Elon Musk's best idea for stopping spambots is making you pay for extra Twitter DMs

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803632/elon-musk-spam-twitter-blue-dms

Spotify’s first US price hike for Premium is coming next week

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803479/spotify-premium-price-raise-hike

ChatGPT for Android launches next week

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803482/chatgpt-android-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-app

Reddit expanded the r/Place canvas, and users immediately wrote messages cursing the CEO

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803112/reddit-r-place-canvas-expand-protest-messages-cursing-ceo

Tesla is starting to offer one-time Full Self-Driving transfers to new vehicles

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802957/tesla-fsd-transfer-offer-q2

Analogue will start shipping more Pocket preorders in August

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803298/analogue-pocket-preorder-shipping

Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803284/disney-espn-nba-nfl-streaming-sports-cable-tv

T-Mobile’s charging an extra $5 plus tax for paying your phone bill in-store

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802986/t-mobile-in-store-bill-payment-fee-wireless-carrier

Meta, Google, and OpenAI reveal their safety plans following White House summit

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803244/meta-google-openai-microsoft-artificial-intelligence-ai-white-house-commitments

Those weird mobile games are now on the Switch (sorta)

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803140/mobile-game-ad-minigames-nintendo-switch

Reddit just expanded the r/Place canvas, and there are already messages cursing the CEO

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23803112/reddit-r-place-canvas-expand-protest-messages-cursing-ceo

The best budget laptop of 2023

https://www.theverge.com/22652565/best-cheap-laptops

OpenAI loses its trust and safety leader

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802999/openai-trust-safety-out-privacy

Telegram adds Stories for Premium subscribers

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802854/telegram-stories-premium-feature-picture-video-posts

Amazon is spending $120 million on a building for its internet satellites

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802914/amazon-project-kuiper-satellites-florida-kennedy-space-center

Pokémon Sleep is a snooze

https://www.theverge.com/23802801/pokemon-sleep-iphone-android-hands-on

The NYC subway is using automated scanning software to spot fare evaders

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802912/mta-nyc-subway-ai-scanning-software-fare-evasion

An influencer’s guide to the writers and actors strikes

https://www.theverge.com/23802895/sag-aftra-writers-guild-strikes-hollywood-influencer-rules

Hisense’s ultra-bright U8H TV is beating its Prime Day price at Amazon

https://www.theverge.com/tech/2023/7/21/23801768/hisense-u8h-tv-amazon-fire-tv-stick-4k-max-macbook-air-m1-deal-sale

Your favorite TV rewatch podcast is on strike, too

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/21/23802412/tv-rewatch-podcasts-sag-strike-hollywood-strike