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As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
- TC. Sottek
- Jun 3, 2026
This week we've got tandem hands-ons with Google's new Gemini AI agent - Spark - from my colleagues David Pierce and Jay Peters. Their takeaways are s...
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Amazon’s search bar will invent AI-generated products you can’t buy
- Emma Roth
- Jun 3, 2026
Amazon's updated search bar will now show you AI-generated images of products as you describe them. For now, the in-app feature only surfaces AI image...
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PlayStation is getting back to what it’s good at
- Jay Peters
- Jun 3, 2026
PlayStation used its most recent State of Play showcase to make it clear where its focus is. After a series of costly live-service stumbles, it's gett...
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Supernatural isn’t dead after all
- Victoria Song
- Jun 3, 2026
A few months ago, Meta effectively handed Supernatural, a popular VR fitness game on the Meta Quest, a death sentence. As part of overarching VR layof...
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Dreame’s L20 Ultra robovac is an unbeatable deal for $280
- Sheena Vasani
- Jun 3, 2026
The Dreame L20 Ultra isn’t the company’s newest model, but it’s still a great robovac / mop hybrid that offers strong performance while requiring very...
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Microsoft and OpenAI broke up — now they’re ready to fight
- Hayden Field
- Jun 3, 2026
At Microsoft's annual Build conference on Tuesday, the company announced a slew of new or expanded AI initiatives, including a super app, in-house rea...
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A first look at Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface Dev Box
- Tom Warren
- Jun 3, 2026
Microsoft has two new Surface devices arriving later this year, both powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chips. I got a chance to take a closer look at both...
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SwitchBot’s acquisition of Nanoleaf is about more than lighting
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Jun 3, 2026
Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been acquired by OneRobotics, the parent company of SwitchBot. In an exclusive interview with The Verge, Nanoleaf...
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Trans teens have something to say
- Grace Byron
- Jun 3, 2026
By the time the Children's Hospital closed its doors to trans patients, Sage had already stopped taking testosterone. A nonbinary high school student,...
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AI has a water problem. Google thinks it has a fix
- Lauren Feiner
- Jun 3, 2026
In the face of widespread backlash to the AI data center buildout throughout the US, Google is touting its efforts to minimize the environmental impac...
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Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK
- Jess Weatherbed
- Jun 3, 2026
Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google's AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling. The ne...
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God of War Laufey is coming to the PS5
- Andrew Webster
- Jun 2, 2026
Sony ended its big State of Play showcase with a major reveal: the next God of War. The new title is called God of War Laufey, and is once again devel...