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Every TV company is spying on you, not just LG. Like other tech companies, they collect lots of information, and while some is necessary for products to work, not all of it is - and could include details you'd prefer to keep private. Many customers are concerned about how TVs and streaming devices might be [...]

For most new relationships, two weeks probably isn't enough time to decide if you're ready for long-term commitment. But two weeks with a new phone? You probably know. The iPhone Duo launched just over two weeks ago, and that's been enough time for a subset of day-one buyers who aren't loving the phone to make [...]

Serve Robotics is opening up its platform to make its autonomous last-mile delivery robots available to anyone who wants to use them. The company is launching a new AV Delivery Developer Portal, enabling third-party software engineers, independent businesses, and even autonomous AI agents to access its fleet of 2,000 sidewalk robots. With this new capability, [...]

It's the end of the road for the Apple Support Community. The dedicated discussion forum, which gave Apple users a place to exchange advice, troubleshoot, and generally chat about Apple products, has been placed into read-only mode, with a message from the company announcing that the Support Community will shut down for good on November [...]

Microsoft is now rolling out Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR), an upscaling technology that competes with Nvidia's DLSS, for the Xbox Ally X, Xbox Ally X20, and select Windows Copilot Plus PCs, the company announced today. Auto SR is also getting some new features alongside this official release. In April, Microsoft started testing Auto SR [...]

Disney is bringing more than 60 3D movies to the Disney Plus app on Meta Quest. The movies will be available to Disney Plus subscribers as part of an updated Disney Plus app that's rolling out today. The 3D movies you can check out include The Avengers and Black Panther, Meta says. But the updated [...]

Oura announced its quarterly earnings today and said it agreed to acquire Counsel Health for $625 million, after adding the company's AI chatbot to its app earlier this year. Counsel Health calls itself an "AI-native primary care company," using the app to deliver AI-generated responses and insights based on users' health data reported from their [...]

Sony has canceled Fairgames, a heist game announced in 2023, according to Bloomberg. Fairgames had once been part of Sony's big planned push for PlayStation live service games, but the company ended up canceling some planned live service titles, including in the God of War and The Last of Us franchises, and it shut down [...]

Sony is retiring the PlayStation Plus app for PC on December 10th. Sony says it will notify users directly about the shutdown. The app allowed PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers to stream certain games on PC, but according to Sony, not many people are using that perk: With a very small number of eligible PlayStation Plus [...]

SpaceX announced a new version of its all-in-one satellite internet terminal that integrates a dish, Wi-Fi router, and now a battery into a single device about the size of a laptop. According to some users on X who shared screenshots of invitations to order Starlink Mini 2, the dish is priced at $999, which includes [...]

As espionage targets go, Jensen Huang is perhaps one of the least surprising on Earth. The Nvidia CEO runs one of the world's most valuable companies, controls the in-demand technology fueling the AI boom, and is cozy with presidents, CEOs, and all manner of important people. He also wears a cool leather jacket. Which makes [...]

After years of third-party Android trackers from companies like Samsung, Motorola, and Pebblebee, Google's Pixel Tag is now available for purchase. First announced in August, the Pixel Tag is designed to work with Google's tracking network and app that was renamed the Find Hub last year. The Pixel Tag is priced similar to Apple's AirTag [...]

Google is adding a new feature to its underwhelming HiLight light on the back of Pixel 11 Pro phones: As part of the November 2026 Pixel Drop, the light can light up when you get Google Messages texts from your favorite contacts. Sure, it's a small addition to the disappointing ways you could use HiLight [...]

If you're tired of filament jams and clogged nozzles, perhaps it's time for a new 3D printer. Through December 1st, the Bambu Lab P2S Combo, currently one of the best models that's easy to use, is discounted. It's $649 at Best Buy, as well as directly from Bambu Lab. That's $100 off the list price [...]

ChatGPT is going to let you chat with verified "Business Agents" that represent a brand to help you with things like comparison shopping. The feature, available first to "eligible" e-commerce and online service businesses in the US, is launching as part of a suite of business-focused features in ChatGPT being announced today in beta. You [...]

Some Independent Games Festival (IGF) jurors published a statement yesterday saying they would not vote for games that use generative AI in "any capacity." Soon after, the developer of indie hit Big Walk has published a statement saying it "sparingly" used AI in the "final stretch" of the game's development to "help work through difficult [...]

