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Raja Koduri, wearing a jersey celebrating the Intel Arc GPUs and holding a silicon wafer. | Image: Intel After five years attempting to make Intel into a competitor for Nvidia and AMD in the realm of discrete graphics for gamers and beyond — with limited success — Raja Koduri is leaving Intel to form his […]

9to5Mac uncovered images showing a black and gold finish. | Image: 9to5Mac Beats is preparing to release an upgraded version of its wireless Studio Buds. In the latest iOS 16.4 beta released today, 9to5Mac uncovered details about new “Beats Studio Buds Plus” earbuds and images revealing a black and gold finish. The design is largely […]

People watch the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 second-generation Starlink satellites at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on February 27th, 2023. | Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images The swift rise of internet satellites, forming megaconstellations, and accumulating space junk are already starting to mess with astronomers’ research. The […]

Image: William Joel/The Verge The best laptops for you, from ultraportables to high-powered editing machines Continue reading… The Verge – All PostsRead More 

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge You know how researchers recently discovered that the Pixel’s built-in cropping tool didn’t actually get rid of the data you removed and that a little digging let you see the parts of the image that had been supposedly cut out? One of those researchers is now reporting that Microsoft’s […]

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. It’s been pretty slow in the audio world for the past few weeks — except when it comes to AI, which seems to be progressing at a clip. […]

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge More ads are coming to Instagram, and this time, they’re invading the platform’s search results. In a post on its blog, Instagram says it has started letting companies slip ads into the feed that appears when you tap into a post in Instagram’s search results. The change is […]

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Imaging swapping out a hot pink Apple Watch band for an earth-tone green one, and having your watchface automatically change to a matching color, cutting out the (more annoying than it should be) manual customization process. According to a patent filing spotted by Patently Apple, we may […]

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR social network is getting quests. No, not Quest headsets, but in-game missions with rewards that might make its experiences more entertaining to visit and more interesting to return to. With the new quests, which are now in testing, you can complete certain tasks […]

Image: Google/David Pierce After a few hours of chatting, I haven’t found a new side of Bard. I also haven’t found much it does well. Continue reading… The Verge – All PostsRead More 

Who will come out on top in this series decider in Chennai? ​CNET Read More 

Born 100 years ago, Marceau is synonymous with pantomime the world over, but he also helped save dozens of Jewish children during World War II. ​CNET Read More 

A youth-led online movement propelled an outsider candidate into the political mainstream. Wired  Read More 

But who is the real King of Ice? ​CNET Read More 

New rules come as the video-sharing app faces a possible ban in the US. ​CNET Read More 

Nexon announced that its MapleStory Universe virtual world ecosystem will enable players and creators to develop NFTs.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Xbox Game Pass closes out a light March month with MLB The Show 23 and Infinite Guitars, as well as Ni No Kuni II.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Google has opened access to Bard, its experimental text-based service that lets you collaborate with generative AI.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Microsoft is upgrading its [email protected] platform with a developer acceleration program to support underrepresented creators.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

At GTC 2023, Nvidia announced innovations to democratize access to tools capable of building generative AI applications like ChatGPT.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Last year, io9 featured A Fractured Infinity, the debut novel from Nathan Tavares. The sci-fi fantasy author has a new release coming later this year, and it’s another mind-bending tale with a queer romance at its center. Read on for an excerpt from Welcome to Forever, as well as the full cover reveal. Read more… […]

Doctored images of the former US president went viral on Twitter. These are the telltale signs that they aren’t what they seem. Wired  Read More 

Image: Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer’s Guide, an official guide for the game, is now available as a free PDF that you can download from Nintendo’s Zelda website (via Polygon). The guide was originally bundled with the “Explorer’s Edition” of the game, but now you can peruse it even if […]

Take a good look — this may only be available “for a limited period.” | Image: DPReview.com Amazon will be shutting down DPReview, the trusted and comprehensive camera reviews website, as part of the 18,000 job cuts it announced in January. According to an announcement posted on the site, the DPReview team will continue publishing […]

