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The Verge @theverge.com · 2h

Hollywood has no idea what to do about AI

OpenAI is speedrunning the entertainment industry.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 4h

OpenAI allegedly sent police to an AI regulation advocate’s door

OpenAI reportedly wanted to find out if the advocates received funding from Elon Musk.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 4h

Bose is yanking key features from its SoundTouch speakers

It’s discontinuing support for SoundTouch features and the app.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 5h

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 8h

You can still snag LG’s C4 OLED TV at half the price

Deals on new and last-gen models.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 8h

Chrome will automatically disable web notifications you don’t care about

Decluttering notifications on your behalf.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 9h

Boox’s new smartphone-sized e-readers come with a steep price hike

The P6 Pro is available with a color screen and a stylus, but is over $160 more expensive than the Boox Palma 2.

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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 10h

Sony teased next-gen AMD graphics features coming to the PS6 (presumably - the console wasn't named). You'd think any whisper of PS6 would be a big deal, but our readers don't seem excited. One said "This console generation has fully convinced me to move on to PCs." www.theverge.com/news/797640/...

Sony teases new GPU tech coming to its next PlayStation

Sony’s Mark Cerny and AMD’s Jack Tuynh shared some graphics compression and GPU innovations coming to the unnamed PlayStation devices, presumably the PS6.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 9h

Samsung SmartThings finally adds support for joining existing Thread networks

Your move, Amazon.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 10h

Apple’s executive reshuffling isn’t over

Apple is making a lot of changes behind the scenes.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 10h

So much for Ford and GM’s scheme to extend the EV tax credit

They were hoping to soften the blow.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

You can still get the latest AirPods Max at their Prime Day price

Apple’s latest over-ear headphones.

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Cameron Faulkner @cameronfaulkner.bsky.social · 11h

The Fractal Scape slaps www.theverge.com/tech/797879/...

Fractal’s Scape is proof that $200 can get you a luxurious gaming headset

It gets a lot right on its first try.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

Fractal’s first gaming headset is as refreshingly elegant as its PC cases

Fractal’s Scape is proof that $200 can get you a luxurious gaming headset

It gets a lot right on its first try.

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Dominic Preston @dompreston.com · 12h

Lots of talk about veggie burgers this week, but I think a lot of people missed that lab-grown meat would be hit by the same EU restrictions. Bad news for a pretty fragile sector.

Lab-grown meat does not a burger make, EU lawmakers insist

A burger by any other name.

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 12h

lol hell no www.theverge.com/report/79767...

Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show

Alexa, stop the ads.

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 12h

You can now buy Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs for $79.95. The limited edition Crocs include Internet Explorer and Clippy shoe charms. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/798193/...

You can now buy Microsoft’s Windows XP Crocs for $79.95

The limited edition Crocs include Internet Explorer and Clippy shoe charms.

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Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · 11h

This week's Optimizer is about the very special wearable hell I've been living in recently... and how it's all coming for you too if Big Tech gets its way.

www.theverge.com/column/79793...