Google Fi is launching a new "super network" that can automatically switch users between two different 5G networks depending on which one has better connectivity. The feature is rolling out starting today on Pixel 9 and newer phones that have Google Fi active on eSIM and have any non-Fi SIMs disabled. When Google Fi first [...]

For years, Anthropic has been known for its focus on enterprise and coding tools that attract high-flying corporate clients, inspiring competing frontier labs - like OpenAI, SpaceXSI, and Meta - to copy its strategies. Earlier this year, Claude Code went through its own particular hype cycle. And now, Anthropic is trying to expand its footprint [...]

eBay appears to have blocked AI agents, including Meta's Muse, from browsing on the platform - the latest speed bump in the AI agent race. A reader tells The Verge that for several weeks he's had his Muse agent browse and curate a daily digest of watches for sale on platforms like eBay, including a [...]

Given everything moms do for us, it feels good to give back during the holidays. But where to start? How do you come up with a physical representation of how you feel about such a key and influential figure in your life? The possibilities seem as endless as they are daunting, but fear not, we've [...]

Google is rolling out its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, to the general public after releasing it to a select group of "cybersecurity defenders" two weeks ago. Google claims Carbon is its "strongest model" yet, and capable of competing with the very best systems from Anthropic and OpenAI. Google says Gemini 4 Carbon "pushes [...]

If you were cool on the $149.95 original price of the 14-ounce Ember Mug 3, you might warm up to the current discount happening at Amazon, Ember, and Best Buy for several colors of the (top rack) dishwasher-safe mug. It's 33 percent off, dropping to $99.99 - still not cheap, but cheaper, and notably just [...]

Millions of people turn to Reddit for firsthand recommendations and reviews of consumer goods. Now, the platform is leaning into its role as a destination for shoppers in a challenge to more traditional outlets that publish product reviews and roundups. The company is launching Reddit Reviews, a built-in product reviews hub for consumer goods that [...]

Rockstar Games is making Grand Theft Auto VI available on Xbox Cloud Gaming when it launches next week. While you'd normally assume that would mean Grand Theft Auto VI would be available to stream on phones, PCs, the web, Xbox consoles, and even TVs, it appears to be restricted to just Xbox Series X / [...]

Anthropic confirmed on Tuesday that its IPO could be one of the biggest ever, even while falling short of previous expectations. Its IPO price is expected to be between $70.00 and $78.00 per share, which would put its valuation as high as $1.4 trillion, according to the The New York Times. The Wall Street Journal [...]

Aura just launched a smaller version of its color E Ink frame with a handful of improvements and a more affordable price. The new Aura Ink frame features a 10-inch E Ink panel that can display more colors at a higher pixel density. It's also differentiated from the original 13-inch model with a black frame [...]

When we sampled Peak Design's Roller Pro last year, we loved almost everything about the camera gear powerhouse's first attempt at a proper suitcase. Everything, that is, except for the price. Back then, during its crowdfunded launch, the Pro could be had for as little as $425. Today, you're looking at $599.95 for the same [...]

Adobe is committing itself to the notion that chatbots and AI agents could be your next design assistant, or even automate creative workflows and repetitive tasks on your behalf. Some of the tools and features announced today at Adobe's Max conference in Miami, Florida, include allowing your preferred third-party AI agents to access and change [...]

Adobe is expanding its Creative Cloud apps and Firefly AI platform with new capabilities that aim to make design and editing projects faster and less complicated. Some of the announcements from Adobe's Max event today include features for automatically removing objects, blemishes, and other unwanted distractions in Premiere, Photoshop, and Lightroom, alongside new generative AI [...]

As part of a new brand called Ring Robotics - designed to take a more proactive approach to security instead of just monitoring - a new rolling mobile security camera was announced by Amazon, called the Ring Rover Cam. It borrows a lot of the design and functionality from the Astro home robot that Amazon [...]

Ring is finally shipping a flying indoor drone camera. For real this time. The Ring Drone Cam will arrive on January 27th, 2027, for $249.99, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff said at a launch event in New York City this week. If it does actually ship, it will arrive almost six years after the company announced [...]

Seagate announced a new external storage solution, called the FireCuda Forge, that combines the speed benefits of an SSD with the affordability of a higher-capacity hard drive. The Forge is the first drive that's powered by the company's new Alkemi intelligent storage platform, which learns how your data is used and relocates the files you're [...]

