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AI Summary

  • AI continues its relentless integration across industries, from simulation startups aiming to be the 'Cursor for physical AI' to applications in journalism and even a pivot from shoe companies like Allbirds.
  • Major tech players are expanding their AI capabilities, with Google rolling out a native Gemini app for Mac, OpenAI updating its Agents SDK for safer enterprise use, and Anthropic reportedly fielding massive valuation offers.
  • The burgeoning AI field is also attracting significant investment, with Hightouch reaching $100M ARR, Gizmo leveling up with $22M, and venture capital firms like Accel raising substantial funds.
  • While AI dominates headlines, traditional tech sectors are also seeing shifts, including Amazon's IPO plans for nuclear energy venture X-energy, Ford's EV chief departing, and Live Nation facing monopoly accusations.
  • Concerns persist around AI's societal impact, with discussions on its potential to chill whistleblowers, deepfake crises, and studies examining its effects on mental health, alongside regulatory scrutiny on data centers' power consumption.

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  • DJI Osmo Pocket 4 review: The only vlogging camera you'll ever need 34 minutes ago by James Trew
    Cameras & Photography, Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|James Trew

    DJI’s Osmo Pocket 3 gimbal-camera was a category-defining camera. Two years since its launch, everyone from vloggers to pro film makers continue to upload how-to guides and gushing reviews to YouTube. When the Osmo Pocket 4 landed at the FCC at the end of 2025 (followed by a credible leak), creator forums and Reddit threads started to chatter with excitement. Over the following months the Pocket 4 leaked again and again, to the point where there’s very little that someone with a passing interest and an internet connection doesn’t already know about the camera. But DJI chose today to give

  • Anthropic will ask Claude users to verify their identities 'for a few use cases' 36 minutes ago by Mariella Moon
    Financial Fraud Prevention, Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mariella Moon

    Anthropic has started rolling out identity verification on Claude “for a few use cases.” The company didn’t list out those use cases in its announcement, but we’ve asked it for details and will update this post when we hear back. Anthropic says you might see a verification prompt upon “accessing certain capabilities,” asking you to verify your identity. You would have to show a valid and physical government-issued photo ID. You’d also have take a selfie with your phone or computer camera that the system will compare against the ID you present. The news, as you’d expect, wasn’t well-received. Many users

  • Amazon MGM's 2026 theatrical slate includes 'Highlander' and 'Spaceballs: The New One' 3 hours ago by Steve Dent
    Movies, Media, Celebrities, Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Steve Dent

    Fresh off the box office success of Project Hail Mary, Amazon MGM Studios has announced its theatrical release lineup for the next year. Most of the titles aren't likely to hit the highs of the Ryan Gosling starrer which has grossed $515 million in theaters. However, there are a number of promising releases like Spaceballs: The New One and Highlander starring Henry Cavill, both sequels to '80s films. Another is The Sheep Detectives with Hugh Jackman, the trailer for which has been a hit on YouTube. Earlier this year, Amazon MGM promised to release up to 14 films in theaters over

  • YouTube now lets you hide Shorts 4 hours ago by Mariella Moon
    Software, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Mariella Moon

    You now have the power to remove short-form videos from your YouTube feed if you don’t want to see them. YouTube has rolled out the capability to set your Shorts feed limit to zero minutes, which could help you stop doomscrolling, at least on mobile. The video-sharing platform originally launched a Shorts feed limit back in October last year, but the lowest option you could choose was 15 minutes. Once 15 minutes are up, you’ll get a pop-up reminding you to take a break. Earlier this year, it integrated the feature with parental controls, allowing guardians to set time limits for

  • Opera adds Browser Connector for integrating AI chatbots 5 hours ago by Anna Washenko
    Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Anna Washenko

    Opera is offering a new choice for looping in an AI assistant during browsing. Today, the company introduced Browser Connector, which allows Opera One and Opera GX users to integrate either ChatGPT or Claude into the platform. The chatbots will be able to access page content while a person is browsing and will draw context for queries from the information in your open tabs. The free new feature can be enabled through the AI Services section of the Settings menu.  Opera is one of the many browser companies that has been experimenting with an AI-focused service. It began rolling out the


The Verge

  • DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 camera is better at capturing slo-mo footage and photos 34 minutes ago by Andrew Liszewski
    Cameras, Gadgets, News, Tech

    The Osmo Pocket 4 is better at shooting in low light situations with an improved sensor and new fill light accessory. | Image: DJI Following months of leaks, DJI has announced the fourth version of its handheld stabilized vlogger camera. Unlike the Osmo Pocket 3 that debuted way back in September 2023 with major upgrades like a 1-inch sensor and a larger rotating touchscreen, the new Osmo Pocket 4 features similar hardware with upgraded capabilities including higher frame rates and built-in storage. As with recently introduced DJI products like the Osmo Nano action cam, the Avata 360 drone, and the Osmo Mobile

  • Govee’s new LED Lightwall comes with its own self-standing frame 34 minutes ago by Andrew Liszewski
    Gadgets, News, Smart Home, Tech

    Govee has announced an upgraded version of its hanging Curtain Lights Pro that can instead be used nearly anywhere you have access to an outlet or large battery. At $449.99, Govee's new Lightwall is more than twice as expensive as the $199.99 Curtain Lights Pro, but comes with more LEDs in a denser array and a self-standing aluminum frame that can be assembled in 10 to 15 minutes without the need for any tools. When hung from its stand the Lightwall measures 7.9 feet wide and 5.3 feet tall and features 1,536 color-changing LEDs spaced about 1.96 inches apart in a

  • Spotify just won $322 million from music pirates it can’t find an hour ago by Jess Weatherbed
    Entertainment, Law, Music, News, Policy, Spotify, Tech

    Spotify and the three major labels have won a $322 million default judgement against Anna's Archive, the open-source library and pirate activist group that planned to publicly release millions of music files scraped from Spotify's platform. The judgment comes after the unknown operator of Anna's Archive failed to respond to a lawsuit filed by Spotify, Universal Music Group (UMG), Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony Music, which was made publicly available in January. The lawsuit was launched in response to Anna's Archive announcing in December that it had ripped 86 million songs from Spotify and intended to create a "preservation archive"

  • YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts 14 hours ago by Stevie Bonifield
    News, Social Media, Streaming, Tech, YouTube

    YouTube's time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes. The feature was expanded in January to give parents some control over how long their kids spend scrolling through Shorts, with an option for zero minutes "coming soon." According to YouTube spokesperson Makenzie Spiller, the option to set the timer to zero is now "live for all parents, and is currently being rolled out

  • Ford’s EV and software chief Doug Field is leaving the company 16 hours ago by Andrew J. Hawkins
    Cars, Electric Cars, Ford, News, Transportation

    Ford is shaking things up as it relates to its EV and software teams. Doug Field, who left Apple five years ago to helm Ford's multibillion-dollar bet on electric vehicles and software, is stepping down next month. Getting a promotion will be Alan Clarke, the ex-Tesla engineer who now leads Ford's California-based skunkworks lab. Clarke's new title will be vice president of advanced development projects, and he will continue to helm the effort to develop Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform. The shake-up comes less five months after Ford announced a massive $19.5 billion writedown on its EV investment, as well


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