We return to tabletop with clear eyes and fingers itching to roll some dice. As reviews and social reactions start rolling in for the Dungeons & Dragons film, we’ve begun collecting creative, unique, and independent games from across the community. Crack open a tome of Shakespearean drama, solo psychological horror,… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Search giant Baidu’s Ernie Bot met online jeers and also faces the challenge of operating on a firewalled internet ruled by government censorship. Wired  Read More 

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Tuesday Crunch, you beautiful, strong, and smart people. So glad to have you with us! Let’s get to it! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Image prompts: Microsoft is enabling […]

An upgraded version of the popular Beats Studio Buds could be on the way. ​CNET Read More 

In yet another late-night video, former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social claiming that there is a “witch hunt” against him, even as he claims he will be arrested on Tuesday. No arrest has been made, nor has it been confirmed by authorities, and Trump’s lawyer says the former president isn’t afraid of the… […]

Like her titular protagonist, when Mary Shelley published Frankenstein in 1818, she knew not what she had wrought into the world. Her tale of science taken too far birthed what many consider the first science fiction novel… and what some don’t. As it turns out, there are several tales told before the 19th century that… […]

Allergies plague millions of people each year once spring hits, the trees bud, and the flowers bloom, but the worst areas for allergy sufferers have been narrowed down to 20 locations in a study by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

The loudest voice calling for dramatic Big Tech break up in the upcoming 2024 presidential election might not come from President Joe Biden or progressive lefties, but rather, from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The conservative governor and probable presidential candidate revealed his views at a private event caught… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

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Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Water resistance and lengthy battery life are now standard Continue reading… The Verge – All PostsRead More 

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert and their Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards. | Image: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Disney and Lucasfilm have been tight-lipped about what exactly Jon Watts’ upcoming Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which stars Jude Law, is about, but we now know at least two of the directors who will be helming the […]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2. | Image: EA EA plans to delist Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Mirror’s Edge from digital stores on April 28th, the company announced on Tuesday. The delistings are happening ahead of online services shutting down for the games on December 8th. Offline features for Bad Company, […]

We’re already seeing some discounts on Apple’s sleek new M2-powered desktop. ​Read More CNET 

Check out our top picks for the best small Bluetooth speakers that won’t break the bank. ​CNET Read More 

Journey back to sixth-century England—by way of 1981 fantasy-movie aesthetics—with Dragonslayer, the tale of a sorcerer’s apprentice (Peter MacNicol) who must tangle with the local fire-breathing menace, delightfully named Vermithrax Pejorative. The cult-classic film has a sparking new 4K Ultra HD release, and io9… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

HBO’s post-apocalyptic show about society destroyed by a devastating fungal pandemic, The Last of Us, is fiction. However, lethal fungi that can infect humans are very much a reality, and one of the biggest threats today is Candida auris. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content. Many modern video games offer narrative experiences that rival Hollywood blockbusters, but today’s games can also demand a […]

After Elon Musk’s Boring Company received approval to construct one-lane tunnels in the bowels of Las Vegas last year, the company has recently submitted plans for an expansion that will bring a total of 65 miles (105 kilometers) of criss-crossing tunnels beneath the Nevada city. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

The United Nations wants Big Oil to have a seat at the table when it comes to climate solutions—an idea kind of like inviting a fox into a henhouse. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Meta is introducing two new tools on Instagram designed to open up additional avenues for advertising as the company grapples with weak advertising demand. The social network announced that it’s beginning to test ads in search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, products and content. Ads will show up in the feed that […]

Adobe announced a series of AI initiatives on Tuesday, including Firefly, a generative AI tool that generates images using text prompts.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Splunk today announced updates to its unified security and observability platform for enterprises.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Oleria announces it has raised $8 million in funding for an adaptive authentication solution for simplifying multi-factor authenticationRead More ​VentureBeat Read More 

This SmartTrack Card can help you track down your wallet anywhere (as long as you’re an Apple user), and right now it’s on sale for just $20. ​CNET Read More 

It has a 20,000-mAh battery, built-in cables for iPhones and Androids, and right now it’s on sale for 50% off. ​CNET Read More 

