Mia Sato

Chicago

Reporter at The Verge

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Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection

3 days ago | technewstube.com | Mia Sato

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Meta is ramping up its AI-driven age detection

3 days ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

NewsOn Instagram, AI tools will detect underage users and automatically change their account settings. On Instagram, AI tools will detect underage users and automatically change their account settings. Apr 21, 2025, 10:00 AM UTCImage: Alex Castro / The VergeMia Sato is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools.
Tariffs could change Etsy.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

The Verge logo. US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is hitting Big Tech and beyondSee all StoriesTariffs could change Etsy. The marketplace runs on small businesses all over the world — but Donald Trump’s tariffs are causing uncertainty. In a blog post today, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman said the company will add features like shopping pages surfacing domestic sellers, which could be useful for shoppers who want to avoid tariffs. Etsy also updated its seller handbook with a tariff section providing advice.
Tariffs are splitting even Trump’s loudest boosters.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

Posted Apr 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM UTCTariffs are splitting even Trump’s loudest boosters. At least somewhat. Media Matters analyzed top podcasters aligned with Donald Trump and found that while most covered his tariff policy positively, there are signs of fracturing. Ben Shapiro and Joe Rogan are among the right wing influencers who’ve criticized Trump’s trade war in recent weeks.
On TikTok, Chinese factories are trolling anxious American shoppers

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Mia Sato

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On TikTok, Chinese factories are trolling anxious American shoppers

1 week ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

Hermès handbags, Birkenstocks, Tide Pods, Lululemon activewear, and mountains of luxury furniture — what if I told you you could cut out the middleman and buy it straight from the source for a fraction of the cost? So goes a genre of viral videos cropping up on social media that claim to show Chinese manufacturers producing the products beloved by American consumers. The videos have cheery background music, some light editing, and are delivered in English, clearly targeting American shoppers.
‘Made in USA’ is harder than Trump thinks.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

The Verge logo. US tariffs: how Trump’s tax is hitting Big Tech and beyondSee all Stories‘Made in USA’ is harder than Trump thinks. China is an essential part of the world’s supply chains — just ask small businesses who’ve tried to make products in the US. Earlier this year a family-run company told me how it was impossible to manufacture certain playing cards domestically. Wired spoke with small businesses about the skill, machinery, factories, and expertise that only exist in China.
They’re putting A1 in the classrooms.

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

Posted Apr 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM UTCThey’re putting A1 in the classrooms. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was on a panel to discuss artificial intelligence in the workforce — and pronounced “AI” as “A1” — like the steak sauce — when talking about teaching methods. That is all.
Trump triples tariffs on low value packages from China and Hong Kong

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

Donald Trump is making it even more expensive for US consumers to shop online from Chinese retailers like Temu and Shein. In an executive order amendment published Tuesday night, Trump raised the tariff rate for packages valued under $800 entering the US from China and Hong Kong that previously were exempt. The increase essentially triples what shoppers would have paid previously.
Amazon is already changing its ultra-cheap Temu copycat | The Verge

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Mia Sato

Amazon Haul, a competitor to sites like Shein and Temu, laughed with the promise of $20 and under products. With Trump’s tariffs, that appears to be changing.