Image: Free Our Feeds Technology advocates and celebrities are backing the launch of Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to âsave social media from billionaire capture.â The project aims to raise $30 million over three years to support the development of a social media ecosystem powered by the AT Protocol, or the decentralized network powering Bluesky. The raised funds will go toward launching a public interest foundation to support the... Read more âș
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Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Samsung is making the Galaxy Ring available to more people by adding size 14 and 15 rings to its options starting on January 22nd. With the expansion, which was rumored last month, the company says its ring sizes now run from five to 15, though it caveats that both size and color availability will vary by market. The new sizes bring the Galaxy... Read more âș
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Mercedes-Benzâs MBUX Virtual Assistant will use Google Gemini on the cloud. | Image: Mercedes-Benz / Google Google Cloudâs new Automotive AI Agent platform promises to âcontinue conversations and reference informationâ throughout usersâ drives, and the first car announced with it is the new Mercedes CLA. That car has the next-generation MB.OS operating system with an upgraded MBUX Virtual Assistant. When Mercedes revealed it at CES in 2024, it didnât say... Read more âș
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8BitDoâs mobile controller offers a little more grip than others we recommend. | Image: 8BitDo While the cradle-style Backbone One is a great mobile controller we often recommend, itâs not the right choice for everyone. Thankfully, 8BitDoâs Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller is a cheaper alternative for Android users, one thatâs available at Amazon in black for $39.99 ($10 off) for the first time. Thatâs well below the Backbone Oneâs $100... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Microsoft is creating a new engineering group thatâs focused on artificial intelligence. Led by former Meta engineering chief Jay Parikh, the new CoreAI â Platform and Tools division will combine Microsoftâs Dev Div and AI platform teams together, alongside some employees on the Office of the CTO team, to focus on building an AI platform and tools for both Microsoft and its customers. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella... Read more âș
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Last week, major location data broker Gravy Analytics disclosed a data breach that may have resulted in the theft of precise location data for millions of people, reports TechCrunch. That appears to include data from popular mobile games like Candy Crush, as well as dating apps, pregnancy tracking apps, and more, as 404 Media wrote on Thursday, following up its report of... Read more âș
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Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: Amazon AWS chief Matt Garman says Amazon is already seeing the benefits of its massive AI investments. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more âș
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Image: Adobe Adobe is launching new generative AI tools that can automate labor-intensive production tasks like editing large batches of images and translating video presentations. The most notable is âFirefly Bulk Create,â an app that allows users to quickly resize up to 10,000 images or replace all of their backgrounds in a single click instead of tediously editing each picture individually. The tool was created by combining several of Adobeâs... Read more âș
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Image: The Verge Decentralized social network Mastodon has announced plans to transfer its ownership to a new non-profit entity. Ownership of Mastodon will move away from the control of CEO Eugen Rochko, in contrast to the power exerted by other social media CEOs like Meta co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk. âSimply, we are going to transfer ownership of key Mastodon ecosystem and platform components to a new... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nvidia is cozying up to the incoming Trump administration after criticizing new AI rules just announced by the Biden administration meant to keep advanced chips and AI models under the control of the United States and its allies. The President-elect will ultimately have the final decision on whether to enforce the new AI rules. If implemented, the âInterim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence... Read more âș
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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at the Department of Transportation offices in Washington, DC. | Photo by Cheriss May for The Verge The outgoing transportation secretary on EVs, robotaxis, Trump, Musk, and the work still left to do. The outlook for electric vehicles is looking really shaky. Sales are up for most companies not named âTesla,â but with Donald Trump promising to eliminate all of the generous subsidies and tax... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Tom Conrad, a longtime veteran of the tech industry who joined Sonosâ board of directors in 2017, has been appointed interim CEO following todayâs ouster of Patrick Spence. And in his first letter as the (temporary) new boss, Conrad hits on a number of things that will likely be music to the ears of rank-and-file Sonos employees. âIâve heard from many of you about... Read more âș
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Image: Sonos In 2024, Sonos gave everyone a valuable lesson on the worst way to introduce a redesigned app. It was too soon, too buggy, and too careless. In May 2024, Sonos released a completely rebuilt and overhauled mobile app for Android and iOS. The new software was meant to improve performance, make the app feel more customizable, and allow for new features in the future. But customers immediately complained... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge As chief executive, Spence oversaw many successful products. But there was no coming back from last yearâs app debacle: it has finally led to his ouster. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is resigning from the company today, effective immediately, with board member Tom Conrad filling the role of interim CEO. Itâs the most dramatic development yet in an eight-month saga that has proven to be... Read more âș
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Image: Blue Origin Blue Origin is preparing for one of its biggest launches yet. On Monday morning, the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space company will attempt to send its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. The launch window opened at 1AM ET, and the latest update on the NG-1 mission from Blue Origin has set its countdown for a launch at 2:07AM ET. You can watch the... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images At this point, itâs pretty clear what Donald Trump wants from Mark Zuckerberg. But what does Zuckerberg, who has now gone to Mar-a-Lago twice since the November election, want from the President-elect? Thatâs the question Iâve been asking sources in and around Meta over the last several days. They all described Metaâs relationship with the outgoing Biden administration as incredibly hostile. Itâs... Read more âș
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Roborockâs Saros Z70 looks set to be the first robot vacuum with an articulating arm to come to market. Itâs designed to pick up light items like socks and tissues. (Not actual size) | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge CES saw wild innovations from Roborock and Dreame and helpful upgrades from the rest of the pack, all of which are set to make 2025 a banner year... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple may have settled on iPhone 17 Air as the name for the rumored skinny iPhone thatâs expected this fall, reports Bloombergâs Mark Gurman in todayâs Power On newsletter. He writes that the phone will be âa testing ground for future technologies,â including the tech that leads to the companyâs first foldables. The name wouldnât be surprising â both the MacBook Air and iPad... Read more âș
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Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Itâs getting increasingly difficult to avoid AI when you open up your phone or laptop â as soon as I started this article in Google Docs, I was immediately offered some AI assistance to write it (which I didnât take). And with the rollout of Apple Intelligence, that now applies to iPhones, iPads, and Macs, too. But if you arenât seeing much value... Read more âș
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The Cell BioPrint is designed to be used in retail spaces and dermatology offices. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Las Vegas is punishingly dry. The arid winter air means I woke up on Day 3 of CES 2025 with a nosebleed, chapped lips, and ashy legs. This in spite of the fact I slathered myself with two pumps of a fermented bean essence, eye cream, moisturizer, and... Read more âș
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