Google Translate brings real-time speech translations to any headphones
Google Translate brings real-time speech translations to any headphones Google Translate’s latest update brings live speech translations, originally available only on the Pixel Buds, to any headphones you want, with support for over 70 languages. It’s rolling out today in beta and just requires a compatible Android phone with the Translate app (unlike Apple’s similar […]
I quit all my AI fitness plans, and I feel free
I quit all my AI fitness plans, and I feel free AI sure does use a lot of words to say very little. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to […]
How to vibe-write a country hit
How to vibe-write a country hit You may not even know it, but you’ve almost certainly encountered songs made mostly or even entirely with AI. If you’ve scrolled on TikTok the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard “I Run” a few times, but there are countless others making their way around social and music platforms. […]
New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
New York's new law forces advertisers to say when they're using AI avatars New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul’s announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a “common sense” […]
Disney accuses Google of copyright infringement on a ‘massive scale’ following deal with OpenAI
Disney accuses Google of copyright infringement on a 'massive scale' following deal with OpenAI Disney has accused Google of engaging in copyright infringement on a “massive scale,” claiming its AI models have generated images resembling characters from Frozen, Deadpool, Star Wars, and others, according to a report from Variety. In a cease-and-desist letter sent to […]
Adobe sees a bright future as AI bet pays off
Adobe sees a bright future as AI bet pays off Entrenching generative AI into Adobe’s creative software ecosystem is paying off, according to the company’s latest earnings. While its share price has fallen by more than 37 percent this year at the time of writing, Adobe is reporting a bump in annual profits driven by […]
I couldn’t fix it with iFixit’s AI FixBot
I couldn't fix it with iFixit's AI FixBot My classic Sony CRT television won’t power on. My living room is chilly because my Mitsubishi heat pump isn’t putting out enough hot air. I want my Japanese N64 to play US games, too, but I’ve been too busy to pop the hood. What if I had […]
Meta might charge for a future AI model
Meta might charge for a future AI model Meta’s next AI model could mark a change in its “open source” AI strategy that Mark Zuckerberg had called “the path forward.” Currently, the company is working on a new AI model, code-named Avocado, that it might charge for access to, Bloomberg reports. Last year, Meta launched […]
No one knows what to call these things
No one knows what to call these things Meta calls its Ray-Ban glasses AI glasses. I asked a simple question at Google’s Project Aura demo last week. What do you call these things? To my surprise, multiple people launched into a vigorous discussion on the taxonomy of glasses-shaped face computers. It turns out “smart glasses” […]
AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the key
AI companies want a new internet — and they think they've found the key Over the past 18 months, the largest AI companies in the world have quietly settled on an approach to building the next generation of apps and services – an approach that would allow AI agents from any company to easily access […]