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Darrow, which uses AI to parse public documents for class-action lawsuit potential, raised a $35M Series B led by Georgian and says ~50 law firms use its tool (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Darrow, which uses AI to parse public documents for class-action lawsuit potential, raised a $35M Series B led by Georgian and says ~50 law firms use its tool — The U.S. is famous (or infamous) for its litigiousness: the country may not have the highest per capita amount of lawsuits …

Cold Metal Fusion for 3D Printing

When you see the term cold fusion, you probably think about energy generation, but the Cold Metal Fusion Alliance is an industry group all about 3D printing metal using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printers. The technology promoted by Headmade Materials typically involves using a mix of metal and plastic powder. The resulting part is tougher

What an AI-Generated Medieval Village Means for the Future of Art

Spiral Town, which has jumped from Reddit to X to everywhere, is helping to usher in a hopeful but increasingly dangerous era of artificiality.

Amazon Echo (5th gen): Everything we know so far and what we want to see

Update, September 20, 2023 (3:30 PM ET): We have updated our Amazon Echo (5th gen) hub with a mention that the device was noticeably absent from Amazon’s Devices and Services event. Today’s smart speakers owe a lot to the original Amazon Echo, so every new flagship model is anticipated by industry watchers — it tends to

I blew my iPhone 15 Pro Max pre-order twice — don’t make the same easy mistake I did that ANYONE can

I have somehow managed to miss my iPhone 15 Pro Max pre-order twice. Here’s how

Amazon’s new Echo Frames hands-on: lighter, louder, still all Alexa

They look mostly like glasses, right? That’s the idea. | Photo by David Pierce / The Verge As soon as I put on Amazon’s new Echo Frames, I did the only thing you should do in that situation: I hit the button on the glasses’ left stem to turn the volume all the way up,

The UK Is Burning Climate Pledges to Fuel a Culture War

Faced with an election he is likely to lose, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is taking the unusual step of scrapping key climate policies.

Amazon Hardware Event 2023: Alexa, Echo Hub, Echo Frames, Eero, Fire TV

The company debuted an array of gadgets and services at its annual product release event, including new Echo devices, new smart home tools, and a more grown-up Alexa.

Amazon Fire TV Soundbar hands-on: it’s loud and inexpensive

Yup, that’s a soundbar. | Photo by Alex Cranz / The Verge Soundbars are tricky. They need to be big enough that they sound better than the dinky speakers on your TV, but they need to be cheap enough that you don’t balk at upgrading your sound after just spending a lot of money on

OpenAI releases third version of DALL-E

Image: OpenAI OpenAI announced the third version of its generative AI visual art platform DALL-E, which now lets users use ChatGPT to create prompts and includes more safety options. DALL-E converts text prompts to images. But even DALL-E 2 got things wrong, often ignoring specific wording. The latest version, OpenAI researchers said, understands context much

EA taps Burnout studio Criterion to work on ‘new era’ of Battlefield

Battlefield 2042. | Image: EA Things haven’t been going so well with the Battlefield franchise of late, so EA is bringing in some more help. The publisher says that starting today, “Criterion is added to our world-class Battlefield studios dedicated to ushering in a new era for the franchise.” Criterion was first acquired by EA

The new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad

This is not good. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Folks, what you’ve heard so far is true. Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases and accessories are bad. Like, really bad. I’ve been puzzling over them for the past week, looking at them from different angles. Picking them up, setting them down, petting them.

Latest Galaxy Buds FE leak give us our best look yet at Samsung’s earbuds

Credit: WinFuture The Galaxy Buds FE has leaked again with new images. The images show the earbuds from various angles and in two different colors. The Galaxy Buds FE could cost about $100. At the moment, we still don’t know when Samsung plans to unveil the Galaxy Buds FE. But that isn’t stopping the leaks

Amazon makes Alexa more conversational with generative AI

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Amazon announced that it has enhanced Alexa with generative AI. Alexa will now be more conversational and expressive when you talk to it. Users will be able to try out these capabilities through a free preview. With generative AI dominating the mind space of the tech industry, it’s no

Waymo begins testing the waters for a robotaxi service in Los Angeles

Photo by Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Waymo announced a “tour across Los Angeles” that allows curious residents the opportunity to ride in fully autonomous vehicles as the Alphabet-owned company begins to lay the groundwork for the launch of a commercial robotaxi service. Waymo says it will make six multi-week

OpenAI’s Dall-E 3 Is an Art Generator Powered by ChatGPT

OpenAI has launched Dall-E 3, which uses ChatGPT to take the pain out of prompting. Now you can modify artwork by simply talking to the chatbot.

Button, Button, Who’s Got the (Pico) Button?

There is an episode of Ren and Stimpy with a big red “history eraser’ button that must not be pressed. Of course, who can resist the temptation of pressing the unpressable button? The same goes for development boards. If there is a button on there, you want to read it in your code, right? The

iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma make Voice Memos notes more private than ever

Apple’s latest software updates encrypt the title of voice memos that are stored in iCloud.

OpenAI debuts DALL-E 3, which can be summoned and controlled using ChatGPT, and plans to make it available to ChatGPT+ and enterprise customers in October (Ina Fried/Axios)

Ina Fried / Axios: OpenAI debuts DALL-E 3, which can be summoned and controlled using ChatGPT, and plans to make it available to ChatGPT+ and enterprise customers in October — OpenAI is offering an early look at DALL-E 3, the next version of its image generation tool. The update allows DALL-E 3 to be summoned

The best way to shoot video on iPhone 15 Pro is now supported by these Mac apps

Apple has updated its Mac video editing apps to support the iPhone 15 Pro’s new log-encoded videos.

iOS 17 makes it easier than ever to fix a bricked Apple TV

Fixing an Apple TV that’s no longer working is easier thanks to iOS 17.

Amazon unveils generative AI updates for Alexa, aiming to become more conversational and personalized, available as a free preview on all Echo devices in the US (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Amazon unveils generative AI updates for Alexa, aiming to become more conversational and personalized, available as a free preview on all Echo devices in the US — During a press event this morning at its HQ2 headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Amazon announced that it’ll soon use …

Salad Spinner Busts Some New Moves

Can you believe that [Tom Tilley]’s wife was just going to pawn off this perfectly good salad spinner on the thrift store when it’s so ripe for hacking? We couldn’t, either. Fortunately, he caught it just in time, right before dinner. One of the coolest things a person can do that also tends to aid

Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 changes its home screen the closer you get

Credit: Amazon Amazon has just announced the latest version of the Echo Show 8. The new Echo Show 8 has a centered camera, spatial audio, and adjusts its home screen based on where you are. The Echo Show 8 is available for pre-order for $149.99. Amazon’s last Echo Show 8 launched back in 2021, proving

How to turn your photos into stickers in iOS 17

Turning your cat photos into shareable stickers is a cinch in iOS 17. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Last year, iOS 16 gave us the ability to cut subjects out of our photos. It was fun! But it wasn’t totally clear what you should do with them. That changes in iOS 17,

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