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AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
Technology

AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone

Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run...

Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?
Technology

Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, de...

Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI
Technology

Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI

Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search, a...

OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
Technology

OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts

Your trust in AI is about to be put to the test: OpenAI will soon let you give the chatbot direct access to your bank accounts. The new feature announced in pre...

BioLite’s stakeable solar lights are down to a new low price for Memorial Day
Technology

BioLite’s stakeable solar lights are down to a new low price for Memorial Day

The Memorial Day deals have arrived — err, at least some of them. BioLite, purveyors of all things solar, has kicked off a larger holiday promo ahead of May 26t...

Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?
Business

Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has c...

The funniest thing about the Trump arcade game is how good it is
Technology

The funniest thing about the Trump arcade game is how good it is

This week, a trio of video game cabinets emblazoned with pixel art of Donald Trump and a number of other government officials' faces suddenly appeared at the DC...

The promises and pitfalls of personalized health
Technology

The promises and pitfalls of personalized health

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that...

X is fighting Andrew Tate’s attempt to unmask his critics
Technology

X is fighting Andrew Tate’s attempt to unmask his critics

X is fighting for its users' right to anonymity against the far-right influencers and accused human traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are seeking to unma...

Bose’s new Lifestyle Ultra speakers are now available
Technology

Bose’s new Lifestyle Ultra speakers are now available

Sonos has a new rival in town. Bose’s new Lifestyle Collection includes a $299 Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, a $1,099 Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar, and the $899 Ultra Su...

X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK
Technology

X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK

British online safety regulator Ofcom says it has accepted new commitments from X that aim to better protect UK users from seeing illegal hate and terror conten...

AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists
Technology

AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists

Last summer, Peter Degen's postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much. Citations are the currency o...

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