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AI Summary

  • AI is pervasive, moving beyond chatbots into hardware, with Apple reportedly developing an AI wearable and OpenAI eyeing earbuds, alongside applications for learning, productivity, and health.
  • The social media arena is fiercely competitive, seeing X imitate Bluesky's features while Threads gains significant global daily users and expands its advertising capabilities.
  • High-value financial plays are redefining market leadership, including major exits via IPOs in fintech and substantial venture capital pouring into AI infrastructure startups.
  • The core technology infrastructure, particularly semiconductors and high-speed data networks like Blue Origin's TeraWave, is undergoing rapid evolution to support the burgeoning AI landscape.
  • Ethical considerations are front and center, with debates around AI-generated content ("slop"), creator rights, content moderation on platforms, and the increasing demand for robust data privacy measures.

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Engadget

  • The best fitness trackers for 2026 3 hours ago by Valentina Palladino
    news, fitnesstrackers, Withings, thebuyersguide, wearables, Samsung, commerce, Fitbit, Garmin, gear, Health, Fitness, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Valentina Palladino

    If you're looking to get fit, sleep better or just keep a closer eye on your health, a fitness wearable is a great place to start. Whether you're into intense workouts or just want to hit your step goal each day, the best fitness trackers available today can offer loads of helpful features, from sleep tracking and resting heart rate monitoring to built-in GPS and stress tracking. Some are even subtle enough to wear 24/7, like smart rings, while others double as stylish smartwatches. There are great options out there for beginners as well as more advanced users, and the variety

  • The best live TV streaming services to cut cable in 2026 5 hours ago by Amy Skorheim
    Media, Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Amy Skorheim

    Sports fans who want to catch every last game and news junkies who want to watch network news as it unfolds have two main options: cable or a live TV streaming service. Cable or satellite service often requires extra equipment and convoluted contracts. Live TV streaming services only require an internet connection and a smart TV. These plans used to be cheaper and more user-friendly, too, but price hikes, media consolidation and contract disputes are starting to change the value a bit. We tested out all the major players to compare what you get and help you make sense of

  • X is also launching Bluesky-like starter packs 8 hours ago by Mariella Moon
    Media, Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mariella Moon

    X is rolling out a new feature called “Starterpacks” to all users in the coming weeks, the company’s head of product has announced. It’s made up of compilations of accounts new users can follow based on their interests. If that sounds familiar, it’s because Bluesky launched a very similar feature that’s also called “starter packs” back in 2024. Bluesky allows ordinary users to curate their own packs as long as each one doesn’t exceed 50 accounts. They can then share those lists broadly on the platform or directly with new users via QR code. X, on the other hand, compiled

  • Marshall's new Heddon hub adds multi-room audio to speakers with Auracast 16 hours ago by Ian Carlos Campbell
    Audio Technology, Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Ian Carlos Campbell

    Marshall plans to add seamless multi-room audio to its Bluetooth speakers via a newly announced music streaming hub called Heddon. The $300 hub makes it possible to connect and synchronize multiple older Marshall speakers together, not unlike Sonos' audio devices. Rather than use Wi-Fi to get multiple speakers playing the same audio, though, the Marshall Heddon uses Auracast. The hub connects to services like Spotify Connect or Tidal over Wi-Fi, or other devices through Google Cast and AirPlay, and then shares that audio over Auracast to the Marshall Acton III, Stanmore III and Wobrun III speakers. You can control playback over

  • Apple is reportedly overhauling Siri to be an AI chatbot 16 hours ago by Anna Washenko
    Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Anna Washenko

    Apple has been spinning its wheels for many months over its approach to artificial intelligence, but a strategy finally appears to be emerging for the company. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported today that Apple's long-awaited Siri overhaul will allegedly involve transforming the voice assistant into an AI chatbot, internally called Campos.  Sources have reportedly told Gurman that Apple chatbot will completely replace the current Siri interface in favor of a more interactive model similar to those used by OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. He also cited sources who claimed that while Apple has been testing a standalone Campos app, the company doesn't


The Verge

  • Hundreds of creatives warn against an AI slop future 8 hours ago by Mia Sato
    AI, Creators, Law, Policy, Tech

