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xAI’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets has been thrown out
A federal judge decided to dismiss an xAI lawsuit against OpenAI with prejudice.
Trump’s Anthropic shutdown just made the case for non-American AI
At Washington's request, Anthropic suddenly took its newest and most powerful AI models offline over the weekend. The American company said it had little choice after the White House demanded it...
Google Chrome is closing the loopholes that let old ad blockers keep working
Google Chrome version 150 and 151, expected in late June and July, respectively, will cut off support for the last remaining workarounds for running older ad blockers, 9to5Google reports. Google...
The Iran war’s end is being greatly exaggerated
President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 15, 2026. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images One should never underestimate...
Facebook’s new AI tools offer more of the same, with photo-editing and question-answering capabilities
Don't worry, there's yet another chatbot you can ask for restaurant recommendations.
Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrive for a news conference with bipartisan senators on passage of the Online Privacy Protection Act at the Capitol on...
Xbox turmoil continues with a studio closure and executive departures
Last week, Xbox boss Asha Sharma sent a memo warning of an Xbox "reset" ahead of expected layoffs, and today, Kotaku reported that Xbox plans to shut down Compulsion Games, the studio behind South...
Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’
Roblox's vice president of safety product policy, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News that Roblox is "optimistic" that its new facial age estimation tech will "continue to get better," saying, "Ticking a...
Open-source Discord alternatives: What Stoat and Element actually fix
Hosting your own group chat could let you avoid a lot of drama.
My favorite Qi2 power bank is cheaper than ever for Verge readers
The AM52 can charge devices via Qi2.2 and USB-C simultaneously. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge I recently published a buying guide on the best Qi2 power banks. Out of seven feature-packed...