Electrification has done wonderful things for motorcycle design. By getting rid of the engine and the fuel tank that supports it, designers have the freedom to do whatever they want, and the results have been occasionally brilliant. I'm a big fan of the vaguely retrofuturistic stylings of the Maeving RM2 and the quirky minimalism of [...]

During Paramount Skydance's latest earnings call, CEO David Ellison said "it's hard to imagine" AI won't have a bigger impact on the film industry than CGI. In response to a question about the company's outlook for AI, Ellison said: "I think when you zoom out and look at production, AI really has the potential to [...]

It's difficult to overstate Nvidia's power in today's AI landscape. The company's chips are the bedrock upon which advanced AI technology in the US is being built, and demand has consistently outpaced supply for years. Nvidia has also been an influential investor in a wide range of up-and-coming AI companies in recent years, with about [...]

President Trump held a White House press briefing earlier today and responded to several questions about his knowledge of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Huang said this weekend that he had been "unfaithful" to his wife, and the company has opened an investigation into Huang. Recent articles from The New [...]

The leather-jacketed CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has acknowledged an affair with Megaspeed exec Alice Huang, spurring an investigation by his company and intense discussions worldwide. Recent reporting noted that since last year, US intelligence reports had identified Alice Huang (no relation) as not only the exec for an AI compute company renting access to [...]

One of the best upgrades you can make to your PC gaming setup is an OLED monitor. Fortunately, MSI's factory-reconditioned Mag 272QP X24 is on sale at Woot through November 18th with a 180-day manufacturer warranty for $290.99, which is more than $100 cheaper than the full MSRP of $399.99. MSI's 27-inch screen is well-featured [...]

At this point, reading through the latest splashy pledge to use AI for the good of the environment feels like downing a nonalcoholic beer. Admittedly, I'm suspicious from the onset. How can this be good? But I love beer and our planet enough to give it a whirl - and hey, why not try a [...]

After publishing a support article in early September outlining usage limits for some Apple Intelligence features, the company has updated Logic Pro with an option to "Buy More Usage" for a one-time purchase price of $49.99, as spotted by 9to5Mac. It has a built-in AI assistant to do things like "start a new song, set [...]

Anthropic is announcing two new models today: Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2, which it says are designed to take on "daunting" technical challenges. The company claims the new models show improvements in coding, reasoning, and vision, and can generate outputs faster than the 5.1 versions of the Fable and Mythos models. Claude Fable [...]

The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has fluctuated between $20 and $30 per month over the last year, but you can get three months of the top plan for around $19 per month. At Newegg, using the coupon code BNWF2656 at checkout knocks $11 off the usual cost of a three-month subscription. That brings [...]

After expanding its Edits app to macOS last week, Instagram's next move is launching this Effect Builder that generates custom filters for your Stories posts with AI. Available now for US residents who are over 18, it has a prompt box for describing your filter idea to the chatbot, with an option to attach style [...]

Soon, James Gunn and Peter Safran will no longer head up Skydance's DC Studios. After taking the helm of DC Studios as co-CEOs in 2022, Gunn and Safran are being replaced by former Marvel SVP of Production and Development Jeremy Latcham, Deadline reports. However, Gunn and Safran will "continue to produce on various DC projects" [...]

I would prefer that these people's sex lives were none of my business but I guess we have to talk about Jensen Huang and the National Security Incident. Who could have guessed that the guy who was out here signing titties might not have great judgment about how to behave around women? Alice Huang - [...]

Uber announced the launch of Uber Parking, a native in-app reservation feature that allows drivers to find, book, and pay for garage and lot spaces ahead of time. The new feature is a result of Uber's recent acquisition of SpotHero, integrating a network of over 13,000 facilities across more than 400 cities into the company's [...]

Sony is launching a new version of its PlayStation Portal exclusively in Japan next month. The updated model will launch in the midnight black color option we've seen before, and will include "additional" internal storage for future-looking features. It's the additional internal storage that's the surprise change to this particular model, which will be locked [...]

Asked about AI executives' warnings about their models' safety on 60 Minutes, Trump said, "I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it- as they talk, and I think the risk can be managed, and it's managed." He claimed the DOJ is managing that risk, saying, "We had a situation where somebody [...]

The Walt Disney Company has teamed up with Adobe to develop proprietary "artist-led" generative AI models to support Disney's production pipeline. The multiyear partnership was announced today at Adobe's MAX conference, and it will see Adobe providing Disney with early access to its latest technologies for everything from Disney's theme parks and cruise line to [...]