Illustration: The Verge Google is planning to roll out a technology that will identify whether a photo was taken with a camera, edited by software like Photoshop, or produced by generative AI models. In the coming months, Google’s search results will include an updated “about this image feature” to let people know if an image was created or edited with AI tools. The system Google is using is part of... Read more ›
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Image: Meta Starting today, Instagram will begin putting new and existing users under the age of 18 into “Teen Accounts” — a move that will affect how tens of millions of teens interact with the platform. The new account type automatically applies a set of protections to young users, and only users 16 years of age and older can loosen some of these settings. For starters, the accounts of all... Read more ›
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The Series 10 bets big on a larger display and a more wearable design. As far as iterative updates go, that’s a savvy choice. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Apple announced a new set of AirPods Max during its event last week, updating them with USB-C and in a new set of colors. The switch to USB-C is a welcome one, to be sure, but Apple changed nothing else about them. And that feels weird, right? What gives? Apple’s high-end luxury headphones were impressive when they launched in 2020. They had all the features of the AirPods Pro and... Read more ›
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Setapp Mobile is now available in open beta in the EU following invite-only testing. | Image: Setapp The Setapp Mobile alternative app store is now available in open beta for iPhone users in the European Union, featuring 50 different productivity- and lifestyle-focused apps at launch. While most of these apps, like the Tripsy itinerary planner and MindNode mind mapping tool, are already available on the official iOS App Store, Setapp... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s official: Amazon’s second Prime Day event of the year will take place at the beginning of October. The two-day shopping event — which Amazon is calling Prime Big Deal Days for the second year in a row — will begin at 12:01AM PT / 3:01AM ET on Tuesday, October 8th, and run through Wednesday, July 9th, the company announced on Tuesday. Like... Read more ›
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Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images After a disclaimer that nothing we’d hear tonight is financial or legal advice, followed by a 40-minute interview with former President Donald Trump — which touched on the apparent attempt on his life at a Florida golf course, the border, the “evil forces” conspiring against him, and his granddaughter’s foreign language skills — and subsequent conversations with Trump’s sons and associates, the... Read more ›
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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images TikTok — an app used to by 170 million Americans — now has its future resting in the hands of three judges. The company fought for its life during oral arguments on Monday only for the judges to express a great deal of skepticism towards TikTok’s case. Attorneys for TikTok and a group of creators suing to block... Read more ›
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge iOS 18 introduces more customization and paves the way for Apple Intelligence. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Image: The Verge OpenAI is turning its Safety and Security Committee into an independent “Board oversight committee” that has the authority to delay model launches over safety concerns, according to an OpenAI blog post. The committee made the recommendation to make the independent board after a recent 90-day review of OpenAI’s “safety and security-related processes and safeguards.” The committee, which is chaired by Zico Kolter and includes Adam D’Angelo, Paul... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images JD Vance almost gave the game away. In an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, the Republican vice presidential candidate came close to acknowledging that rumors about Haitian migrants eating cats in Springfield, Ohio, are completely fabricated — and then backtracked, saying the rumors are true after all. “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Intel is spinning off its chip-making business as part of its plans to reverse billions in losses and a tumbling stock price. In an announcement on Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the Intel Foundry will become an independent subsidiary with “clearer separation and independence” from Intel. With the change, the Intel Foundry will have its own operating board and report its financial... Read more ›
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With iOS 18 and Halide’s recent update, the third-party camera app can now be opened without unlocking an iPhone. | Image: Sebastiaan de With Halide users who’ve upgraded their iPhones to iOS 18 are now able to quickly access the advanced camera app directly from their phone’s lock screen without having to unlock it first. Previously, only the native iOS camera app could be conveniently accessed that way. Although Halide... Read more ›
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The new Tile Mate and Tile Slim. | Image: Tile Tile, one of the leading makers of Bluetooth item finders, has just added a twist — its newest trackers can now send SOS alerts that notify friends, family, and possibly even emergency services. The 2024 Tile Pro, Tile Mate, Tile Slim and Tile Sticker are the first new products since Life360 bought the company nearly three years ago, and in... Read more ›
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Some of the latest M3 MacBooks are on sale, and you can find great discounts on older models, too. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple currently sells MacBooks equipped with its own M-series chips in a wide range of sizes and price points. It recently discontinued the M1 MacBook Air to make room for the M3 Air, but some retailers are still selling the last-gen laptop... Read more ›
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The Autocado is in your Chipotle, peeling your avocados. | Screenshot: Autocado Chipotle has a new robot called the Autocado with a key assignment: peeling avocados. The prototype machine “cuts, cores, and peels avocados” by the case before workers mash them up for guacamole in a process Chipotle is describing as using cobots (collaborative robots). The company says the robot being tested in a store at 20972 Magnolia St in... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images For years, Google took the same 20 percent commission for ad transactions that ran through its platform, even though it was higher than what any other industry player charged. Executives privately worried the fee was difficult to defend. Now, the Justice Department argues it’s a key sign of Google’s monopoly over online ads. Google’s so-called take rate took center stage on the... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The best from Apple, Bose, Samsung, Sony, Beats, Google, and more. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon employees will be required to return to the office five days per week starting on January 2nd, 2025. “...we’ve decided that we’re going to return to being in the office the way we were before the onset of covid,” Jassy says in a memo sent to staff on Monday. Employees have been required to work from the office three days per week... Read more ›
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Image: The New York Times Wordle now has a native app for Meta Quest so that you can easily play the game in virtual reality. The free app is available for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, and Meta Quest Pro. Based on screenshots in a Meta blog post and an NYT video, the game looks like, well, Wordle in VR: you’ll have six attempts to guess a five-letter word.... Read more ›
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