Microsoft overhauls OneDrive with a big new design, AI Copilot integration, and more Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is announcing the third generation of its OneDrive cloud storage today, complete with the company’s AI-powered Copilot system, a Fluent design refresh, and big improvements to the way businesses share and use cloud documents. OneDrive hosts trillions of files for consumers and businesses, with 2 billion files added ever…

Meta’s head of news relations, Campbell Brown, has stepped down Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeAs Meta continues to take steps back from news promotion on its platforms, its head of news partnerships, Campbell Brown, is leaving the company, reports Axios. She was hired in 2017 to help news organizations get their content in front of users as the company pushed to make Facebook a major news aggregato…

FCC issues first-ever fine for leaving junk in space A satellite in space. Dish Network will pay the price for failing to move its EchoStar-7 satellite out of harm’s way. | ShutterstockThe FCC has issued its first fine for space junk to Dish Network for not properly deorbiting its satellite. The company admitted it was liable for not shifting its EchoStar-7 to a safer spot and will pay a penalty …

Grimes sues Elon Musk after saying he won’t let her ‘see my son’ Photo by Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagicGrimes is suing Elon Musk to establish a “parental relationship” with one of their three children, according to the New York Post. Details of the lawsuit remain under seal, but TMZ speculates that it revolves around their youngest child, Tau, after Grimes said that Musk will not allow her to visit one of their ch…

Apple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in China Illustration: The VergeApple’s iPhone App Store in China is getting a whole lot more locked down. China recently updated an existing online software regulation to lay out strict criteria for app stores and apps in the country, and after looking for ways around it, Apple has started to comply. For users in China, it’s about to get way harder to w…

New report casts doubt on Apple’s first ‘carbon neutral’ products An image from Apple of a wind farm. | Image: AppleApple needs to disclose more information about its suppliers to back up claims about its first carbon-neutral products, says a new report by an environmental organization that had previously given the company high marks. Apple has backtracked when it comes to transparency about its supply chain e…

HMD is building Nokia phones in Europe as customers demand more security HMD’s limited-edition Nokia XR21 in “frosted platinum” to celebrate the European-made model. | Image: HMDFinnish firm HMD Global, which makes Nokia-branded smartphones, will start building 5G models in Europe. To start, the company is announcing production of the rugged dust and water-resistant Nokia XR21 within the continent, which Enterprise c…

AI is coming to the Arc browser — but probably not like you think You can now talk to ChatGPT from the Arc Command Bar. But that’s nowhere near the most interesting new AI feature. | Image: The Browser CompanyAt some point, if you’re a company doing pretty much anything in the year 2023, you have to have an AI strategy. It’s just business. You can make a ChatGPT plug-in. You can do a sidebar. You can bet your …

Paramount uploads Mean Girls to TikTok across 23 video clips Stop trying to make segmented consumption of media happen (please). | Image: Paramount PicturesToday is Mean Girls Day, a date that fans of the 2004 teen comedy may recognize as the same day that heartthrob Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett) asked Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) what day it is (“It’s October 3rd.”), and Paramount Pictures has found an …

The ad-free version of Discovery Plus is getting a price hike Image: Peter Wynn ThompsonThe monthly price of ad-free Discovery Plus is jumping up in cost from $6.99 per month to $8.99 per month (plus taxes), Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Tuesday. The new price is effective Tuesday, meaning that if you’re already a subscriber, you’ll see the higher price on your “next billing cycle on or after Novembe…

Jony Ive invests in blender company The BlenderCap (right) attaches to a bottle (middle) to produce smoothies and other blended drinks (left). | Image: CruzJony Ive is leading an interesting life post-Apple. The latest news from the famed designer is that he’s invested an undisclosed amount in Cruz, the company behind a USB-C-powered bottle cap with built-in blades that’s designed…

Florida men win Overwatch League Grand Finals Photo: BlizzardThe Florida Mayhem won what is likely the last Overwatch League Grand Finals in a 4–0 blowout over the Houston Outlaws. Continue reading…

Loki season 2 is a quirky timeline cleanse before the next big Marvel event Tom Hiddleston as Loki. | Image: Marvel StudiosLoki’s second season feels like the MCU making a valiant attempt at getting its multiverse together. Continue reading…

Netflix is planning to raise prices… again Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNetflix is planning to increase the cost of its streaming service yet again, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The streamer will reportedly issue the price hike a “few months” after the Hollywood actors strike ends, which could happen in the coming weeks. As reported by the WSJ, Netflix wi…

Google is making it harder for bulk senders to fill your Gmail with spam It’ll soon be easier to stop receiving those annoying marketing emails you subscribed to. | Image: GoogleGoogle is preparing to enforce new Gmail requirements that aim to reduce spam, improve email security, and make it easier to unsubscribe from commercial email senders. The new requirements will be imposed on bulk senders — defined as those wh…

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI and art will coexist in the future Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The VergeMicrosoft’s Kevin Scott sat down with us at Code to talk about Bing’s competition with Google, the race to acquire and develop high-end GPUs, and how art can survive in the age of AI. Continue reading…

It’s been a good year for streaming whodunits Only Murders in the Building. | Image: HuluIt all began with Natasha Lyonne calling bullshit. At the start of the year, Peacock premiered its first great original series with Poker Face, a Rian Johnson-helmed whodunit created in the mold of classic mystery-of-the-week shows. Since then, it’s been a surprisingly fruitful period for mystery shows …

Fortnite is introducing age ratings for all of its Creative experiences Image: Epic GamesEpic Games will be introducing age ratings to all Fortnite experiences starting later this year. The new system will go into effect on November 14th and will include “all first and third party playable content” in the game, which basically means everything built in the Creative mode. The ratings will be powered by the Internatio…

Microsoft makes the Windows 11 setup process less boring with an entertaining Easter egg Microsoft’s SkiFree-like game appears when setting up a Surface Laptop Studio 2. | Photo by Tom Warren / The VergeMicrosoft is making the Windows 11 setup process a little more entertaining, at least on some laptops. I unboxed the Surface Laptop Studio 2 yesterday (read Monica Chin’s review here) and noticed that Microsoft now prompts you to pla…

The Kindle Scribe and latest Kindle Kids have both fallen to an all-time low Amazon’s big-screen Kindle Scribe still isn’t perfect, but it’s certainly better than it was when it first launched. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeWe’re now less than a week out from Amazon’s October Prime Day and, as expected, Amazon has already started to drop discounts on Echo speakers, Fire tablets, and other items ahead of th…