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Meta is ending support for custom face filters in its apps
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Meta is shutting down all third-party face filters and AR effects on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, along with the tools used to create them, on January 14th, 2025. That includes any created by brands and other third parties, the company wrote in a blog post today. Meta’s own AR…
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Mark Zuckerberg responds to GOP pressure, says Biden pushed to ‘censor’ covid posts
Illustration by The Verge | Photo by Tom Williams via Getty Images In a letter to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration “repeatedly pressured” his teams to “censor” content related to covid in 2021. Zuckerberg told the committee chair, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), that the pressure…
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Dyson’s back with a smarter hair curler
The new Dyson Airwrap i.d. now connects to a smartphone app. | Image: Dyson The Dyson Airwrap is getting an upgrade. The new Airwrap i.d. will now feature three new attachments, Bluetooth connectivity, and personalized curling sequences via a smartphone app. It’ll also come in two types: one for straight to wavy hair, and another…
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Telegram’s CEO has taken a hands-off approach for years — now his luck might have run out
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Telegram doesn’t have the moderation of most social networks or the privacy of a true encrypted messaging app. That could leave its operator in hot water. Continue reading…
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Snapchat finally launched an iPad app
Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Thirteen years after launching on the iPhone, Snapchat has finally brought its app to the iPad. In an update note on Monday, Snapchat announced that it now offers native support for the iPad, allowing the app to fill your entire screen for the first time. Until now, iPad…
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Instagram adds what photos have always needed: words
Image: Instagram Instagram will now let you add text to your photos right from the post editor, meaning you won’t need to edit your photos in a separate app just to add some text. A bit of text might help your post stand out from the rest of the photos on your feed — or…
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Castlevania’s classic DS trilogy is coming to the Switch
Image: Konami Three of the best Castlevania games are launching on the Switch very soon — Nintendo just revealed the Castlevania Dominus Collection, which will be available on August 27th. The bundle brings together the trilogy of Castlevania titles that originally debuted on the Nintendo DS; that means Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and…
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MySims is making a comeback on the Switch
Image: EA MySims is back, and it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch. A new bundle featuring revamped versions of EA’s MySims and MySims Kingdom will revive the classic simulation titles with Switch-optimized controls and updated textures. If you’ve never played MySims, it’s sort of like a cross between The Sims and Animal Crossing. In the…
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Taylor Swift’s podcaster boyfriend has a new deal with Amazon
Travis and Jason Kelce after the 2024 AFC Championship. | Photo: Patrick Smith / Getty Images Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason have inked a $100 million deal to hand over distribution of their sports podcast series, New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce, to Amazon’s Wondery publisher, reports The Wall Street…
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EV charging gets another massive funding push from Biden administration
Photo by Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge The Biden administration says that the number of EV charging stations in the US has doubled since 2021 as it announces another round of grants for states looking to install more charging locations. The administration claims that there are now over 192,000 publicly available charging ports in…