What Happens When the Blockchain Goes Down?
Blockchains are marketed as unstoppable. But “unstoppable” is a promise, not a guarantee. Chains halt. Validators desync. Bridges clog. Fees spike until transactions effectively fail. When the bac...
What’s on your desk, Dominic Preston?
Not all of The Verge’s staff live in the US. For example, news editor Dominic Preston is based in London and is, as he says, “responsible for keeping our news coverage ticking over in UK m...
Intel's Downfall Underlines How Even Tech Giants Can Fade
The Silicon Valley chipmaker’s journey from icon to a government project, with the sale of a 10 percent stake to the Trump administration, underlines how even the mightiest in tech can fall....
DeepSeek’s New “Made in China” AI Chip Could Tank US Crypto Markets
DeepSeek is planning to release a new chip for AI software, purportedly developed and manufactured entirely within China. This could have cascading implications for crypto and the US firms that bolste...
Meta is going to stuff Midjourney AI images into your feed
Meta is partnering with Midjourney to “license their aesthetic technology” for use in its own models and products, Meta’s new chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, announced on Friday. The par...
TikTok to Lay Off Content Moderators and Adopt AI-Powered Solutions
TikTok reportedly plans to lay off hundreds of staffers in its trust and safety department as it reorganizes its content moderation efforts and automates more of that work with artificial intelligence...
The power shift inside OpenAI
Fidji Simo is wrapping up her first week at OpenAI, where she is expected to oversee most of the company's roughly 3,000 employees.
To investors and partners, OpenAI leaders have been describin...
The 58 best Labor Day deals we’ve found so far
The AirPods 4 are $30 off ahead of Labor Day.
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and while the prospect of cooler weather and shorter days can be a tough adjustment, at least there is...
This Week in AI: AI Bubble Fears Tank Tech Stocks
Some of the biggest names in tech, including Google, Amazon, and Apple, saw their stocks battered this week amid fears that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has turned into a dangerous bubb...
