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Google is launching a one-stop Gemini agent for your work tasksGoogle is launching a "universal" Gemini AI agent that can work across apps and devices in the background. The tool, announced as part of the Gemini at Work event on Thursday, will be available within the Gemini Enterprise app, allowing users to chat with the Gemini agent and assign it tasks from a single interface. […]The Verge
Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte displayAmazon's Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap. While they're great for kids, they don't offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company's new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is an attempt to build a device someone might actually want to use. It's one of a few new Android tablets Amazon announced today, and […]The Verge
Google invests millions in Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to create a ‘virtual cell’Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug discovery startup Isomorphic Labs are jointly investing $300 million into Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as reported by Reuters. The funding is part of a $1.8 billion initiative to build AI datasets that could allow researchers to "ask, predict, […]The Verge
Ring’s first smart lock can be charged by turning a dial when the battery unexpectedly diesAmazon’s new Ring Smart Lock offers several ways to unlock your door but eliminates the need for keys with a built-in hand-cranked battery charger.The Verge
ChatGPT for Teens is an ‘unacceptable risk,’ says Common Sense MediaCommon Sense Media, a nonprofit that offers reviews of apps, services, and entertainment with a focus on youth safety, today said that OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens is an “unacceptable risk.”The Verge
Amazon reportedly pays $120 million to stream the Emmys for freeThe Emmys have a new home - and it looks like Amazon paid plenty for the rights. The awards show and Amazon announced a six-year deal that will move the Emmys from its traditional broadcast television home to Prime Video. The shift begins with the 2027 ceremony, which will air next September, though you won't […]The Verge
Wikipedia operator says OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ bots may be linked to a May outageFollowing many recent disclosures about AI agents accessing third-party websites and services, the Wikimedia Foundation, which hosts Wikipedia, says that it "can confirm that we have discovered some activity" by "rogue" OpenAI agents on Wikimedia platforms. The activity includes edits to Wikimedia wikis, "unsuccessful attempts" to "exploit" the Etherpad note-taking tool that the Wikimedia Foundation […]The Verge
CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into SkydanceCNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. Thompson wrote in a memo to employees that he believes the combined company will "fully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood […]The Verge
Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to doIn a throwback to MySpace-style internet drama, Shivon Zilis announced that she and the father of four of her children, Elon Musk, had broken up on X. To do so, she quote-tweeted a post from "Big Tech Alert," an account that, among other things, monitors what accounts are following and unfollowing each other. That post […]The Verge
Paramount’s Warner Bros. megamerger will just be called SkydanceParamount Skydance CEO David Ellison has announced that the company will just be called Skydance when it completes its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery next week. In a post on X, Ellison writes that "we wanted a name that would give the combined company an identity of its own while allowing Paramount and […]The Verge
Tesla’s recovery hits a speed bumpTesla sold fewer vehicles in the third quarter than it did a year ago, when consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. But the company still beat estimates from Wall Street, suggesting that it's recovery was still on track. Tesla said that it produced a total of 464,391 […]The Verge
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is my childhood podracing dream come trueThe podracing scene in The Phantom Menace is one of my favorite movie sequences ever. It's just so dang cool: The futuristic racers tear over treacherous Tatooine terrain while various Star Wars aliens bark at each other in incomprehensible sci-fi languages. Eventually a young Anakin Skywalker proves his mettle by clawing his way from the […]The Verge
Amazon is launching colorful new Kindles — and a case with physical page-turn buttonsKindles don't usually change much with each new version, but Amazon is launching next-generation models today that look and feel a whole lot nicer. The base Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft are a millimeter thinner and 30 percent faster at opening books, and their power buttons have moved from the bottom to the right […]The Verge
Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to postInstagram is the latest social media platform to add built-in AI-powered features that will give users feedback on their posts. The company announced Wednesday that its standalone Edits app will now include an AI "creative assistant" that pulls in data from a user's Instagram account and offers suggestions on what to change. Using the new […]The Verge
Samsung gives its two-year-old Galaxy Tab S Plus an overhaulSince the Galaxy Tab S10 line, Samsung has updated its flagship Ultra tablet annually, but alternates its regular and Plus variants. It means that this year's Galaxy Tab S12 series includes an Ultra model with few changes from last year's Tab S11 Ultra, and a Plus variant that brings a bigger overhaul to the two-year-old […]The Verge
OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitorOpenAI is responding to Meta's buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can "do nearly anything" across connected apps in the background while learning your preferences over time. The company's capable GPT-6 Astra model powers […]The Verge
Apple’s new CEO could change when it launches phones and laptopsJohn Ternus, Apple's new CEO, wants Apple to launch products more often than its usual splashy moments in the fall and the spring, according to a Bloomberg report detailing some of Ternus's initial plans for the company. Apple regularly holds iPhone launch events in September and often announces products later in the year and in […]The Verge
Polaroid’s new instant camera has four creative shooting modes you can experiment withPolaroid announced a new instant camera that lets photographers get more creative and experimental with their shots than just changing the aperture or shutter speed. In addition to a Brightness dial on the front for adjusting exposure, the new Polaroid Mod has a dial around the lens for switching between four "creative shooting modes" with […]The Verge
Nothing’s new flagship Headphone 1 Pro put you in the studioThe Nothing Headphone 1 Pro stand up surprisingly well to competitors from Bose, Apple, and Sony, plus they include a unique switch for studios pros.The Verge
