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What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?
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What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?

Apple's new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a relatively low monthly payment. The company...

OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
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OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots

In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is working on a "family of devices" for int...

The US government just banned Roombas
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The US government just banned Roombas

When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning "advanced robotic devices" from entering the United States, the headlines were all about h...

Full school day cell phone bans are more popular than ever
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Full school day cell phone bans are more popular than ever

As schools across the country continue to implement cell phone bans, a new Pew Research Center survey shows they continue to gain support. Seventy-seven percent...

The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans
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The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans

Just two months after a bumpy launch earlier this year, Ferrari has reportedly already hit its 2026 sales goal for its polarizing, Jony Ive-designed Luce EV. Ah...

Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350 off
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Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350 off

A lot of us here at The Verge are fans of Remarkable’s digital note-taking tablets, and right now one of its higher-end options is much cheaper than usual. The...

DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division
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DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division

DoorDash is launching a new drone delivery program called DoorDash Air. The largest food delivery app in the US said that it has approval from the Federal Aviat...

The Nothing Ear 3A deliver great, but sometimes buggy, performance for the price
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The Nothing Ear 3A deliver great, but sometimes buggy, performance for the price

Nothing has had a strong visual identity since the Ear 1 were released in 2021 for $99 and challenged the notion that a highly featured headset requires a high...

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future

Is this the future of foldable phones? Samsung clearly thinks so. The company has given its new wide foldable the "Z Fold 8" name, positioning the phone not as...

Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning
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Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning

When The Atlantic published a searchable dataset of works used to train AI, Kirk Wallace Johnson, like a lot of artists, looked for his name out of curiosity. A...

OpenAI’s rogue AI agent didn’t stop at hacking Hugging Face
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OpenAI’s rogue AI agent didn’t stop at hacking Hugging Face

The AI agent that escaped from OpenAI and hacked developer platform Hugging Face attacked other companies as well, OpenAI revealed on Tuesday. The update substa...

We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety
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We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety

Earlier this month, OpenAI gave several of its AI models a task: complete a test designed to measure their cybersecurity capabilities. It put the systems in a s...

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