YouTube said it would comply with an order blocking access to videos of Hong Kong’s protest anthem inside the region, according to The Guardian. The platform’s decision comes after an appeals court banned the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong,” which the largely China-controlled government (predictably) framed as a national security threat.Alphabet, YouTube and Google’s parent company, followed its familiar playbook of legally complying with court orders undermining human rights while issuing statements puffing up its advocacy for them. “We are disappointed by the Court’s decision...

The web version of Threads could soon be much more useful. Meta is starting to test custom Tweetdeck-like feeds that will allow users to track multiple topics, searches and accounts in a single view.People who are part of the test can set “pinned columns” that will track updates around specific topics, tags, accounts or search terms. Users can also opt to have these columns automatically refresh with new content. Based on screenshots shared by Mark Zuckerberg, the new Threads columns look a lot like Tweetdeck, the desktop app long favored by Twitter’s power users. The app is now called X...

Two voice actors say an A.I. company created clones of their voices without their permission. Now they’re suing. The company denies it did anything wrong.

Growing up, director Jane Schoenbrun escaped into shows like X-Files and Twin Peaks. Their new movie is about the relief, and danger, of getting lost in screens.

He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern computing.

The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after the United States Trustee filed an emergency motion on Wednesday.  The trustee is asking to convert the company’s debt reorganization Chapter 11 bankruptcy Synapse into a liquidation Chapter 7, according to court documents. The trustee wrote that the need […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Illustration: The Verge On Thursday evening, a lot of iPhone owners (including some here at The Verge) are seeing the “not delivered” flag when trying to send texts via iMessage. Apple’s system status page hasn’t noted any issues as of 6:30PM ET, but reports across social media show something is going on. People have reported the problem across multiple wireless carriers (Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile), countries, and even continents.If you are having issues getting texts out, then attempting to resend them has worked in some cases, but for now, it’s unclear exactly what is behind...

U.K.-based Seraphim Space is spinning up its 13th accelerator program, with nine participating companies working on a range of tech from propulsion to in-space manufacturing and space situational awareness. The intense 12-week program is designed to get seed and Series A companies “investment ready,” the firm says, by providing specialist mentorship, networking opportunities and intensive […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

OpenAI and Reddit have reached a deal to allow OpenAI to train its generative AI models on Reddit’s data. In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, OpenAI said that, through a newly formed partnership with Reddit, it’ll gain access to “real-time, structured and unique content” — e.g. posts and replies — from Reddit, […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

The high dose of capsaicin paired with a heart defect appear to have contributed.

Illustration: The Verge TikTok is experimenting with 60-minute video uploads, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The feature is available only to certain users, with no immediate plans to expand widely.The company has gradually bumped up the length of videos: in January, it gave some creators access to 30-minute clips, and as of now, users can upload content as long as 10 minutes long. Content creators who sell subscriptions also have access to 20-minute-long uploads.TikTok’s arrival kicked off an era of shortform vertical video content, but these days, the platform has been leaning into...

GTA 6 artwork | Image: Rockstar Games The hype has never been higher for one of the most anticipated games of the decade. Continue reading…

Image: Rockstar Games In Take-Two’s Q4 2024 earnings report, the company stated when gamers can expect the next entry in the GTA series. What was previously a nebulous calendar year 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI is now a more specific but still a bit vague “fall 2025.” As we enter Fiscal 2025 with positive momentum, we expect to deliver Net Bookings of $5.55 to $5.65 billion. Our outlook reflects a narrowing of Rockstar Games’ previously established window of Calendar 2025 to Fall of Calendar 2025 for Grand Theft Auto VI. We are highly confident that Rockstar Games will deliver an...

Nick Barclay / The Verge Two brothers were taken into federal custody Tuesday for allegedly stealing about $25 million worth of cryptocurrency in just a few seconds in a “first-of-its-kind manipulation” of the Ethereum blockchain. The brothers — Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno — studied math and computer science at MIT and used the skills they had acquired “at one of the most prestigious universities in the country” to exploit “the very integrity of the Ethereum blockchain in order to fraudulently obtain” the funds, prosecutors say. The brothers were charged with...

X, formerly Twitter, is rolling out a revamped version of its Communities feature, which lets users network around topics of interest, each with its own dedicated space and timeline. Today, the company announced a number of changes to Communities, including improved discovery tools, recommendations, search, and sorting options, with other updates on the way. The […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

For Mark Zuckerberg’s fortieth birthday, his wife got him a photoshoot. Zuckerberg gives the camera a sly smile as he sits amid a carefully crafted recreation of his childhood bedroom. It’s appropriately childish – a lava lamp, a participation trophy, a white stuffed dog – yet the surroundings foreshadow the culture-shifting, technological force Zuckerberg would […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Say goodbye to LG’s rollable TV — for now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge LG is no longer making the Signature OLED R TV that rolls down and hides in its stand, according to Chosun, which reports LG has already repurposed the manufacturing line for other TVs.Customer interest in TVs that can disappear in their living room space has been growing, as evidenced by Samsung’s popular Frame TVs that can transform into wall art. But at $100,000 for a 65-inch 4K TV, LG’s rollable screen was too expensive to explain away as a possibly frivolous purchase and too small to fit the lifestyles of...

In its heyday, Inquisition was one of the closest things we had to a Game of Thrones game. | Screenshot: BioWare If you’re a PC gamer with time to kill this summer, the Epic Games Store has come through with a chance to scoop up a bunch of titles on the low. In fact, you can take advantage of the Fortnite maker’s “Mega Sale” without spending a single dime. In addition to deep discounts on top games, you’ll be able to scoop up one free game each week from the Epic Games Store through the sale’s June 13th closing date, starting with Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Game of the Year Edition...

Image: Prime Video Finding something to watch or play can sometimes feel like work — there’s just so much out there vying for your free time. That’s true whether you’re heading to a theater, browsing the many streaming platforms, or looking for a new video game. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with choice.So, as we’ve done in years past, we’re collecting all of our favorite releases from 2024 in one place. The goal is to make your decision-making a little easier. That could mean highlighting anything from an anticipated movie that actually lives up to the hype to a surprise indie...

We all fall down sometimes. Astronauts are no exception. You need to be in peak physical condition for space travel, but bulky space suits and lower gravity levels can be a recipe for disaster, causing them to trip over themselves. The answer to this very specific issue may well be robotic limbs. They won’t prevent […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Microsoft will launch its custom Cobalt 100 chips to customers as a public preview at its Build conference next week, TechCrunch has learned. In an analyst briefing ahead of Build, Scott Guthrie, Microsoft’s executive VP of the Microsoft Cloud and AI group, directly compared Cobalt to AWS’s Graviton chips, which have been available to developers […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut debuts on PC today, and it’s the first game to feature Sony’s new PlayStation PC overlay and shared Trophies system. I’ve had a chance to get a first look at this new overlay, and my initial impression is that it’s really unobtrusive, clean, and simple.There are five main sections here: search, friends, Trophies, profile, and settings. Search lets you find other PlayStation players and add them as friends, whereas the friends section lists both your online and offline friends. You can see your friends’ Trophies...

Sony Music Group has sent letters to more than 700 tech companies and music streaming services to warn them not to use its music to train AI without explicit permission. The letter, which was obtained by TechCrunch, says Sony Music has “reason to believe” that the recipients of the letter have “may already have made […]© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Winston Chi, Butter's founder and CEO, told TechCrunch that "most parties, including our investors and us, are making money" from the exit.© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.