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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 12:00 EDT

Google is putting AI Mode right in Search

Google is preparing to publicly unleash its AI Mode search engine tool for the first time. The company announced today that “a small percentage” of people in the US will start seeing an AI Mode tab in Google Search “in the coming weeks,” allowing users to test the search-centric chatbot outside of Google’s experimental Labs […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 12:00 EDT

Waymo is still good at avoiding serious death and destruction after 56.7 million miles

Waymo released a new study today that it says shows its fully driverless vehicles continuing to outperform human drivers after 56.7 million miles. The peer-reviewed study, which is slated for publication in Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, analyzes Waymo’s performance in 11 different crash scenarios compared to human drivers. In addition, it cites early evidence that […] Read more

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Tina Nguyen @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 11:55 EDT

Wikipedia is using (some) generative AI now

Wikipedia isn't replacing their human editors with artificial intelligence yet - but they're giving them a bit of an AI boost. On Wednesday, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, announced that it was integrating generative AI into its editing process as a means to help its volunteer and largely unpaid staff of moderators, […] Read more

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Nilay Patel @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 11:53 EDT

Mark Zuckerberg just declared war on the entire advertising industry

It's not really a secret that the advertising industry is about to get upended by AI - one reason big platform companies like Google and Meta have been so deeply invested in photo and video generation is because they know the first heavy users of those tools will be advertisers on their platforms. But no […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 10:47 EDT

Fortnite’s Star Wars season will let you fly an X-Wing and use Force Lightning

Fortnite’s new Star Wars-themed season will add new locations, weapons, skins, vehicles, and even new Force powers to the game when it kicks off on Friday, according to a blog post. The Fortnite island’s new Star Wars spots include a First Order base, a smuggler hub called the Outpost Enclave, a Resistance base with X-Wings, […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 10:41 EDT

Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 5 earbuds boost battery life but ditch heart rate tracking

Over two-and-a-half years after the last version was released, Anker’s Soundcore audio brand is updating its budget wireless earbuds with the new Liberty 5. Launching next week for $129.99 – cheaper than the Liberty 4 that debuted at $149.99 – the earbuds will feature improved active noise cancellation, longer battery life, and Dolby Audio support. […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 10:10 EDT

GM thanks Trump for the $5 billion tariff hit it expects to take

General Motors CEO Mary Barra kicked off her Q1 letter to shareholders by thanking “President Trump for his support of the U.S. automotive industry.” Several paragraphs later, things take a turn, with Barra projecting an impact of $4 billion to $5 billion as a result of Trump’s ever-changing tariffs. Barra’s letter was evidence of the delicate line […] Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 09:42 EDT

Pinterest is finally doing something about its AI infestation

Pinterest is making it easier for users to identify and avoid AI-generated slop on its platform. The company is launching new features that will automatically label images that are detected to be made or edited using generative AI, and allow users to see fewer of them when browsing for similar topics. “As people encounter AI-generated […] Read more

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 09:35 EDT

Jazz legend Kamasi Washington was influenced by anime, and now he’s making music for one

Even if you aren't big into jazz, there is a very good chance that you've heard the deep vibrations of Kamasi Washington's tenor sax. The Grammy-nominated musician has put out multiple studio albums, and counts Raphael Saadiq, Lauryn Hill, and Kendrick Lamar as some of his past collaborators. And more recently, he composed one of […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 09:31 EDT

Meta and Spotify are teaming up to lobby against Apple and Google

Meta has joined forces with Spotify, Garmin, Match, and others to form a lobby group to represent their interests, especially as they come into conflict with those of Apple and Google. The group’s first order of business is arguing that age verification should be the responsibility of app stores, and not the apps themselves. Bloomberg […] Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 09:00 EDT

Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide

Microsoft is raising the prices of its Xbox Series S / X consoles, Xbox controllers, and even some new Xbox games around the world. Starting today, Microsoft says it has adjusted its recommended retailer pricing for its Xbox consoles and controllers worldwide, and that it’s also planning to adjust the pricing of some of its […] Read more

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Todd Haselton @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 08:36 EDT

Apple sure has had a rough 2025

It's been a rough start to 2025 for the world's most valuable company. Apple now faces three huge headwinds against its business: President Trump's tariffs and whatever impact those might have on shipments from Asia; the possibility that it could lose its lucrative deal with Google to serve as the default search engine; and a […] Read more

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Jacob Kastrenakes @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 08:04 EDT

‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store

In 2021, a federal judge ruled that Apple had to loosen its grip, ever so slightly, on the App Store. On Wednesday, nearly four years later, that same judge found that Apple deliberately failed to do so and tried to hide its noncompliance in the process. In a furious opinion, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 05:43 EDT

Tesla board denies report it wanted to replace Elon Musk

Tesla has hit back following a Wall Street Journal report that its board had initiated a search for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk, taking to Musk’s social platform X to call the claim “absolutely false.” According to the WSJ report, about a month ago Tesla’s board began the process of hunting for a […] Read more

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 05/01/2025 02:44 EDT

EcoFlow Wave 3 review: a portable A/C and heater that’s better in every way

I've been testing the EcoFlow Wave 3, a follow-up to the all-in-one battery-powered air conditioner, heater, and fan I reviewed last summer. EcoFlow has dialed back its absurd marketing with a more powerful unit that can be recharged through several methods, including the sun. Only now it can automatically (try to) maintain a set temperature […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/30/2025 22:19 EDT

Apple exec ‘outright lied’ during Epic trial

In her ruling banning Apple from charging a commission on purchases made outside the App Store, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers says that an Apple executive “outright lied under oath.” According to Gonzalez Rogers, Alex Roman, vice president of finance at Apple, gave testimony that was “replete with misdirection and outright lies.” The judge writes that […] Read more

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 04/30/2025 22:10 EDT

Sam Altman’s eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US

Over the past few years, what sounds like an episode of Black Mirror has been unfolding in real life: millions of people around the world have agreed to let metallic orbs scan their eyes in exchange for receiving blockchain-based ID and a cryptocurrency called Worldcoin. Beginning this week, Worldcoin (WLD) will be available in most […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/30/2025 19:58 EDT

Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US

Following a court order that blocks Apple from taking a commission on purchases made outside the App Store, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says on X that the company plans to bring Fortnite back to iOS in the US “next week.” The app hasn’t been available on iOS in the US since August 2020, when […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 04/30/2025 18:58 EDT

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store

In a major ruling on Wednesday, a judge ruled that, effective immediately, Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps and blocks the company from restricting how developers can point users to where they can make purchases outside of apps. The ruling was issued as part of Epic Games’ ongoing […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 04/30/2025 18:18 EDT

Mark Zuckerberg is planning a premium tier and ads for Meta’s AI app

The Meta AI app could soon get a paid tier, similar to the ones offered by rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the plan during a Q1 2025 earnings call on Wednesday, saying there’s an opportunity to offer a “premium service for people who want to unlock more compute or […] Read more

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