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This charming gadget writes bad AI poetry
- Allison Johnson
- Apr 17, 2026
I've never been as charmed and frustrated by one gadget as I have with the Poetry Camera. It's a delightful object. White and cherry red with a color-...
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Sam Altman's 'human verification' company thinks its eye-scanning orbs could solve ticket scalping
- Karissa Bell
- Apr 17, 2026
,Among them, is a new tool called Concert Kit that could help bands and artists fight back against ticket scalping bots. The new feature relies on the...
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NASA restarts work to support Europe's uncrewed trip to Mars after years of setbacks
- Lawrence Bonk
- Apr 17, 2026
NASA has confirmed the pending launch of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosalind Franklin rover, which is being sent to Mars. The current plan is t...
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Panic says the Playdate Catalog won't accept games made with generative AI
- Nathan Ingraham
- Apr 17, 2026
Panic, the company behind the tiny and excellent Playdate console, is taking a stand on generative AI. The company has published an AI disclosure that...
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Our new favorite budget phones
- Dominic Preston
- Apr 17, 2026
Over the last few months, every phone maker under the sun has refreshed its lineups, especially at the affordable end, with no major budget phone laun...
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Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus
- Emma Roth
- Apr 17, 2026
Dairy Queen is becoming the latest fast food chain to get in on AI, as it's bringing a chatbot to dozens of its drive-thrus across the US and Canada....
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Exit 8 is cinema for the livestreaming era
- Devindra Hardawar
- Apr 17, 2026
The rules of Exit 8, both the cult indie game and the recent film adaptation, are simple: You're stuck in a subway station that loops around endlessly...
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The AirPods Pro 3 are $50 off right now, nearly matching their best-ever price
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 17, 2026
From OLED TVs to smartphones, Best Buy’s Upgrade Sale has slashed prices on all kinds of tech, including a wide range of Apple devices. We’ve rounded...
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Anthropic now has a design assistant too
- Igor Bonifacic
- Apr 17, 2026
In hindsight, I suppose it was only a matter of time after Anthropic made Claude capable of generating charts and diagrams that the company would then...
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Roblox agrees to a $12 million settlement with Nevada
- Sam Rutherford
- Apr 17, 2026
Amidst ongoing legal trouble with several states and more than 100 pending lawsuits, this week Roblox announced a $12 million settlement with Nevada,...
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Donut Lab's battery claims reportedly subject of whistleblower complaint
- Daniel Cooper
- Apr 17, 2026
Startup Donut Lab made a splash at the start of the year with some astonishing — and suspicious — claims about its solid state batteries. Now Finnish...
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Peloton, stay in your lane
- Victoria Song
- Apr 17, 2026
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and po...