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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xml:lang="en-US" > <title type="text">The Verge</title> <subtitle type="text">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.</subtitle> <updated>2025-10-19T23:07:50+00:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml</id> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml" /> <icon>https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1</icon> <entry> <author> <name>Terrence O’Brien</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[X is changing how it handles links to try and keep you in the app]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/news/802480/x-is-changing-how-it-handles-links-to-try-and-keep-you-in-the-app" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802480</id> <updated>2025-10-19T19:07:50-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T19:07:50-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Twitter - X" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[X is testing a change to the way it handles links on iOS so that the buttons to like, reply, and repost will always be visible. Normally, when you click a link on X the page opens up and completely covers the original post. Apparently, this leads to fewer people clicking like or otherwise engaging […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK160_X_TWITTER_2__C.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">X is testing a change to the way it <a href="https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1979994223224209709">handles links on iOS</a> so that the buttons to like, reply, and repost will always be visible. Normally, when you click a link on X the page opens up and completely covers the original post. Apparently, this leads to fewer people clicking like or otherwise engaging with the content. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">A good chunk of people probably just don’t return to Twitter at all after following an external link. So the company is collapsing the original post to the bottom, instead of letting the web browser take over the whole screen, and pushing further towards Elon Musk’s vision of X as an “<a href="https://www.theverge.com/23940924/elon-musk-x-twitter-all-hands-linda-yaccarino-super-app">everything app</a>” that you never have to leave.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We're testing a new link experience, starting on iOS — to make it easier for your followers to engage with your post while browsing links.<br><br>For creators, a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and… <a href="https://t.co/oWraLpPwji">pic.twitter.com/oWraLpPwji</a></p>— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) <a href="https://twitter.com/nikitabier/status/1979994223224209709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2025</a></blockquote></div></figure> <p class="has-text-align-none">It’s a common complaint that posts with links on X <a href="https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1979206312480378926">don’t perform well</a>. The post announcing this new feature seems to suggest that the reason is because of the way the interface leads you away from X, and thus lowers engagement. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Elon also said in a <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1979217645854511402">post on X</a> that there would be changes to how the recommendation system works, which could result in increased reach for posts with links. He claims that the company is four to six weeks away from “deletion of all heuristics,” meaning likes and replies will have less of an impact. Instead, he says that, “Grok will literally read every post and watch every video (100M+ per day) to match users with content they’re most likely to find interesting.” </p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The shift to an AI-based understanding of the actual content of a post, instead of a more rules-based algorithm, has been a clear goal for X for some time. These changes could lead to increased reach even for accounts with very few followers. </p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Terrence O’Brien</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[X is launching a marketplace for inactive handles]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/news/802474/x-is-launching-a-marketplace-for-inactive-handles" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802474</id> <updated>2025-10-19T16:44:40-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T16:44:40-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Twitter - X" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Premium Plus and Premium Business users will soon be able to browse and request inactive usernames on the X Handle Marketplace. Handles are going to be broken up into two broad categories. Priority handles will be free and “often include full names, multi-word phrases, or alphanumeric combinations.” Rare handles, on the other hand, will be […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/STK160_X_TWITTER__B.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Premium Plus and Premium Business users will soon be able to browse and request inactive usernames on the <a href="https://handles.x.com/">X Handle Marketplace</a>. Handles are going to be broken up into two broad categories. Priority handles will be free and “often include full names, multi-word phrases, or alphanumeric combinations.” Rare handles, on the other hand, will be a paid option, and “may be priced anywhere from $2,500 to over seven figures, depending on demand and uniqueness.”</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">X is treating this not as a one-time perk, but as an ongoing service to lure in more paid subscribers. If you secure a new handle, your old one will be frozen. The company says it may eventually offer a redirect option as a paid add-on. But more importantly, if you ever <a href="https://handles.x.com/how-it-works">downgrade your X subscription</a>, your account will revert back to your original username, and you’ll lose access to the one you snagged through the marketplace.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The X Handle Marketplace is our industry-first solution to redistribute handles that are no longer in use. <br><br>Eligible Premium subscribers will be able to search and make requests, with both complimentary and paid options available.</p>— Handle Marketplace (@XHandles) <a href="https://twitter.com/XHandles/status/1979714053221257393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2025</a></blockquote></div></figure> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Terrence O’Brien</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[You need to read the epic Argentinian horror novel Our Share of Night]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/802340/you-need-to-read-the-epic-argentinian-horror-novel-our-share-of-night" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802340</id> <updated>2025-10-19T13:24:39-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T13:24:39-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Books" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Column" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Entertainment" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[I've read a lot of horror books over the last two years. But my absolute favorite is easily Mariana Enriquez' Our Share of Night. The book was originally published in 2019 in Argentina, but it only got an English translation in 2023. While it doesn't quite reach Stephen King lengths, at nearly 600 pages, I'd […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/Our-Share-of-Night.