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Published Aug 4, 2026, 7:48 PM

Anthropic has been on a cloud partnership spree in recent months, and its latest move is reportedly a $10 billion deal with AI cloud startup Volta.
Published Aug 4, 2026, 7:34 PM

Wrinkles, available on both iOS and Android, essentially acts as an AI-powered audio tour guide that reveals hidden history and local stories.
Published Aug 4, 2026, 7:28 PM

The week-old Open Secure AI Alliance, spearheaded by Nvidia and grown to over 120 companies, already has proposals out for defending against AI agents.
Published Aug 4, 2026, 3:50 PM

Spotify says Merlin, which represents more than 30,000 independent labels and distributors, has joined Universal Music Group in backing its upcoming AI-powered remix and covers product. The paid tool will let fans create AI-generated covers and remixes of participating artists’ music while ensuring artists opt in, receive credit, and are compensat…
Published Aug 4, 2026, 3:20 PM

An analysis of the last seven years of Tesla earnings calls shows just how little attention Musk pays to Tesla's car business.
Published Aug 4, 2026, 2:03 PM

Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.
Published Aug 4, 2026, 1:00 PM

On Tuesday, AI infrastructure company Runware announced the launch of its own modular data center called Sonic Inference Pod.
Published Aug 3, 2026, 11:19 PM

After a quarter that delivered $1 billion in profit, Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprises.
Published Aug 3, 2026, 9:13 PM

Video chat with your friends or coworkers directly from the Samsung M80F. Samsung makes a variety of TVs and computer monitors, but if want both and you’re limited on space, you might want to consider the M80F. This capable 32-inch 4K panel combines features commonly found on both types of screens, and Amazon and B&H Photo both have it discounted…
Published Aug 3, 2026, 7:28 PM

Design Arena is used by 5.3 million people around the world, providing critical human evaluations to frontier labs.
Published Aug 3, 2026, 7:09 PM

OpenAI’s first-ever influencer brand trip is sparking online backlash as tensions over the use of AI continue.
Published Aug 3, 2026, 6:43 PM

Apple’s long-awaited AI overhaul finally makes Siri the assistant it was always supposed to be. Yet it arrives at a moment when simply being a capable AI assistant no longer feels revolutionary.
Published Aug 3, 2026, 5:38 PM
The EU made some AI labels that companies can use instead of designing their own. | Image: The European Commission / The Verge 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…
Published Aug 3, 2026, 5:17 PM

The Scribe comes with a Premium Pen, which includes a built-in eraser. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Kindle Scribe is worth considering if you’re heading back to school, as its large 10.2-inch screen can display textbooks and ebooks, or let you jot down handwritten notes during class. Now through August 8th, the first-gen model…
Published Aug 3, 2026, 4:40 PM

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House spending records show OpenAI's ChatGPT dominates paid AI use on Capitol Hill, with congressional offices relying on the chatbot to draft memos, summarize legislation, and assist constituent communications.
Published Aug 3, 2026, 3:00 PM

Today, I’m talking with Toni Schneider, who is the brand new CEO of the social platform Bluesky — he formally took over after a short stint as interim CEO. This is one of my favorite kinds of interviews to do on Decoder, because a couple years ago, we had Bluesky’s prior CEO, Jay Graber, on the show — she’s now the company’s chief innovation offic…
Published Aug 3, 2026, 10:00 AM

June emerged from stealth today with a $20 million pre-seed round to make AI adoption simpler.
Published Aug 2, 2026, 8:54 PM

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On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to "pace the rate of AI development."
Published Aug 2, 2026, 7:36 PM

Edward “Bud” Cole speaks in Japan in 2023. | Image: Jun Sato/WireImage 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…
Published Aug 2, 2026, 4:14 PM
When Microsoft announced its latest round of Xbox price bumps in June, it only gave US pricing. Now we know the pricing increases for the EU and UK, and they're dramatic. Depending on the model, Xbox prices are increasing by up to €200 or £170. The 1TB Xbox Series X with a disc drive is going up by over 30 percent from £499.99 / €599.99 to £669.99…
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