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  • Google’s Pixel Watch 5 dives deeper into AI and health
    The Verge [ai] - 14:00 Aug 12, 2026
    The $399 Google Pixel Watch 5 isn't about the hardware. Sure, there's a new satin pyrite case finish, a few new strap colors, and a Steph Curry Special Edition. Under the hood, there's a slightly faster Qualcomm processor and an itty-bitty battery bump. There's a $50 price hike from last year, too, because the Pixel […]
  • Of course the ChatGPT dog cancer vaccine spawned a startup
    The Verge [ai] - 12:09 Aug 12, 2026
    Remember that much-hyped story about an Australian tech entrepreneur using ChatGPT, Grok, and other AI tools to craft a personalized cancer vaccine for his dog? Well, surprise: He's launched a startup. That entrepreneur is Paul Conyngham, who says he is launching Gamgee to offer "personalised mRNA cancer vaccines for dogs." But his ambitions go well […]
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  • Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
    The Verge [ai] - 11:58 Aug 12, 2026
    SpaceXAI has introduced Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent service designed to behave like independent "AI teammates" that can do your work for you. The bots share their own cloud-based computer environment, and can sign into apps, tools, and websites you already use to complete multi-step workplace tasks, only coming back when their assigned work […]
    Tags: Grok
  • Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT
    The Verge [ai] - 00:39 Aug 12, 2026
    After a former lead writer claimed Saber "replaced me with ChatGPT," CEO Matthew Karch now claims, "Neither Saber nor Unigine have replaced any writers with AI," for the Rideshare "Stimulator" game announced last month, developed by Unigine. The writer, Stella Sacco, says differently, however, posting on Bluesky that "I was lead writer on this one! […]
    Tags: ChatGPT Saber
  • ChatGPT and Gemini both just passed 1 billion users
    The Verge [ai] - 19:41 Aug 11, 2026
    For the 14th time, a Google product has hit 1 billion users. Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted on X that a billion people are using Gemini every month, and that Gemini is Google's fastest-growing product ever. A billion users is a huge milestone, but Google isn't the first AI app to hit it. OpenAI's ChatGPT […]
    Tags: ChatGPT Gemini
  • Another OpenAI executive takes off
    The Verge [ai] - 17:50 Aug 11, 2026
    Brad Lightcap, OpenAI's special projects lead and the company's former COO, announced his departure after an eight-year stint at the AI lab. In an internal memo he later posted to X, Lightcap told colleagues he'd be starting "something new." "Over the last few months, I've been focused on the next horizon and what would stand […]
  • Made by Google 2026: all the Pixel news and announcements
    The Verge [ai] - 17:00 Aug 11, 2026
    Google is gearing up to reveal a bunch of new Pixel devices on August 12th. A series of leaks leading up to the event suggest that the Pixel 11 lineup will come in an array of colors, with signs pointing to a built-in light coming to Pro models. Teasers from Google also indicate that it […]
    Tags: Google Pixel
  • Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
    The Verge [ai] - 16:19 Aug 11, 2026
    Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references for an "Apple Reference Image" system that can embed provenance metadata into iPhone photographs at the point of capture - enabling users to prove where […]
    Tags: Apple Phone
  • ‘Zoomsday’ hack uncovered using fewer than 20 AI prompts
    The Verge [ai] - 14:45 Aug 11, 2026
    Zoom has patched a major security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to hijack anyone's device during a meeting. In a blog post on Tuesday, researchers at A Security say they uncovered the flaw using "fewer than 20 prompts on publicly available AI models," as reported earlier by Wired. The exploit involved Zoom's annotation feature, […]
  • Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful
    The Verge [ai] - 13:27 Aug 11, 2026
    Earlier this summer, Amazon customers began noticing that emails related to their online orders looked sparse: Order confirmation emails didn't name specific items anymore, and instead listed only item categories. "Your Beauty item is confirmed!" an email about my retainer cleaning tablets read. Shoppers have posted other iterations of the redacted emails as well: "Ordered: […]
    Tags: Amazon
  • Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
    The Verge [ai] - 13:00 Aug 11, 2026
    Spotify will soon label AI artists and remove their music from your recommendations. The change, which will start rolling out in mid-September, means you'll see an "AI Persona" badge on an artist's profile across the app if they do "not represent a real person." The music streaming platform will allow artists to disclose that they're […]
    Tags: Spotify
  • Claude will apply invisible watermarks to AI text and images
    The Verge [ai] - 12:22 Aug 11, 2026
    Anthropic has pledged to start marking Claude-generated text and images with machine-readable data, in an effort to comply with European rules for AI transparency. "Generated text will carry embedded watermarks, and generated files will include digitally signed provenance metadata where supported," Anthropic says on a new Claude support page. The changes are invisible to human […]
    Tags: Claude
  • The AI takeover of mathematics has begun
    The Verge [ai] - 11:00 Aug 11, 2026
    Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year "soul searching." A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he's been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI. Days before we spoke, […]
  • Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t understand how to live
    The Verge [ai] - 22:00 Aug 10, 2026
    Recently, a man I was rock climbing with told me about how he'd used AI to make a motivational poster for himself, which he'd hung on his bedroom wall: a bear, walking a slackline over a canyon, holding a sign that said, "Do cool shit." I made what I hoped was a polite noise. What […]
  • Four takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s massive AI manifesto
    The Verge [ai] - 15:19 Aug 10, 2026
    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has a lot to say about the idealized future he now envisions for humanity co-existing with artificial intelligence - his latest essay spans more than 6,500 words on the matter. The lengthy manifesto Zuckerberg published on Monday, titled "The Future is for Everyone," broadly lays out his beliefs about how the […]
  • What happens to Bose when headphones become AI?
    The Verge [ai] - 14:00 Aug 10, 2026
    Today, I’m talking with Lila Snyder, who is the CEO of Bose. You certainly know Bose — it’s one of the most famous brands in all of consumer tech. The company started 60 years ago selling speakers to consumers, and its focus on research and development has led it to be a leader in both […]
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  • Ford’s new AI assistant can check your fuel levels and tire pressure
    The Verge [ai] - 11:00 Aug 10, 2026
    Ford is rolling out a new AI-powered assistant that can answer questions about your Ford or Lincoln vehicle, such as how much fuel you'll need for your next road trip or whether your truck can tow that new motor boat. The app is rolling out first to the Ford and Lincoln mobile apps, where it […]
    Tags: Ford
  • AI detectors are creating a new era of distrust
    The Verge [ai] - 12:00 Aug 09, 2026
    This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is changing our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Long before ChatGPT became a thing, […]
  • An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
    The Verge [ai] - 17:53 Aug 08, 2026
    To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one of the largest single producers of greenhouse gases in the US, according to the New York Times. The new gas-burning plant in Pecos County, Texas has received significant investment from Amazon and, […]
    Tags: Amazon
  • Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore
    The Verge [ai] - 20:01 Aug 07, 2026
    It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song "Rubberz." His comments follow the producer Medasin's videos claiming that an AI tool called Treblo (formerly Sonauto) was used to make the song, and the company releasing an AI detector that identifies it […]
    Tags: Rubberz Fenix Flexin

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