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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 19:20 EDT

Microsoft is reverting its Bing AI image generator because of quality complaints

Illustration by Haein Jeong / The Verge Microsoft is rolling back a model upgrade to its AI-powered Bing Image Creator, reports TechCrunch. The rollback came after weeks of complaints by users that the tool just didn’t work as well after Microsoft “upgraded” to a new version of the DALL-E 3 model on December 18th. Microsoft declined to comment on its decision to roll things back or offer specifics on what... Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 18:30 EDT

Microsoft teases ‘major’ Surface business announcement for January 30th

The Surface Laptop 7 with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite processor. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is preparing for a “major” Surface announcement later this month. The software giant has started teasing “a major announcement from Surface for Business” this week in a LinkedIn post spotted by Windows Central. The announcement will be made during Microsoft’s AI tour in New York City on January 30th. Microsoft is... Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 17:35 EDT

The best smart locks you can buy right now

Illustration: The Verge Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with your voice, or with just a touch of your finger. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 17:07 EDT

Tonal upgrades its smart weightlifting machine with heavier weights and a better camera

Image: Tonal Tonal on Wednesday launched the Tonal 2, an upgraded version of its smart in-home strength trainer. Launched in 2018, the Tonal is a wall-mounted strength training machine with electromagnetically adjustable resistance and a touchscreen display. It can monitor lifting form, offer virtual coaching, predict and set the optimal weight for each exercise, and responsively adjust as you lift for a personalized workout. The company also offers on-demand workouts.... Read more

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 16:56 EDT

AGDQ’s best moments happen when you least expect them

Photo: Wes “Fish” Chan / Games Done Quick Awesome Games Done Quick, the annual charity speedrunning marathon is in full swing, already amassing over $500,000 for the Prevent Charity Foundation. With three more days to go, there’s a great many runs of popular games coming up. But relying on the schedule or your own preferences to determine when to tune in is a surefire way to miss the best AGDQ... Read more

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 16:23 EDT

The best Android phones for everyone

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Whether you want everything but the kitchen sink or top-tier performance for a midrange price, you’ve got options. Read the full story at The Verge. Read more

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 16:13 EDT

Is this the Nintendo Switch 2?

Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Nintendo isn’t officially at CES, but it might have stolen the show anyway: accessories-maker Genki brought a 3D-printed mockup of what it says is Nintendo’s Switch successor, and we got to hold it and take some high-resolution pictures. Based on the mockup of what we’ll call the Switch 2, Nintendo’s next console appears to be wider than the original, with slightly... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 15:25 EDT

The OnePlus 13 is already on sale with a free storage upgrade and a smartwatch

The OnePlus 13 is an excellent alternative to phones from Samsung and Google. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung’s Galaxy S25 might be just around the corner, but if you’re looking for a solid Android alternative, OnePlus is already offering the new OnePlus 13 with a free storage upgrade, dropping the price of the 512GB model with 16GB of RAM to $899 ($100 off). It’s also throwing in... Read more

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Barbara Krasnoff @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 15:24 EDT

Social networking alternatives for the Meta- and Musk-averse

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge As I write this, there are a lot of social network users who are wondering if they should look for a new home. Over at X, Elon Musk has essentially become part of the incoming Trump administration, while various changes have made the formerly popular social network a dark and forbidding forest for many of its former inhabitants. Meanwhile, Meta’s announcement that it was... Read more

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Richard Lawler @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 15:20 EDT

Threads and Instagram are for politics now, says Adam Mosseri

Illustration: The Verge It’s been nearly a year since Instagram and Threads defaulted to blocking recommendations of “political” content from accounts you don’t already follow, but now Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says, “...we’re going to be adding political content to recommendations” on both platforms. That’s a sharp turn from his statements in 2023 laying out the goal of a “less angry place for conversations” that wouldn’t do anything to encourage... Read more

