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New York’s landmark AI safety bill was defanged — and universities were part of the push against it
A group of tech companies and academic institutions spent tens of thousands of dollars in the past month - likely between $17,000 and $25,000 - on an ad campaign against New York's landmark AI...
New York Times reporter files lawsuit against AI companies
Investigative reporter John Carreyrou of the New York Times filed a lawsuit against xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta and Perplexity on Monday for allegedly training their AI models on...
Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there
The livestreams connected to more than 60 of Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras were left available to view on the web, allowing someone to see live feeds of each location without needing a...
Will Trump pardon Epstein’s chief enabler?
Epstein and Maxwell in one of the images released by the US Department of State. | From the US Department of Justice via Anadolu via Getty Images Last Friday — and then again this Tuesday — the...
Belkin’s camera grip power bank is a few upgrades away from being a must-have
Belkin's Stage PowerGrip has shown me that I should be asking more from a wireless magnetic power bank than just boosting battery life while it hangs off the back of my phone. Its clever design adds...
One last holiday hurrah for the $50 off deal on the Switch 2
In case you’ve waited until the very last minute to buy Christmas gifts, and there’s a Switch 2 on your shopping list, you’ve really lucked out here. Not only is Nintendo’s powerful handheld readily...
This town has 3 nuclear plants. Now, it wants another one.
The town of Oswego, New York, has three nuclear power plants within 10 miles — and it wants another one. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced a commitment to add a gigawatt of nuclear power...
How Last Samurai Standing adds kinetic action to the Battle Royale formula
Last Samurai Standing begins with a familiar premise. Desperate samurai dispossessed by the restoration of the emperor enter into a deadly game for a life-changing cash prize - all for the...
The Vergecast RAM Holiday Spec-tacular
Happy Holidays! As we like to do on The Vergecast, we take this time of year to see our families, relax and recharge, and go extremely deep into a specific technology that matters right now. This...
Apple's iOS 26.3 will introduce proximity pairing to third-party devices in the EU
Apple is making it a little easier to use third-party devices with iPhones in order to comply with Europe's Digital Market Act (DMA), MacRumors reported. For iOS 26.3, Apple's devices will...