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Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’
Illustration: The Verge Google has introduced a new AI “reasoning” model capable of answering complex questions while also providing a rundown of its “thoughts,” as reported earlier by TechCrunch....
Starlink’s first nationwide satellite texting service goes live in New Zealand
SpaceX’s satellite-to-cell Starlink texting service can now operate throughout New Zealand, thanks to the telecommunications company One NZ. The New Zealand-based provider says this is the first...
8BitDo’s new mini Xbox controller fits gamers with smaller hands
8BitDo’s new Mini Wired Xbox controller is smaller and lighter than its Ultimate C gamepad. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has announced an alternate version of its Ultimate C wired Xbox controller that’s...
Sonic 4 is speeding into theaters in 2027
Image: Paramount Variety is reporting that Paramount Pictures is planning to extend the Sonic The Hedgehog trilogy by yet another movie. Sonic The Hedgehog 4 has been greenlit with a target release...
Valve will be Lenovo’s ‘special guest’ at just-announced gaming handheld event
Image: Evan Blass (X) “The future of gaming handhelds is coming to CES ‘25 and you have a front row seat!” the email in my inbox exclaims. Let me translate: it looks like Lenovo just tacitly...
Xbox Elite Series 2 controller drops to record low $124
You can get the full Elite Series 2 experience for a price that’s only $15 more than the Core package. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge With the holiday season in full effect, you can...
The FAA is banning drones in parts of NJ after thousands of mystery sightings
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration banned drones from flying over “critical New Jersey infrastructure” in the wake of thousands of drone sightings for...
You’re being lied to about “ultra-processed” foods
Beyond Meat products are seen in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in 2022. | Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press Over the summer, a story circulated across news outlets claiming that eating...
Sony is now the largest shareholder of FromSoftware’s parent company
Sony has acquired a major stake in FromSoftware’s parent company Kadokawa. This follows reports that Sony was in talks to purchase the company outright. It looks like that isn’t happening, but Sony...
Leak: This is Lenovo’s rollable display laptop
Image: Evan Blass Lenovo showed off a laptop concept with a rollable display last year, and in 2025, it might release one that you can actually buy. Leaker Evan Blass just shared images of what he...