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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:48 EDT

FTC v. Meta: The antitrust battle over WhatsApp and Instagram

The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social networking services” through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the case […] Read more

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google’s ‘universal AI assistant’ prototype can now do stuff for you — and you don’t even have to ask

Since its original launch at Google I/O 2024, Project Astra has become a testing ground for Google's AI assistant ambitions. The multimodal, all-seeing bot is not a consumer product, really, and it won't soon be available to anyone outside of a small group of testers. What Astra represents instead is a collection of Google's biggest, […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google’s Gemini AI is coming to Chrome

Google is adding its Gemini AI assistant to Chrome, the company announced at Google I/O on Tuesday.  Initially, Gemini will be able to “clarify complex information on any webpage you’re reading or summarize information,” according to a blog post from Google Labs and Gemini VP Josh Woodward. Google envisions that Gemini in Chrome will later […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Xreal teases Project Aura smart glasses for Android XR

The Google smart glasses era is back, sort of. Today, Google and Xreal announced a strategic partnership for a new Android XR device called Project Aura at the Google I/O developer conference. This is officially the second Android XR device since the platform was launched last December. The first is Samsung’s Project Moohan, but that’s […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Android XR is getting stylish partners in Warby Parker and Gentle Monster

Google’s second era of smart glasses is off to a chic start. At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced that it’ll be partnering with Samsung, Gentle Monster, and Warby Parker to create smart glasses that people will actually want to wear. The partnership hints that Google is taking style a lot more seriously this […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google has a new tool just for making AI videos

Google wants to make it easier to create AI-generated videos, and it has a new tool to do it. It’s called Flow, and Google is announcing it alongside its new Veo 3 video generation model, more controls for its Veo 2 model, and a new image generation model, Imagen 4.  With Flow, you can use […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google says its new image AI can actually spell

Google is launching a new version of its image generation model, called Imagen 4, and the company says that it offers “stunning quality” and “superior typography.” “Our latest Imagen model combines speed with precision to create stunning images,” Eli Collins, VP of product at Google Deepmind, says in a blog post. “Imagen 4 has remarkable […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google Chrome will be able to automatically change your bad passwords

Google is going to let Chrome’s password manager automatically change your password when it detects one that is weak, the company announced at its Google I/O conference. “When Chrome detects a compromised password during sign-in, Google Password Manager prompts the user with an option to fix it automatically,” according to a blog post. “On supported […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

Google will let you ‘try on’ clothes with AI

Google is taking its virtual try-on feature to a new level. Instead of seeing what a piece of clothing might look like on a wide range of models, it’s now testing a feature that lets you upload a photo of yourself to see how it might look on you. The new feature is rolling out […] Read more

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:45 EDT

AI Mode is obviously the future of Google Search

There's a new tab in Google Search. You might have seen it recently. It's called AI Mode, and it brings a Gemini- or ChatGPT-style chatbot right into your web search experience. You can use it to find links, but also to quickly surface information, ask follow-up questions, or ask Google's AI models to synthesize things […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:41 EDT

Google is bringing an ‘Agent Mode’ to the Gemini app

Google is bringing an “Agent Mode” to the Gemini app and making some updates to its Project Mariner tool, CEO Sundar Pichai announced at Google I/O 2025. Project Mariner, Google’s AI agent tool that can search the web for you, can now oversee up to 10 simultaneous tasks, Pichai says.  Pichai also shared details on […] Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:39 EDT

Palestinian developer disrupts Microsoft keynote: ‘my people are suffering’

Microsoft’s Build developer conference has been interrupted by a protester for the second day in a row. Microsoft’s head of CoreAI, Jay Parikh, was on stage discussing the company’s Azure AI Foundry efforts when a Palestinian tech worker interrupted his keynote to protest against Microsoft’s contracts with the Israeli government. “Jay! My people are suffering!” […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:22 EDT

Gmail’s smart replies will use AI to pull context from your inbox and Drive

Gmail’s smart replies, which suggest potential replies to your emails, will be able to pull information from your Gmail inbox and from your Google Drive and better match your tone and style, all with help from Gemini, the company announced at I/O.  The improvements build on Google’s “contextual” upgrade to smart replies it introduced last […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 13:13 EDT

Google Meet can translate what you say into other languages

Google is bringing speech translation to Meet. During I/O on Tuesday, Google revealed a new Gemini-powered feature that can translate what you say into your conversation partner’s preferred language. Google says the AI-generated translation will preserve the sound of your voice, tone, and expression. The feature is rolling out now to subscribers, and Google will […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 12:47 EDT

The most powerful laser in the US recently produced 2 quadrillion watts of power

The University of Michigan has announced that its Zettawatt-Equivalent Ultrashort pulse laser System (ZEUS) produced 2 petawatts, or 2 quadrillion watts of power during its first experiment. That’s more than “100 times the global electricity power output,” according to the university, but don’t expect it to be harnessed to recreate the Death Star. Those intensely […] Read more

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 12:30 EDT

Google I/O 2025 live blog: Gemini takes center stage

We’re back at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, for Google I/O. This year, we’re not expecting much hardware, but we’re naturally expecting a lot of AI news. The pressure is on to prove that ChatGPT won’t make Google Search obsolete, and that Google has what it takes for Gemini to become a household […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 12:22 EDT

Fender’s free new recording app lets you simulate its iconic amps and pedals

Fender has released a free new recording app called Fender Studio that seems pretty powerful. The app, available on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux, supports multitrack recording and offers a host of effects that emulate guitar pedals and several of the company’s iconic amplifiers over the years.  Some of the simulated amps include a […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 12:00 EDT

Google I/O 2025: All the news and announcements

Google I/O starts today, and would you believe it? They’re going to talk about AI. After getting everything Android out of the way in last week’s dedicated Android Show, we’re expecting today’s I/O developer conference keynote to be one big AI show. Gemini, Project Astra, and everything in between are likely to be the focus […] Read more

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 11:38 EDT

Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle

The May 18th issue of the Chicago Sun-Times features dozens of pages of recommended summer activities: new trends, outdoor activities, and books to read. But some of the recommendations point to fake, AI-generated books, and other articles quote and cite people that don’t appear to exist. Alongside actual books like Call Me By Your Name […] Read more

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 05/20/2025 10:59 EDT

Netflix is turning mobile blockbuster Clash of Clans into an animated series

In the great big ‘ol list of games that are getting an adaptation you can now add Clash of Clans to the list. Supercell’s mobile strategy games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, two of the biggest, highest grossing games in the world, will serve as the foundation for a new animated series at Netflix.  […] Read more

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