Florida seeks a ban on ChatGPT acting like a personA filing in Florida’s lawsuit against OpenAI asks for a ban on ChatGPT using “human attributes” like referring to itself in the first-person.The Verge
Volkswagen replaces ID.4 with all-electric TiguanIn a widely expected move, Volkswagen announced Monday that it will replace the recently retired ID.4 crossover with the upcoming ID.Tiguan. The decision is an acknowledgment by the German automaker that its more recognizable nameplates like Tiguan are likely an easier sell with consumers, especially when it comes to EVs. When it lands in Europe […]The Verge
Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as OfficeThe new Copilot merges AI chat, coding, and Autopilot agents.The Verge
Google is sending an AI satellite into space next weekGoogle is about to launch a satellite into space equipped with its AI processors. The mission is part of Google’s Project Suncatcher initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into space.The Verge
Meta is making a standalone Muse AI gadgetMeta is building a dedicated hardware device for its new Muse AI agent. The product, called Muse Charm, was briefly shown off by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the end of tonight's Meta Connect presentation. It looks almost like a chunky smart watch without the strap - just a big screen, plus a little lanyard […]The Verge
Meta’s next VR device isn’t a headset — it’s glassesMeta is launching new VR hardware: a pair of glasses. The new Meta VR Glasses sit on your ears like a typical pair of glasses instead of being strapped over your head, but they still have immersive displays for watching movies, playing games, and getting work done. Imagine a pair of hefty black sunglasses with […]The Verge
Muse is coming to Meta smart glassesJust a couple of weeks after launching Muse, Meta announced that it's "working on" bringing the agent to its smart glasses, including the new glasses it unveiled at Meta Connect. Users will be able to activate Muse from their glasses by saying its name and ask it to handle tasks like guiding a workout, logging […]The Verge
Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glassesWalking around Meta Connect 2026, everyone's sporting smart glasses in all sorts of shapes, colors, and sizes. It's a marked difference here, a tech bubble where "pervert glasses" are not a concern. Outside Connect, the public backlash against wearable surveillance tech - a catchall term that encompasses not just smart glasses, but also smartwatches and […]The Verge
Microsoft refreshes its smaller Surface Pro and Laptop with Qualcomm’s X2 PlusMicrosoft is refreshing its Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch devices with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X2 Plus chips. The smaller Surface devices retain the same design and hardware features from last year, with faster and more capable chips inside and higher price tags (thanks RAMageddon!). While the 12-inch Surface Pro started at $799.99 last […]The Verge
Meta’s AI agent is a cute little guy who’s great at spending my moneyMuse can you help you cross off those nagging items from your to-do list, especially if they involve using your credit card.The Verge
These are the first five Googlebook laptopsGoogle and partners are finally announcing the first laptops under the new Googlebook banner. There are five models from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo to kick things off. They're available for preorder starting today and arrive in stores on October 4th. Starting prices range from $899 to $1,299, putting the Googlebooks in the same […]The Verge
I got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptopsThere are a few things about using a Googlebook that immediately feel just right. The hardware is polished (since it's based on current laptops). The OS is familiar (if you've ever used a Chromebook). But most impressive, it integrates your Android phone with your PC so they feel more like one device. It's the culmination […]The Verge
No one is surprised that Nvidia’s Jensen Huang thinks AI fears are overblown.The man who may stand to make the most money from the AI boom seems to think he knows better than anyone else, including researchers who have studied and worked on AI for decades. In an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, he claimed there was a "0% chance" of AI being the end of the […]The Verge
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulationHere are the times when OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Elon Musk warned about the dangers of AI, ahead of their recent public agreement to slow their roll.The Verge
What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI developmentAI leaders and politicians like Donald Trump are weighing in on AI safety following Dario Amodei’s long essay about slowing down AI development.The Verge
Apple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaulApple is now rolling out its iOS 27 update to compatible devices today, alongside the watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 updates. Siri AI is the headline feature across all four updates, the delayed AI-powered overhaul of the Siri assistant. Siri AI is available as a beta today for English-only devices, and Apple says […]The Verge
Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026 during an interview with Fortune. Over the course of 45 minutes, Altman discussed a variety of subjects including the Hugging Face hacking incident, recursive self-improvement, and the possibility of building an AI that was beyond human control. On the latter, he […]The Verge
Another big James Talarico interview is punted to YouTube due to FCC threatsJimmy Kimmel will be interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "under unusual circumstances," posting the interview directly to YouTube, rather than airing it on TV during Jimmy Kimmel Live. In Wednesday night's episode, Kimmel said this was out of concern for retaliation from the Trump administration's FCC: [Trump's] FCC has threatened me, threatened our […]The Verge
Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: what we love and don’t loveApple has just announced its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.6-inch inner screen, two back cameras, Touch ID for authentication, an IP68 rating, and all sorts of slick software tricks to make iOS feel more at home on the new device. Preorders start on […]The Verge
Hands-on with the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4After Apple wrapped up its "Surprise and shine" event today, we were able to get a look at the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Both of the new watches launch September 18th, with preorders available starting today. The Apple Watch Series 12 once again starts at $399 for the aluminum case option […]The Verge
The iPhone Duo is Apple’s first foldableApple has announced its long-anticipated foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, which arrives more than seven years after the first Samsung Galaxy Fold hit the market. The Duo will be available to preorder from October 16th, going on sale on October 23rd, a month later than the two 18 Pro models. It starts from $1,999 - […]The Verge