Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio (www.theverge.com)
Today, one day after Microsoft announced that it would shut down four of its games studios, Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, held a town hall to discuss the division’s future goals. “We need smaller games that give us prestige and awards,” Booty told employees, according to internal remarks shared with The Verge....
TikTok sues the US government over ban (www.theverge.com)
TikTok is taking the US government to court.
Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption (www.theverge.com)
Bluesky confirms Jack Dorsey is no longer on its board (www.theverge.com)
The Verge shows how Google search is useless (www.theverge.com)
The Verge published this spam article about the “best printers of 2024” to demonstrate how terrible Google’s search results are. It now appears as the top non-sponsored post if you search “best printer” on Google....
Meta’s “set it and forget it” AI ad tools are misfiring and blowing through cash (www.theverge.com)
The teens making friends with AI chatbots (www.theverge.com)
Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers (www.theverge.com)
After a full year of not thinking about printers, the best printer is still whatever random Brother laser printer that’s on sale.
After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat (www.theverge.com)
Google Search is getting even worse for independent sites (www.theverge.com)
In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits that publish content about air purifiers despite a lack of expertise — but Google rewards these sites with high rankings all the same. The result is a search results page filled with SEO-first...