The Verge's Installer newsletter No. 136 highlights the best apps, gadgets, and tools, including a new AI gadget called the Flipper Busy Bar, a major update to the Bear notes app (Bear 2.9), and Chris…
TikTok is testing an opt-in tool that scans for unauthorized AI-generated likenesses and lets creators report them, initially with some US creators, TikTok US spokesperson Zachary Kizer confirmed to T…
Apple is suing OpenAI over trade secrets, alleging misconduct that some experts say reflects standard industry practices. The lawsuit comes as Apple ships public betas of its new software featuring th…
Epic Games will let Fortnite creators publish experiences with AI-powered characters starting July 30, offering 36 pre-made personas including Agent Jonesy and Peely that use voices from professional …
Netflix disclosed in its second-quarter earnings report that approximately 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, primarily in post-production, to create enhanced crowds, historical battle seq…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said her team used AI to analyze every rule, regulation, and policy in the state in just a couple of months, a task that would have taken five years manually. Hochul tol…
The European Union ordered Google to give rival AI assistants access to Android under the Digital Markets Act, but Google secured a grace period until July 2027 to comply, while Apple must make Siri A…
Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone with a new feature called Build, which turns text prompts into basic games directly within the Roblox mobile app starting July 28th in public…
Google is renaming its AI note-taking app NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, the company announced Thursday, while keeping it as a standalone app that will integrate more deeply with Gemini and Google Sea…
Proton CTO Bart Butler said on The Verge's Decoder podcast that no company will go to jail for users, as the company balances privacy with legal compliance. Proton, which transitioned to a nonprofit s…
1Password has launched a new browser integration for Anthropic's Claude that allows the AI chatbot to access stored credentials like usernames and passwords without exposing them to the AI model, usin…
The European Union ordered Google to give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to Android and Google Search data under the Digital Markets Act, potentially weakening Google's control …
A new wave of AI products sold to police departments at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Technology Conference promises to automate routine tasks like report-writing and 911 call tria…
Best Buy is selling the HP OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 laptop for $999.99, down from $1,649.99, featuring an Intel Core 7 Ultra CPU, 16GB LPDDR5X memory, 1TB SSD, and a 1920x1200 OLED touchscreen with a 36…
Elon Musk's xAI is suing South Carolina man Terry Wayne Harwood for allegedly using the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), bypassing safeguards an…
Fountain 0, a film studio, announced Tuesday that it is releasing an AI-generated movie titled "Odysseus: The Fall," directed by Ash Koosha, to capitalize on the buzz around Christopher Nolan's upcomi…
Google's store page for the upcoming Pixel 11 lineup teases a glowing, color-shifting orb on the camera bar, likely tied to a "Pixel Glow" light feature spotted in Android 17 betas. The orb may be rel…
OpenAI has launched Codex Micro, a $230 hardware macro pad for its Codex coding platform, developed in collaboration with keyboard maker Work Louder. The device features 13 mechanical switches, a joys…
Neko Health, the body-scanning startup founded by Spotify's Daniel Ek, raised $700 million from investors including Mark Zuckerberg and will.i.am and plans to open its first U.S. clinic in New York th…
OpenAI may announce a ChatGPT smart speaker this year, according to a Bloomberg report. The screenless device will use a camera and sensors to understand its environment, feature a rechargeable batter…