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  • SpaceX made more revenue as an AI company than a space company
    The Verge [ai] - 20:47 Aug 04, 2026
    SpaceX's AI revenue grew more than three times to $2.6 billion from the year before, mostly because of deals that the company made to provide compute to other AI companies, according to SpaceX's quarterly earnings. The AI division, which the company said in its documents to go public was the source of most of its […]
  • How an OpenAI influencer trip backfired 
    The Verge [ai] - 17:46 Aug 04, 2026
    The brand trip is a right of passage for influencers. It's a mark of legitimacy that a sponsor wants to invite them on an all-expenses-paid vacation, often with luxurious freebies and activities. Trips can also spur hard feelings from uninvited influencers, trigger criticism from the public, and project a certain frivolousness. Usually it is fast […]
  • ‘Not healthy’ LLM use is more common than you think
    The Verge [ai] - 17:33 Aug 04, 2026
    Hank Green, a popular YouTuber and science communicator, said he is stepping back from production amid intense criticism over his use of AI. Green described his AI usage as "not healthy," but stressed that he used it for finding research sources and not to write scripts. Much of the ensuing firestorm in this corner of […]
  • Texas says data centers must pass an audit before connecting to the grid
    The Verge [ai] - 15:33 Aug 04, 2026
    Texas announced new a audit on data centers that could slow approval for new facilities seeking to connect to the state energy grid. Governor Greg Abbott (R) on Monday directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to verify and audit new data center proposals, writing that […]
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  • OpenAI drags Apple’s lawsuit into the court of public opinion
    The Verge [ai] - 11:27 Aug 04, 2026
    Apple's legal battle against OpenAI just got messier now that the ChatGPT-maker has publicly aired receipts to counter Apple's version of events. In a blog post published overnight titled "Apple is getting this wrong," OpenAI said that Apple's lawsuit accusing it of stealing trade secrets is "careless, aggressive, and oddly personal," sharing iMessage and email […]
    Tags: Apple OpenAI
  • Can Reddit fend off a new wave of AI SEO spam?
    The Verge [ai] - 10:00 Aug 04, 2026
    Earlier this year, a Reddit user had asked members of a skincare-focused subreddit if anyone had tried a specific hypochlorous acid spray, a product often used for acne. There were dozens of responses; one from a user named Primary-Taro4254 seemed innocuous enough, at least at first. "I haven't personally tried [that brand] so I can't […]
  • Europe’s AI labeling and transparency rules are now in effect
    The Verge [ai] - 17:38 Aug 03, 2026
    The European Union has ushered in some additional rules that aim to make it easier for people to identify chatbots and AI deepfakes online. The new transparency obligations under the bloc's landmark AI Act came into effect on August 2nd, requiring companies to disclose when people are interacting with AI models, and if content has […]
  • China’s Alibaba takes another swipe at America’s AI supremacy
    The Verge [ai] - 11:01 Aug 03, 2026
    Chinese tech giant Alibaba released what it says is its largest and "most capable AI model to date," claiming performance rivaling the best systems from US frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as domestic rivals like Moonshot AI's Kimi K3. Alibaba said it was making the model, Qwen3.8-Max, widely available to users in a […]
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  • Fender’s CEO seems to think your bandmates are just analog AI
    The Verge [ai] - 19:36 Aug 02, 2026
    Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and music that initially flew under the radar. But it has started making the rounds recently, pouring more fuel on an already raging fire of bad PR following the company pissing off […]
  • Is paying artists enough to convince them to embrace AI?
    The Verge [ai] - 13:00 Aug 02, 2026
    Illustrators have spent years sounding the alarm about generative artificial intelligence startups training their models on artists' work without permission. They've pointed out how the practice is tantamount to theft, and in response, many gen AI boosters have argued that it's necessary for the technology's evolution. This has led to contentious legal battles, but it's […]
  • Is this Billboard Hot 100 hit AI slop?
    The Verge [ai] - 18:20 Aug 01, 2026
    Fenix Flexin is best known as a member of Shoreline Mafia, a rap duo from Los Angeles. But he's recently found solo success with the track "Rubberz," which has climbed to number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Almost immediately, though, questions were raised about the song's origins, with many speculating that it was largely, […]
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  • Google Earth’s AI deepfake tool only lasted one day
    The Verge [ai] - 19:13 Jul 31, 2026
    Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Digital Digging's Henk van Ess, for example, intentionally generated images adding things like refugees near the Mexican border […]
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  • Here’s the problem with putting an AI image generator in Google Earth
    The Verge [ai] - 17:05 Jul 31, 2026
    Now a text prompt is all it takes to generate reality-warping images using Google Earth's satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery, like these images generated by Digital Digging's Henk van Ess that show "refugees near the Mexican border" and a bomb crater near a hospital in Gaza. Google responded to Digital Digging's AI-altered images, saying, "We […]
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  • The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts
    The Verge [ai] - 16:36 Jul 31, 2026
    Several record labels, including the big three - Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group - have proposed rules regarding chart eligibility for AI songs. In short, they wouldn't be. The proposal goes quite a bit further than a labeling proposal put forth by the RIAA, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry […]
  • It’s time to panic about AI safety
    The Verge [ai] - 14:03 Jul 31, 2026
    When the phrase "OpenAI hacked Hugging Face" has more or less entered mainstream culture, you know we have an AI problem. This week, we learned more about exactly how OpenAI's agent broke out of a sandbox and autonomously traversed the web, including a bunch of other supposedly secure web services, all in the name of […]
  • Anthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies too
    The Verge [ai] - 13:41 Jul 31, 2026
    Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noticing. The revelation comes days after rival OpenAI said one of its own models had breached developer platform Hugging Face, adding to growing unease over whether frontier AI […]
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  • Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users
    The Verge [ai] - 22:29 Jul 30, 2026
    Apple may allow users to pay to increase their AI usage limits. During an earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he believes people will want to use Apple Intelligence and the upcoming Siri AI "a lot," adding that "we will have some kind of upgrade possibilities on iCloud Plus where people […]
    Tags: Cloud Plus
  • The loss of Situational Awareness
    The Verge [ai] - 20:46 Jul 30, 2026
    I am not by any means an expert at finance but I think I do now have some advice for people who are: Do not name your hedge fund anything that will be hilarious if it blows up. Don't use a name like "Long-Term Capital Management," or "Amaranth Advisors" (named for the floral symbol for […]
  • LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
    The Verge [ai] - 18:43 Jul 30, 2026
    A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you'll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you flag a post as something that "Seems like AI […]
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  • Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body
    The Verge [ai] - 17:18 Jul 30, 2026
    Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "control entire humanoid robots." While the previous model focused on controlling a humanoid robot's upper body, Gemini Robotics 2 now supports "whole-body motions" ranging from its feet to fingertips, according to an announcement on Thursday. The new model will allow humanoid robots […]
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