TikTok will stop paying people to watch videos every day
The Digital Services Act strikes again. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok Lite users in Europe will have to find another way to earn an extra 38 cents a day. The light version of the TikTok app, which launched in two EU countries a couple of weeks ago, included a reward feature…
Net neutrality is about to make a comeback
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote to restore net neutrality on Thursday in the latest volley of a yearslong game of political ping-pong. The commission is expected to reclassify internet service providers (ISPs) — e.g., broadband companies like AT&T and Comcast — as…
‘Just Kids’ by Patti Smith Delves Into the Woman Behind Taylor Swift’s Viral Lyric (And the Book Is On Sale)
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, hasn’t just broken records, but left Easter eggs scattered throughout its raw…
Concord Raises Offer in Fight to Take Over Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Concord Music raised its bid to take over Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF) on Wednesday (April 24) to $1.25 per share, one penny higher than the competing offer that Blackstone floated on April 20 — further ratcheting up the fight for control of the music rights company’s assets. Related What’s Next for Hipgnosis? A ‘Roller Coaster’…
Paramount Plus is trying to carve out a safe streaming space for kids
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge There are two types of parents I’m friends with: those who let their kids watch YouTube and those who work very hard to keep their kids as far from YouTube as possible. Given I know at least one small child who developed an obsession with dictators after getting…
21 Savage’s ‘Redrum’ Shines at No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay Chart
21 Savage banks his seventh total – and second non-collaborative – No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as “Redrum” charges from No. 4 to lead the list dated April 27. The single reigns thanks to a 13% surge in plays that made “Redrum” the most played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in…
TV Soundtracks With the Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Top Soundtracks Chart
Hazbin Hotel: Season One has been No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Soundtracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks – its entire run on that chart so far. It’s already one of the 10 longest-running soundtracks from a TV show in that chart’s nearly 33-year history. Hazbin Hotel is unique among the longest-running No. 1 soundtracks for…
JetBlue’s in-flight entertainment system just got a watch party feature
JetBlue is revamping its in-flight entertainment system, complete with a new branding. It’s now called Blueprint and brings several features that should make your next flight just a teensy-bit less grueling. The biggest news here is a watch party feature that lets customers view the same TV show or film with up to five other…
Woodsist Festival Unveils 2024 Artist Lineup: Yo La Tengo, Real Estate, Jessica Pratt, Woods and More
Woodsist Festival has unveiled the full artist lineup for its 2024 return on September 21 and 22. Fifteen years after its 2009 debut, the vaunted indie label’s annual get-together will celebrate five years at Accord, N.Y.’s Arrowood Farms by welcoming fourteen Woodsist artists and friends upstate for a serene weekend of music and community. This…
4 Top-Rated Drones That You Can Get for Less Than $100
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Drone use has skyrocketed since its integration into the market, with now more than 1.7 million drone registrations in the U.S.,…
Apple’s new AI model hints at how AI could come to the iPhone
Illustration: The Verge Apple has been quiet about its plans for generative AI, but with the release of new AI models today, it appears the company’s immediate ambitions lie firmly in the “make AI run locally on Apple devices” realm. Researchers from Apple released OpenELM, a series of four very small language models on the…
Threads is testing automatic archiving for posts
Threads users may soon have a new way to clean up their timelines. The app is testing a new archive feature that can be used to manually archive individual posts or automatically hide posts after a set period of time, Adam Mosseri shared. As on Instagram, archiving a post on Threads will hide it from…