www.theverge.com Open in urlscan Pro
151.101.193.91  Public Scan

Form analysis
0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

Skip to main content
 * The Verge homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo./
 * Tech/
 * Reviews/
 * Science/
 * Entertainment/
 * MoreMenuExpand

The VergeThe Verge logo.



APPLE’S NEW APP STORE TAX ON ADS IS A DIRECT SHOT AT META

Meta says Apple’s new rule undercuts its business

Alex HeathOct 25


TODAY’S STORYSTREAM



Feed refreshed Two hours ago • Incompatibility


The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The
Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest
Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed /
The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The
Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest
Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed /
The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The
Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest
Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed /
The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The
Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest
Feed / The Latest Feed / The Latest Feed /
T
External Link
Thomas RickerTwo hours agoLink
Surprise! Google updates Pebble App.

Early Kickstarter darling and smartwatch pioneer Pebble was purchased by Fitbit
which ended support back in 2018. Google recently bought Fitbit, and two days
ago it updated the official Pebble App to provide compatibility with the new
Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. The app is no longer hosted on the Play Store but the
APK is signed using the official Pebble keys for an easy update. Good on ya
Goog.


r/pebble - Pebble Android app version 4.4.3 now available

[reddit]

M
Twitter
Mitchell Clark4:12 AM GMTLink
“Go to the App Store.”

When the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern asked why there isn’t a calculator
app on the iPad, Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vp of worldwide marketing, said
you should just download a (presumably non-scammy) third-party one.

Apple’s getting fond of these types of answers; CEO Tim Cook recently responded
to a question about adopting RCS by jokingly telling someone to buy his mom an
iPhone.





Security
Security


HINGE PLANS TO ADD VIDEO VERIFICATION FEATURE AS ‘ROMANCE SCAMS’ SOAR

Jon Porter20 minutes ago

Gadgets
Gadgets


THE OM-5 IS THE FIRST LEFTOVER OLYMPUS CAMERA TO BE BRANDED OM SYSTEM, AND I GET
SAD LOOKING AT IT

Antonio G. Di Benedetto6:00 AM GMT

Apple
Apple


APPLE CONFIRMS THE IPHONE IS GETTING USB-C, BUT ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT THE REASON WHY

Mitchell Clark4:11 AM GMT

Gadgets
Gadgets


NOMAD’S BRINGING BACK THE EARLY 2000S WITH A TRANSPARENT CHARGING BRICK

Mitchell Clark12:01 AM GMT

SpaceX
SpaceX


STARLINK SATELLITE INTERNET FOR MOVING VEHICLES LAUNCHES IN DECEMBER

Mitchell ClarkOct 25

Apple
Apple


IOS 16.2 ADDS A WAY TO REPORT INADVERTENT EMERGENCY SOS ACTIVATIONS

Jay PetersOct 25



MUST READS

Must Reads
Must Reads


 1. MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 9 (SQ3) REVIEW: WINDOWS ON ARM IS NOT READY
    
    Monica ChinOct 25


 2. APPLE CONFIRMS THE IPHONE IS GETTING USB-C, BUT ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT THE REASON
    WHY
    
    Mitchell ClarkOct 26


 3. IN ITS FINALE, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON BECAME A WORTHY GAME OF THRONES SUCCESSOR
    
    Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 25


 4. THE DAYS OF CHEAP MUSIC STREAMING MAY BE NUMBERED
    
    Ariel ShapiroOct 25


 5. MICROSOFT SURFACE LAPTOP 5 (13.5-INCH) REVIEW: A FEW STEPS FORWARD AND ONE
    BIG STEP BACK
    
    Monica ChinOct 25





R
Instagram
Richard LawlerOct 25Link
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is preparing for its first launch since 2019.

Falcon Heavy is back on the pad, preparing for a launch as early as October
31st, as it delivers... something into orbit for the US Space Force.



Advertisement
Advertisement


ADVERTISER CONTENT


Climate
Climate


THE NUMBERS ARE IN: THE HEAT IS TAKING A HEAVY TOLL ON HEALTH AND INCOMES

Justine CalmaOct 25

Microsoft
Microsoft


MICROSOFT SAYS MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE USED XBOX CLOUD GAMING

Tom WarrenOct 25

Spotify
Spotify


SPOTIFY HITS 195 MILLION PAID SUBSCRIBERS

Ariel ShapiroOct 25

Film
Film


JAMES GUNN IS DC STUDIOS’ NEW CO-CEO

Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 25



TECH

TechSee all Tech


TECH


 * NOMAD’S BRINGING BACK THE EARLY 2000S WITH A TRANSPARENT CHARGING BRICK
   
   Mitchell ClarkOct 26
   
   


 * MICROSOFT SAYS MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE USED XBOX CLOUD GAMING
   
   Tom WarrenOct 25


 * HINGE PLANS TO ADD VIDEO VERIFICATION FEATURE AS ‘ROMANCE SCAMS’ SOAR
   
   Jon PorterOct 26





T

Tom WarrenOct 25Link
Microsoft has a pen-focused OneNote view on the way.

