Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker—and More Dangerous
Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology.
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Samsung and Intel’s OLED tech makes HDR easier on laptop battery life
Samsung Display and Intel have teamed up on laptop technology called SmartPower HDR that they claim can minimize power usage while you're watching HDR content on an OLED screen. Intel showed off this technology last year, but Samsung Display is sharing detail…
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Will 2026 Be the Year That the AI Industry Stops Crowing About ‘AGI’?
Surely it's not because AGI is simply unachievable with the current technology.
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Grok’s Sexual Deepfakes Will Become Illegal in the UK This Week
"The content which has circulated on X is vile," the UK technology secretary Liz Kendall said Monday.
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The Vision of 2026 in ‘Metropolis’ Is Spot On
The 1927 silent classic got a few technology predictions wrong but was scarily on the mark about workers' rights and out-of-touch industry oligarchs.
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Massive overhaul of England and Wales policing announced
The home secretary told Parliament she wants to make better use of technology - such as live facial recognition and AI.
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TCL challenges RGB LED at CES with its X11L SQD-Mini LED TV
CES is poised to be the story of RGB LED, with almost every major TV manufacturer set to show off their latest models using the technology. But TCL is hoping to change that narrative, or even overtake it, with its own story - that of the X11L SQD-Mini LED TV.…
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The gap between premium and budget TV brands is quickly closing
For all the time that I've been covering technology, there's been a hierarchy when it comes to TV brands. The big three - Sony, Samsung, and LG - have been on top for a while. Pioneer and Panasonic were up there with plasma TVs, and Panasonic is getting back …
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This company could help bring Auracast to an iPhone near you
One of the issues holding Auracast back from wider mainstream use is some companies' lack of support for the Bluetooth technology - Apple being a prime example. With iOS having 58 percent of the market share in North America and nearly 28 percent worldwide, a…
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Xreal sues Viture over AR glasses patent
You know a gadget category is starting to go mainstream when patent lawsuits start cropping up. Today, Xreal filed a lawsuit in the US against Viture, alleging the firm is infringing on a patent for its AR glasses technology. According to Xreal's press releas…
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How Lego’s Smart Brick works
The most interesting story at this year's CES was just a little tiny bundle of technology. One way to look at Lego's new Smart Brick is as something like a Raspberry Pi, an endlessly remixable gizmo with infinite hacking potential - it can be anything, in the…
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JBL expands open-ear lineup with new buds coming to the US in March
JBL has announced wide availability of three new open-style earbuds in early 2026. The JBL Sense Pro and Sense Lite join the original Sense, which came out in 2024. The new Sense Pro and Lite use JBL's OpenSound technology, support Dual Connect and Fast Pair,…
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NBC Sports’ new real-time player tracking lets viewers focus on their favorite athletes
NBC Sports introduced a new AI-powered player tracking system that will let viewers on mobile devices zoom in and focus on their favorite athletes. It's the first time the viztrick AiDi technology, which was developed by Japan's Nippon Television Network, wil…
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Experian’s tech chief defends credit scores: ‘We’re not Palantir’
Today, I’m talking with Alex Lintner, who is the CEO of technology and software solutions at Experian, the credit reporting company. Experian is one of those multinationals that’s so big and convoluted that it has multiple CEOs all over the world, so Alex and…
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Peloton lays off 11 percent of its staff just a few months after launching its AI hardware
Peloton said on Friday that it's cutting around 11 percent of its staff, mostly impacting "engineers working on technology and enterprise-related efforts," reports Bloomberg. Last August, Peloton laid off six percent of its workforce and told investors it wou…
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The crypto bill is falling apart in Congress
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our nation's capital. I hope our snowstorm-affected readers are safe, warm, and haven't reenacted The Shining at home yet. Do you know what prevents that? Subscrib…
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The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing
The US just lowered Taiwan's tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwanese technology companies w…
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‘Max Ink Mode’ is back on TCL’s NXTPaper 70 Pro
TCL is unveiling a new generation of smartphones with its NXTPaper screen technology, headlined by the 70 Pro. Its key feature is the e-Ink-like, matte finish display wrapped up in a midrange device with upgrades like full dust and water resistance. And of co…
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Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’
Apple's biggest acquisition ever is still its $3 billion Beats buy in 2014, but now the second biggest deal is bringing in Q.ai, a four-year-old AI audio startup. Apple did not disclose the terms, but Financial Times reports that Apple is spending $2 billion …
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Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
While generative AI is being adopted at various levels of game development, a new survey suggests that developers increasingly think the technology is bad for the industry. According to the most recent survey from the Game Developers Conference, 52 percent of…
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Timekettle Reveals a Major Upgrade to Its Real-Time, In-Ear AI Translation Technology at CES 2026
The Babel fish real-time translator is becoming a reality.
