Adobe’s conversational AI agent is a mediocre design intern
Adobe's conversational AI agent is a mediocre design intern It explained the process of how it made these edits beautifully, I’m just not terribly impressed by the results. | Images by Jess Weatherbed / The Verge AI image tools rarely make me feel like I’m part of the creative process. They are, after all, mostly […]
Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a speed boost and cleaner design
Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a speed boost and cleaner design Microsoft is launching a revamped version of Microsoft 365 Copilot, offering a cleaner design that the company claims loads twice as fast. As part of this update, Copilot will provide more reliable and structured responses that are easier to scan, according to Microsoft. The redesign, […]
These new iOS 27 renders hint at Siri’s big redesign
These new iOS 27 renders hint at Siri's big redesign Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul, expected to arrive in iOS 27, might look a lot like ChatGPT with a splash of Liquid Glass. Renders from Bloomberg offer a preview of iOS 27, including the new app and chat interface for Siri. The renders are “based on […]
This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama
This smart bird feeder captures more of my backyard drama This smart bird feeder sees more but with less whimsy. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Since moving to South Carolina’s Lowcountry, I’ve been spellbound by the myriad of beautiful birds that share the coast with us – ospreys raising their babies […]
YouTube is putting AI labels where you’ll actually see them
YouTube is putting AI labels where you'll actually see them The labels are more prominent, and they actually say “AI” now. | Image: YouTube / The Verge In the wake of Google expanding its AI verification efforts at I/O, YouTube is now finally going to start taking AI labeling seriously. YouTube has announced that it’s […]
Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot ‘personalities’
Hackers are learning to exploit chatbot 'personalities' This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on AI mischief, follow Robert Hart. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Hacking the first generation of […]
Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild
Google's new anything-to-anything AI model is wild Just a stuffed deer having the time of his life. | Image: Gemini / The Verge Last year I deepfaked my kid’s stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation. It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted […]
Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for
Google's AI search is so broken it can 'disregard' what you're looking for Google’s AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. Earlier on Friday, if you searched for the term “disregard,” the AI Overview section would include a response like what you’d see from a more traditional AI chatbot instead of the […]
Samsung’s memory chip employees negotiated $340,000 bonuses this year
Samsung's memory chip employees negotiated $340,000 bonuses this year 48,000 Samsung workers had threatened to strike unless bonus caps were lifted. | Photo: Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images Details have emerged about a tentative deal struck between Samsung and semiconductor employees who had threatened to strike. The deal reportedly makes some workers eligible […]
Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers
Anthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk's data centers Earlier this month, SpaceX and Anthropic announced a new compute partnership that provides access to the rocket company’s Colossus data centers in Memphis, TN. Now, with the release of SpaceX’s IPO filing, we have more details about that deal, including how […]