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One of SteelSeries’ best gaming headsets is over $100 off
SteelSeries has discounted the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless gaming headset to $239.99, a substantial cut from its typical $300-$350 retail price at compet…
After years of teasing, the viral Nopia synth is ‘basically finished’
Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal have nearly completed the Nopia, the synthesizer that ignited anticipation across music production communities in 2023. Th…
The perfect kit for all your tiny repairs
# The Perfect Kit for All Your Tiny Repairs The Verge's Installer column this week spotlights repair kits designed for small-scale fixes and maintena…
OpenAI admits it "didn't get everything quite right" with ChatGPT Work launch and scrambles to fix UX and costs
OpenAI acknowledged serious problems with its recent ChatGPT Work and GPT-5.6 Sol launches, admitting the rollout had significant execution issues. T…
Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly running a "coordinated campaign" to steal trade secrets through poached employees
Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging a "coordinated campaign" to poach employees and steal trade secrets related to unreleased products. The …
OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households
OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT's reach beyond individual users by creating a dedicated role to build family-focused products. The company posted a job fo…
Meta’s new AI chips will begin production in September
Meta is moving forward with in-house AI chip manufacturing, with production starting in September. The company designs these chips with modularity at …
Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements
Philips rolled out a firmware update for its Hue Bridge Pro that rendered the devices completely non-functional, prompting the company to offer free r…
AI Weekly Issue #494: SpaceX wants $80 billion. OpenAI wants a trillion.
The AI industry's private financing era is ending. SpaceX filed the largest IPO prospectus in history this week, seeking $80 billion and pulling back …
Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash
Meta has pulled an AI feature from Instagram that allowed the company to use public posts to train its generative models. The removal follows public b…
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Meta has disabled an Instagram feature that allowed users to generate AI deepfakes of public accounts without permission. The company rolled out the c…
OpenAI kills its Atlas browser after just eight months and folds everything into ChatGPT
OpenAI is discontinuing Atlas, its standalone AI browser, less than eight months after launch. The company plans to integrate Atlas features directly …
Instagram users: Here’s how to stop Meta’s AI from using your photos
Meta's new Muse Image tool lets users generate AI images by drawing from public Instagram accounts. If your profile is public, anyone can tag your acc…
Rocket Report: "Panic" over Transporter availability; Isar to launch from Canada
SpaceX's Transporter rideshare missions face mounting availability constraints, prompting concerns from small satellite operators about launch access.…
Spotify will let you fine-tune your weekly Release Radar playlist
Spotify is overhauling Release Radar, its weekly playlist of new music from followed artists, with granular filtering controls. Users can now narrow r…
An AI agent startup just let its agent run its $100M fundraise
Lyzr, an enterprise AI agent startup, deployed its own agent to manage a $100 million fundraising round, using the tool to handle investor communicati…
OpenAI is shutting down Atlas, but its AI browser ambitions are still growing
OpenAI is discontinuing Atlas, its standalone AI-powered browser that launched less than a year ago. Rather than abandoning browser automation entirel…
OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you
OpenAI has rebranded its Codex tool and positioned it as an agent capable of handling extended, autonomous workflows. The system promises to operate i…
Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI
Google is rolling out transparency disclosures for AI-generated or AI-edited advertisements across its platforms. Starting now, users can view a "crea…
Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger
Microsoft plans to accelerate its security update cadence by deploying AI to identify vulnerabilities earlier in the development cycle. The company an…
L’Oreal, Mondelez, and Nestle use AI to speed product development
L'Oreal has deployed AI in its laboratories for four years to accelerate product development and unlock new uses for existing ingredients. The French …
Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 API pricing squeezes OpenAI and Anthropic as the AI price war heats up
Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1 API with pricing that aggressively undercuts competitors in the large language model market. The new API charges $4.2…
Principal Drift
Enterprise AI teams are building elaborate agent architectures that look solid on paper but diverge sharply from what actually works in production. Th…
Character.AI enters the microdrama arena with its own productions, but there’s a twist
Character.AI has moved beyond its core chatbot platform into original content production, launching what it calls "microdramas" that leverage its conv…
Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.
SpaceX's Starship launch system fundamentally shifts power dynamics in the space industry by offering payload flexibility that previous rockets never …
ChatGPT can now listen and talk at the same time, making AI conversations seem more human
OpenAI has deployed GPT-Live, a voice system that listens and speaks simultaneously using full-duplex audio architecture. This capability shifts ChatG…
Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool
Google Photos now offers Video Remix, a new AI tool that transforms existing videos through automated editing techniques. The feature applies cinemati…
OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations
OpenAI released updated voice models designed to handle simultaneous speaking and listening, a fundamental requirement for real-time translation and n…
TikTok users don't have as much agency over their FYPs as they think
TikTok's algorithm gives users far less control over their For You Page than most believe, according to findings that reveal how the platform's recomm…
Get a $30 credit when you reserve Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy phones
Samsung is offering $30 credits to customers who reserve its unreleased Galaxy Z Fold phones ahead of an official announcement. The company scheduled …
AI Weekly Issue #501: Musk's $1.75 Trillion Bet Isn't a Rocket Company
Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO Friday values the company at $1.75 trillion, making it the largest public offering in history. But the headline number masks wh…
AI Weekly Issue #493: Meta hired $145B in capex and fired 8,000 people
Meta committed $145 billion to AI infrastructure while simultaneously laying off 8,000 employees this week, exemplifying the stark contradictions defi…
Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.
Meta is introducing a privacy feature for its Ray-Ban smart glasses that disables recording when the device detects faces. The move attempts to addres…
Prime Intellect raises $130M Series A to help enterprises build their own AI agents
Prime Intellect closed a $130 million Series A funding round to build infrastructure that lets enterprises develop their own AI agents without depende…