YouTube is cracking down on clickbait
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is taking a tougher stance on clickbait, saying it will remove content with titles or thumbnails that promise viewers “something that the video doesn’t More...
OpenAI teases new reasoning model—but don’t expect to try it soon
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge For the last day of ship-mas, OpenAI previewed a new set of frontier “reasoning” models dubbed o3 and o3-mini. The Verge first reported that a new reasoning model would More...
NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twist
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a new “voluntary national framework for the evaluation and oversight” of autonomous vehicles, More...
L.A. Times owner reportedly ‘alarming’ staff with demands for editorial board to relax on Trump criticism
The owner of The Los Angeles Times has directed his outlet’s editorial board to pull back from writing about President-elect Donald Trump, according to a new report. Ex-CNN journalist Oliver Darcy reported on More...
Rock legend Phil Collins admits it’s still ‘sinking in’ that he’ll never perform again
Phil Collins is speaking out about the “shock” of no longer being able to play the drums. The singer and musician, who began playing professionally in the late ’60s, is the subject of a new documentary More...
Senate Republicans try to fast-track emergency military pay as they brace for shutdown
FIRST ON FOX: Two Senate Republicans are leading the charge to ensure military members are paid during a potential partial government shutdown as Congress inches closer to the midnight deadline on Saturday morning. Three More...
America’s best steakhouses include 2 restaurants each in 9 states: Is yours among them?
A new survey has revealed the top 25 steakhouses in the United States — with some keen insight into the latest trends on how Americans are enjoying beef. The top 25 steak spots are found in 16 states, according More...
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla quips that he wished ref a ‘Merry Christmas’ in irate postgame outburst
If it looked as though Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was irate with referees at the end of Thursday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls, that would be incorrect to assume. At least, that is what Mazzulla More...
Three of the biggest US banks are facing a lawsuit for ‘widespread fraud’ on Zelle
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Zelle and three banks that own it — Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and JPMorgan More...
The proposed climate fix tech companies just spent millions on? Rocks.
Terradot’s pilot program in Brazil involves spreading crushed basalt over farmland. | Image: Terradot To try to counteract the impact their pollution has on the climate, Google and other big companies have More...
