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Valve adds credit card-based age checks for UK users to access “mature content” games on Steam; Discord and others are using selfies for verification (www.theverge.com)
19 hours ago Credit Card

Anthropic says it will train its AI models on user data, including new chat transcripts and coding sessions, unless users opt out by September 28 (www.theverge.com)
1 day ago AI

Review of Honor Magic V5, the world's thinnest foldable phone at 8.8mm thick when folded, as it launches in Europe for €1,999, following a July launch in China (www.theverge.com)
1 day ago China Europe

Microsoft is expanding Xbox Cloud Gaming to Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers, dropping the Game Pass Ultimate requirement, and tests more PC game access (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago Microsoft Xbox

Samsung rolls out Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant in its 2025 lineup of TVs and monitors, letting users ask for movie suggestions, plot recaps, and more (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago Microsoft Samsung AI

Plaud unveils the $179 Plaud Note Pro, an AI note-taking device with two extra mics to hear audio 16.4 feet away and a 1-inch display, shipping in October (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago AI

Anthropic's Threat Intelligence report for August says Claude was weaponized for sophisticated cybercrimes, including a “vibe-hacking” data extortion scheme (www.theverge.com)
2 days ago Intelligence

Microsoft locks down a building at its headquarters after protesters got inside Brad Smith's office, demanding that it cut ties with the Israeli government (www.theverge.com)
3 days ago Israel Microsoft

Framework unveils a second-generation Framework Laptop 16 with a swappable Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, an industry first, shipping in November 2025 for $2,199+ (www.theverge.com)
3 days ago Nvidia

Spotify launches a DM feature to let users share audio and send text-based messages, available to mobile users over 16 years old in “select markets” this week (www.theverge.com)
4 days ago Mobile Spotify

Q&A with David Luan, head of Amazon's AGI research lab, on leaving Adept in a reverse acquihire deal, why he believes progress on AI models has slowed, and more (www.theverge.com)
7 days ago Amazon AI

A look at the invite-only iOS and Android apps for Digg, which now operates similarly to Reddit, with links with a lot of “diggs” moving up the feed (www.theverge.com)
7 days ago Android IOS Reddit

Google releases a study saying a median Gemini text prompt uses 0.26mm of water and makes ~0.03g CO2; critics call it misleading for omitting indirect water use (www.theverge.com)
8 days ago Google

Google launches its first magnetic wireless charging accessories under the Pixelsnap brand; the Pixel 10 phones are compatible with Qi2 and MagSafe accessories (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Google

Google announces Gemini for Home, a new voice assistant for Google Home, with support for Gemini Live, coming later this year and replacing Google Assistant (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Google

Google unveils $130 Pixel Buds 2A with a Tensor A1 chip, Gemini features, seven hours of battery life with ANC, and a replaceable battery, available October 9 (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Google Battery

Google plans to update the Pixel Buds Pro 2 in September with adaptive audio, background noise reduction when using Gemini Live, and a new “moonstone” color (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Google

Google unveils the $1,799+ Pixel 10 Pro Fold, with a Tensor G5 chip, a new hinge with a gear-less design, 6.4" outer and 8" inner screens, available October 9 (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Google

Sony says it is raising PlayStation 5 prices by $50 for all models in the US due to a “challenging economic environment”, starting on August 21 (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Sony

Google hires NBA star Stephen Curry as a “performance advisor” for its Health, Pixel, and Cloud products, including testing Fitbit's new personal health coach (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Google

Microsoft and Asus plan to launch the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handhelds on October 16; leaks have suggested the Xbox Ally will cost €599 and Ally X €899 (www.theverge.com)
9 days ago Microsoft Xbox

What to expect from Google's “Made by Google” Pixel hardware event on August 20: four Pixel 10 phones, including a 10 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2A (www.theverge.com)
10 days ago Google

Nvidia, Discord, and Epic Games are testing game demos on Discord servers, letting users try a game without downloading it or signing up, starting with Fortnite (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago Nvidia

Nvidia announces a new feature called “Install-to-Play” for GeForce Now, letting users install select games without waiting for Nvidia to formally curate them (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago Nvidia

Nvidia's app gets global DLSS override and more control panel features, including anisotropic filtering, anti-aliasing, and ambient occlusion (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago Nvidia

Grammarly debuts AI agents for writing and grading assistance, including an AI grader and a citation finder agent, available for Grammarly Free and Pro users (www.theverge.com)
11 days ago AI

Anthropic updates Claude usage policy, adding stricter cybersecurity rules and explicitly banning the development of WMDs, and loosens political content rules (www.theverge.com)
14 days ago

Sam Altman says OpenAI “totally screwed up some things” on the GPT-5 rollout, confirms plans to fund a brain-computer interface startup to rival Neuralink (www.theverge.com)
14 days ago Startup

Q&A with OpenAI VP and Head of ChatGPT Nick Turley on ChatGPT's future, showing ads in chatbots, hallucinations, GPT-5 blowback, 4o, subscriptions, and more (www.theverge.com)
15 days ago chatbot

Apple rolls out a software update to enable a redesigned blood oxygen monitoring feature for the Watch Series 9, 10, and Ultra 2, circumventing the ITC ban (www.theverge.com)
15 days ago Apple Ban

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