X will start charging new users in two countries $1 per year
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images If you want to join X, the service formerly known as Twitter, via its website in New Zealand and the Philippines, be prepared to fork over $1 a year for the privilege. The subscription, part of a so-called “Not A Bot”
Read MoreSam Bankman-Fried’s defense finally woke up
A good day for the defense! | Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Nishad Singh looks less reliable. Is it enough? Of Sam Bankman-Fried’s alleged co-conspirators, Nishad Singh gave the most emotionally compelling testimony. And on cross-examination, he also proved to be
Read MoreIsrael looks to roll out SpaceX Starlink internet amid war with Hamas
Israel is in discussions with SpaceX to rollout Starlink internet services, especially for communities near the conflict zone, an Israeli official said Tuesday. Starlink currently isn’t available in Israel, so this would be the first time the service is introduced in any capacity. As it seeks to bolster its own
Read MoreSo You Want to Write an SLO
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Read MoreThe UAW strike is starting to affect CES 2024
Stellantis announced Tuesday that it will cancel its planned presentations and display at CES 2024, the tech trade show that takes over Las Vegas every January. The reason? The automaker, which owns a slew of U.S. brands including Jeep, Ram and Chrsyler, cited the cost of the ongoing United Autoworker
Read MoreReddit’s blockchain-based Community Points are going away
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is sunsetting its blockchain-based Community Points product, the company announced on Tuesday. A Reddit admin (employee) shared the announcement about Community Points, which uses the Ethereum blockchain, on a few subreddits, including r/CryptoCurrency (which had its own “moons” crypto token), r/FortniteBR (which
Read MoreHow I Made My First Sale as a Software Engineer
A step-by-step guide on how I went from building products to selling themContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read MoreIRS will pilot free, direct tax filing in 2024
The IRS will test a free tax filing service in 2024 for a subset of lucky taxpayers in as many as 13 states, the agency announced today. Direct File, as the service is called, is a shot across the bows of Turbotax, H&R Block, and other paid tax prep services,
Read MoreChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm. It’s able to write essays, code and more given short text prompts, hyper-charging productivity. But it also has a more…nefarious side. In any case, AI tools are not going away — and indeed has expanded dramatically since its launch
Read MoreWeWork fires back at competitor Codi with cease and desist following ‘WeWont’ campaign
WeWork has sent a cease and desist letter to rival Codi in response to the startup’s recent marketing campaign it dubs “WeWont,” TechCrunch has exclusively learned. In the letter dated by October 13, viewed by TechCrunch, WeWork’s Chief Legal Officer Pam Swidler cited “unauthorized use and misappropriation of WeWork’s intellectual
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