Photo by Demetrius Freeman / The Washington Post via Getty Images President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence is a first-of-its-kind action from the government to tackle some of the technology’s greatest challenges — like how to identify if an image is real or fake. Among a myriad of other demands, the order, signed
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla was found not to be liable for the death of a Model 3 owner whose vehicle crashed while driving in Autopilot, a jury decided Tuesday. The case centered on a crash in California in 2019 in which a Tesla Model 3 veered off the road, crashing into
Read MoreMaking hardware is hard. This is doubly true when you’re developing a niche hardware device that might have a total production run in the hundreds of units instead of something mass market. [Carrie Sundra] has been through the process several times, and has bestowed her wisdom on how not to screw it up. The internet
Read MoreMaria Heeter / The Information: Health care automation startup Olive, which was valued at $4B in July 2021, plans to shut down and has sold parts of its business to Waystar and Humata Health — Olive AI, the healthcare automation company once valued at $4 billion, has sold itself off in pieces to healthcare companies
Read MoreSoftware developer Travis Brown’s X account was banned after his research alleged far-right influencers were becoming more prominent on the platform. He’s taking X to court in a bid to reverse the decision.
Read MoreThe Magic Mouse continues to be a helpless turtle. | Image: Wes Davis / The Verge It’s 2023, and I have a port complaint. Apple’s “Scary Fast” event came and went, and new M3-powered iMacs were born. Yet there was a curious tidbit the company didn’t mention: the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis pushes back on claims by Meta’s Yann LeCun that he, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei are fearmongering to achieve AI regulatory capture — – Google DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis told CNBC that the company wasn’t trying to achieve “regulatory capture” when it came to the discussion on
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google Registry is launching a new and really fun top-level domain: .ing. I am guessing you are already think.ing about some of the domains you might end up buy.ing. You can now register .ing domains as part of Google’s early access period, though you’ll have to pay “an additional one-time fee,” Google’s
Read MorePairing your iPhone with the Apple Watch and AirPods is pretty cool until they all need charging simultaneously. The ESR 3-in-1 Charger Stand for MagSafe solves this issue in one sleek device, and right now, the Apple charger stand is at a record-low price of just $55.99, thanks to an on-page Amazon coupon. ESR 3-in-1
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Independent artists using DistroKid to share their music will now have another avenue on TikTok. A deal announced today between the video platform and DistroKid could bring millions of songs by independent artists to TikTok Music, the platform’s subscription-driven streaming service launched earlier this year. The service, so
Read MoreNo sunlight? No problem. This lamp brings dim rooms the next best thing to natural light.
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Palo Alto Networks acquires Tel Aviv-based Dig Security, which helps organizations track cloud assets, sources say for $400M — We reported in September that Palo Alto was getting ready to make yet more security acquisitions out of Israel, specifically of Dig Security and Talon.
Read MoreThe Pixel Watch 2 adds some new personal safety features. | Image: The Verge With the Pixel Watch 2, Google introduced Safety Check and Safety Signal — two personal safety features that are a little different from the typical emergency SOS features we see on smartwatches. Safety Check is a proactive timer that alerts your
Read MoreThe 24-inch iMac is back with a refresh, and it’s bringing a slate of M3 MacBook Pros with it. | Image: Apple Apple’s first foray into the world of prime-time product launches (for those of us on the East Coast, that is) kicked off with a new generation of Apple Silicon, the M3 processor. And
Read MoreIllustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge [Note: we’ve gotten reports that a recent Chrome update has removed the Enable download bubble flag — so you may find that this fix is no longer available.] The issue Suddenly, Chrome downloads are no longer showing at the bottom of the window. Quick fix Change a download
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / Washington Post: A look at the creators who report and aggregate news on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and others, as people under 35 move away from traditional news sources — One recent study concluded consumers are looking for news that “feels more relevant,” giving a boost to creators on social media
Read MorePhoto illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge The publisher behind the songwriting copyrights to some of the most popular music ever recorded doesn’t think AI spells doom for the industry. Continue reading…
Read MoreImage: Genvid Entertainment Silent Hill: Ascension has been billed not as a game but, rather, as an interactive streaming series. And now, ahead of the show’s premiere on Halloween night, we finally have some sense of what that means. Developer Genvid Entertainment has just released a new explainer video that, well, explains how Ascension will
Read MoreVantablack is a special coating material, moreso than a paint. It’s well-known as one of the blackest possible coatings around, capable of absorbing almost all visible light in its nanotube complex structure. However, it’s complicated to apply, delicate, and not readily available, especially to those in the art world. It was these drawbacks that led
Read MoreImage: Apple The Touch Bar was too ahead of its time. This happens occasionally. We finally reach the point we can make a really cool idea technologically feasible but not feasible enough for widespread adoption. Think 3D TVs or augmented reality headsets. The Touch Bar, which is no longer available on any Mac sold by
Read MoreApple’s latest pair of AirPods Pro are nearly identical to the last-gen model, though that’s not necessarily a bad thing. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac event came and went with little mention of the company’s flagship wireless earbuds — or few other products, for that matter. That isn’t
Read MoreAs the climate changes, the bloodthirsty creatures are moving north from Latin America, bringing the threat of rabies with them.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Whitwam / Android Authority Samsung’s new Auto Blocker feature in One UI 6 gives users granular control over app sideloading. It also updates Samsung Message Guard, with protections now extending to apps like WhatsApp. Samsung is introducing a new Auto Blocker feature on Galaxy devices eligible for the One UI 6 update. The
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: Brazilian banking-as-a-service startup QI Tech raised a $200M Series B led by General Atlantic, for $262M in total funding, and reports $21M H1 2023 net revenue — Brazilian banking-as-a-service startup QI Tech has raised $200 million in a Series B round of funding led by New York-based General Atlantic.
Read MoreDan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal: Apple’s stock dropped 11% since its Q3 results on August 3, erasing nearly $400B in value, the first year since 2015 that AAPL slid between WWDC and Q4 earnings — Worries about China and the future of a lucrative Google relationship could outlast even a strong earnings report
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