Wednesday’s top tech news: Meta unbans Trump – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2023-01-27T01:48:50+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/23334653 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Tom Warren Andrew Webster <![CDATA[GoldenEye 007 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Xbox]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23570607/goldeneye-007-xbox-release-remaster-nintendo-switch 2023-01-26T20:48:50-05:00 2023-01-26T20:48:50-05:00

GoldenEye 007 has finally landed on Xbox and Nintendo Switch in a simultaneous dual-release of two titles with some important differences.

On Xbox, GoldenEye 007 is a remastered version of the legendary Nintendo 64 title that first launched in 1997. The remaster includes 4K resolution, smoother frame rates, and split-screen local multiplayer, similar to a 2008-era bound-for-Xbox 360 version that was canceled amid licensing and rights issues but leaked out in 2021.

Meanwhile, Nintendo has released GoldenEye 007 as part of its Nintendo Switch Online service. N64 games were added to the service in 2021, though you have to splurge on the Ninte …

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]]> Andrew J. Hawkins <![CDATA[Joe Manchin is trying to derail the EV tax credit he helped craft]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571567/manchin-ev-tax-credit-bill-battery-ira-irs 2023-01-25T17:34:07-05:00 2023-01-25T17:34:07-05:00

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) introduced a new bill that would halt the current electric vehicle tax credit until strict new battery requirements are put in place. It's the latest move by the conservative Democrat to limit the government's ability to incentivize car buyers to shift to less polluting vehicles.

Manchin, who had a hand last year in crafting the EV tax credit that was included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), placed the blame on the Internal Revenue Service for blowing past its December 31st, 2022 deadline to release guidance on the battery requirements.

Under the IRA, only electric vehicles with battery materials …

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]]> Makena Kelly <![CDATA[Meta allows Trump back on Facebook and Instagram]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23540807/donald-trump-meta-facebook-instagram-ban-election-january-6th-twitter-truth-social 2023-01-25T17:15:14-05:00 2023-01-25T17:15:14-05:00

Meta announced Wednesday that it will allow former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram two years after his initial suspension.

In a Wednesday blog post, Meta announced that it would reinstate Trump's accounts sometime over the next few weeks. If Trump once again violates Meta's content policies, the company said that his accounts would be subject to additional suspensions, ranging from one month to two years, "depending on the severity of the violation."

"As a general rule, we don't want to get in the way of open, public and democratic debate on Meta's platforms - especially in the context of elections in democratic soci …

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]]> Adi Robertson <![CDATA[Elon Musk’s Twitter is caving to government censorship, just like he promised]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571103/elon-musk-twitter-india-social-media-bbc-documentary-modi-censorship 2023-01-25T16:55:57-05:00 2023-01-25T16:55:57-05:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Getty Images

Tech companies - including Twitter - are following the Indian government's demands to suppress a BBC documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As reported by The Intercept and TechCrunch, Twitter and YouTube both locally blocked The Modi Question, which investigates claims of Modi's involvement in India's deadly 2002 Gujarat riots. It's one of Twitter's first tangles with India under the ownership of billionaire Elon Musk, but contrary to some writing, the documentary's ban isn't an example of Musk violating a vocal "free speech absolutist" ethos. It's a reminder that Musk has always been fine with government censorship.

Over th …

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]]> Andrew J. Hawkins <![CDATA[Tesla made more money in 2022 than ever before, but its future still looks rocky]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571618/tesla-q4-2022-earnings-revenue-profit-prices-demand 2023-01-25T16:35:49-05:00 2023-01-25T16:35:49-05:00

Amid flagging demand, steep price cuts, and ongoing drama surrounding Elon Musk's stewardship of Twitter, Tesla published its fourth quarter earnings report in which the company said it earned $3.7 billion in net income on $24.3 billion in revenue. That represents a 59 percent increase year over year compared to $2.8 billion in revenue in Q4 2021.

It was also Tesla's third year ending in the black, with $14.1 billion in net income for 2022, compared to $5.5 billion in profit in 2021 and a mere $721 million in 2020. Tesla turned that profit on over $81.5 billion in revenue.