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Design Processes to Evolve with Emerging Technology
How industry leaders like BMW, Unilever, and Waymo are embracing real-time visibility, digital twins, and agentic AI.
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How AI Companies Got Caught Up in US Military Efforts
Two years ago, companies like Meta and OpenAI were united against military use of their tools. Now all of that has changed.
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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 236 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the S…
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Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 235 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser that was first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed Safari Technology Preview to allow users to test features that are planned for future release versions of the S…
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The Race to Build the DeepSeek of Europe Is On
As Europe’s longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent.
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OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain Tech Startup Merge Labs
Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.
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Disinformation Floods Social Media After Nicolás Maduro's Capture
From seemingly AI-generated videos to the recirculation of old footage, TikTok, Instagram, and X did little to stop the onslaught of misleading posts in the wake of the US invasion of Venezuela.
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Meet the Razr Fold: Motorola's contender against Samsung's foldable lineup
Motorola's new Razr Fold is redefining foldable technology with its striking 8.1-inch 2K display and sophisticated 50MP camera system.
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We've Found the Coolest, Most Futuristic Tech at CES 2026. And It's Only Day 1
We've just begun trawling for our favorite cutting-edge technology. But we've already found some some neat stuff.
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Self-driving truck startup Waabi is teaming up with Uber on robotaxis
Waabi, the Toronto-based autonomous trucking startup, is expanding its portfolio to include robotaxis. And it's bringing Uber along for the ride. Raquel Urtasun, the former chief scientist at Uber's now defunct Advanced Technologies Group, founded Waabi in 20…
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One Company Used Tech as a Tool. Another Gave It a Role. Which Did Better?
New research compares the outcomes of two similar firms with very different perspectives on technology.
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Deepfake AI Pastors Are Stealing From Churchgoers: Report
In the name of the Slop God.
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British Police Used Microsoft Copilot for Faulty Report That Led to Ban on Soccer Team Fans
Microsoft's AI assistant hallucinated a soccer match.
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Elon Musk said automakers don't want to license Tesla FSD. We're starting to see why.
Legacy automakers and Tesla rival Rivian have recently announced roadmaps to pursue autonomous driving technology in-house.
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An OpenAI researcher turned venture capitalist says investors are 3 to 5 years behind the latest AI studies
Jenny Xiao, who founded Leonis Capital in 2021, said AI needs more investors who understand frontier AI technology.
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New Filtration Technology Could Be Gamechanger In Removal of PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Bruce66423 shares a report from the Guardian: New filtration technology developed by Rice University may absorb some Pfas "forever chemicals" at 100 times the rate than previously possible, which could dramatically improve pollution control and speed remediat…
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Trump says 'it would be great' if US 'didn't have to use' military force on Iran
The US president says he has told Iran it has to do "two things" to avoid military action, as the US builds up its forces in the Gulf.
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SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips
SiFive, which makes blueprints for parts of complex chips, said on Thursday it will become the first maker of RISC-V chip designs to integrate Nvidia...
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Georgia using innovative technology, better equipment to avoid another ‘Snowmaggedon’
Chief Meteorologist Brad Nitz looked into the changes made to try to prevent that nightmare from ever happening again.
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Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World
China’s lithium batteries aren’t always “made in China.” Companies like BYD and CATL are building factories on nearly every continent.
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Pro-AI Super PACs Are Already All In on the Midterms
Silicon Valley’s battle against AI regulation is already shaping the next US election cycle.
