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  • Google is enhancing Gemini by allowing users to import chat data and personal information from other AI platforms, signaling a move towards greater interoperability in the AI space.
  • Anthropic has secured a significant legal victory with an injunction against the U.S. government, temporarily halting a 'supply chain risk' designation, while OpenAI is reportedly shelving its adult chatbot ambitions.
  • Wikipedia is implementing stricter policies against the use of AI in article creation, reflecting a broader industry concern about the authenticity and integrity of AI-generated content.
  • Tech companies are facing increased scrutiny regarding energy consumption, as the Senate is demanding to see data center power bills, underscoring the environmental impact of large-scale computing.
  • Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro, marking the end of an era for its professional desktop line, while simultaneously addressing security concerns with iOS despite ongoing spyware risks.

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  • Court temporarily blocks US government from labeling Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' 2 hours ago by Mariella Moon
    Politics & Government, Business, Government, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mariella Moon

    The court has granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, preventing the government from banning its products for federal use and from formally labeling it as a “supply chain risk,” at least for now. If you’ll recall, things turned sour between the company and the Trump administration when Anthropic refused to change the terms of its contract that would allow the government to use its technology for mass surveillance and the development of autonomous weapons. In response to Anthropic’s refusal, the president ordered federal agencies to stop using Claude and the company’s other services. The Defense Department also officially labeled it

  • Google Gemini now lets you import your chats and data from other AI apps 12 hours ago by Anna Washenko
    Business, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Anna Washenko

    Google is adding a pair of new features to Gemini aimed at making it easier to switch to the AI chatbot. Personal history and past context are big components to how a chatbot provides customized answers to each user. Gemini now supports importing history from other AI platforms. Both free and paid consumer accounts can use these options.  With the first option, Gemini can create a prompt asking a competitor's AI chatbot to summarize what it has learned about you. The result might include details such as your typical written communication style, your family members' names or your key preferences. The

  • Apple discontinues the Mac Pro 13 hours ago by Ian Carlos Campbell
    Computing, Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Ian Carlos Campbell

    Apple has confirmed to Engadget that the Mac Pro, the desktop tower-shaped computer that was last updated in 2023, has been discontinued. As 9to5Mac notes, the computer no longer appears in the lineup of Macs on Apple's website or in its storefront. That means at least for now, the Mac Studio is the Apple's top-of-the-line professional computer. The current version of the Mac Pro was introduced in 2019, with a distinct cheese-grater design, Intel chips and a bevy of easily-accessible expansion slots. Apple released the computer as a make-good for several years of inadequately meeting the performance needs of professional Mac

  • X moves the ashes of TweetDeck behind its $40 Premium+ subscription 14 hours ago by Anna Washenko
    Social & Online Media, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Anna Washenko

    X Pro, the feature most users would recognize as TweetDeck, has been removed as a benefit of the social network's Premium subscription. It is now only part of the Premium+ tier, which costs $40 a month.  TweetDeck was rebranded to X Pro in 2023 following Elon Musk's renaming of Twitter to X. It became a subscription feature shortly after. The tool offered a popular interface for showing multiple timelines, feeds and lists in a single interface. Engadget staffers using X Pro at the Premium level didn't find any advanced notice that the feature would be changing subscription tiers, so people may be

  • Ugh, Netflix is raising prices again 15 hours ago by Ian Carlos Campbell
    Media, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Ian Carlos Campbell

    Netflix is raising prices across all of its subscription tiers, according to an updated "Plans and Pricing" page spotted by Android Authority. The company last raised prices in January 2025, when the cost of all of its tiers were jacked up by $1 or more. As of this latest price hike, Netflix's ad-supported Standard plan is going from $8 per month to $9 per month, while the ad-free version is rising from $18 to $20 per month. The company's Premium plan, meanwhile, which supports things like 4K streams, spatial audio and the ability to watch content on four devices at the


The Verge

  • Rank the 50 best Apple products an hour ago by Verge Staff
    Apple, Gadgets, Tech

    In honor of Apple’s 50th anniversary, we picked 50 of our favorite Apple products, from the OG iPhone to GarageBand. Now we’re ranking them as a community, and you can contribute here.

  • Here’s how to rank the 50 best Apple products ever an hour ago by David Pierce
    Apple, Podcasts, Tech, Vergecast

    Apple turns 50 next week, and we're going to spend the week covering the company, its products, its legacy, and its future. But mostly, we're going to spend the week debating which Apple products are the best. And we need your help. Our ranking system is live now, filled with what we believe to be the 50 best things Apple has ever created. Your job is to put them in order. When you start ranking, you'll be presented with two products; pick the best one to contribute to our overall live rankings, which you can always check by clicking "See Results." .apple-50-embed

  • Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban 10 hours ago by Hayden Field
    AI, Analysis, Anthropic, Report

    After Anthropic's weeks-long standoff with the Pentagon, the company won one milestone: A judge granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit, which sought to reverse its government blacklisting while the judicial process plays out. "The Department of War's records show that it designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk because of its 'hostile manner through the press,'" Judge Rita F. Lin, a district judge in the northern district of California, wrote in the order, which will go into effect in seven days. "Punishing Anthropic for bringing public scrutiny to the government's contracting position is classic illegal First Amendme … Read the

  • Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage 11 hours ago by Lauren Feiner
    Policy, Politics, Regulation, Report, Speech

    Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr never meant to threaten broadcast licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran, he told reporters after an event hosted by FGS and Semafor. "My comments weren't actually on the Iran war," Carr said in response to a question from The Verge about his statement regarding coverage of the war. "I understand why people say that. I made a statement quoting a tweet." On March 14th, Carr quote-tweeted a screenshot of a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump, who had bemoaned "an intentionally misleading headline" related to the US military action in the Middle

  • David Sacks is no longer the White House AI and Crypto Czar 11 hours ago by Tina Nguyen
    AI, Crypto, Policy, Politics, Tech

    David Sacks, the venture capitalist and tech billionaire who'd become Silicon Valley's primary advocate inside the White House and a key architect of its aggressive AI policy initiatives, revealed on Thursday that he was no longer a special government employee - and therefore no longer President Donald Trump's Special Advisor on AI and Crypto. Sacks' official status as an SGE allowed him to work simultaneously in the private sector and for the government, but for no more than 130 days, raising questions about why he was still in the job more than a year after his appointment. But in an interview


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