Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri
Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri iPhone 17 Pro Max | Image: The Verge Apple had been reportedly pushing to introduce some big changes to Siri with iOS 26.4, but now the company is planning to introduce them in later versions of iOS, including iOS 26.5 and iOS 27, Bloomberg reports. Nearly a […]
Instagram and X have an impossible deepfake detection deadline
Instagram and X have an impossible deepfake detection deadline Just fix everything by next week, no pressure. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The best methods we currently have for detecting and labelling deepfakes online are about to get a stress test. India announced mandates on Tuesday that require social media platforms […]
How an ‘icepocalypse’ raises more questions about Meta’s biggest data center project
How an 'icepocalypse' raises more questions about Meta's biggest data center project Donna Collins lives about 20 miles from where Meta’s biggest data center is being built, in a house her family has lived in for five generations. Construction has thrown the small agricultural community in North Louisiana into the spotlight as a high-profile example […]
T-Mobile will live translate regular phone calls without an app
T-Mobile will live translate regular phone calls without an app Even an old flip phone should be able to use T-Mobile’s Live Translation. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is preparing to test a new AI feature that translates live phone calls into more than 50 languages. Live Translation is launching in beta […]
‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE
'Shut up and focus on the mission': Tech workers are frustrated by their companies' silence about ICE Keep your head down. Compartmentalize. Don’t make trouble. That’s what many tech workers are taking their CEOs’ strategic silence to mean, amid an immigration crackdown across the US by the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security. Widespread violence […]
ChatGPT’s deep research tool adds a built-in document viewer so you can read its reports
ChatGPT's deep research tool adds a built-in document viewer so you can read its reports OpenAI is updating ChatGPT’s deep research tool with a full-screen viewer that you can use to scroll through and navigate to specific areas of its AI-generated reports. As shown in a video shared by OpenAI, the built-in viewer allows you […]
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI Facebook is rolling out new AI features that let you animate your profile picture and restyle Stories and Memories. You’ll also be able to add animated backgrounds to text posts to make them pop in the feed. With the animated profile pictures, you’ll be able to give […]
Autodesk is suing Google over the name of its Flow AI videomaker
Autodesk is suing Google over the name of its Flow AI videomaker Google’s AI Flow tool launched last May. | Image: Google Autodesk, a company known for its suite of 3D design software, is suing Google over claims that it infringed on its “Flow” trademark, as reported earlier by Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in a […]
ChatGPT’s cheapest options now show you ads
ChatGPT's cheapest options now show you ads Ads will appear as labeled “sponsored” links. | Image: OpenAI ChatGPT users may soon start seeing ads in their chats as OpenAI announced on Monday that it’s officially beginning to test ads on its AI platform. They’ll appear as labeled “sponsored” links at the bottom of ChatGPT answers, […]
OpenAI will reportedly start testing ads in ChatGPT today
OpenAI will reportedly start testing ads in ChatGPT today OpenAI plans to start testing ads in ChatGPT today, according to a report from CNBC. The “clearly labeled” ads will appear in a separate area beneath your chat, OpenAI announced last month. A source close to the situation tells CNBC that OpenAI “expects ads to make […]