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Google Lyria 3 Pro makes longer AI songs
Six times the slop. | Image: The Verge Google is expanding the capabilities of its Lyria 3 music-making AI, enabling it to create tracks up to three minutes long and from within multiple other...
Live-service games are such a mess even Fortnite is struggling
For years, major game publishers and developers have been chasing a particular north star: Fortnite. With its internet-shaking live events and copious celebrity cameos, Epic's battle royale shooter...
Senate Democrats are trying to ‘codify’ Anthropic’s red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
Anthropic's fight with the Pentagon is expanding to Congress. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is working on a new bill to "codify" Anthropic's red lines and ensure humans make the ultimate decisions in...
You can install these wireless security cameras over half a mile away
First announced earlier this year at CES 2026, Xthings is planning to release two new long-range wireless security camera kits sometime in the second quarter of this year, with pricing ranging from...
Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang and Sergey Brin join Trump’s tech advisory panel
The leaders of several major tech companies will offer the White House their opinions on tech and science policy as part of an advisory council. Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Michael Dell and Larry...
Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang are part of Trump’s new ‘tech panel’
Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin will be the first four...
Stephen Colbert is writing a new Lord of the Rings movie
It’s been quite a while since we visited Middle-Earth on the big screen (anime prequels aside), but it looks like Lord of the Rings fans have plenty to look forward to in the coming years. We...
Anthropic releases safer Claude Code ‘auto mode’ to avoid mass file deletions and other AI snafus
Anthropic has begun previewing "auto mode" inside of Claude Code. The company describes the new feature as a middle path between the app's default behavior, which sees Claude request...
Ring finally brings 4K video to its battery-powered doorbell camera
Ring has announced its first battery-powered 2K and 4K doorbell cameras. The Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro 2nd Gen ($249.99) offers 4K video resolution and 10x digital zoom, while the Battery...
Keychron’s mechanical keyboards are up to 60 percent off
Keychron makes some of the best mechanical keyboards available, whether you’re something of an enthusiast who intends to hotswap switches or someone who doesn’t want to pay a lot to get a well-built...