Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon in Seattle that alleges the company “unlawfully disciplined and terminated an employee” after they assisted in organizing walkouts last May in protest of Amazon’s new return-to-work directives, issued early last year. In February 2023, …

TikTok’s AI tool accidentally let you put Hitler’s words in a paid actor’s mouth Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeTikTok mistakenly posted a link to an internal version of its new AI digital avatar tool without guardrails, letting users create videos that say just about anything. The hiccup was first spotted by CNN and allowed the outlet to generate videos containing quotes from Hitler and a message telling people to …

Arizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery Image: TeslaA 20-month-old child was rescued after being trapped in a Tesla Model Y in Scottsdale, Arizona — where temperatures have exceeded 100 degrees this week — after its 12-volt battery died, according to a report from Arizona’s Family. The child was safely removed from the car after firefighters used an ax to smash through a window. But t…

Redbox missed a multimillion-dollar payment it couldn’t afford to miss Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty ImagesRedbox’s financial situation continues to spiral out of its control. On Thursday, a Los Angeles court entered a $16.7 million judgment against the company in favor of NBCUniversal, after Redbox failed to pay a scheduled installment of a settlement the parties reached earlier in May. The missed payme…

Youth plaintiffs in Hawaii reach historic climate deal Traffic moves along Highway 11 near the airport as viewed opposite Volcanoes National Park on December 12th, 2016, in Hilo, Hawaii. | Photo by George Rose/Getty ImagesA group of young plaintiffs reached a historic climate settlement with the state of Hawaii and Hawaii Department of Transportation in a deal that will push the state to clean up ta…

US sanctions Kaspersky Lab executives, board members over ‘cooperation’ with Russia Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The VergeThe Biden administration announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cybersecurity company, on Friday. The announcement comes on the heels of the Commerce Department’s ban on the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus software in the US, citing national security c…

How to manage deleted files on Windows and Android Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeI have a bad habit of accidentally deleting files that I suddenly need a day later. Luckily, when files are “deleted,” they are actually not fully wiped from a system — and if they’re backed up to connected cloud storage services, well, those services have their own ways of handling deleted files. So it’s …

Apple may delay AI features in the EU because of its big tech law Illustration: Cath Virginia / The VergeApple says upcoming features like its Apple Intelligence generative AI tools, iPhone mirroring, and SharePlay screen sharing may not be available in the European Union this year, as reported previously by Bloomberg. Why? The Digital Markets Act (DMA), says Apple, citing the EU law that puts strict requireme…

The next next thing in AI and AR Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeMeta is apparently deprioritizing VR and its Oculus business to focus on reproducing the surprising success of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. And it makes sense — VR is out, AI is in, and Meta’s smart glasses are the absolute standout gadget thus far for AI. But in the same week that Alex Heath reported this shake-…

TikTok is looking more and more like Yelp Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeTikTok is part algorithmic television, part Nextdoor group, and increasingly, part travel agent — a role the platform seems to be leaning into. Users have been able to tag their geolocation for a while, but now, the company appears to have revamped the landing pages for certain locations like Boston, New Y…

OpenAI’s first acquisition is an enterprise data startup Image: The VergeOpenAI has acquired Rockset, an enterprise analytics startup, to “power our retrieval infrastructure across products,” according to a Friday blog post. This acquisition is OpenAI’s first where the company will integrate both a company’s technology and its team, a spokesperson tells Bloomberg. The two companies didn’t share the t…

Elon Musk has another secret child with exec at his brain implant company Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty ImagesElon Musk, who has long touted claims about the world’s supposed depopulation crisis, had another child with an executive at his brain implant company Neuralink, according to a report from Bloomberg. Neuralink director Shivon Zilis reportedly had the child with Musk earlier this year. …

The DOJ has convicted five men for running a Netflix clone full of pirated TV shows Image: TC Sottek / The VergeAfter years of pursuing a group of piracy advocates for illegally hosting and streaming thousands of stolen TV shows, the Department of Justice doled out a series of convictions. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that Kristopher Dallmann, Douglas Courson, Felipe Garcia, Jared Jaurequi, and Peter Huber —…

Spotify’s $10.99 ‘Basic’ plan drops the audiobooks Image: Nick Barclay / The VergeSpotify just announced that it would be increasing prices in the US, but on Friday, it announced a new Basic plan that brings back a $10.99 per month tier. This new offering gives you the same ad-free music listening perks you’d get on the $11.99 Premium Individual tier, but you won’t get the 15 monthly hours of au…

Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa might cost up to $10 per month Amazon launched its new Alexa-enabled Echo Hub in February. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeLast year, David Limp, Amazon’s former senior vice president of devices and services, hinted at charging for a more capable version of Alexa — and now we have an idea of how much it might cost. A report from Reuters suggests that Amazon’s AI…

What Game of Thrones did to the media Image: Alex Parkin and Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesFor a crucial decade in print media’s transition to the internet, HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones was a boon in traffic… for everyone. But what happened when every publication started chasing the same thing? Continue reading…

The first iPhone game streaming service brings hundreds of licensed retro games Antstream Arcade makes retro gaming on the iPhone easier with access to a library of licensed games. | Image: AntstreamApple opened the door for game streaming services in its App Store following the implementation of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) last year, but the first such service that will arrive on iOS and iPadOS next week…

You can save hundreds on Samsung’s last-gen The Frame TV Samsung’s The Frame TV is a stylish 4K TV with some impressive specs, including a 120Hz refresh rate. | Image: SamsungIf you plan on relaxing this summer by sitting back with a cold drink and streaming the Olympics and your favorite shows, it’s worth investing in a TV that isn’t an eyesore. Samsung’s The Frame TV is one of the most stylish TVs o…

Tidal is revamping its lossless and immersive audio formats Tidal is dropping support for MQA. | Image: The VergeBig news for audiophiles: Tidal is shaking up its audio formats. Starting July 24th, Tidal will drop support for Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) and 360 Reality Audio formats. Going forward, the streaming service says FLAC will be the default for stereo, while Dolby Atmos will be the format…

Starlink Mini brings space internet to backpackers Starlink’s new Mini dish next to an Earth puppy. | Image: Michael Nicolls via XSpaceX’s Starlink internet-from-space service is already available for boats, planes, vanlifers, Amazonian villages, and rural homes in over 75 countries — now it’s coming to backpackers. The new compact DC-powered Starlink Mini is about the size of a thick laptop and…