OpenAI buys Windsurf for $3 billion
OpenAI has agreed to acquire Windsurf, an AI-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for approximately $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal, which has not yet clo...
Recraft raises $30 million to challenge DALL-E and Midjourney
Recraft, the startup behind a mysterious image model that outperformed OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney on a respected industry benchmark, has secured a $30 million Series B funding round led by Accel...
Microsoft’s AI Push Notches Early Profits
Microsoft’s strategy to install artificial intelligence (AI) as a default feature on its software may be paying off.
The company is seeing a 10% rise in revenue from consumer subscriptions to Offic...
The War On Internet Phone Calls
Today Microsoft shut down Skype, a company that helped revolutionize phone calls online. To commemorate the death of Skype, we’re running a recent “Pessimist’s Archive” article on the history ...
Why I love my Brother 1034D Serger
Cath Virginia is the senior designer here at The Verge, who creates illustrations and collages for our articles. However, she also has “dabbled” (as she puts it) in feature designs for article...
Best Skype alternatives now that it’s officially gone
After 23 years of connecting people worldwide, Skype, the iconic video-calling service, officially shuts down today, May 5, 2025. Microsoft, Skype’s parent company, announced that users can migrate ...
RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything
"When I knew it was over was when I downloaded Skype."
All the way back in 2003, Michael Powell, then the chairman of the FCC and the United States' chief regulator of the telecom industry, told ...
Microsoft outshines Amazon where it matters most
Microsoft and Amazon, two tech giants, reported their earnings last week, providing insight into the current state of the cloud and AI markets. Microsoft’s stock surged over 11%, driven by strong cl...