Activision Blizzard and developer Toys for Bob announced today that Crash Team Rumble is launching on June 20.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

SPONSORED JOBS: If you’re looking for a career with growth potential, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has your back. When it comes to occupations with the highest projected percent change of employment up to 2031, the BLS reports that careers such as data science, information security analysts and web developers are projected to […]

Snag a pair of quality true-wireless earbuds for less, with prices starting at just $79. ​CNET Read More 

Beamable unveiled its Live Services Marketplace as a destination for game developers to create and share interoperable backend software.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Don’t miss this opportunity to save on both the 14- and 16-inch models of Apple’s most advanced laptop to date. ​CNET Read More 

Brew ground coffee or use single-serve K-Cup and Nespresso pods and capsules to make your perfect cup. ​CNET Read More 

CCP Games has raised $40 million in funding to make a new triple-A blockchain game set in the Eve Online universe.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

The search giant is rolling out access to the AI chatbot starting in the US and UK. ​CNET Read More 

KaiCenat’s subathon set records while Hogwarts Legacy was the third biggest debut on Twitch per StreamElements’ State of the Stream.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Atari and Arvore have teamed up to make Pixel Ripped 1978, a nostalgic virtual reality game for a variety of platforms.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Sync and transfer files from your SD and microSD cards across all of your devices. ​CNET Read More 

Vision AI is set to take a leap forward with new Metropolis framework capabilities announced today at Nvidia GTC.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Nvidia has unveiled its Isaac Sim platform for its Omniverse Cloud, enabling engineers to work together remotely to simulate robotsRead More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Nvidia has expanded its Omniverse ecosystem to hundreds of companies and nearly 300,000 downloads.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

BMW Group has started a global rollout of its Nvidia Omniverse platform as it designs the digital version of a factory that will open for real in 2025.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

From data discovery to microsegmentation, Forrester offers guidance for achieving the next stage of zero trust maturity.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Nvidia announced a new service, DGX Cloud, for enterprises to access its AI supercomputing infrastructure and software through a web browser.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Nvidia is offering a new set of cloud services, called AI Foundations, that let businesses create and use their own AI models.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Nvidia said that its Omniverse platform for virtual designs is being adopted by carmakers along with its AI platforms.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Nvidia’s H100 Hopper GPUs, revolutionizing AI with unprecedented speed and power, are now widely available to customers.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Amid the dizzying array of announcements at Nvidia GTC today, VP Manuvir Das shared the impact on enterprise AI in a VentureBeat interview.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

It’s working with OpenAI, the creator of Dall-E, to encourage “responsible use” of the AI image generator. ​CNET Read More 

Electronic Arts announced that it will remove Mirror’s Edge, Battlefield 1943 and Bad Company 1 & 2 from storefronts in April.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

In his keynote anchoring Nvidia’s annual GTC conference, founder and CEO Jensen Huang focused on bringing AI to every industry as generative AI creates a sense of “urgency”Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Experts reveal how to harden IAM (identity and access management) by adopting an identity-first security approach, ITDR, CIEM and more.Read More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Its spread ramped up in health care facilities during the pandemic, says the CDC, which is calling for more screening. ​CNET Read More 

Titles of past conversations with the AI chatbot were visible, but not the full conversations. ​CNET Read More 

It’s certainly not the cheapest MagSafe charger on the market, but it’s not the most expensive one either. ​CNET Read More 

In a video posted to TikTok, CEO Shou Chew warns of a potential ban. ​CNET Read More 

These nanny cams from Wyze, Amazon and more help you keep an eye on your household and give you peace of mind while your away. ​CNET Read More 

Today, Microsoft announced that it is bringing Bing Image Creator to all Bing users. In addition, GPT-4 is now available in Azure’s OpenAI ServiceRead More ​VentureBeat Read More 

Eyewear with built-in Bluetooth wireless audio is an expanding field, with Bose and Amazon leading the way. ​CNET Read More 

Regular eye exams are the only way to assess your risk of eye-related diseases. ​CNET Read More 

