Month: June 2023
VW unveils the larger ID.Buzz electric van headed to North America
Volkswagen has finally unveiled the version of the ID.Buzz electric van that's destined for North America, and there's more to it than you might think. The three-row design with two extra seats is clearly the main draw for roadtrippers and growing families, but this isn't just a stretched version of…
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VW ID Buzz debuts three-row electric Microbus for the US with more power and space
There have been enough words typed about Volkswagen’s much-anticipated Microbus revival, the ID Buzz, so I’m just going to cut to the chase. VW unveiled the three-row, long-wheelbase (LWB) version of the ID Buzz in California today — the one that will actually be coming to the US — and…
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Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned
Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned, she confirmed to Reuters, marking the departure of one of Elon Musk’s most important executives at Twitter. Irwin took over from Yoel Roth in November after Roth’s resignation earlier that month. Fortune’s Kylie Robison reported earlier on Thursday that Irwin’s…
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Read the emails: Valve helped Nintendo kick the Dolphin Emulator off Steam
No person shall manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide, or otherwise traffic in any technology, product, service, device, component, or part thereof, that— (A) is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of circumventing a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under this title; (B)…
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iHeartMedia tells employees to steer clear of ChatGPT
This story first appeared in Hot Pod Insider, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. iHeartMedia is joining companies like Apple, Spotify, and Verizon in restricting employee use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT — as well as banning the use of the AI model on company devices.…
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Microsoft was reportedly hands-off with Xbox dud ‘Redfall’
By now, it’s well-known that Xbox-exclusive Redfall was a colossal commercial and critical dud when it launched last month. Its somewhat intriguing concept — vampires inhabiting a well-to-do Massachusetts island — was held back by bugs and an overall lack of polish. (The description “not fit for public consumption” summarized…
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