Game Awards 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the year

The fantasy RPG claims Game of the Year at the ceremony dubbed the Oscars of the gaming world.

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Disney: Elon Musk calls for boss to be fired over ad spat

It comes a week after the multi-billionaire launched a profane attack on advertisers that left X.

BBC: Tech • 5h

The weird materials behind sustainable furniture

Seaweed, coffee bean shells and fungus are all being employed to cut the use of plastic in furniture.

BBC: Tech • 8h

In Landmark Battle Over Free Speech, EFF Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Texas and Florida Laws that Let States Dictate What Speech Social Media Sites Must Publish

Laws Violate First Amendment Protections that Help Create Diverse Forums for Users’ Free Expression WASHINGTON D.C.—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and five organizations defending free speech today urged the Supreme Court to strike down laws in Florida and Texas that

EFF • 9h

Mobile phones: Firms face £3bn legal claim for overcharging

Lawsuit alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged existing customers for their mobiles.

BBC: Tech • 10h

Some Android phones can automatically send medical data during 911 calls

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s personal safety features in Android have expanded in the past year to include a potentially lifesaving feature that can relay critical medical data to first responders when a user dials 911 . The technology works by sending

The Verge: Policy • 11h

Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays

With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers, and other connected gadgets are all very popular gifts. But before you give one,

EFF • 12h

EFF Reminds the Supreme Court That Copyright Trolls Are Still a Problem

At EFF, we spend a lot of time calling out the harm caused by copyright trolls and protecting internet users from their abuses. Copyright trolls are serial plaintiffs who use search tools to identify technical, often low-value infringements on the internet, and then seek

EFF • 13h

Disinformation researcher accuses Meta of meddling in Harvard’s research

Joan Donovan is a prominent expert on disinformation campaigns. | Image: Whistleblower Aid A prominent expert in online disinformation campaigns, Joan Donovan, says Meta pushed her former employer Harvard to shutter a major research project on media manipulation. Donovan,

The Verge: Policy • 15h

Meta Announces End-to-End Encryption by Default in Messenger

Yesterday Meta announced that they have begun rolling out default end-to-end encryption for one-to-one messages and voice calls on Messenger and Facebook. While there remain some privacy concerns around backups and metadata, we applaud this decision. It will bring strong

EFF • 15h

The new Mammoth app is a much simpler take on Mastodon

The new Mammoth app is all about getting into Mastodon quicker. | Image: Mammoth One of the best things about Mastodon is the sheer number of apps available for it. The official Mastodon app is fine, but there’s also Ivory , Mona , Fedilab , Ice Cubes , Elk , Mastoot , and

The Verge: Web • 15h