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With a nationwide TikTok ban on the table, the app that has brought us so much comfort (and endless scrolling) is shifting its approach to content moderation. Today, TikTok unveiled new content moderation policies that vaguely target AI-generated content and climate misinformation ahead of CEO Shou Zi Chew’s… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse teases a secret dimension for Miles and friends to visit. Seth McFarlane still has hopes for another season of The Orville. Plus, what’s coming on Syfy’s The Ark. To me, my spoilers! Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Late last night, Above the Line reported that screenwriters Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) and Justin Britt-Gibson are no longer attached to the Star Wars universe. They were originally tied to an untitled Star Wars project alongside Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. Obaid-Chinoy is an Emmy and Oscar winning… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Cryptocurrencies and crypto exchanges have gotten all sorts of federal attention in recent years. From the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Department of Justice to the U.S. Senate—many government agencies and lawmakers have begun to weigh in on blockchain business. Now, for the first time, the Supreme Court… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it is using an advanced version of Open AI’s DALL-E image generator to power its own Bing and Edge browser. Like DALL-E before it, the newly announced Bing Image Creator will generate a set of images for users based on a line of written text. The addition of image content […]

On Tuesday, Adobe introduced its own generative AI model family called Firefly, claiming—like young people tend to do in the throes of pubescence—it’s not like the other scrappy AI image generators. Instead of using training data dredged up from the internet, Adobe said its crafted its service only using images on its… Read more… Gizmodo  […]

The Biden Administration considered looking into Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter over national security concerns, Bloomberg first reported. Musk bought the company for $44 billion in October which lead to questions about whether any of the foreign investors involved in the acquisition could gain access to users’ data. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Eighty years ago Peter Kien and Viktor Ullmann, imprisoned in the Nazis’ Czechoslovakian ghetto at Terezín, wrote Der Kaiser Von Atlantis, a one-act opera that imagined a world where the famous underwater kingdom never actually sunk. While the two didn’t live to see their work performed, now it’s been transformed into… Read more… Gizmodo  Read […]

Researchers at Stanford University have taken down their short-lived chatbot that harnessed Meta’s LLaMA AI, nicknamed Alpaca AI. The researchers launched Alpaca with a public demo anyone could try last week, but quickly took the model offline thanks to rising costs, safety concerns, and “hallucinations,” which is the… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

After traveling through space for more than three months, Japan’s Hakuto-R lander has entered lunar orbit, as it prepares to land on the dusty surface of the Moon. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Taking to social media to assuage concerns and quash rumors, Oscar winner Daniel Kwan (one part of the Daniels, alongside Daniel Scheiner) posted on an Instagram story that the Daniels were only directing one episode of upcoming Star Wars Disney+ series Skeleton Crew… and that it had, in fact, already happened. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are hoping to keep world athletes cool during the summer without relying on air conditioners. Their goal is to use an underground water cooling system beneath the Athletes Village instead. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Glass can be cleaned and reused many times, but it doesn’t break down in the environment and can sit in landfills for thousands of years. A team of scientists tried to tackle this problem by developing biodegradable glass that can safely break down over a much shorter period of time. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

A planned Gears of War universe is about to be unleashed on Netflix. Game developers the Coalition have partnered with the streamer and Dune adaptation scribe Jon Spaihts to kick off the franchise with a live-action film. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

The U.S. Space Force has submitted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and in it the military branch is asking for $60 million over the next two years for tactically responsive space, which could see Space Force partners launching satellites within a 24 hour window. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

A new report claims Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam may have actually changed the hierarchy of power in the DC universe as he claimed it would, but not in the way it was originally attended. Instead, he may have blown it up completely, whether he planned to or not. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Scientists have spotted a relict glacier on Mars, near the equator—far from the parts of the planet where water ice is known to exist today. While this leftover glacial structure may not contain any water now, the fact that it exists where it does suggests that water ice had a more expansive footprint in the […]

It hasn’t quite been two years since season one of Sweet Tooth, based on the post-apocalyptic comic by Jeff Lemire, ended, but it must seem longer to fans who’ve been wondering what happened to Gus and his hybrid friends after they were captured by General Abbott and Last Men. As this first trailer for the… […]

