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Block unveils Dessa, a “true speech-to-speech” AI model trained on “nothing but human conversation” that it says runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max or better (www.theverge.com)
9 hours ago AI MacBook

Memo: Helen Chiang, Xbox's first COO, is leaving Microsoft on October 23, just months after the role was created; she spent 21 years at the company (www.theverge.com)
1 day ago Microsoft Xbox

Microsoft says its GPT-5-powered Diagnostic Orchestrator uses agents that mimic panels of experts to diagnose conditions up to 4x more accurately than doctors (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago Microsoft

The Browser Company plans to shut down its Arc browser on December 22, as it shifts attention to the AI-focused Dia browser (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago AI Browser

Filings: Nvidia, Anthropic, and OpenAI had their highest-spending lobbying quarter between July and September, spending $2.2M, $2.1M, and $1.5M, respectively (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago Nvidia

Apple is rolling out a new “Made for iPhone Duo” badge in the App Store, and touts Netflix, Prime Video, Zoom, Word, and Outlook as Duo-optimized apps at launch (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago iPhone Apple Netflix

Microsoft reveals pricing for Xbox Cloud Gaming without Game Pass, for Xbox Insiders now and others next month: 10 hours for $3.99, 25 for $7.99, 50 for $11.99 (www.theverge.com)
3 days ago Microsoft Xbox

Spotify launches its first standalone, native in-car app built on Android Automotive OS, debuting on select Audi models, with a custom UI controlled by Spotify (www.theverge.com)
3 days ago Android Spotify

iPhone Duo review: fun to play with and cool matte inner display, but small cover display, heavier and bulkier than other phones, average cameras, and gets hot (www.theverge.com)
3 days ago iPhone

Thiel's leaked Rome lectures cast EA and AI “safetyism” as Antichrist forerunners, Bill Gates as “Mr. Hyde”, and Eliezer Yudkowsky as “more Luddite than Greta” (www.theverge.com)
3 days ago AI Bill Gates

Elon Musk says Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger and calls the possibility of a Tesla-SpaceX merger a “good idea” (www.theverge.com)
4 days ago Tesla Elon Musk SpaceX

How Democrats, who polls predict will flip at least one chamber of Congress in the midterm elections, are preparing to aggressively scrutinize the AI industry (www.theverge.com)
5 days ago AI Democrat

Meta removes ToS language that suggested it could scrape websites “associated with” business accounts, saying it applied only to “ads and business products” (www.theverge.com)
7 days ago

An interview with YouTuber Benn Jordan, who recently testified in Congress against license plate readers, on Flock, privacy, the surveillance backlash, and more (www.theverge.com)
7 days ago Interview YouTuber

Volvo says it will use Nvidia's Hyperion platform to launch a Level 2++ hands-free, point-to-point automated driving system by 2030 (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Nvidia Volvo

E Ink unveils Kaleido 4, its next-gen color e-paper tech, replacing the Kaleido 3 displays currently used by brands including Amazon, Kobo, and PocketBook (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Amazon

Ledger unveils Atom, an $899 data-only Android-based smartphone companion device launching in summer 2027, as it pauses some sales following hardware tampering (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Android

Epic unveils a refresh of its Epic Games Launcher for PC in preview, saying that the new version is “vibe coded” and “way faster”, and now supports Linux (www.theverge.com)
10 days ago Linux

Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro review: gorgeous screen, Android apps, and nice design and build quality, but Amazon's bloatware is pervasive and Alexa+ is subpar (www.theverge.com)
10 days ago Android Amazon

Ukraine's drone strikes on Yandex data centers disrupted Yandex's web crawlers, not Russian political bot operations, as Zelenskyy celebrated “less division” (www.theverge.com)
10 days ago Russia Drone Ukraine

Meta expands its AI-powered “Your Algorithm” feature from Instagram to Facebook and Facebook Reels and says it is using LLMs more in its ranking systems (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago Facebook AI Instagram Algorithm

Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon globally via the Gemini API and to Google AI Pro subscribers in the Gemini app and AI Mode, and in Antigravity for Ultra users (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago Google AI

Apple unveils the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K, with Siri AI, an A19 chip, 128GB of storage, far-field mics, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6, shipping November 13 for $299 (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago AI Apple

Meta says it plans to power its Muse AI agent with Wonder, starting with subscribers, and will develop specialized models it “can bring to everyone using Muse” (www.theverge.com)
12 days ago AI

Googlebooks hands-on: a rocky start, with severe connectivity, file-sharing, and software stability issues; core productivity software lacks full desktop parity (www.theverge.com)
12 days ago

Microsoft unveils its third-gen in-house AI chip, the Maia 300, built on TSMC's N2P process node and aimed at serving as its “primary AI inference system” (www.theverge.com)
12 days ago Microsoft AI

Hardware wallet maker Ledger says the $86M+ theft from hundreds of its wallets involved devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis and confirms a “hardware implant” (www.theverge.com)
12 days ago

How Musk and Benioff pledged to rename SpaceXAI and AIForce, while Nadella and Nvidia adopted “super intelligence”, as Silicon Valley falls in line with Trump (www.theverge.com)
13 days ago Trump Nvidia Intelligence

Anthropic updates its usage policy to ban “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude, ending chats as the primary enforcement mechanism (www.theverge.com)
16 days ago Ban

Amazon retires the Fire brand for tablets after 15 years, replacing it with Alexa Tablets that run Android and ship on October 14, including the $499 12 Pro (www.theverge.com)
16 days ago Android Amazon

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