The confusing state of Apple Intelligence
The confusing state of Apple Intelligence Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge The first bits of Apple Intelligence are starting to show up on people’s phones. The features in iOS 18.1 are fairly basic: summarizing messages, writing emails, that kind of thing. Apple is already letting developers play with iOS 18.2, though, which looks like […]
Adobe execs say artists need to embrace AI or get left behind
Adobe execs say artists need to embrace AI or get left behind Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Adobe is going all in on generative AI models and tools, even if that means turning away creators who dislike the technology. Artists who refuse to embrace AI in their work are “not […]
The company behind Arc is now building a second, much simpler browser
The company behind Arc is now building a second, much simpler browser One of the many prototypes The Browser Company is building for its next browser. | Image: The Browser Company Stop me if this sounds familiar: The Browser Company is building a browser that it thinks can make your internet life a little more […]
OpenAI plans to release its next big AI model by December
OpenAI plans to release its next big AI model by December Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI plans to launch Orion, its next frontier model, by December, The Verge has learned. Unlike the release of OpenAI’s last two models, GPT-4o and o1, Orion won’t initially be released widely through ChatGPT. Instead, OpenAI […]
Apple Intelligence bug bounty invites researchers to test its privacy claims
Apple Intelligence bug bounty invites researchers to test its privacy claims Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is inviting investigations into the Private Cloud Compute (PCC) system that powers more computationally intensive Apple Intelligence requests. The company is also expanding its bug bounty program to offer payouts of up to $1,000,000 for people who […]
Notion is making a super customizable email app
Notion is making a super customizable email app Image: Notion After taking on calendar apps earlier this year, Notion is ready to tackle emails with a fully customizable app launching next year. Much like Notion’s other tools, the company says Mail will “distill email down to its building blocks,” allowing you to create an inbox […]
Overwatch 2 is officially bringing back 6v6 in testing this December
Overwatch 2 is officially bringing back 6v6 in testing this December Image: Blizzard Blizzard is bringing back 6v6 matches in testing for Overwatch 2 when it launches its next season in December. The company had previously switched the series to a 5v5 format, and Blizzard is now trying these tests to find how it can […]
What to expect from Apple’s ‘week’ of Mac announcements
What to expect from Apple's 'week' of Mac announcements What to expect from Apple’s ‘week’ of Mac announcements The M3 Pro generation of MacBook Pros arrived about one year ago in October 2023. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Another round of Apple devices is about to arrive. After launching new iPhones, […]
Departing OpenAI leader says no company is ready for AGI
Departing OpenAI leader says no company is ready for AGI Image: The Verge Miles Brundage, OpenAI’s senior adviser for the readiness of AGI (aka human-level artificial intelligence), delivered a stark warning as he announced his departure on Wednesday: no one is prepared for artificial general intelligence, including OpenAI itself. “Neither OpenAI nor any other frontier […]
Air taxi maker Lilium is out of money and will cease operations
Air taxi maker Lilium is out of money and will cease operations Lilium’s Jet eVTOL. | Image: Lilium Two years before German air taxi manufacturer Lilium promised to deliver its first two aircraft to customers, the air taxi pioneer has run out of money and will imminently stop making them. In a filing to the […]