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ChatGPT can reach out to a friend if you’re at risk of self-harm
You will now be able to nominate a Trusted Contact OpenAI can warn.
Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI
Nanoleaf teased a trio of new products focused on embodied AI as it looks to move its brand beyond smart lighting. | Image: Nanoleaf Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet...
Levees can no longer save New Orleans
Residents move a boat through a flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Ida in August 2021 in Barataria, Louisiana, near New Orleans. | Brandon Bell/Getty Images This story was originally published...
DraftKings turns profitable as prediction markets become key growth strategy
DraftKings entered 2026 with the kind of earnings report investors have long been waiting for, signaling that years of aggressive expansion are beginning to translate into sustained profitability....
Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student
Watch models like the Apple Watch Series 11 (pictured) are also now available at discounted education rates for the first time. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple now requires proof...
Sony wants TSMC’s help to make image sensors
It's teaming up with the chip giant on a new facility.
Did Trump actually help Venezuela?
Demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 29, 2026. | Javier Campos/Picture Alliance via Getty Images It’s been four months since the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and...
How worried should I be about hantavirus?
The MV Honius cruise ship, where hantavirus has infected and killed multiple passengers. | AFP via Getty Images The details of the ongoing outbreak of hantavirus may sound uncomfortably familiar to...
The Morning After: Google’s new wearable doesn’t have a screen
This week's biggest stories, including: Google's new wearable, the new reMarkable slate and a new gimbal from DJI.
The old tech that could help stop the next airborne pandemic
Passengers wearing face masks as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 sit in the waiting room of a railway station, in Fuyang, China, in 2023. | Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via...