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OpenAI just gave up on its Sora AI video generator
A frame from a Sora 2-generated video. | Image: OpenAI On Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI announced "We're saying goodbye to Sora," the video generation tool that it launched at the end of 2024, and only...
Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI datacenters later this year
After decades of only licensing its chip designs for others to use, UK-based Arm revealed the first chip it's producing on its own, and the first customer. Dubbed the Arm AGI CPU, it's another chip...
Apple is testing a standalone app for its overhauled Siri
Apple's efforts to rebuild its Apple Intelligence AI platform will make its debut at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8th. A new version of Siri that transforms the voice assistant into a...
Apple could give Siri a standalone app and an ‘Ask Siri’ button in iOS 27
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has been sharing every incremental update about what Apple's long-awaited Siri overhaul will and won't include. His latest article claims that the AI assistant...
The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta’s glasses are creepy
Neal Stephenson speaks onstage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. | Getty Images for SXSW Neal Stephenson didn't invent the...
Zoox is bringing its robotaxi to new cities and expanding coverage in Las Vegas and San Francisco
Zoox has announced plans to bring its robotaxi to Austin, Texas and Miami, Florida for the first time, along with offering expanded service in San Francisco and Las Vegas. The company formally...
AccuWeather is now available inside ChatGPT
Who among us hasn't tormented over the burden of having to exit an AI app to check the weather? Well, I haven't, and I'm guessing you haven't either. But AccuWeather has a...
Splitgate’s 1047 Games is starting work on a Titanfall-style movement shooter
At the close of a video announcing the second season of Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, the company's co-founder and CEO Ian Proulx revealed that "a small section of the team" has started...
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more
iOS 26.4 is here, and it comes with a bunch of small but notable updates. That includes a new Playlist Playground launching in beta in Apple Music, which uses AI to generate a song playlist -...
The Lego Game Boy makes for a great gift, and it’s $10 off today
The Lego Game Boy is a joy to assemble and display. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Deals on the Lego Game Boy are virtually nonexistent, save for the $10 discount that Costco and Sam’s...