ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free
ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free The Photoshop app for ChatGPT will provide UI interfaces like sliders for some editing requests. Adobe is giving ChatGPT users some new capabilities for designing and editing their work without having to switch apps. New apps for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe […]
The AI industry’s biggest week: Google’s rise, RL mania, and a party boat
The AI industry's biggest week: Google's rise, RL mania, and a party boat This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Reinforcement learning (RL) is the next frontier, Google is surging, and the party scene has gotten […]
Both sides of the aisle hate the AI moratorium
Both sides of the aisle hate the AI moratorium Hello and welcome to Regulator. If you’re a subscriber, you are stalwart and true, and if you’re here from the internet, prove your chivalry and worth by subscribing to The Verge here. (And if you’re David Sacks: we said what we said.) As of Tuesday, President […]
Google is powering a new US military AI platform
Google is powering a new US military AI platform The Department of Defense is announcing its own “bespoke” AI platform, GenAI.mil, and Google Cloud’s Gemini will be the first AI tool available on it, according to a press release. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (who has dubbed himself Secretary of War, though the name has […]
I’m obsessed with Redfin’s AI search
I'm obsessed with Redfin's AI search A girl can dream. | Image: Redfin / The Verge Look, I’m as fed up as the next guy with AI chatbots stuffed into every app. I don’t want to brainstorm coverage options with an LLM every time I renew my car insurance. I’d much rather message a human […]
RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage
RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage Random access memory, or RAM, is in just about every piece of technology we use. But it’s also the technology that AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta are using to power the servers in their massive data centers. Now, the world’s biggest memory […]
Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam
Data center construction moratorium is gaining steam A Microsoft data center under construction in Aldie, Virginia, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images More than 230 groups including Food & Water Watch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Greenpeace are demanding a pause on the construction of any new data centers in the […]
iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’
iFixit's FixBot helps with repairs 'the way a master technician would' The iFixit app rolls together its guides, battery health tools, and a new AI chatbot. DIY repair site iFixit has launched its own app for iOS and Android, featuring its extensive library of repair guides and resources, a battery health monitor, and a new […]
Anthropic is bringing Claude Code to Slack
Anthropic is bringing Claude Code to Slack Slack users can now access Anthropic’s Claude Code directly in Slack by tagging Claude on coding-related messages and threads. The new feature is launching today in beta as a research preview. When Claude is tagged, it will now automatically scan the message to see if it’s a coding […]
OpenAI says it’s disabled ad-like app promotions in ChatGPT
OpenAI says it's disabled ad-like app promotions in ChatGPT OpenAI has turned off some promotional app messages in ChatGPT after users complained that the chatbot was showing them ads. In a post on X, OpenAI’s chief research officer, Mark Chen, said that the company is working to improve the experience after showing ChatGPT users in-app […]