Calling all OneNote stylus fans! Office Insiders can now test Microsoft’s new
pen-focused OneNote view. It includes a toolbar full of pen tools and a blank
canvas to start notetaking quickly. OneNote will even switch to this view
automatically with the latest Surface pens. If you don’t own a stylus, fear not.
Mouse and touch users can even access it too.


The new OneNote view has a pen toolbar full of useful tools. Image: Microsoft
Google
Google


GOOGLE’S REVENUE CONTINUES TO GROW AS ITS PROFITS ARE STILL SHRINKING

Mitchell ClarkOct 25

Spotify
Spotify


SPOTIFY SAYS APPLE IS ‘CHOKING COMPETITION’ AND RUINING ITS AUDIOBOOK STORE

Emma RothOct 25

Microsoft
Microsoft


MICROSOFT Q1 2023: PROFITS AND WINDOWS DOWN BUT XBOX AND DEVICES UP

Tom WarrenOct 25

Trailers
Trailers


MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HOLIDAY SPECIAL SEEMS TO BE A KEVIN BACON HEIST
IN FIRST TRAILER

Charles Pulliam-MooreOct 25

Tech
Tech


MOUNTAIN’S KEYBOARDS ARE GETTING EVEN BIGGER

Alice Newcome-BeillOct 25



PODCASTS

PodcastsSee more Podcasts
Podcasts


 1. THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE YOUR APPS GO TO STACK OVERFLOW FOR ANSWERS. HERE’S HOW
    IT WORKS.
    
    Nilay PatelOct 25


 2. VERGECAST: SHORT PASSWORDS, BABY CYBERSECURITY, AND CHOOSING A VPN
    
    David PierceOct 24


 3. IT’S A VERGECAST CYBERSECURITY SPECIAL!
    
    David PierceOct 24


 4. TODAY’S VERGECAST: APPLE SURPRISED US, NETFLIX SURPRISED US, AND RICHARD’S
    FEELINGS ON CRYPTO SURPRISED US.
    
    Alex CranzOct 21


 5. WHY SIGNAL WON’T COMPROMISE ON ENCRYPTION, WITH PRESIDENT MEREDITH WHITTAKER
    
    Nilay PatelOct 18





Gadgets
Gadgets


GOOGLE FINALLY BRINGS A WEB VIEW TO ALL ITS NEST CAMERAS

Jennifer Pattison TuohyOct 25

J
External Link
Jay PetersOct 25Link
“Where did the Tweeters Go?”

Internal Twitter research seen by Reuters indicates that the number of “heavy
tweeters,” which is already low, is in “absolute decline.”

> These “heavy tweeters” account for less than 10% of monthly overall users but
> generate 90% of all tweets and half of global revenue. Heavy tweeters have
> been in “absolute decline” since the pandemic began, a Twitter researcher
> wrote in an internal document titled “Where did the Tweeters Go?”


Exclusive: Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show

[Reuters]

Apple
Apple


IPADOS 16.2 BETA ADDS EXTERNAL DISPLAY SUPPORT FOR STAGE MANAGER AND INCLUDES
FREEFORM

Emma RothOct 25

Gaming
Gaming


SPLATOON 3 MIGHT FEEL FASTER AFTER ITS NEXT UPDATE

Jay PetersOct 25

Toys
Toys


PICTURE THIS: LEGO’S WORKING ON A POLAROID REPLICA

Mitchell ClarkOct 25

R
Twitter
Richard LawlerOct 25Link
ShakeAlert appears to be working as designed.

An earthquake just before noon that occurred near San Jose has alerted many
phones in the Bay Area, which received warning notifications from the
recently-rolled out ShakeAlert system.

It’s unclear how much detection came from Android devices, but Google CEO Sundar
Pichai said his notification arrived before the actual rumbling did.





MOST POPULAR

Most Popular
Most Popular


 1. MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 9 (SQ3) REVIEW: WINDOWS ON ARM IS NOT READY
    
    Monica ChinOct 25


 2. APPLE CONFIRMS THE IPHONE IS GETTING USB-C, BUT ISN’T HAPPY ABOUT THE REASON
    WHY
    
    Mitchell ClarkOct 26


 3. WHATSAPP IS BACK ONLINE AFTER A MAJOR TWO-HOUR OUTAGE
    
    Tom WarrenOct 25


 4. TOYOTA REPORTEDLY CONSIDERS HITTING THE RESET BUTTON ON ITS EV TRANSITION
    
    Umar ShakirOct 24


 5. MICROSOFT’S NEW $599 MAC MINI-LIKE PC IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE WINDOWS ON ARM
    
    Tom WarrenOct 24




Gaming
Gaming


AGE OF EMPIRES IS COMING TO A MOBILE DEVICE NEAR YOU

Ash ParrishOct 25

R
Twitter
Russell BrandomOct 25Link
People are fighting for physical copies of Businessweek’s Crypto feature.

None of this would be necessary if they’d published it to a tokenized
blockchain.



