Spotify founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has announced that he’s stepping down as CEO, two decades after founding the music streaming service. Ek will transition to an executive chairman role at the…
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement
YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook),…
I need a life cool enough for the new GoPro
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 99, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy pumpkin spice season, and also you…
YouTube’s new AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music
YouTube is adding AI hosts to radio and mixes in the YouTube Music app as part of a new test available through its new Labs program. The hosts are designed…
Spotify reintegrates with Algoriddim’s djay
Spotify x Algoriddim, is back. After pulling support for third-party DJ apps, Spotify Premium subscribers can once again log in and start streaming their playlists and queueing up requests directly…
The best smart glasses got a little better
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 98, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please tell me if you bought an…
Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner calls the FCC’s threats ‘out-of-control intimidation’
Michael Eisner, Disney’s former CEO who ran the company for 21 years and oversaw its acquisition of ABC in 1995, does not think his successor, Bob Iger, made the right…
ESPN and Fox One net one million signups in under two weeks
It feels like we’ve reached total saturation when it comes to streaming services, but apparently people are happy to sign up for one (or two) more services if they include…
Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets
Horizon TV puts your streaming apps in one spot. | Image: Meta Meta is making it easier to stream movies and TV shows on your Quest headset. During its Meta…
Jimmy Kimmel Live pulled ‘indefinitely’ for joke about Charlie Kirk’s killer after FCC threat
Jimmy Kimmel Live! usually aired every weeknight at 11:35PM ET. Disney and ABC have pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air “indefinitely” after FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to pull the…