The FCC is letting ISPs hide fees on your broadband bill
The FCC is letting ISPs hide fees on your broadband bill The FCC is moving to dismantle a rule requiring internet service providers to publish detailed “nutrition labels” for their service plans, just over a year after the requirement went into effect. The changes it’s proposing could roll back transparency requirements that took years to […]
The Bose Ultra gen 2 earbuds are still chunky, but their ANC is incredible
The Bose Ultra gen 2 earbuds are still chunky, but their ANC is incredible With the second-gen Ultra Earbuds, Bose has again delivered top-notch noise-canceling performance. Bose has built its modern reputation on noise-canceling performance, offering the best in class for a good two decades, since the launch of the QuietComfort headphones in 2000. But […]
God will be declared by a panel of experts
God will be declared by a panel of experts What is AGI? We know it stands for Artificial General Intelligence. That’s a good start. But what does AGI mean, really? And how do we know when we’ve achieved it? For that matter, who decides we’ve achieved it? Does the AGI decide? This week, as OpenAI […]
A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it
A bizarre Windows 11 bug duplicates Task Manager instead of closing it The Task Manager isn’t managing its tasks. | Image: u/Hary06 If you’re a Windows 11 user who frequently uses the Task Manager tool, you should probably avoid Microsoft’s latest OS update. Reddit users and my colleague Tom Warren are reporting that a bug […]
Microsoft’s agent platform play
Microsoft's agent platform play Jay Parikh in 2018. | Photo: Andrej Sokolow / Getty Images 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. To understand how Microsoft sees its role in the AI race, look at what […]
Tim Cook says more AIs are coming to Apple Intelligence
Tim Cook says more AIs are coming to Apple Intelligence Tim Cook says Apple has plans to embed more third-party AI tools into the company’s operating systems. “Our intention is to integrate with more people over time,” Cook said in an interview with CNBC. Apple has already embedded ChatGPT into Siri, with a Google Gemini […]
Samsung’s AirPods Pro look-alikes have fallen to their best price in months
Samsung's AirPods Pro look-alikes have fallen to their best price in months Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro received a decent price drop during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale, but if you held off on picking them up, your patience has been rewarded. Right now, the noise-canceling earbuds are available for around $165 ($85 off) at […]
Windows 11’s Vision Pro-like remote desktop is now widely available on Quest 3
Windows 11's Vision Pro-like remote desktop is now widely available on Quest 3 Microsoft has officially released its Windows 11 remote desktop feature across Meta’s Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets. The feature can beam multiple high-resolution monitors to your Quest headset, while also allowing you to try an immersive ultrawide mode, similar to what […]
Canva’s new ‘Creative Operating System’ is actually a marketing workspace
Canva's new 'Creative Operating System' is actually a marketing workspace This “OS” won’t be running your computer or mobile device. Canva is introducing new digital marketing and video-editing tools, built around what the company is calling a “world-first” design-focused AI model. These launches are part of an overhaul to the design platforms Visual Suite workplace […]
The discounted SwitchBot Bot can add smarts to your monitor and coffee maker for just $24
The discounted SwitchBot Bot can add smarts to your monitor and coffee maker for just $24 The smart button pusher is down to one of its best prices. You don’t necessarily have to buy a bunch of pricey new smart devices to enjoy the convenience of a smart home. The SwitchBot Bot offers an easy, […]