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Burger King will use AI to monitor employee ‘friendliness’
Burger King, the chain that leans into creepy when others don't dare, is at it again. The Verge reported on Thursday that the company is rolling out a new voice-controlled AI chatbot for its...
Razer’s new laptop sleeve wirelessly charges other devices
The sleeve can’t charge your laptop. | Image: Razer Razer has announced an expensive new laptop sleeve that's not made from an exotic animal or encrusted in diamonds. What potentially justifies...
Cricut’s most popular cutting machine now takes up less space in your crafting room
The Cricut Explore 5 will be available in taupe and teal color options. | Image: Cricut Cricut has announced new versions of two of its cutting machines that could appeal to crafters struggling with...
Like so many other retirees, Claude Opus 3 now has a Substack
We appear to have reached a point in the information age where AI models are becoming old enough to retire from, er, service — and rather than using their twilight years to, I don’t know, wipe the...
The astronaut whose illness forced an early return from the ISS was Mike Fincke
NASA recently ended a manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) a month early, citing a medical issue with one of the astronauts. The space agency just revealed that the impacted...
Your smart TV may be crawling the web for AI
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. These days, if you sign up for a...
8BitDo’s customizable Pro 3 controller is $30 off for the first time
Woot is offering steep discounts on many video games and accessories, some of which are fairly recent releases. No matter what you choose from its sale catalog, you can get up to $30 off your order...
HBO Max’s password-sharing crackdown is going global
HBO Max's password-sharing crackdown is going to get a lot bigger. During an earnings call on Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery streaming head JB Perrette said a global expansion "will start in...
Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users
The image generational capabilities of Nano Banana 2 seem comparable to the Pro model. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to...
Google’s Nano Banana 2 is a faster version of Nano Banana Pro
Google has launched its new image generation model, the Nano Banana 2, which is powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. The company says the new model has the capabilities, world knowledge and reasoning...