After an initial announcement in February, Google has officially opened limited beta access to its AI chatbot, “Bard,” which it describes as a companion to its primary service, search. Google calls the chatbot an “experiment” and has reminded users that it is still very much a work in progress and may not always… Read more… […]

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The identity of who mothered Goofy’s son Max remains an unsolved mystery. While attending a preview of Disneyland’s revamped Toontown, io9 investigated Goofy’s home and small-batch candy factory, hunting for answers left out of A Goofy Movie and the Disney Channel series Goof Troop. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket is being readied in anticipation of the Artemis 2 mission, with engineers putting the rocket together at a facility in New Orleans. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

The right shelter can make a big difference in how comfortable you are outdoors. Here are the ones we’ve tested and love. Wired  Read More 

A new bot has entered the chat. But Google warns that, like its competitor, it will sometimes “hallucinate.” Wired  Read More 

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent. Wired  Read More 

With great options like Ghostwire: Tokyo and The Last of Us Remastered, Sony’s subscription service is the perfect jump start for new PS5 owners. Wired  Read More 

This SUV gets a winning design, advanced autonomous drive features, and a spaceship-level dash. So it’s a real shame it’s not coming to the US. Wired  Read More 

When you think of life sciences and biotech hubs in the U.S., where do you travel to in your mind? Boston? The Bay Area? Texas? Portal Innovations, a biotech VC firm based in Chicago, is trying to broaden everyone’s horizons and give opportunities to biotech startups growing out of labs in Chicago, Atlanta, and hopefully […]

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is doubling down on its Vegas bet, with a proposal that would expand its underground transport system to 65 miles of tunnels below the streets of Sin City. The proposed network map, which was recently filed with the city of Las Vegas and not previously reported, depicts dozens of tunnels criss-crossing […]

Nvidia and Quantum Machines, the Israeli startup offering an orchestration platform to controlling and operating quantum processors, today announced the launch of Nvidia DGX Quantum, which combines Nvidia’s Grace Hopper Superchip with Quantum Machines’ controller. Over the course of the last few years, it’s become increasingly clear that to effectively operate a quantum computer, you’ll […]

For most of the Information Age, companies that wanted to scale invested in server farms and hired teams to keep them running. At one of my first startup jobs, I walked in one day to find two sleeping co-workers who’d spent the night configuring servers at a co-locating facility 60 miles away. Soon after, when […]

Image: Ford Ford’s third-ever all-electric vehicle is a Europe-only crossover SUV with one of the automaker’s most popular nameplates. The Explorer EV will also be the first in a wave of new plug-in vehicles for the automaker’s overseas lineup, as it works toward an electric-only portfolio in Europe by 2030. The Explorer EV may carry […]

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge A former security policy manager at Meta had her phone wiretapped and hacked by Greece’s national intelligence agency, according to a report from The New York Times. Artemis Seaford, who worked for Meta while partly living in Greece, was reportedly surveilled with the help of spyware called Predator. […]

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Whether wired, wireless, or low profile, here are our picks for the best readily available boards. Continue reading… The Verge – All PostsRead More 

Last week, we learned — from Bloomberg — that Microsoft spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy tens of thousands of Nvidia A100 graphics chips so that partner OpenAI could train the large language models (LLMs) behind Bing’s AI chatbot and ChatGPT. Don’t have access to all that capital or space for all that […]

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is rolling out a charm offensive ahead of Thursday’s congressional hearing, putting CEO Shou Zi Chew in users’ feeds to warn them about a looming ban. Chew posted a minute-long video to the ByteDance subsidiary’s official TikTok account, rallying users to defend the app. Chew’s video outlines […]

Image: Jabra Jabra’s new entry-level Elite 4 earbuds offer active noise cancellation, but they still come at a budget-friendly price tag. For $99.99, the buds promise 5.5 hours of listening time with ANC switched on or 22 hours with the case. The Elite 4 offer a handful of upgrades over their $79.99 Elite 3 predecessors, […]