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 15:00 EDT

Bluetti has two new flagship energy storage kits for the home and beyond

Two Apex 300 units with several expansion batteries. | Image: Bluetti Bluetti just took the wraps off its EnergyPro 6K and Apex 300 energy storage systems. The EnergyPro 6K is a fixed whole-home backup solution, while the modular Apex 300 is designed to provide portable power when at home, at an off-grid cabin, at a job site, or during an RV trip. Both systems can scale in capacity and power... Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 13:47 EDT

The best stuff we’ve seen at CES so far

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Day two of the biggest tech event of the year is well underway and CES 2025 continues to deliver a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade. It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so far. Of course, there’s still... Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 12:53 EDT

Here’s how small Nvidia’s $3,000 Digits supercomputer looks in person

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge One of the biggest announcements in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s CES keynote was the small “Project Digits” AI supercomputer, and if you want to get an idea of just how tiny the $3,000 machine is in real life, we snapped a couple photos of the device under glass today at the show. Take a look: we’ve captured the front of a Digits computer... Read more

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Richard Lawler @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 12:45 EDT

The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta is ending its third-party fact checks and making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies. Meta is making sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, including abandoning third-party fact checks in favor of crowd-sourced “Community Notes” and loosening restrictions on topics like immigration and gender identity. Under the updated Hateful Conduct policy, for example, calling gay and trans people “mentally ill”... Read more

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 11:13 EDT

Can Nvidia’s RTX 5070 really deliver RTX 4090 performance for $549?

Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a bold claim onstage at CES earlier this week when he was introducing the next-generation RTX 50-series GPUs. “The RTX 5070, 4090 performance at $549,” said Huang. It’s a claim that’s been echoed on YouTube, TikTok, and social media networks and has generated a debate over the RTX 50 series and DLSS 4’s Multi Frame... Read more

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 11:00 EDT

Omi is another AI companion wearable — but this one’s trying to read your mind

Seriously: would you wear something like this on your face if it could really read your mind? | Image: Omi Nik Shevchenko closes his eyes and starts to focus intently. He’s spent the last half hour or so telling me about his new product, an $89 wearable called Omi that can listen to, summarize, and get information out of your conversations. Now he wants to show me the future. So... Read more

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 10:54 EDT

You can get a $50 credit when you preorder the next Samsung Galaxy devices

Samsung announced its first Galaxy Unpacked event of 2025, which it’s historically used to introduce the latest flagship Galaxy smartphones. That would be the Galaxy S25 family if our count is right, including the base model, the expected Galaxy S25 Ultra, and whatever else falls between. We’ll know for sure before too long with an unveiling scheduled for January 22nd. But before the company even confirms what we’re getting, you... Read more

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 10:47 EDT

Mythic Quest is working through its AI woes in new season 4 trailer

Mythic Quest’s third season ended on a hopeful note as the Playpen team hunkered down to start developing an all-new expansion, but all that hard work looks like it’s just going to lead to more headaches judging from the show’s latest season 4 trailer. While Mythic Quest’s new season will find Dana (Imani Hakim), Jo (Jessie Ennis), and Brad (Dani Pudi) basking in the success of their Cozy Galaxy project,... Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 10:44 EDT

Meta tests eBay listings in Facebook Marketplace

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is testing eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace in the US, Germany, and France. The company said in a post on Wednesday that it’s making the change to comply with last year’s antitrust order by the European Union, though it continues to appeal the decision. With the test, Facebook Marketplace users can browse eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace and then check out on eBay.... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 01/08/2025 10:23 EDT

AT&T will credit you for a day’s service after some fiber or wireless outages

Illustration: The Verge AT&T has announced a new “AT&T Guarantee” program promising better communication around outages and compensation that includes bill credits for a day’s service when the outage meets certain thresholds, reports Reuters. The new automatic-credit program covers both AT&T fiber and wireless services. AT&T promises to email or text customers when there’s an outage and credit them for a full day’s worth of service if the outage meets... Read more

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