Last summer, a TikTok creator named Ziggi Tyler posted a video calling out a disturbing problem he found in the app’s Creator Marketplace, a tool that matches creators with brands looking to pay for sponsored content. Tyler said he was unable to enter phrases like “Black Lives Matter” and “supporting Black excellence” into his Marketplace…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After getting off to a small start with paid subscriptions for creators earlier this year, today, Instagram is announcing more features to further build out the experience — and better compete with Twitter in this area. In a video, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said the platform aims to…
Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images It’s been over a year since the Senate passed its bill to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing — but with time running out before Congress’ August recess, the White House is pushing hard to make sure that funding gets through. On Wednesday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo led a…
iMessage’s undo send only works in the public beta so far. | Screenshot by Nathan Edwards / The Verge The upcoming version of iMessage will let you unsend and edit messages for up to 15 minutes. Sounds great, very convenient — Signal and WhatsApp and Viber have had similar features for years. You can try…
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Image: Razer Razer is going head to head with Elgato’s Stream Deck with the launch of its new Stream Controller. The $269.99 touchscreen device is designed to sit on a desk alongside a keyboard and allow content creators — or anyone, really — to quickly launch shortcuts and control hardware and software on a PC….
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Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Prime Day may be done and dusted, but there are still plenty of awesome deals to be found at Amazon and other retailers. There are still plenty of discounts to be found on wireless earbuds, laptops, TVs, games, and more. A few of the highlights still available include…
Enlarge (credit: Justin Sullivan | Getty Images) Meta is facing a growing backlash for the charges imposed on apps created for its virtual reality headsets, as developers complain about the commercial terms set around futuristic devices that the company hopes will help create a multibillion-dollar consumer market. Facebook’s parent has pledged to spend $10 billion…
Produced by Katherine Wzorek. Edited by Louis Lalire and Ron Douglas. Click here for transcript. (video link) The public has a very strange relationship with science. On the one hand, scientists have been among the most trusted figures in US society, and the same holds true in many other countries. On the other hand, there’s…