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AI Summary

  • Apple dropped its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and a significantly upgraded Apple Watch Series 12, all boasting new AI capabilities.
  • The tech industry is abuzz with AI advancements, from startups like Listen Labs potentially scrubbing deals to OpenAI adding a noted AI doomer to its board, signaling growing concerns about advanced AI.
  • Automattic's board has initiated a leave of absence for CEO Matt Mullenweg, indicating internal turbulence at the company behind WordPress.
  • Massachusetts is implementing new clean power regulations specifically for data centers, reflecting a broader trend of environmental scrutiny for tech infrastructure.
  • Despite the flashiness of new models, pricing strategies are shifting, with older iPhones becoming more expensive, and the industry grappling with the implications of AI on product development and marketing, as seen with the 'AI slop' debate.

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  • Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 update adds VRR support in TV mode 11 minutes ago by Tom Warren
    Gaming, News, Nintendo

    Nintendo always promised that the Switch 2 would support variable refresh rate (VRR) when docked, but the console launched without this key feature. A new 23.0.0 firmware update now adds VRR support to the Switch 2 when it's docked and in TV mode. VRR adjusts a display's refresh rate to match a game's frame rate, smoothing out gameplay and reducing screen tearing. It will be particularly useful for games on the Switch 2 that have an unstable framerate, and it's a feature that the PS5 and Xbox Series S / X all support. The latest Switch 2 firmware also includes

  • Xbox picks up Kojima’s Physint after PlayStation dropped it an hour ago by Dominic Preston
    Gaming, Microsoft, News, PlayStation, Sony, Tech, Xbox

    Xbox will now publish Physint , an upcoming game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, after PlayStation decided to cancel it. The unexpected swap came in a flurry of announcements from PlayStation , Xbox , Kojima Productions , and Kojima himself . Sony, which published both of Kojima Productions' previous Death Stranding games, framed it as a "difficult decision to step away from collaborating with Kojima Productions," but insisted their "relationship remains strong." Kojima put things more bluntly on his personal X account, claiming that Sony gave the studio an unexpected cancellation notice in June, and that it has spent

  • Volvo XC40 PHEV is back with a new look, better sensors, and Gemini AI 2 hours ago by Andrew J. Hawkins
    Cars, Electric Cars, News, Transportation, Volvo

    It's been about three years since Volvo discontinued its plug-in hybrid XC40. The mild hybrid version remains on sale in the US and elsewhere, alongside the electric EX40. Today, Volvo announced it was bringing back the PHEV version and giving it a major facelift. When it arrives at dealerships early next year, the new XC40 will have updated exterior styling, a gut-renovated interior featuring Google's Gemini AI assistant, enlarged infotainment screen, and a new sensor-and-software safety suite. As a hybrid, the XC40 serves as a bridge for customers who want better gas mileage but aren't ready for the pure EV

  • There aren’t AirPods with cameras yet and I hope it stays that way 10 hours ago by John.Higgins
    Apple, Apple Event 2026, Gadgets, Headphones, Tech

    New AirPods Pro with cameras were thankfully not announced at the September Apple event. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge September Apple events are always a swirl of information and new, exciting products, and today's was no different. Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max; active noise cancellation (ANC) is now on the cheapest AirPods model, the AirPods 5; and a Siri Recap feature comes to the Watch Series 12 and Watch Ultra 4. But missing were the AirPods Pro with cameras that have been rumored throughout the

  • The black iPhone Pro returns 11 hours ago by Jay Peters
    Apple, Apple Event 2026, iPhone, News, Tech

    Black is back. | Photo: Nilay Patel / The Verge Apple has seen reason: It has a black model in the iPhone Pro lineup again. Last year, Apple went bold with its colors for the iPhone 17 Pro, offering a flashy orange, a shiny silver, and a dark blue. Don't get me wrong, they looked nice . But there was no black (or dark gray) for the first time since the start of the iPhone Pro lineup, which Apple first introduced in September 2019 with the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max. I care about this because I always buy


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