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">I've read <em>a lot</em> of horror books over the last two years. But my absolute favorite is easily Mariana Enriquez' <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538697/our-share-of-night-by-mariana-enriquez/"><em>Our Share of Night</em></a>. The book was originally published in 2019 in Argentina, but it only got an English translation in 2023. While it doesn't quite reach Stephen King lengths, at nearly 600 pages, I'd say it still counts as an epic.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">There are certainly scary and gruesome moments in the story involving ancient gods, a powerful cult, and brutal ritual violence. But as is usually the case with the best horror, the supernatural here is a stand-in for real-world terrors. In this case, Enriquez uses the occult to explore Argentina's histor …</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/802340/you-need-to-read-the-epic-argentinian-horror-novel-our-share-of-night">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Sarah Jeong</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[March of the frogs]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/802315/portland-no-kings-october-ice-protests-frog-antifa" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802315</id> <updated>2025-10-19T13:20:54-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T13:20:54-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Policy" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Politics" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Report" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[By the time I arrived, the waterfront park in downtown Portland, Oregon was already awash with people as far as the eye could see. The No Kings protest in June had turned out around 10,000 people across the city; this one saw several times that number just downtown, with thousands more choosing to join localized […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/frog-march.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-drop-cap has-text-align-none">By the time I arrived, the waterfront park in downtown Portland, Oregon was already awash with people as far as the eye could see. The No Kings protest in June had turned out around 10,000 people across the city; this one saw several times that number just downtown, with thousands more choosing to join localized protests in their neighborhoods or in the suburbs.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">Unable to get a precise crowd estimate, I tried instead to count inflatable frog costumes. I gave up on this about twenty minutes later: there were simply too many frogs. </p><p class="has-text-align-none">Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designating so-called "antifa" a domestic terror …</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/802315/portland-no-kings-october-ice-protests-frog-antifa">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Terrence O’Brien</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Organizers say over 7 million showed up to No Kings protests]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/news/802321/organizers-say-over-7-million-showed-up-to-no-kings-protests" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802321</id> <updated>2025-10-19T10:50:06-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T10:50:06-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Policy" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Politics" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Saturday marked the biggest day of protest since the start of Donald Trumps’ second term. Organizers of the No Kings protests estimated that over seven million people took to the streets to declare their opposition to the president, his policies, and his tactics. Indivisible, the group behind the protests, claims that there were over 2,700 […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="No Kings protest in Chicago." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/gettyimages-2241865740.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> No Kings protest in Chicago. </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Saturday marked the biggest day of protest since the start of Donald Trumps’ second term. Organizers of the No Kings protests estimated that <a href="https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible">over seven million people</a> took to the streets to declare their opposition to the president, his policies, and his tactics. Indivisible, the group behind the protests, claims that there were over 2,700 events in all 50 states. That’s a sizable increase from the roughly five million protesters at 2,000 events it claimed for its <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/us/gallery/no-kings-protests">June No Kings</a> day, signalling that opposition to the president may be growing.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Several individual events topped 100,000 participants, including <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/indivistwincities.bsky.social/post/3m3jdavxoss26">Twin Cities</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/us/protests-trump-no-kings.html">New York City</a>, and Chicago, which was estimated to have <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RDY0vPLBU">250,000 people</a>. That Chicago would have one of the largest turnouts in the country is hardly surprising given the administration’s recent immigration crackdown in the city, which has led to several <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/801112/judge-orders-chicago-ice-agents-use-body-cams">high-profile incidents</a> involving ICE agents.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">The response from the President and his administration was to post a bunch of AI slop on social media, including one in which the president drops what appears to be feces on protesters from a fighter jet. Perhaps most telling is that in multiple videos and images, Donald Trump is explicitly referred to as King Trump and pictured wearing a crown, including one image posted by the <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1979729073497936319">official White House X account</a>. It appears that the administration is putting aside pretense at this point.