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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the legal travails of Big Tech, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The year was 1998, and reigning

After back-to-back losses in trials grappling with its impact on teens' mental health, Meta just settled what was supposed to be its next legal battle with Kentucky's Breathitt County School District. Google's YouTube, Snap, and TikTok all recently settled similar claims brought by the school distri

iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I've been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year's iOS upgrades are what one might call a Snow Leopard [

Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I'm usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It's kind of just… been there - mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get […]

Apple has just released public betas for iOS 27 and other major OS updates that are set to publicly launch this fall. The big new feature this year is Siri AI, the delayed AI-powered revamp to Siri. It actually works - which is big praise! - though it keeps things brief. Other betas available now [&

Touchscreen laptops are nothing new in the Windows world, but Apple has only just announced its first MacBook with a touchscreen. Apple isn't rushing to change a bunch of things in macOS to optimize for touch, though; most of the touch action will be in the apps themselves, it seems. As far as major

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. From afar, it's easy to look back at the Theranos debacle and scream at Nathan Field

Internet platforms have long been able to rely on special protections to avoid liability for what takes place on their sites. But that may be changing.

AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."

Four states are suing the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms were designed to hook kids and that Meta hid the mental health risks.

Meta's two courtroom defeats centered on different cases but both involved allegations that the company knew about its products' harms.

SpaceX filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Grimes County to block the release of the company’s public records, according to court records.  The lawsuit requested a temporary restraining order be issued to prevent Grimes County from releasing records to two of th

Judge tosses lawsuits, says plaintiffs didn't allege any real privacy violation.

The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter.

Zillow asked for a preliminary injunction as real estate industry fight heats up.

But will Gemini's surge survive slowing model releases?

Judges tell Meta that Section 230 provides a defense, not immunity from lawsuits.

Google told a federal court this week that its YouTube terms of service grant AI models, like its music generator Lyria, broad rights to train their platforms using licensed work as it seeks to dismiss a lawsuit alleging such use was illegal. In a 41-page legal filing Monday, attorneys with the law

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Bourdain’s renegade sushi chef hits screens later this year when Get Jiro bows on Adult Swim. Series creator Alessandro Tanaka dropped by Deadline’s SXSW London Live Studio to tell us what to expect, including Titus Welliver (Bosch), Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim) and Justin Kirk (We

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor has announced that his first full-length comedy special, Like, Share, and Comment, will release on his YouTube page, Bachelors Pad TV, on June 18. Filmed at the San Jose Improv in December 2024, the special showcases King Bach’s uniq

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said China is now just six months behind the U.S. in the global race to develop AI, warning that China has a major advantage when it comes to energy. In an interview with Fast Company released Wednesday, Schmidt said the gap between the two countries has narrowed drama