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Gear News of the Week: Apple’s AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows
Plus: Asus exits the smartphone market, and Sony partners with TCL on TVs.
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HigherDose Red Light Hat Review: Scalp Savior (2026)
Turns out, red light isn’t just for your face. HigherDose’s Red Light Hat has given me the best hair and scalp I’ve had in years.
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This 'driverless car' startup is doing the one thing robotaxi companies don't want to be caught doing
Vay is rental car service startup that is fully embracing remote-driving technology in order to deliver cars to users without a human inside.
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Why Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be 'irrelevant' in the next 20 years
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk described a future where technology creates an abundance of resources so "anyone can have whatever stuff they want."
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Ford is revving up its self-driving ambitions and making key tech in-house
Ford announced plans to deploy eyes-off driving technology on public roads by 2028. The legacy automaker is making the tech in-house to get there.
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Ryanair CEO who argued with Elon Musk over Starlink thinks every airline will have free WiFi within 5 years
"I think as the WiFi technology improves over the next four or five years, we'll all be offering free WiFi access," Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said.
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The 'Godfather of AI' says this pricey private school is one of the best uses of AI he's seen
Geoffrey Hinton, the "Godfather of AI," highlights AI's role in education at Alpha School as a positive use case of the technology.
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Apple just had a record-breaking iPhone quarter
Apple says the iPhone had its "best-ever" quarter, with revenue hitting more than $85.3 billion over the past few months. The company announced the news as part of its Q1 2026 earnings report, which also revealed record-breaking revenue of $143.8 billion, up …
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Hundreds of creatives warn against an AI slop future
Around 800 artists, writers, actors, and musicians signed on to a new campaign against what they call "theft at a grand scale" by AI companies. The signatories of the campaign - called "Stealing Isn't Innovation" - include authors George Saunders and Jodi Pic…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 studio says it won’t use AI for concept art or writing
Following some controversy, the developers at Baldur's Gate 3 creator Larian Studios have further clarified their use of generative AI. CEO Swen Vincke and other Larian developers held an AMA on Reddit where they answered users' questions about the team's nex…
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Sony’s TV business is being taken over by TCL
Sony has announced plans to spin off its TV hardware business, shifting it to a new joint venture with TCL. The two companies have signed a non-binding agreement for Sony's home entertainment business, with TCL set to hold a 51 percent stake in the new ventur…
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What Apple and Google’s Gemini deal means for both companies
For years, Apple and Google have had a will-they-won't-they type of relationship, as far as which AI company Apple would pick to underpin its Siri virtual assistant and give it new AI-fueled personalization and agentic capabilities. Apple has spent the last y…
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Games Workshop Rejects the Abominable Intelligence
The makers of 'Warhammer' declare heresy on generative AI, banning its use in the company's design process.
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What If the Sensors on Your Car Were Inspecting Potholes for the Government? Honda Found Out
Radars and cameras might be for seeing cars and people now but they can be used to make existing roads better in the first place.
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Take a Look at How Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Displays Worked at 1,750,000 FPS
Have you ever seen a display with a horizontal resolution of one pixel? Neither have we.
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Smart Glasses With ‘Pet Translation’ Smell Like Total BS
There's vaporware, and then there's this.
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Amazon Laying Off 16,000 as It Increases ‘Ownership’ and Removes ‘Bureaucracy’
A blog post by the company’s head of HR hinted that more layoffs could be on the way.
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The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
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Government by AI? Trump Admin Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
Cutting out the middle man?
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This Robot Hand Pops Off and Crawls. I Hate It So Much.
Like a robotic spider! But somehow worse!
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Mercedes-Benz Says the 2027 S-Class Gives Passengers a Better Ride Through AI
Updates to the vehicle of the financial district include things you can feel, including heated seat belts.
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Apple Just Made Its Second-Biggest Acquisition Ever After Beats
Apple today confirmed to Reuters that it has acquired Q.ai, an Israeli startup that is working on artificial intelligence technology for audio.
Apple paid close to $2 billion for Q.ai, according to sources cited by the Financial Times. That would make th…
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