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AI Summary

  • Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging trade secret theft and a 'rotten to its core' hardware business.
  • Meta is facing renewed scrutiny and potential fines from the EU over addictive features across its platforms like Facebook and Instagram, while also removing a controversial AI image generation feature on Instagram after significant backlash.
  • OpenAI continues to expand its reach into households with ChatGPT for families and is experiencing leadership changes, with its head of safety reportedly departing amidst company reorganization.
  • Bluesky, Jack Dorsey's decentralized social media platform, has officially appointed Toni Schneider as its permanent CEO, signaling a move towards greater stability.
  • The tech industry is seeing major financial plays, with SK Hynix raising $26.5 billion in a historic foreign IPO and Oratomic securing $300 million to develop a quantum computer, while Nvidia and CoreWeave are reportedly involved in complex financing deals for the GPU boom.

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  • Reed Jobs would rather talk about curing cancer than his last name 15 hours ago by Connie Loizos
    Biotech & Health, TC, Venture

    When we last sat down with Jobs at TechCrunch Disrupt nearly three years ago, his firm Yosemite was brand new and biotech was still reeling from its post-pandemic crash. Now, the venture outfit has a team of 17; a cluster of blockbuster drugs are all losing patent protection in roughly the same window, creating all kinds of new opportunities; and AI has gone from a curiosity to, in Jobs's words, a huge part of what Yosemite does. "I didn't expect Yosemite to be moving this fast," he said.

  • This slushie machine was a lifesaver during NYC’s heat wave 18 hours ago by Lauren Forristal
    Hardware, Ninja, slushies

    Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist to the test. Ninja’s latest slushie machine builds on the popularity of the original […]

  • Smart glasses without a camera? Even Realities bets productivity beats recording everyone a day ago by Ivan Mehta
    Gadgets, review, SMART Glasses, Even Realities

    The glasses are targeted at people who might be constantly in meetings, giving presentations, and traveling to countries where different languages are spoken.

  • OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households a day ago by Jagmeet Singh
    AI, Exclusive, OpenAI, ChatGPT

    ChatGPT is hiring a dedicated product manager to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults, according to a job posting.

  • US cybersecurity agency CISA had to build its incident playbook during the incident, agency reveals 2 days ago by Zack Whittaker
    Security, CISA, cybersecurity, us government

    Independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs reported in May that a security researcher with cyber firm GitGuardian alerted him to reams of exposed passwords stored in a publicly accessible GitHub repository, which an employee of a CISA contractor had uploaded.


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The Verge

  • One of SteelSeries’ best gaming headsets is over $100 off 42 minutes ago by Brad Bourque
    Deals, Gadgets, Gaming, PC Gaming, Verge Shopping

    The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro gaming headset. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales SteelSeries has the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset on sale for $239.99 (currently between $300 and $350 at other retailers). The Xbox version that supports a host of other platforms including PlayStation, PC, and Switch is available in both black and white . The PlayStation version, which supports the same platforms except for Xbox, is discounted in white . Both versions can also connect to mobile devices via Bluetooth. SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless The Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset supports active noise cancellation, swappable batteries,

  • How Philips Hue got the smart home right an hour ago by David Pierce
    Gadgets, Podcasts, Smart Home, Tech, Version History

    A photo of a lightbulb glowing purple. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The state of the smart home can be frustrating, because it is just so obvious how things ought to work. You should be able to control everything from everywhere. Your spaces should adapt to what you're doing and how you're feeling. Making your home smart shouldn't require renovating, and the smarts should be mostly invisible. All of this is, of course, incredibly hard to pull off - but the goal is pretty clear. Until now, maybe no product has come closer to nailing the smart

  • Less is more with the Oura Ring 5 2 hours ago by Victoria Song
    Fitness, Fitness Tracker Reviews, Gadgets, Health, Reviews, Science, Tech, Wearable

    The cross stitch pattern is by NathNolu on Etsy. If you're reading an Oura Ring 5 review at The Verge , you likely fall into one of two camps: newcomers looking for a smartwatch alternative, or Oura users pondering an upgrade. In the case of the former, this is a great casual health tracker and the best smart ring on the market - but not your best choice if you really sweat the fitness details. If you fall into the latter, you don't need to upgrade. I say this because the Oura Ring 4 came out less than two years

  • Blue Prince became a bonding — and learning — experience for my family 3 hours ago by John.Higgins
    Gaming, Nintendo

    My wife and son spent their weekends exploring and piecing together the mansion in Blue Prince. | Image: Courtesy of Raw Fury I've always been the gamer in the family. When my son was born nearly 11 years ago, gaming was one of the things I looked forward to sharing with him. Pulling up a chair next to me, he would watch as I played Sea of Thieves with friends, often wearing the too-big-for-his-head headset to talk with them, instructing me where to go. Now instead of him watching me play through Clair Obscur , I'm sitting next to him

  • The fight against AI data centers is just beginning 4 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, Column, Policy, Tech, The Stepback

    A yard sign opposing a planned data center is displayed along Route 54 in Mount Carmel Township Northumberland County. | Image: Getty Images This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the data center buildout, follow Emma Roth . The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here . How it started Years before the AI boom threatened local power grids, a small group of protesters set the stage for the battles cropping up across communities today. In 2015,


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