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The Fiat 500e is a tiny, affordable EV that’s only emission is classical music

Stellantis announced the all-new 2024 Fiat 500e, a tiny, affordable electric car that could be the perfect antidote to all those oversized, bloated electric SUVs and trucks that are coming out soon. The tiny EV will be available in North America in early 2024. The Fiat 500e is a great example of the kind of… Read more

PlayStation accounts are being ‘permanently suspended’ and no one knows why

Many PlayStation Network users reported Monday that their accounts were unexpectedly permanently suspended. “This account is permanently suspended from PlayStation Network due to violations of the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User Agreement,” Sony said in a message to one user. A user on Reddit reported getting a similar message, and a look at… Read more

DoorDash makes tipping an afterthought to protest New York City’s wage raise

For most markets where DoorDash operates, customers are prompted to tip on the checkout screen, with a middle option already selected by default. If they want to, they can adjust the tip later from the status screen while awaiting their food, or even after it’s delivered. That’s changing today; while blaming New York City’s minimum… Read more

The first GTA VI trailer is here

Less than a day before Rockstar was set to debut GTA VI’s first trailer, a now-suspended account posted the trailer on X (formerly Twitter). Though the GTA VI trailer was scheduled to premiere Tuesday, December 5th at 9AM ET, Rockstar quickly responded by publishing the trailer in full on its official YouTube channel. The trailer… Read more

Spotify cancels industry-favorite podcast Heavyweight

Heavyweight, one of Gimlet’s flagship shows and a favorite among people in the industry, has been cancelled by Spotify. After the show finishes its current season, the team that makes Heavyweight will be laid off, a person familiar with the situation told The Verge. “We are extremely proud of the team who has supported these… Read more

Getty lawsuit against Stability AI to go to trial in the UK

A UK court ruled a lawsuit from Getty Images against Stable Diffusion creator Stability AI can move on to trial, finding merit in Getty’s insistence that its copyrighted material was used to train AI models. The Business and Property Courts of England and Wales under the High Court of Justice ruled on Friday, determining Getty’s… Read more

23andMe admits hackers accessed 6.9 million users’ DNA Relatives data

23andMe confirmed that a recent breach leaked data belonging to 6.9 million users. In an emailed statement to The Verge, company spokesperson Andy Kill says the breach affected around 5.5 million users who had DNA Relatives enabled, a feature that matches users with similar genetic makeups, while an additional 1.4 million people had their family… Read more

Meta is removing the ability to see phone notifications on your Quest

Meta is discontinuing a feature that lets you see notifications from your smartphone while you’re using a Quest VR headset, according to the patch notes for the Quest’s v60 update. The company introduced the ability to see iOS and Android notifications in the headset in 2021. Meta didn’t elaborate further in the patch notes about… Read more

Tesla warns that the Model 3 is about to lose half of its tax credit in the US

A federal tax credit funded through the Inflation Reduction Act can currently shave up to $7,500 off the price of Tesla’s Model 3, but that’s about to drop in half. The tax credit will fall to $3,750 by January 1st, 2024 for the Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive and Model 3 Long Range, the company warned…. Read more

The Apple TV just got its first big native VPN app

One of the big uses of VPNs is to watch region-locked content, but until recently, you weren’t able to use them on Apple TVs. That’s now changing with the help of one of the bigger names in VPNs, ExpressVPN, which has released its app for tvOS. ExpressVPN will let Apple TV users connect to servers… Read more

OpenAI COO thinks AI for business is overhyped

OpenAI may be chasing after enterprise users, but some of its executives warn people not to expect the technology to change their businesses quickly. OpenAI chief operating officer Brad Lightcap said in an interview with CNBC that one of the more overhyped parts of artificial intelligence is that “in one fell swoop, [it] can deliver… Read more

GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series

Rockstar’s finally ready to show GTA VI off to the world. It’s been a decade and two console generations since the release of GTA V. But that time’s over. Rockstar announced that it would reveal the game’s first trailer on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023, at 6AM PT / 9AM ET. Almost immediately, the announcement was… Read more

This $1,000 card can store a message in DNA

DNA data storage might sound like a far-off solution. But a startup called Biomemory is bringing it a little closer to reality with the release of new DNA cards that anyone can purchase — if you have $1,000 to blow. DNA has emerged as a theoretical alternative to hard drives, SSDs, and other forms of… Read more

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf has another new trailer, and promises more details in ‘Summer 2024’

In celebration of “Dragon Age Day” an unofficial / official holiday celebrating all things Dragon Age, BioWare released a short teaser for the next installment in the series Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. At the end of the 50-second trailer was the news that a “full reveal” of the game would be coming Summer 2024 — six… Read more

Eve brings energy monitoring to its SmartThings integration

This week, Eve Systems announced a new partnership with Samsung that brings the Eve Energy plug’s excellent energy monitoring capabilities to the SmartThings home automation platform. The integration should be live for all users by December 4th. Eve’s Thread-based smart plug and power meter works with Samsung SmartThings through Matter, but as the Matter standard… Read more