Amazon Textract’s new Layout feature introduces efficiencies in general purpose and generative AI document processing tasks

Amazon Textract is a machine learning (ML) service that automatically extracts text, handwriting, and data from any document or image. AnalyzeDocument Layout is a new feature that allows customers to automatically extract layout elements such as paragraphs, titles, subtitles, headers, footers, and more from documents. Layout extends Amazon Textract’s word and line detection by automatically … Read more

The best early Black Friday tech deals you can shop right now

Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge It’s official: the 2023 early holiday shopping season has arrived. And if you want to get a head start on your holiday shopping, major retailers like Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and Walmart have already launched their early Black Friday promos, dropping prices on tablets, wireless earbuds, laptops, smart … Read more

Apple’s AirTag drops to a rare low price

Our favorite Bluetooth tracker for iPhone owners is available starting at just $23.99 for a single AirTag. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge It’s the time of year again when utter chaos descends upon airports nationwide. That means the chances of losing your luggage are higher than usual, so it’s worth preparing for … Read more

Fortnite OG will end with a Big Bang

Image: Epic Games Fortnite is currently saturated in nostalgia, thanks to the backwards-looking Fortnite OG. But that’s about to change very soon: the battle royale’s next major live event promises “a new beginning” for the game. There aren’t many other details, but the event is called The Big Bang, and it kicks off on December … Read more

Sunbird is shutting down its iMessage app for Android

Sunbird powered Nothing Chats, which gave iMessage to Nothing Phone 2, but at a severe privacy cost. | Image: Nothing Sunbird, the app that brings iMessage to Android, has temporarily shut down the service over “security concerns,” as first reported by 9to5Google. In a notice to users, Sunbird says it has “decided to pause Sunbird … Read more