America desperately needs new privacy laws

America desperately needs new privacy laws

This is it Stepbacka weekly newsletter discussing one major story from the world of technology. For more on the dire state of technical regulations, follow Adi Robertson. Stepback will arrive in our subscribers’ mailboxes at 8:00 a.m. ET. Sign up for a subscription Stepback here. In 1973, long before the modern digital era, the US … Read more

Meta destroys his smart glasses by being Meta

Meta destroys his smart glasses by being Meta

Whenever I write about Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, I already know the comments I’ll get. Great hardware, but hard to pass on anything the Meta does; will wait for someone else to come. It’s hard to imagine that feeling changing soon after The New York Times stated that Meta considered launching the facial recognition software … Read more

You must watch the intensely surreal cult classic Possession

You must watch the intensely surreal cult classic Possession

Let me say that I highly I recommend going to Property blind. Don’t watch the trailer. Don’t even finish this. Check it out now on Shudder, Criterion, or Metrograph. It is also available through Kanopa or Hoopla if your library provides access. Then come back so we can talk about it in the comments. Although … Read more

Artificial intelligence can’t make good video game worlds yet, and maybe never will

Artificial intelligence can't make good video game worlds yet, and maybe never will

This is it Stepbacka weekly newsletter discussing one major story from the world of technology. For more news on the video game industry’s shift against generative artificial intelligence, follow Jay Peters. Stepback will arrive in our subscribers’ mailboxes at 8:00 a.m. ET. Sign up for a subscription Stepback here. Long before the generative explosion of … Read more

How Gorilla Tag survives the winter in VR

How Gorilla Tag survives the winter in VR

This is it Low pass by Janko Roettgersnewsletter about the ever-evolving intersection of technology and entertainment, published just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The VR industry has been on edge since Meta’s massive layoffs earlier this year: One executive called the layoff announcement “one of VR’s darkest weeks.” There’s talk of winter in … Read more

AG1 is a lot less science than it seems

AG1 is a lot less science than it seems

This is it Optimizera weekly newsletter delivered every Friday by the Verge’s chief reviewer Victoria’s song who dissects and discusses the latest items and potions that promise to change your life. Optimizer will arrive in our subscribers’ mailboxes at 10:00 a.m. ET. Sign up for a subscription Optimizer here. I’m willing to bet you’ve received … Read more

This city, 2.0

This city, 2.0

Hello and welcome Regulator, newsletter for Rod subscribers for the most ambitious crossover event ever: the endless war between technology and politics. Not logged in yet? Come on, do it! Washington may seem slower than Silicon Valley. But that’s because it’s more turbulent. To get anything done, we have to navigate the vast amount of … Read more