Google is stressing that Bard is an experiment rather than a finished product. | Image: Google Today, Google is opening up limited access to Bard, its ChatGPT rival, a major step in the company’s attempt to reclaim what many see as lost ground in a new race to deploy AI. Bard will be initially available […]

Photo illustration: Alex Parkin / The Verge This special episode of Decoder dives deep into Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, and how a handful of policy changes in the 1980s led to one firm so thoroughly dominating the live events business in the United States that Congress held a hearing in 2023 because Taylor Swift fans were […]

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge With new tools like Guest Star and improvements to existing monetization programs, Twitch believes it’s the best place for creators right now. Continue reading… The Verge – All PostsRead More 

Bard looks like a search engine, though Google says it isn’t one. | Image: Google “Bard is a complement to search.” That’s how Google describes the relationship between Bard, the new chatbot entering into beta testing today, and its monolithic search engine. The way the company sees it, Bard is less a tool for finding […]

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is adding an AI-powered image creator to its Bing search engine today. The Bing Image Creator will be powered by an “advanced version” of OpenAI’s DALL-E model and will let Bing users create images by simply writing what you want to generate. “For those in the Bing preview, Bing Image Creator […]

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge You bought your parents / grandparents / other relatives a new computer, set it up, and showed them all of its nifty new features. You’ve gone home, knowing that you’ve made them very happy. But deep down, you know that this isn’t the end of the story. It’s not […]

Sean Dong / The Verge Mike Vallejo, a 32-year-old technology entrepreneur and self-proclaimed multimillionaire from Portland, Oregon, had recently separated from his wife of four years. Their marriage had been on the skids for a while, the true downfall of which was spurred by Mike making out and getting “handsy,” as he put it, with […]

By integrating with Adobe’s AEM application, both company assets and completed designs can be shared freely across the organization without jumping between platforms. | Image: Adobe Adobe has unveiled Adobe Express for Enterprise, a new version of the Adobe Express cloud-based design platform that’s meant to make content creation more accessible for those without professional […]

Adobe’s AI image generator in Adobe Firefly. | Image: Adobe Adobe is finally launching its own AI image generator. The company is announcing a “family of creative generative AI models” today called Adobe Firefly and releasing the first two tools that take advantage of them. One of the tools works like DALL-E or Midjourney, allowing […]

Image: The Verge Microsoft is building a cryptocurrency wallet for its Edge browser even as the crypto markets struggle. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the software giant has been testing the Microsoft Edge built-in crypto wallet internally in recent months, with plans to eventually ship it to consumers. It’s just the […]

Spring has officially sprung. Try cooking with spring produce including strawberries, radishes and apricots. ​CNET Read More 

The Pixel Watch stands out for its sharp design, but it still comes with some drawbacks. ​CNET Read More 

Stock up your home gym with these must-have pieces. ​CNET Read More 

Grab this fast and versatile powerhouse with Apple’s M1 chip at a discount. ​CNET Read More 

The Firefly tools begin with image creation and font styling but soon will spread to Photoshop and other software. ​CNET Read More 

A couple of important mortgage rates declined over the last week, though rates remain high compared to a year ago. The Fed’s interest rate hikes are increasing costs for prospective homebuyers. ​CNET Read More 

Refinance rates were mostly stable this last week. The Fed’s interest rate hikes have affected the refinance market. ​CNET Read More 

ChatGPT users reported a strange bug letting them see the chat history titles of other users. It’s just another quirk of the closed environment of OpenAI’s super-popular AI chatbot and sets another grim reminder that despite what you might think, other people, especially the company itself, has access to what you send… Read more… Gizmodo  […]

Last fall, NASA’s DART spacecraft smashed into Dimorphos, a small asteroid some 7 million miles away, in an unprecedented attempt to change the orbit of a natural body in space. Now, two teams of astronomers have released images of the collision’s aftermath taken by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large… Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress, marking his highest-profile speaking opportunity to date. He wants you to hear this message: TikTok is not a threat, and it has become too important to too many Americans to ban. Read more… Gizmodo  Read More 

