of small Lego minifig characters, including R2-2D, Jabba the Hutt, and Bib Fortuna. But it’s the new “Slave Leia” minifig
It must be M&A season. Commvault, a publicly traded data protection and management software company, announced Tuesday that it intends to acquire data backup and recovery provider Clumio for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in early October. Commvault says it’s not material to its earnings and that it’ll be funded with
I’ve written off most of the humor in games. Maybe tons of it is funny to the millions of players outside of myself, but most of it misses the mark for me. Instead, I often find humor in the random conversations me and my friends have when we play games together, or the shenanigans we
Getting healthy is big business these days. Now a startup that’s come up with a unique approach leveraging tech to help people with their exercise regimes is announcing a big round of funding, putting some weight behind its own push for growth. Munich-based EGYM — a maker of connected fitness equipment and personalized training tech
While some tech companies have lofty goals to transform drug discovery through AI or to mine metals from astroids, others set out to solve very annoying pain points average people feel everyday. Tennibot fall into the latter category and wants to pick up your tennis balls for you. Tennibot co-founder and CEO Haitham Eletrabi said
Like much of the podcasting world, we loved the Rodecaster Pro when it launched toward the end of 2018. It’s taken a half-dozen years, but microphone-maker Rode is finally extending the user-friendly line into the world of video. The Rodecaster Video faces much stiffer competition than the original Pro board did. In this post-pandemic age
When is raising $14 billion not enough? When you’re a battery startup. Northvolt, Europe’s attempt at building a competitor to Asia’s battery manufacturing powerhouses, announced on Monday that it had halted work on a factory expansion and laid off 1,600 employees, or about 20% of the workforce. The company was planning to expand its Ett
Few hardware startups have ramped up to a full product line as quickly as Nothing. The London-based firm announced on Tuesday yet another take on earbuds with the Ear Open. As the name suggestions, these are open-ear devices, designed to maintain a sense of situational awareness, rather than the drown-out-the-world approach of active noise cancelation.
/ You can preorder the Galaxy S24 FE even though it technically doesn’t exist yet. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Share this story I guess we’ll call it a pre-preorder?Image: Samsung
Isabella Vincenza, one of CloudKitchens’ earliest employees, never imagined she would be suing her now-former employer. Hired as a full-time salesperson in 2018, she became a mainstay at President’s Club dinners hosted by CEO Travis Kalanick at his Bel Air home throughout 2020 and 2021. These dinners were prized, invite-only events for top salespeople at
Rivian has revealed the first $10 million worth of grants from the Rivian Foundation, three years after the EV maker vowed the philanthropy would receive 1% of its equity to make the “natural world” a “stakeholder in our success.” Rivian Foundation launched Monday a website that details 41 grantees who will collectively receive just north
Jim Adler, founder and general partner at Toyota Ventures, is concerned that climate technology gains could fall into the “valley of death” if companies fail to drum up enough demand to survive. And he’s not wrong to be worried. Climate tech investments in the first half of 2024 dipped for the second consecutive year, both
/ The AI-generated captions will first roll out on ‘unscripted’ programming. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story Illustration by Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery
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