Trump’s AI chief’s big Iran warning gets big time ignored
Trump's AI chief's big Iran warning gets big time ignored Sec. Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump, and David Sacks during The White House Digital Assets Summit in Washington, DC, on Friday, March 7, 2025. | Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the politics of technology […]
DLSS 5: Has Nvidia’s AI graphics technology gone too far?
DLSS 5: Has Nvidia's AI graphics technology gone too far? Nvidia has revealed a new “3D guided neural rendering model” called DLSS 5 that can change a game’s lighting and materials in real-time, and… many gamers aren’t happy. From DLSS 5 memes to complaints about how it’s “yassified” Resident Evil Requiem characters in demos, the […]
Now everyone in the US is getting Google’s personalized Gemini AI
Now everyone in the US is getting Google's personalized Gemini AI Google announced on Tuesday that all users in the US will now have access to its Personal Intelligence feature, which lets you connect various Google apps to provide context for Gemini’s responses and suggestions. Access was previously limited to Google AI Pro and AI […]
Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM
Teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over Grok's AI-generated CSAM Three Tennessee teens are suing Elon Musk’s xAI over claims that the company’s Grok AI chatbot generated sexualized images and videos of themselves as minors, as reported earlier by The Washington Post. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed on Monday, accuses Musk and other xAI leaders […]
Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone
Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he's not an AI clone Deepfake rumors started after social media users claimed Netanyahu is depicted in this video with six fingers on his right hand (seen left). | Image: Israel Government Press Office Social media platforms are currently awash with conspiracy theories claiming that Benjamin Netanyahu has been […]
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's homepage Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo. It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a long time ago Yahoo paid Google to run the search box on its website, and basically […]
OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
OpenAI's adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic So when exactly is smut considered porn? | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images OpenAI’s delayed “adult mode” for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot’s ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to […]
Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is coming to current-gen Xbox consoles this year
Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant is coming to current-gen Xbox consoles this year Xbox is getting ready to launch its Gaming Copilot AI assistant on “current-generation consoles” this year, according to a report from GamesRadar. Sonali Yadav, Xbox’s product manager for gaming AI, revealed the news during a panel at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), adding […]
Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying ‘Is this still available?’ messages
Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying 'Is this still available?' messages Facebook Marketplace is adding a bunch of new AI-powered tools that are supposed to make selling items on the platform a little more efficient. One feature will use Meta AI to automatically respond to those annoying “Is this still available?” messages. You can […]
Gemini’s task automation is here and it’s wild
Gemini's task automation is here and it's wild Computers ordering cappuccinos. A couple of weeks ago, Google and Samsung announced a big Gemini development coming to their newest devices: task automation. Starting with food delivery and rideshare apps, Gemini would be able to use certain apps on your behalf in a virtual window to take […]