Google
Google


GOOGLE IS GIVING WORKSPACE INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIBERS A BIG STORAGE BUMP

Jay PetersOct 25

E
External Link
Elizabeth LopattoOct 25Link
Elon Musk reportedly says he’s closing the Twitter deal.

The banks are signing documents! Musk promised he’d close on Friday in a
conference call! The cash is going to be in escrow Thursday! I sure hope this is
right!


Elon Musk Tells Debt Bankers He Plans to Close Twitter Deal on Friday (TWTR)

[Bloomberg.com]

Creators
Creators


THE DAYS OF CHEAP MUSIC STREAMING MAY BE NUMBERED

Ariel ShapiroOct 25

Cars
Cars


LUCID’S $1,200 AT-HOME EV CHARGER CAN ADD UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR

Jess Weatherbed, Richard Lawler and 1 moreOct 25



REVIEWS

ReviewsSee all Reviews


REVIEWS


 * GOOGLE PIXEL 7 AND PIXEL 7 PRO REVIEW: BETTER AND BETTER
   
   Allison JohnsonOct 21
   
   


 * GOOGLE PIXEL WATCH REVIEW: IT’S A SMARTER FITBIT
   
   Victoria SongOct 12


 * NVIDIA RTX 4090 REVIEW: A 4K BEAST
   
   Tom WarrenOct 11




A
Twitter
Andrew J. HawkinsOct 25Link
Trunk-or-treat gets an EV upgrade.

I grew up in the Midwest, but I still had no idea about this phenomenon of
people dressing up their car’s trunks to look like monsters and then filling
them with candy for the little trick-or-treaters. So I was delighted to see that
EV owners are now doing the same, but with their vehicle’s frunks. Tesla owners
do it, and now so do the Ford Mustang Mach-E owners. Maybe skip the F-150
Lightning, though? I doubt most kids could reach that high.



Gaming
Gaming


AGE OF EMPIRES IV IS COMING TO XBOX GAME PASS IN 2023

Cameron FaulknerOct 25

Gaming
Gaming


GLOOMWOOD IS MY NEW FAVORITE KNOCKING-GUYS-OUT SIMULATOR

Adi RobertsonOct 25

J
External Link
Jacob KastrenakesOct 25Link
Did ByteDance push out TikTok’s security chief?

That’s the question posed by a new report from Forbes, which says that an
internal security team at ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent — ran
investigations into a US-based security leader that may have contributed to his
departure last month. This is the same team that Forbes reported on last week,
saying they planned to monitor the location of specific American citizens.


A China-Based ByteDance Team Investigated TikTok's Global Security Chief, Who
Oversaw U.S. Data Concerns

[Forbes]

Sony
Sony


SONY IS BRINGING MULTIPOINT TO ITS EARBUDS LINEUP INCLUDING THE WF-1000XM4

Chris WelchOct 25

Apple
Apple


IMESSAGE IS BACK UP AND RUNNING

Mitchell ClarkOct 25



SCIENCE

ScienceSee all Science


SCIENCE


 * KIDS WHO PLAY VIDEO GAMES SCORE HIGHER ON BRAIN FUNCTION TESTS
   
   Nicole WetsmanOct 24
   
   


 * I HOPE SOMEONE MAKES MEMES OUT OF THESE FUNNY ANIMAL PHOTOS
   
   Nicole WetsmanOct 21


 * STARLINK SATELLITE INTERNET FOR MOVING VEHICLES LAUNCHES IN DECEMBER
   
   Mitchell ClarkOct 25




A
Youtube
Alex CranzOct 25Link
Check your candy! You might find Doom running in your Milky Way.

Okay yes, there’s been a meme for ages now of ludicrous things found in candy
that riffs off the long-time urban legend of drugs and needles in Halloween
candy. But someone actually put a tiny computer in a candy bar that runs the
MS-DOS iteration of Doom.





PAGINATION

More Stories


CREATORS

CreatorsSee all Creators


CREATORS


 * THE DAYS OF CHEAP MUSIC STREAMING MAY BE NUMBERED
   
   Ariel ShapiroOct 25
   
   


 * SPOTIFY HITS 195 MILLION PAID SUBSCRIBERS
   
   Ariel ShapiroOct 25


 * GETTY IMAGES CEO SAYS FIRMS RACING TO SELL AI ART COULD BE STEPPING INTO
   ILLEGAL TERRITORY
   
   James VincentOct 25

The VergeThe Verge logo.
 * Terms of Use
 * Privacy Notice
 * Cookie Policy
 * Do Not Sell My Personal Info
 * Licensing FAQ
 * Accessibility
 * Platform Status

 * Contact
 * Tip Us
 * Community Guidelines
 * About
 * Ethics Statement

The Verge is a vox media network

 * Advertise with us
 * Jobs @ Vox Media

© 2022 Vox Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Close popupClose


COOKIES ON THE VERGE

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing
experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site
traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out,
read our Cookie Policy. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use,
which became effective December 20, 2019.


By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking
technologies.

I AcceptI Do Not Accept