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Snapchat 'willing to implement' daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBCEvan Speigel says it would be "an important step forward for the industry" in an interview with the BBC.
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Would you buy branded clothing from your favourite tech firm?Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic are all now selling their own limited edition fashion lines
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Apple reportedly building server packed with M-series Ultra chips for AIPlanned 2029 debut could make this Apple’s first enterprise server in decades.
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Epstein had huge cache of child sex pics; victims sue to find out who's in themSurvivors appalled nobody will tell them if they’re in Epstein’s CSAM collection.
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Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattackGroup plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.
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The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long
Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the original tale altogether
The Verge theverge.com ·
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Lionsgate releases a new trailer for Sunrise on the ReapingAlso: Laika Studios debuts a stunning full-length trailer for its stop-motion feature, Wildwood .
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The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger
E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row. It's a significantly higher estimate o
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Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve's new SteamOS compatibility layersNew system-level tools bring Arm chipsets, Android APKs into the Steam ecosystem.
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California may gut state net neutrality law to comply with Trump admin demandTrump admin broadband grants forbid states from enforcing net neutrality laws.
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Researchers swap in human brain cells for a mouse's cortexThe results are only a slight improvement over missing the entire brain structure.
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Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second
When Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil hit theaters in 2002, video game movies were largely seen as a niche. Films like Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider had proven that big-screen game adaptations could be successful, but the commercial and critical failure of projects like the 199
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Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrollsEven a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis.
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Walmart takes a bite off the cost of Metroid Ravenous physical preorders
The Metroid series is going back to its 2D roots again with Metroid Ravenous for the Nintendo Switch 2, the first side-scrolling game in the series since 2021’s Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. If you’re already excited enough to consider preordering, you can save $10 on th
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Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush
According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute p
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Your ‘health age’ is fake
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. During last week's Apple Watch announcement, I let out a distinc
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Google will now let any AI agent run your smart home
Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze your home's data using the standardized Model Context Protocol. Google Home MCP is a new integration that lets third-party AI agents con
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Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides
Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They'll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with other users. As part of the announcement, Anthropic is also simplifying how Claude chats work, merging
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Microsoft says AI rival Anthropic could have 'disastrous impact' on humanityMustafa Suleyman says he believes the AI giant is in effect teaching Claude it "may be conscious".
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OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firmsSam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.