You can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AI
You can now remix other people's YouTube Shorts with AI Google announced a new YouTube Shorts Remix feature that lets users restyle clips or even insert themselves into other people’s videos using Gemini Omni. Now, at the bottom of a YouTube Short, when you click the remix icon, you’ll see an option to “reimagine” it. […]
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he’s “widely respected across gaming, media, and technology,” according to Xbox CEO Asha […]
It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems
It's make or break time for AI labeling systems If robust AI labeling was in place when these swagged out images of Pope Francis went viral, it may have been easier for people to tell they were fake. | Image: via Reddit / u/trippy_art_special We’re about to find out if the systems designed to make […]
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
If Google can't make AI agents useful, maybe no one can For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern. Over the past six months, that has started to change, thanks largely to the viral open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. And among […]
‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans
'It's in the air': Apple TV's hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans Margo’s Got Money Troubles. | Image: Apple Apple TV is best known for its lineup of science fiction shows and feel-good sitcoms, but of late the streaming service has veered in a different direction. A pair of its current buzziest shows […]
Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple's Handoff At launch, Continue On will only allow you to move tasks from a phone to a tablet. | Image: Google Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple’s Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right […]
Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time
Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time Samsung Electronics workers attended a rally outside the company’s semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek on April 23rd, ahead of the planned strike. | Photo by SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers are gearing up for an 18-day strike after bonus payment negotiations […]
Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist A Pixel Watch 4 running Wear OS 6, not Wear OS 7. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Among the flurry of today’s Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to […]
Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?
Demis Hassabis said this might be the 'foothills of the singularity.' What? Welcome to a “profound moment for humanity,” according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O’s keynote presentation on Tuesday, saying: Google’s cutting-edge research and products will help unlock AGI’s incredible potential for the benefit of the entire world. When […]
We react to Google I/O 2026
We react to Google I/O 2026 What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind’s leader saying the singularity is near. The Vergecast went live right after the show, with Senior AI Reporter Hayden Field […]