Hardware & Devices
McKinsey is making job applicants spar with a fake AI client
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company is going to ask some entry-level candidates to have a 10-minute conversation with an AI simulation of a client as part of the interview process,…
The best feature of Apple’s HomeView might be its simplicity
I'm just going to come right out and say it. I love the approach Apple has taken with the HomeView. I think it's the shared, always-available household interface that my family mi…
Iowa, Nebraska and six other states are suing OpenAI for endangering children
The lawsuits cover everything from the design of ChatGPT to the company's recent issues with rogue agents.
Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn’t safe for kids
OpenAI is facing a new wave of lawsuits from eight US states that accuse the company of harming children and misleading customers about the safety of ChatGPT, as reported earlier …
Fitbit Edge vs Fitbit Air: The differences beyond a screen
Google's latest wearable seems like a Fitbit Air with a screen, but the two actually have less in common than you might think.
NASA explains how it's making batteries for the Moon's extreme temperatures
Lithium-ion just isn't cut out for the cosmos.
Microsoft and Japan took down a cybercrime network behind over a billion scam messages
We've all gotten a scam text about a nonexistent parking ticket or a fake package delivery, but hopefully you'll start seeing fewer of them. Microsoft says it helped dismantle a m…
Ubisoft plans to close another studio and lay off up to 122 workers
Cuts are coming to RedLynx and Ubisoft Singapore.
Sony is taking on DJI with its new ECM-W5 wireless microphone kit
It'll cost you though.
The AI race is back on
Last week, Anthropic and OpenAI looked like they had the AI race to themselves, pulling ahead with increasingly powerful models that left their rivals in the dust. Google seemed h…
Now that Character.AI is going bankrupt, what happens to all of its users’ data?
New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed a years-long multi-state investigation against Character.AI as they now seek to require protections on consumer data sold through …
Deezer will let listeners completely filter out AI music
Good riddance.
As a TV enthusiast, I was hoping for more from the Apple TV 4K
It's been four long years since the last Apple TV 4K was released, and in that time there have been lots of hopes and dreams for features in whatever comes next. A new chip, 4K/12…
YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs
YouTube is adding a "Made with AI" label to tracks that were "altered or fully generated" using AI, with a similar approach to its existing process for applying AI labels to video…
Save up to 20 percent on gift cards for REI, Barnes & Noble, and more
While we cover a lot of deals on specific products, it’s rare that we find worthwhile savings on gift cards that let you save on essentially anything the store sells. However, unt…
Apple’s new HomeView smart display is $10 cheaper at Amazon
Apple only just announced on Tuesday that its first smart display, the HomeView, will arrive on November 13th, but you can already save a couple bucks on it. Right now, you can bu…
Sprout Pi adds Bluetooth, streaming, and USB-C to your aging iPod
There's an entire cottage industry of iPod mods out there, but Sprout Pi and Sprout Pico are two of the few full motherboard replacements that combine many of the most popular mod…
Xbox has a teeny new gamepad
The $50 Xbox Nano Controller is five inches long and weighs 3.5 ounces.
Anbernic’s next dual-screen handheld could replace your aging Nintendo 3DS
Anbernic shared a new video of its upcoming dual-screen handheld it announced last week showing the device playing 3DS, Xbox, and PS3 games through emulation. While competitors li…
YouTube Music adds new labels for AI-generated content
Now please let us hide all of it.
My AI doppelganger tells me what to eat
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change y…
Epic thinks you'll love its new vibe coded game launcher
Gross, Tim. Gross.
OpenAI claims an ex-employee took its product plans and presented them to Apple
OpenAI claims a former employee took more than 100 files related to its product plans before joining Apple. In a document filed on Wednesday, OpenAI accuses the unnamed employee o…
Netflix to lay off roughly 1,000 employees in biggest round of job cuts since 2022
That's about 6 percent of its current workforce.