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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 17:44 EDT

Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM

Three Tennessee teens are suing Elon Musk's xAI over claims that the company's Grok AI chatbot generated sexualized images and videos of themselves as minors, as reported earlier by The Washington Post. The proposed class action lawsuit, filed on Monday, accuses Musk and other xAI leaders of knowing that Grok would produce AI-generated child sexual […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 17:21 EDT

Ecovacs’ Deebot X8 and X9 Pro Omni robovacs are nearly 50 percent off

If you like the idea of spring cleaning but not the part where you actually have to clean, both the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni and newer X9 Pro Omni have dropped to their lowest prices to date ahead of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, which officially kicks off on March 25th. The X8 Pro Omni is available […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 16:41 EDT

Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone

Social media platforms are currently awash with conspiracy theories claiming that Benjamin Netanyahu has been killed or injured and replaced by AI-generated deepfakes. Between clips that supposedly show the Israeli Prime Minister sporting extra fingers and drinking from a bottomless, gravity-defying cup of coffee, only one thing is apparent: reality used to be much easier […] Read more ›

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 16:30 EDT

Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform

Nvidia added two leading Chinese automakers, BYD and Geely, to its robotaxi program, as the chipmaker seeks to put its stamp on the growing autonomous vehicle market worldwide. At its GTX conference today, Nvidia announced that BYD and Geely, as well as Isuzu and Nissan, would use the chipmaker's Drive Hyperion platform, which combines the […] Read more ›

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 16:30 EDT

I met Olaf — the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks

You know Olaf. Before K-Pop Demon Hunters, before Wicked, it was Disney's Frozen that blasted show tunes like "Let it Go" and "Into the Unknown" into our lives. My little girls loved belting those tunes. So when I met Olaf, the Disney Imagineering robot, I kept thinking: I can't wait for my kids to meet […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 14:07 EDT

Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight

Sony's upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more. Digital Foundry got a chance to test some of them and found that the "new upscaler delivers the kind of upgrade we were looking for […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 13:04 EDT

Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT

On Friday, Encyclopedia Britannica and dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that it used their copyrighted content to train its AI, then generated responses that were "substantially similar" to their content, as previously reported by Reuters. According to Britannica, OpenAI repeatedly copied its content without permission, stating, "GPT-4 itself has 'memorized' much […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 13:00 EDT

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max and 4K Plus sticks are up to 50 percent off 

Since Amazon rolled out its redesigned Fire TV OS, Amazon’s latest streaming sticks are even better than ever. And right now, both the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Stick 4K Plus are back at their best prices yet during Amazon’s early Big Spring Sale event. You can buy the Fire TV Stick […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 11:14 EDT

Amazon’s best Echo speakers and screens just got their biggest discounts

While Amazon’s previous lineup of Echo speakers and smart displays was boring, frankly, its late 2025 hardware refresh brought better hardware, improved performance, and Alexa Plus to several models. If you feel like your room(s) could benefit from speakers to deliver tunes, audiobooks, or podcasts to more corners of your home, or screens to show […] Read more ›

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Nilay Patel @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 11:00 EDT

Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web’s homepage

Today, I’m talking with Jim Lanzone, who is the CEO of Yahoo. It’s basically impossible to sum up the Yahoo story, but the short version of it is that a long time ago Yahoo paid Google to run the search box on its website, and basically everything has gone sideways since. You’ll hear Jim refer […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 10:55 EDT

This chair gives half-worn clothes a home

Seating technology may have reached its peak for those of us who struggle to keep our lightly worn clothing piles away from furniture. The Laundry Chair - developed by YouTuber and viral inventor Simone Giertz - is now available to buy through a Kickstarter campaign, providing a storage solution that still functions as a usable […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 09:30 EDT

Apple’s $549 AirPods Max 2 add better ANC and live translation

Apple has just announced the AirPods Max 2 with better noise cancellation and sound quality. The second generation of Apple's over-ear headphones starts at $549 and comes equipped with an H2 chip, powering features like adaptive audio, conversation awareness, voice isolation, and AI-powered live translation, which translates speech in real-time. As noted by Apple, the […] Read more ›

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 08:49 EDT

This is not a fly uploaded to a computer

Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual "embodied fly" tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and excited commenters who didn't seem to understand what it was they were excited about. The videos came from San Francisco-based Eon Systems, which says it's working toward "digital human intelligence" and claims it wants to […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 08:00 EDT

The classic Apple Macintosh mouse inspired Spigen’s retro AirPods case

If you've already given your iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max a retro '80s facelift with Spigen's Macintosh 128K and Apple Lisa-inspired Classic LS cases, you might as well make your wireless earbuds match. But instead of making the AirPods Pro 3 look like a decades-old desktop computer, Spigen's case turns them into a replica […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 07:18 EDT

OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to […] Read more ›

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Arielle Duhaime-Ross @ The Verge · 03/16/2026 06:00 EDT

My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness

One of the first major crashes I experienced as a chronically ill person happened on an unusually sunny January day in New York City. It was 2023, and I was riding my bike with a friend, flying high from the exercise. We'd covered just over 40 miles on mostly flat ground, a longish ride, but […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 03/15/2026 15:35 EDT

Aether OS is computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol

Aether OS puts a full-fledged desktop in your browser that ties directly into the AT Protocol. That means it connects to your Bluesky account and other public records. It offers a pretty full suite of apps, 42 in total, covering text editing, task management, and social media. There's even a rudimentary tracker for making chiptunes, […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 03/15/2026 12:45 EDT

Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026

Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record. Well, I hadn't actually heard it yet, but now I'm obsessed. The group consists of siblings Raul and Paulina Sotomayor from Mexico City. Wabi Sabi is their first […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 03/15/2026 10:13 EDT

AI Czar David Sacks wants Trump to ‘get out’ of Iran

David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, has warned that a continued war in Iran could be catastrophic. On the All In podcast, Sacks said that "we should try to find the off-ramp." He expressed concern that Iran could demolish oil and gas infrastructure across the Middle East, but more alarmingly, that it […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 03/15/2026 10:00 EDT

AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion

If you've got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a character's voice throughout a scene, there's a job listing calling for your experience. The catch: You won't be performing in a theater, a film studio, or an underground performance space. You'd be using your talents […] Read more ›

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