    Around 800 artists, writers, actors, and musicians signed on to a new campaign against what they call "theft at a grand scale" by AI companies. The signatories of the campaign - called "Stealing Isn't Innovation" - include authors George Saunders and Jodi Picoult, actors Cate Blanchett and Scarlett Johansson, and musicians like the band R.E.M., Billy Corgan, and The Roots. "Driven by fierce competition for leadership in the new GenAI technology, profit-hungry technology companies, including those among the richest in the world as well as private equity-backed ventures, have copied a massive amount of creative content online without authori … Read the

  • Blue Origin’s Starlink rival TeraWave promises 6-terabit satellite internet 13 hours ago by Richard Lawler
    Amazon, News, Science, Space, SpaceX, Tech

    The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifts off at Launch Complex 36 in its second launch attempt at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on November 13, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. | Photo: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Getty Images SpaceX has the most internet-beaming satellites in its constellation, but the competition is coming, and now Jeff Bezos' space company, Blue Origin, has announced the TeraWave network. It says TeraWave will offer bandwidth of up to 6Tb available anywhere on Earth, for both upload and download. The only wrinkle? Even after satellite deployments are scheduled to start near the end of 2027,

  • Everyone can hear your TV in their headphones using this transmitter 14 hours ago by Andrew Liszewski
    Audio, Gadgets, Headphones, Tech

    Sennheiser’s new Auracast transmitter can be purchased as part of a bundle with its new wireless headphones. | Image: Sennheiser As we've previously lamented, one of Bluetooth's best modern features isn't being embraced by the tech world, but that's changing. Sennheiser has announced a new pair of wireless headphones and a transmitter designed for private TV watching that both use a Bluetooth feature called Auracast. Like tuning into a radio station broadcast from a tower, multiple headphones, earbuds, hearing aids, and even speakers can tune into audio from the Sennheiser BTA1 digital transmitter without the hassles and limitations of pairing -

  • Here are the best Kindle deals right now 14 hours ago
    Amazon, Deals, Gadgets, Tech, Verge Shopping

    The aptly titled Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition is currently on sale as part of a bundle starting at $327.97. When it comes to finding a device to read ebooks, you have a few options to choose from. You can always buy a tablet or use your phone, but those devices are multipurpose and can be used for a ton of things, like surfing the web or doomscrolling on X or Bluesky. If you are looking for something to strictly read books, e-readers, while niche, are designed to store all of your books in a virtual library with limited functionality.   Amazon, one of

  • Apple is reportedly working on an AirTag-sized AI wearable 15 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, Apple, Apple Rumors, Gadgets, News, Tech, Wearable

    Apple is working on an AI-powered wearable pin with cameras and microphones designed to pick up a user's surroundings, according to a report from The Information. The rumored device is reportedly the size of an AirTag, with a "thin, flat, circular" housing made from aluminum and glass. The Information reports that Apple's rumored AI pin will have a standard lens and a wide-angle lens, along with three microphones, a speaker, a physical button on one of its sides, and support for wireless charging. The device is still in the "early stages" of development and could arrive as soon as 2027, according


Wired

  • How to Meditate (Without an Om in Sight) (2026) an hour ago by Emily Peck
    Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Trends, Gear / Products / Health and Fitness, Recovery, Mode

    There’s no need for an expensive retreat to practice meditation. Try it on your lunch break to recharge your mind and body.

  • The US Is In For Another Bad Year of Measles Cases 2 hours ago by Emily Mullin
    Science, Outbreak

    A growing measles outbreak in South Carolina has infected more than 600 people since October, with hundreds more being potentially exposed.

  • We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower 2 hours ago by Garrett M. Graff
    The Big Story, Politics / Politics News, Arsonist, in, Chief

    With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.

  • Best Organic Mattresses (2026): Birch, Avocado, Naturepedic, More 2 hours ago by Scott Gilbertson, Julia Forbes
    Gear, Gear / Buying Guides, Gear / Products / Sleep, Buying, Guide

    These natural, organic mattresses are eco-friendly alternatives to conventional models and just as comfortable.

  • Livestream: Welcome to the Chinese Century 2 hours ago by Sandra Upson, Zeyi Yang, Will Knight
    Business, Culture, Livestream, AMA

    Watch our livestream on China’s dominance, influence, and how it is rewriting the future.


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