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Pro-Iran Explosive Media trolls Trump with AI-generated Lego cartoons

Group has released over a dozen videos mocking President Trump and the US.

Snap is sticking with Qualcomm for its next AR glasses

Snap's upcoming consumer AR glasses are still set to launch sometime this year, and they'll be powered by a Snapdragon XR chip from Qualcomm, according to an announcement of a…

YouTube Premium is getting pricier

YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US, with prices rising by $2 on standard individual accounts and as much as $4 for the family plan. The price hike is already in…

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Florida launches investigation into OpenAI

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching an investigation into OpenAI over public safety and national security risks, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a statement on…

ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan

OpenAI announced on Thursday something that power users have been asking for: a $100/month plan. Previously, subscriptions jumped from $20 to $200 per month.

NASA’s Artemis II mission to fly around the far side of the Moon

Humans haven’t set foot on the Moon since NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Now, the space agency is racing to get back to the lunar surface under the umbrella of its Artemis…

StubHub to pay $10M to settle FTC allegations over ‘deceptive’ ticket pricing

The consumer protection agency says the company violated the FTC Act and its Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees by "deceptively" advertising ticket prices on its website without…

“Negative” views of Broadcom driving thousands of VMware migrations, rival says

Western Union exec says there were "challenges" working with Broadcom.

Instagram now lets you edit your own comments

If you make a mistake in an Instagram comment, you can now finally fix it without having to delete the comment and make it again. On Thursday, Instagram announced that users can…

Is Anthropic limiting the release of Mythos to protect the internet — or Anthropic?

Anthropic said this week that it limited the release of its newest model, dubbed Mythos, because it is too capable of finding security exploits in software relied upon by users…

How to make the Startup Battlefield Top 20 — and what every company gets regardless

Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Here’s how to get there and why the opportunity starts well before the main stage.

The MacBook Neo is the best thing to happen to Windows in years

If there's one thing I know about Microsoft after covering the company for more than 20 years, it's that it will always respond to a competitive threat. Apple's MacBook Air…

Waymo is offering to help cities fix their potholes

In recent months, some cities have sought a new recruit in their forever war against potholes: Waymo. Municipal officials in multiple cities where Waymo operates have reached out…

How Meta Cafeteria Workers Took on ICE—and Won

In Seattle, activists inside tech giants are leaning into grassroots fundraising and peer support as petitions and protests draw little response from executives.

Amflow’s latest e-bikes raise the bar again

Amflow, the e-bike brand spun out of DJI, is back with two impressive electric mountain bike ranges built around its incredibly dense Avinox motors. The e-MTBs aim to break the…

Amflow’s latest e-bikes with Avinox motors raise the bar again

Amflow, the e-bike brand spun out of DJI, is back with two impressive electric mountain bike ranges built around its incredibly dense Avinox motors. The e-MTBs aim to break the…

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Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects

Google's Gemini is getting a feature called "notebooks" to help you organize things about certain topics in a single place while using the AI chatbot, the company announced on…

Dyson made a handheld version of its iconic fans

Nearly 17 years after Dyson first announced its Air Multiplier fans - one of its first big consumer products after vacuums - the company has miniaturized their design to create a…

Conflicting Rulings Leave Anthropic in ‘Supply-Chain Risk’ Limbo

A US appeals court ruling is at odds with a separate, lower court decision from March, leaving uncertainty about if and how the US military can use the AI company's Claude model.

Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers

The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.

WireGuard VPN developer can’t ship software updates after Microsoft locks account

The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software…

OpenAI made economic proposals — here’s what DC thinks of them

Happy ceasefire day and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech's rocky journey through the world of politics. If you're not a subscriber yet, you…

Meta debuts the Muse Spark model in a ‘ground-up overhaul’ of its AI

This is the first model Meta has released under its Superintelligence Labs, led by former ScaleAI CEO Alexandr Wang.

These are the countries moving to ban social media for children

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may face on social media, including cyberbullying, social…

Meta is reentering the AI race with a new model called Muse Spark

Meta Superintelligence Labs is launching its first model since Mark Zuckerberg spent billions overhauling the company's AI efforts. Called Muse Spark, the model now powers the…

Developer of VeraCrypt encryption software says Windows users may face boot-up issues after Microsoft locked his account

The maker of the popular open source file encryption software VeraCrypt said Microsoft locked his online account, which may prevent device owners from booting up their computers.

Databricks co-founder wins prestigious ACM award, says ‘AGI is here already’

Matei Zaharia has won the top honor from the Association for Computing Machinery. Now he's working on AI for research and says AGI is simply misunderstood.

The vibes are off at OpenAI

OpenAI is in a relatively precarious position. The company is and has been a funding behemoth - just over a week ago, it closed $122 billion in funding at a post-money valuation…

Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages

Unionized staff at ProPublica, one of the country's leading nonprofit newsrooms, are walking off the job for 24 hours beginning Wednesday and asking the public to honor a digital…

How nuclear batteries could speed the race to fusion power

Avalanche Energy is working on an DARPA project to build a new class of materials capable of turning damaging radiation into electricity.

Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long

Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with the launch of Windows 8. More than a decade later, it's still working on migrating all the old Control…

Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires

Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will "no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or…

VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B fund to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups

Eclipse will put some of that money towards incubating, or building startups.

Iranian hackers are targeting American critical infrastructure, US agencies warn

A joint FBI, NSA, and CISA advisory warns that Iranian hackers have 'escalated' their tactics in response to the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset

Android XR is getting a new feature that turns 2D apps, websites, images, and videos into "3D experiences." The feature, which Google calls "auto-spatialization," was initially…

A new Anthropic model found security problems ‘in every major operating system and web browser’

Anthropic is debuting a new AI model as part of a cybersecurity partnership with Nvidia, Google, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Microsoft, and other companies. Project Glasswing, as…

Apple’s foldable iPhone is on track to launch in September, report says

The news follows a report from Nikkei Asia on Tuesday that raised concerns the company’s foldable iPhone could be delayed due to challenges during the phone’s engineering test…

Uber is the latest to be won over by Amazon’s AI chips

Uber is expanding its AWS contract to run more of its ride-sharing features on Amazon's chips. This is a thumb-of-the nose at Oracle and Google.

Suno and major music labels reportedly clash over AI music sharing

The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That's according to a report from the Financial…

Finally, Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon

The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun; oh what fun!

Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million

The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government's claims that the election misinformation programs…

Sorry kid, drones are for war now

What happens when DJI, the world's leading maker of drones, is no longer welcome in the United States? You might think other dronemakers would see a huge opportunity with their…

The 5 Best Outdoor Pizza Ovens: Wood-Fired, Gas, Propane (2026)

Pizza is universal. And it is perfect. But you’re going to need a better oven. These are the best outdoor pizza ovens on the market.