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none"></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Sheena Vasani</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[This weekend is your last chance to get a month of Disney Plus starting at $9.99]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/801979/disney-plus-premium-october-price-hike-deal" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=801979</id> <updated>2025-10-17T19:38:51-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T10:00:00-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Deals" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Disney" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Streaming" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[From Apple TV Plus to Peacock, a number of streaming services have recently increased their pricing — and Disney Plus is no exception. Starting on Tuesday, October 21st, the standalone plan with ads will jump from $9.99 to $11.99 a month, while the ad-free Premium tier will increase by $3 to $18.99 a month. The […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/03/Disney-Plus-STK080.webp?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">From <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/763486/apple-tv-plus-streaming-price-increase">Apple TV Plus</a> to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/709315/peacock-price-hike-nbcuniversal">Peacock</a>, a number of streaming services have recently <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23901586/streaming-service-prices-netflix-disney-hulu-peacock-max">increased their pricing</a> — and Disney Plus is no exception. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/783489/disney-plus-streaming-subscription-price-increase">Starting on Tuesday, October 21st</a>, the standalone plan with ads will jump from $9.99 to $11.99 a month, while the ad-free Premium tier will increase by $3 to $18.99 a month. The ad-free annual plan is also going up by $30, at which point it will cost $189.99 a year. Ouch.</p><div class="product-block"><h3>Disney Plus</h3><figure class="product-image"><img width="300" height="200" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23951322/STK080_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_3_disney_.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Disney Plus logo against a blue background with pink and green scribbles." /></figure><h3>Where to Buy:</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/"> $9.99 at <strong>Disney Plus (with ads, monthly)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/"> $15.99 at <strong>Disney Plus Premium (ad-free, monthly)</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/"> $159.99 at <strong>Disney Plus (ad-free, annual)</strong></a></li></ul></div><p class="has-text-align-none">Fortunately, though, there’s still time to lock in the lower rates. If you <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/identity/sign-up/enter-email">subscribe to a year of Disney Plus Premium </a>before October 21st, you’ll pay $159.99 for a full year before the price hike goes into effect. The same goes for the monthly plans; if you <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/identity/sign-up/enter-email">subscribe now</a>, you’ll only pay $15.99 a month for the ad-free plan or $9.99 a month for the ad-supported tier. After your first billing cycle, though, the new monthly and annual prices will apply automatically, so be sure to set yourself a reminder and mark your calendars if you don’t want to renew.</p> <p class="has-text-align-none">Aside from ads, the main difference between the two tiers is that the step-up Premium plan lets you download content for offline viewing and supports Dolby Atmos audio with select content. Otherwise, both provide access to the same catalog of movies and TV shows, including content from Disney, Pixar, <em>Star Wars</em>, National Geographic, and Marvel. That means, no matter which one you sign up for, you’ll be able to stream upcoming documentaries from both <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/800086/james-cameron-avatar-documentary-disney-plus">James Cameron</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/798800/swifties-may-help-disney-plus-regain-its-lost-subscribers">Taylor Swift</a>, as well as <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24204339/deadpool-wolverine-review-xmen-marvel-mcu"><em>Deadpool & Wolverine</em></a>, the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tv-reviews/652050/andor-season-2-review-star-wars-disney-plus">second season of <em>Andor</em></a>, and newer, kid-friendly favorites like <em>Lilo & Stitch</em>.</p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>David Pierce</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[The Sony Watchman was must-see TV]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/podcast/802307/sony-watchman-tv-version-history" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802307</id> <updated>2025-10-19T09:03:45-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T09:30:00-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Gadgets" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Podcasts" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="TVs" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Version History" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[To understand the Sony Watchman, you have to go back. Way back. Back to when "TV" wasn't just a way to refer to any piece of content between 20 and 89 minutes, available on every screen everywhere for a few bucks a month. In 1982, when Sony first started selling its new device, "TV" was […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/watchman_site.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">To understand the Sony Watchman, you have to go back. Way back. Back to when "TV" wasn't just a way to refer to any piece of content between 20 and 89 minutes, available on every screen everywhere for a few bucks a month. In 1982, when Sony first started selling its new device, "TV" was a piece of furniture. It was probably humungous, and often made largely of wood. Sony helped change all that.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">For <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/versionhistory">this episode of <em>Version History</em></a>, we take on the whole story of the Watchman. David Pierce, Allison Johnson, and Victoria Song start with the story of the Walkman (though that's another episode in itself), which was for all intents and purposes th …</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/podcast/802307/sony-watchman-tv-version-history">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Elissa Welle</name> </author> <author> <name>Robert Hart</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Opera’s Neon shows just how confusing AI browsers still are]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/801899/opera-neon-ai-browser-trial-run" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=801899</id> <updated>2025-10-17T17:00:03-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T09:00:00-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="AI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Hands-on" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Report" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Reviews" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The trick to understanding Opera's Neon browser is recognizing that it's not just a browser with an AI bot added to it, but a browser with three AI bots all living side by side. This is both a strength and a weakness, because while you don't have to leave to do all the AI things […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/neon_Start_Page_light02.