Society’s outdated ideas about what it means to be alive are obstructing progress on some of today’s most pressing issues. Wired  Read More 

Coinciding with the launch of its Firefly family of generative AI models, Adobe today unveiled Adobe Sensei Generative AI Services, a set of enterprise-focused, AI-powered services across its suite of productivity apps.  Generative AI Services — or “Sensei GenAI,” for short — leverages a combination of AI tech including Adobe’s own large language models and […]

Microsoft today announced that its new AI-enabled Bing will now allow users to generate images with Bing Chat. This new feature is powered by DALL-E, OpenAI’s generative image generator. The company didn’t say which version of DALL-E it is using here, except for saying that it is using the “very latest DALL-E models.” Dubbed the […]

Adobe is jumping into the generative AI game with the launch of a new family of AI models called Firefly. Focused on bringing AI into Adobe’s suite of apps and services, specifically AI for generating media content, Firefly will be made up of multiple AI models “working across a variety of different use cases,” Adobe […]

Adobe today announced the launch of a new analytics solution for product teams at its Adobe Summit conference in Las Vegas. Dubbed Adobe Product Analytics (because Adobe doesn’t mess around with its products’ names), this new service aims to give product teams access to key metrics into product lifecycles that have typically been siloed within […]

Adobe launched the enterprise tier of its creative application Adobe Express today at the company’s Adobe Summit event. The enterprise subscription will also let organizations access Adobe Firefly — the company’s newly launched generative AI tools. The creative tools company said that this new offering would help businesses build anything ranging from brand content to […]

The LG Gram Style targets the park-frequenting user, apparently. | Image: LG The LG Gram line has been around for years, but the LG Gram Style adds a brand-new look. It’s ultralight, it’s ultrathin, and it’s covered in an iridescent, color-changing finish. It’s also available for purchase today, in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, with a […]

Image: Agility Robotics Agility Robotics has taken the wraps off its next-gen bipedal bot, which comes with some noticeable upgrades — namely, a cylindrical head and two animated LED “eyes.” In a press release, the company says it made the changes to its warehouse-friendly bot, called Digit, to improve “human robot interaction.” Agility Robotics first […]

Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google is rolling out a fix for a bug that made Pixel Watch alarms go off at the wrong time. The Clock app update will be delivered via the Play Store, according to a statement from the company provided by spokesperson Sofia Giovannello. Reports of the problem started […]

The Apple Watch Series 8 isn’t a massive step up from the prior model, but it does offer a few new features. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In September, Apple launched its latest batch of smartwatches, introducing the first-ever Ultra ($799) alongside the Series 8 ($399) and a new Apple Watch […]

Victoria Alonso at a screening of Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California. | Photo by Phillip Faraone/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images Though Victoria Alonso’s name will still be listed in the credits of a number of Marvel Studios’ upcoming projects like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]

Photo by VES 2021 via Getty Images Zack Snyder, known for films like 300 and the four-hour “Snyder Cut” of Justice League, is working on an RPG set in the universe of his forthcoming Netflix sci-fi movie Rebel Moon, he teased in a podcast interview on Sunday. “The one thing that I’m really having a […]

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge ChatGPT’s chat history feature is currently offline as of Tuesday morning after a bug exposed brief descriptions of other users’ conversations to people on the service. On Reddit, one user posted a photo showing descriptions of several ChatGPT conversations they said weren’t their own, while someone else on […]

The Oppo Find X6 Pro in black, brown, and green. | Image: Oppo Oppo has joined the likes of Xiaomi and sister-company Vivo by including a massive 1-inch-type camera sensor in its latest smartphone, the Find X6 Pro, which also doesn’t skimp on the telephoto and ultrawide camera specs. It’s launching in China today alongside […]

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies. The rules on what content can be posted and promoted are largely unchanged but include new restrictions on sharing AI deepfakes, which have become increasingly popular on the app […]

Illustration by Vincent Kilbride / The Verge Dedicated creators have built their own communities and spaces in Meta’s Horizon Worlds. But they feel the company isn’t supporting them as well as it could. Continue reading… The Verge – All PostsRead More