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What an AI-designed car looks like
The cars rolling off production lines right now are filled with old ideas. From beginning to end, the creation of a new vehicle can take five years or longer - which is plenty of time for a lot of...
Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to provide US government with early AI model access
The Commerce Department will use the access to conduct security evaluations.
Remedy’s new boss says the Control studio will ‘double down’ on what makes it unique
It's a big year for Remedy Entertainment. Last year was marred by the ill-fated launch of the multiplayer shooter FBC: Firebreak, which was so disastrous it led to former CEO Tero Virtala stepping...
Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives
Anthropic has spent years building itself up as the safe AI company. But new security research shared with The Verge suggests Claude's carefully crafted helpful personality may itself be a...
Google’s AI architect lived rent-free in Elon Musk’s head
About a week into the Musk v. Altman trial, we've heard from some of the most powerful people in tech - including OpenAI president Greg Brockman, Elon Musk's fixer Jared Birchall, and Musk himself....
Inside the lab where Ford is trying to crack the code on cheap EVs
Sitting in a nondescript facility just north of the city’s airport, employees working in this skunkworks facility are harnessing the brand’s tremendously deep experience in vehicle manufacturing by...
Bose’s new Lifestyle home audio lineup includes a speaker, soundbar and subwoofer
The new speakers will be available May 15.
Birth rates keep falling. We need to confront reality.
Let’s face it: Another baby boom isn’t coming anytime soon. The latest round of US birth data, released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show the...
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta - Facebook and Instagram's parent company - says its AI system...
Every airline is Spirit Airlines now
Some analysts predict that the closure of Spirit Airlines will push other airlines’ fares up. | Giorgio Vera/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily...