Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
The third-party apps Twitter just killed made the site what it is today
The company has lost a major source of inspiration.
Things 3.17 Overhauls the App’s Shortcuts Actions
Things 3.17 is out for iPhone, iPad, and Mac with greatly expanded support for Shortcuts. That opens up a much wider variety of possible automations than ever before. It’s a lot to take in at once, but I’ve been playing with these actions since the end of last year, so I thought I’d highlight what
Inside Elon’s “extremely hardcore” Twitter
Three months, thousands of layoffs, one ego
CHM is Partnering with The Verge to Look at Critical Innovations in Technology History - CHM
Mountain View, CA – Jan. 19, 2023: The Computer History Museum, the leading museum exploring the history of computing and its impact on the human experience, announced a partnership with The Verge this year to explore some of the most important innovations that changed the future of technology and the world. A respected tech news …
Apple’s Music and TV apps for Windows are now available in preview
Apple apps that you download from Microsoft’s store.
Weekly Musings 190 — Weekly Musings
Welcome to this edition of Weekly Musings, where each Wednesday I share some thoughts about what's caught my interest in the last seven d...
TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2022
These are the photographs that capture the year, from the Supreme Court class picture to the first James Webb Space telescope image.
Introducing Whisper
We’ve trained and are open-sourcing a neural net called Whisper that approaches human level robustness and accuracy on English speech recognition.
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Whisper is an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual and multitask
Vincenzo Natali's Peripheral Visions - What Future with Joshua Topolsky | iHeart
Come for Josh's rant on the future of the internet, stay for his conversation with Vincenzo Natali, director of 'Cube,' 'Splice,' and your favorite episodes of 'Hannibal,' who has taken on William Gibson's reality-bending book 'The Peripheral' and turned it into electrifying TV. The two discuss how horror is in our DNA, his creative relationship with AI, and the difficulties of turning 80's sci-fi into modern art. Discussed: Ray Harryhausen, math that kills you, "big" iPads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
iOS 16.2 to introduce 'Custom Accessibility Mode' with streamlined experience for iPhone and iPad
Apple on Tuesday released iOS 16.2 beta 2 to developers as the company gets ready to make the update available to the public in December. Officially, it adds the new Freeform collaboration app and improvements to the Home app. Under the hood, 9to5Mac found out that Apple has been working on a new “Custom Accessibility […]
Using a Bluetooth keyboard on Android — Paolo Amoroso's Journal
A few years ago I bought a cheap Bluetooth keyboard from Amazon.it. At €14, it was mostly an impulse buy for exploring mobile typing on t...
How Do I Date Sober?
Available today: The Windows 11 2022 Update
Today, the Windows 11 2022 Update rolls out in 190+ countries.
The last few years have brought enduring changes in the ways we live, work and learn, with the PC playing a
'Access equals equity': Anti-censorship advocates fear new book ban's impact
Studies indicate bans disproportionately impact books about people of color and LBGTQ+ characters.
Solomun, the D.J. Who Keeps Ibiza Dancing
He leads a manic, exhausting life—but when he’s guiding clubbers through one of his marathon sets it feels like time has been suspended.
‘There’s endless choice, but you’re not listening’: fans quitting Spotify to save their love of music
Former streaming service subscribers on why they have ditched mod cons for MP3s, CDs and other DIY music formats
298: Why Brett Builds What He Builds
Christina is off this week. Jeff interviews Brett about why and how he builds the tools he builds.
iOS 16: All the Things I Didn’t Like
Earlier this week, I published my review of iOS 16. As you may have seen, throughout the eight chapters of the story, I pointed out some of the flaws of iOS 16 and aspects I didn’t particularly like. That gave me an idea. First, however, allow me to thank to everyone who read, enjoyed, and
Trying to Understand Revert And Merges in Git — Attach to Process
Disclaimer: I'm not an expert in Git. This post is me trying to understand how it works, by trying to explain it to someone else. If I've...
The Screw Tapes | Adrian Nathan West
The music of DJ Screw preserves the personalities and style of people foundational to Houston rap—some long-forgotten and too many deceased.
Welcome to the new Verge
A complete redesign of The Verge that marries the best of old-school blogging with a modern news feed experience.
The Radio Drama Episode
Gigaverse
The gig economy is an entire universe. What is it like working inside of it?
Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers
Not an artistic judgement. Just a technical one.
Why everyone should be using Share Sheet shortcuts
When the Share icon appears, your shortcuts are near.
293: Peace, Love, and WTF
The trio is back together to talk about this week’s mental health, tech conference hopes, music festival tragedies, and some great apps.
NextGen 2022
Navigating a strange new world through tech.
A Calm Summer, 2022 — Write.as Blog
As we settle into the summer, we’re taking an easier pace here at Write.as. Here’s what’s been happening lately, and what you can expect ...
A History of Chopped and Screwed in Ten Tracks · Feature ⟋ RA
DJ Screw's slow, psychedelic DJ and production style has majorly influenced electronic music, R&B and pop. Houston-based artist Rabit and author Lance Scott Walker trace the roots of this pervasive sound.