Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
Amazon's Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock Amazon’s smart doorbell company Ring is now working with the AI-powered surveillance camera company Flock. According to a letter sent to the company by Sen. Ron Wyden, Flock had allowed data access to the Secret Service and the Navy — as well as ICE, as previously […]
SteelSeries makes some of the best wireless gaming earbuds, and they’re 36 percent off
SteelSeries makes some of the best wireless gaming earbuds, and they're 36 percent off The Arctis Buds are great for gaming, whether you use a Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PlayStation 5, or Steam Deck. | Image: The Verge When I have to decide which wireless gaming earbuds that I want to use, it’s a tough […]
OpenAI suspends MLK deepfakes on Sora after ‘disrespectful’ videos
OpenAI suspends MLK deepfakes on Sora after 'disrespectful' videos A real, and not AI generated photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Image: Getty Images OpenAI said on Thursday night that it has “paused” deepfakes of Martin Luther King Jr. on its social app Sora after users created “disrespectful” AI-generated videos of the late civil […]
Apple TV will be the only place to watch F1 in the US, starting next year
Apple TV will be the only place to watch F1 in the US, starting next year Apple and Formula 1 announced a five-year partnership today that will bring the races exclusively to Apple TV in the US, starting in 2026, when it will replace the series’ current deal with ESPN. Apple: Apple TV will deliver […]
AI can’t even turn on the lights
AI can't even turn on the lights Large language models are currently everyone’s solution to everything. The technology’s versatility is part of its appeal: the use cases for generative AI seem both huge and endless. But then you use the stuff, and not enough of it works very well. And you wonder what we’re really accomplishing here. […]
Meta is adding more parental controls for teen AI use
Meta is adding more parental controls for teen AI use An early look at Instagram’s parental controls for teen AI use. After enthusiastically rolling AI chatbots out everywhere, Meta has announced new options for parents to get an idea of how teens are chatting with the digital characters and set some limits on use. The […]
Anthropic connects Claude to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive
Anthropic connects Claude to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive Anthropic is integrating its Claude AI assistant with Microsoft 365 services so it can surface content from Word documents, Teams messages, and Outlook emails in conversations with the chatbot. It’s part of a series of updates to Claude to make the chatbot more useful at work. […]
AT&T is raising home internet prices for the second year in a row
AT&T is raising home internet prices for the second year in a row Everything seems to be getting back-to-back price hikes right now, why not your home internet bill too? AT&T is raising prices by $5 a month on all AT&T Internet plans, the company confirms to The Verge. That’s on top of its $5-a-month […]
MacBook Pro rumor points to OLED, touchscreen upgrades next year
MacBook Pro rumor points to OLED, touchscreen upgrades next year Apple just announced 14-inch MacBook Pro updates that add a new generation M5 processor, faster storage, and a promise of 24-hour battery life, but Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman now reports next year’s refresh will be more thorough. For several years, Gurman has said that, according to […]
Amazon shares a ‘first look’ at new nuclear facility
Amazon shares a 'first look' at new nuclear facility A rendering of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility. | Image: X-energy via Amazon Amazon shared some new details about its plans to help deploy more nuclear energy across Washington State, where the company is headquartered. About a year ago, Amazon announced an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of […]