Month: September 2023
TikTok appears to be gearing up for a big push into messaging
There are messaging features inside of TikTok, but nobody really thinks of TikTok as a messaging app. The company appears intent on changing that, though: its parent company ByteDance is hiring for a slew of roles on a team called “TikTok Social,” which seems to be tasked with turning TikTok…
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Amazon’s in-garage delivery service is going to cost a little extra for the convenience
Amazon will charge $1.99 per delivery for in-garage deliveries that used to be free if the customer wants to get them made outside of their designated weekly “Amazon Day,” as described in an update to Amazon’s blog post. Screenshots of in-app notifications posted on X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit by…
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Cinebench can now test GPU power
Cinebench, the classic benchmark test that PC enthusiasts (not to mention Verge laptop reviewers like myself) use to measure the CPU performance of their devices, has gotten a major update, developer Maxon announced. The main thing to know is that the new release, dubbed Cinebench 2024, will introduce GPU benchmarking.…
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Forget about Bitcoin: this startup will pay for your spare GPU power to train AI in an open source network
Akash’s network of ‘GPUs for hire’ might be a game-changer for the way in which computing resources are allocated to train the generative AI models of tomorrow. Akash is a company that’s hoping to flip the entire notion of cloud computing on its head by giving customers the means to…
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Spotify is testing making lyrics a Premium-only feature
A number of Spotify users began to notice something strange over the last day or so: the in-app lyrics, which typically pop up under the currently playing song, were suddenly locked away under a paywall. Instead, they saw only a notification bubble saying, “Enjoy lyrics on Spotify Premium,” with a…
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United Airlines briefly pauses all flights nationwide for ‘technology issue’
On the heels of the Labor Day weekend, United Airlines briefly issued a nationwide ground stop order, citing a “systemwide technology issue.” The order was lifted around 10 minutes later. “We are experiencing a systemwide technology issue and are holding all aircraft at their departure airports. Flights that are already…
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