It was also Tesla's third year ending in the black

The earnings com …

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]]> Umar Shakir <![CDATA[Lauren Sánchez will lead an all-woman crew to space on Blue Origin]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571248/lauren-sanchez-blue-origin-2024-new-shepard-space-flight-woman-mission-bezos 2023-01-25T15:23:40-05:00 2023-01-25T15:23:40-05:00

Lauren Sánchez is best known for her TV and news appearances - and a relationship with Jeff Bezos (that had a few publicly dramatic turns) - but now, she could soon be known as the first person to lead an all-woman space mission on Blue Origin. In an interview with WSJ. Magazine, Sánchez reveals that she's wanted to fly on earlier missions but Bezos is now encouraging her and thrilled to put together the female crew.

Sánchez isn't saying who the five women are who will be joining her, something that will be revealed closer to the planned early 2024 flight. "It's going to be women who are making a difference in the world and who are impactfu …

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]]> Mitchell Clark <![CDATA[Messenger could be the dawn of third-party Windows widgets]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571355/windows-11-widget-third-party-meta-messenger 2023-01-25T14:42:12-05:00 2023-01-25T14:42:12-05:00

One of the first third-party widgets for Windows 11 may end up being Meta's Messenger. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that there's now a preview version of the app in the Microsoft Store with support for the widget system, letting you see your latest messages right from the widget tray.

The widget doesn't appear to be available unless you're running the latest Insider Preview build, so most people won't be able to try it out just yet. If you are, it may be a bit of a spotty experience - Microsoft says the preview has a few known issues where "third-party widgets may occasionally disappear from the widgets board" or get unpinned.

If you a …

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]]> Victoria Song <![CDATA[How to use wearable tech if you’ve got tattoos]]> https://www.theverge.com/23567992/wearable-tech-tattoos-fitness-tracking-how-to 2023-01-25T14:16:40-05:00 2023-01-25T14:16:40-05:00
Smartwatches often don’t work with tattoos, but there are alternatives and workarounds. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge

If you've got tattoos and are interested in trying out wearable tech, there are a few things to consider before reaching for your wallet.

The bad news is that tattoos and wearables aren't always compatible. It's a known issue among wearable makers but isn't apparent to many consumers. You can still occasionally stumble upon social media posts where tattooed folks strap on a new smartwatch only to find that the device doesn't work well - if it works at all. In the case of the Apple Watch, for example, tattoos can interfere with wrist detection, making the device unable to recognize that you're actually wearing it.

This is because the majori …

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]]> Charles Pulliam-Moore <![CDATA[Rick and Morty will continue but without Justin Roiland]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/24/23570101/justin-roiland-rick-and-morty-allegations-domestic-battery-grooming 2023-01-25T14:10:00-05:00 2023-01-25T14:10:00-05:00
Justin Roiland at New York Comic Con in 2013. | Image: Getty

Though Adult Swim initially had little to say about recent news reports that Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland is facing two felony charges for domestic battery and false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud, or deceit, the channel now says it has cut ties with him.

In a statement provided to The Hollywood Reporter, Adult Swim / Cartoon Network communications senior vice president Marie Moore announced that the network has "ended its association with Justin Roiland."

According to The Hollywood Reporter sources, plans are currently underway for Roiland's …

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]]> Mia Sato Emma Roth <![CDATA[CNET found errors in more than half of its AI-written stories]]> https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/25/23571082/cnet-ai-written-stories-errors-corrections-red-ventures 2023-01-25T12:41:03-05:00 2023-01-25T12:41:03-05:00

CNET issued corrections on 41 of the 77 stories the outlet published that were written using an AI tool. In a note published today, CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo defended the use of the AI writing tool but said that an internal review of stories uncovered numerous errors in the articles at the center of the controversy.

Articles with corrections include ones titled "What Is Compound Interest?," "How Much Should You Keep in a CD?," "Does a Home Equity Loan Affect Private Mortgage Insurance?" and dozens more. A handful of articles, like this one, had the correction note reading, "We've replaced phrases that were not entirely original, …

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