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">The trick to understanding Opera's Neon browser is recognizing that it's not just a browser with an AI bot added to it, but a browser with three AI bots all living side by side. This is both a strength and a weakness, because while you don't have to leave to do all the AI things you want, knowing where to go for which AI tasks can be really confusing. </p><p class="has-text-align-none">Opera began taking people off the waitlist for its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/787707/opera-neon-ai-browser-launch-monthly-cost">AI browser, Neon, last month</a>. It's entering an increasingly crowded market of AI-powered browsers including Google's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/google/673659/gemini-google-chrome-integration-agentic-era">Gemini-infused Chrome</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/790419/perplexity-comet-available-everyone-free">Perplexity's Comet</a>, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/web/685232/dia-browser-ai-arc">The Browser Company's Dia</a>. Unlike many of these competitors, Opera is charging …</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/801899/opera-neon-ai-browser-trial-run">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>David Pierce</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[Time to catch ‘em all again]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/801870/pokemon-legends-za-apple-m5-macbook-scorsese-installer" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=801870</id> <updated>2025-10-17T13:47:22-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T08:00:00-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Gadgets" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Gaming" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Installer" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Streaming" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 102, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy spooky season, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about personal chefs and TikTok's algorithm and deep sea divers, tearing […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/Installer-102.png?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 102, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy spooky season, and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.) </p><p class="has-text-align-none">This week, I've been reading about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6696238/2025/10/14/premier-league-personal-chefs/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=10812050&source=dailyemail&__readwiseLocation="><strong>personal chefs</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/interactive/2025/tiktok-addiction-algorithm-scrolling-mental-health/?__readwiseLocation="><strong>TikTok's algorithm</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/raising-dead/?__readwiseLocation="><strong>deep sea divers</strong></a>, tearing through Cory Doctorow's fabulous <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374619329/enshittification/"><strong><em>Enshittification</em></strong></a><em> </em>book, helping curate the wonderful <a href="https://sundaylongread.com/"><strong><em>Sunday Long Read</em></strong></a><em> </em>newsletter, becoming surprising emotional during the <a href="https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1686-barack-obama"><strong>final </strong><strong><em>WTF</em></strong><strong> episode</strong></a>, trying to convince my kid to watch <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/927254-the-twits?language=en-US"><strong><em>The Twits</em></strong></a>, finally learning <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAT-eOzeY4M"><strong>how the NATO phonetic alphabet works</strong></a>, and eating a lot of dried mangos.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">I also have …</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/801870/pokemon-legends-za-apple-m5-macbook-scorsese-installer">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p> ]]> </content> </entry> <entry> <author> <name>Hayden Field</name> </author> <title type="html"><![CDATA[The AI sexting era has arrived]]></title> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/column/802022/ai-sexting-openai-chatbot-chatgpt" /> <id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=802022</id> <updated>2025-10-17T19:25:55-04:00</updated> <published>2025-10-19T08:00:00-04:00</published> <category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="AI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Column" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="OpenAI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="The Stepback" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI and the industry's power dynamics and societal implications, follow Hayden Field. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Since ChatGPT became a household […]]]></summary> <content type="html"> <![CDATA[ <figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/chat-gpt-sexting.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none"><em>This is </em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/the-stepback-newsletter">The Stepback</a><em>, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI and the industry's power dynamics and societal implications, follow <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/hayden-field" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.theverge.com/authors/hayden-field">Hayden Field</a>. </em>The Stepback<em> arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for </em>The Stepback<em> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/newsletters">here</a>.</em></p><h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">How it started</h2><p class="has-text-align-none">Since ChatGPT became a household name, people have been trying to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingWithAI/comments/1m4jsn2/chatgpt_sometimes_very_erotic_sometimes_against/">get sexy with it</a>. Even before that, there was the chatbot Replika in 2017, which a lot of people started treating as a romantic partner.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">And people have been getting around Character.ai's NSFW guardrails <a href="https://futurism.com/chatbot-sexts-character-ai">for years</a>, coaxing its character- or celebrity-themed chatbots to sext with t …</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/802022/ai-sexting-openai-chatbot-chatgpt">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p> ]]> </content> </entry> </feed> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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