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WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free

WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free

Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival AI providers...

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Logitech’s new Mobi Fold squeezes a lot of functionality into a tiny folding mouse

Logitech’s new Mobi Fold squeezes a lot of functionality into a tiny folding mouse

Logitech finally announced its new ultraportable travel mouse following leaked marketing images that spoiled the surpris...

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I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works

I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works

Parents want one thing, and one thing only, out of AI: to add a list of soccer games or "spirit week" theme days from an...

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Congress just gave DHS another $70 billion

Congress just gave DHS another $70 billion

Congress narrowly voted to fund President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Secu...

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The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon

The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon

Later this year, you will be able to get bundled subscriptions for iPhone apps, as Apple announced it's expanding App St...

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GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech

GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech

At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, a...

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Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious

Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says it's "really, really dangerous" for Anthropic to speculate about Claude's conscio...

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Nintendo is playing things too safe

Nintendo is playing things too safe

Tuesday's Nintendo Direct showcase felt like an important moment for the company. With the Switch 2 heading into its sec...

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Fitbit’s Charge 6 and Ace LTE are now as cheap as the new $100 Air

Fitbit’s Charge 6 and Ace LTE are now as cheap as the new $100 Air

Whether you’re shopping for Father’s Day or trying to keep your kids entertained over summer break, you don’t need to sp...

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Apple wants Europe to blink

Apple wants Europe to blink

It took a few years, but Apple finally made its AI look useful. Now millions of iPhone users in Europe are being told th...

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Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable 

Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable 

Anthropic just announced Claude Fable 5, a new AI model it said is the most powerful model it has ever made widely avail...

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SwitchBot’s E Ink Weather Station is already 20 percent off

SwitchBot’s E Ink Weather Station is already 20 percent off

We’re only a few days since the SwitchBot Smart E Ink Weather Station launched, and you can already save $25 on the smar...

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Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing

Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing

Apple used to question whether generative AI-powered editing features were worth the risk of distorting our perceptions ...

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Square Enix announces Kingdom Hearts 4

Square Enix announces Kingdom Hearts 4

A different kind of Sora is back in the news. Square Enix just teased the long-awaited next entry in the Kingdom Hearts ...

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Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds

Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds

Meta is planning to use the data shared by other businesses to personalize your feed and its AI responses. In a blog pos...

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting a remake for the Switch 2

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting a remake for the Switch 2

Nintendo announced a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Tuesday. ...

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Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work

Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work

Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman is walking back his statement about AI automating jobs done by white-collar workers, ...

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Everything you need to know about Prime Day 2026

Everything you need to know about Prime Day 2026

Amazon Prime Day 2026 is getting closer, and it’s possible you might have some questions about the sale. When does it st...

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Nintendo Direct June 2026: All the news and trailers

Nintendo Direct June 2026: All the news and trailers

After a week of video game news and trailers from PlayStation, Xbox, and most of the major publishers, it’s now Nintendo...

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Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding

Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding

Most of Apple's current AI ideas are roughly the same as everyone else's AI ideas. A chatbot you can ask questions; quic...

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Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it

Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it

MacOS 27 Golden Gate will usher in a bunch of changes to the Mac when it's released later this year, with its biggest ne...

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The Rivian R2 is too much fun to let drive itself

The Rivian R2 is too much fun to let drive itself

Rivian may be all in on robotaxis and autonomy, but it's still got human drivers - and EV buyers - to win over. The pric...

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Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise

Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise

As expected, yesterday's WWDC keynote was mostly about AI. And also as expected, Apple tried to turn its late arrival in...

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Marshall’s Stockwell speaker gets a replaceable battery that runs twice as long

Marshall’s Stockwell speaker gets a replaceable battery that runs twice as long

Marshall has announced a new version of its stylish Stockwell Bluetooth speaker, putting a new focus on repairability. T...

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Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights

Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights

I've been a fan of Philips Hue smart lights since the early days. It's one of the few staples in my ever-changing smart ...

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Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers

Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers

On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to enact a one-year moratorium on new data centers - just two ...

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Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by Ziroth

Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by Ziroth

Donut Lab's solid-state battery claims have been thoroughly debunked by Ryan Inis Hughes on his popular Ziroth YouTube c...

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Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid

Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid

Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it's delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile ...

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Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons. But the biggest ...

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5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta

5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta

iOS 27 has only been out for a few hours, and I've been messing around with the developer beta on my iPhone 16 Pro. I wa...

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Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem

Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem

Apple is trying to solve one of Safari's biggest weaknesses with AI. Safari has long lacked the robust library of extens...

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Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?

Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC?

Every year, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference gives us a first look at what's coming next to the company's many op...

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Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble

Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble

When Apple put child safety front and center at WWDC on Monday, its stated goal was helping parents fine-tune their kids...

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OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic

OpenAI files for IPO, following Anthropic

OpenAI on Monday checked off a preliminary step in the IPO race that it and rival Anthropic have been competing in for t...

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44 things coming to your Apple devices that you might have missed

44 things coming to your Apple devices that you might have missed

This year's WWDC keynote was all about AI. But with all the attention on Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, the company bre...

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Apple drops support for a long list of iPads and Apple Watches with latest OS updates

Apple drops support for a long list of iPads and Apple Watches with latest OS updates

I hope you have a modern Apple Watch or iPad, because otherwise watchOS 27 and iPadOS 27 won't run on your device. Apple...

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Apple announces watchOS 27, now with Siri AI

Apple announces watchOS 27, now with Siri AI

Apple just announced watchOS 27, the next version of its Apple Watch operating system, introducing support for Siri AI, ...

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Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

Apple's keynote at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference was a big one. After months of delays, Apple reintroduced...

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WWDC 2026 bonus live blog: Tech Talk with Craig Federighi

WWDC 2026 bonus live blog: Tech Talk with Craig Federighi

Fresh off the WWDC keynote presentation, The Verge has been invited to an "on-the-record technical deep dive into the bo...

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Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls

Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls

At WWDC 2026, Apple announced an overhaul to its Screen Time parental control tool that aims to improve its safeguarding...

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