This is apparently what it would look like if my parents’ dogs were digging a hole in the desert. | Screenshot by Emma Roth / The Verge Meta is launching new video editing tools that will let you transform videos using AI. The tool, which is only free for a “limited time,” gives you more … Read more
Apple will begin using AI technology to power the discovery of apps on the App Store, the company announced at this week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 25). In a session focused on updates to App Store Connect, its app distribution platform for developers, the company announced it will introduce App Store Tags — labels that … Read more
The situation grabbed headlines after a teenage influencer, Bo Loudon, boasted on X that he flagged Khaby Lame’s immigration status to authorities.
Apple is introducing a suite of updated child safety features, including one that will give parents more control over who their kids can communicate with. The features are set to arrive with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26, which will launch this fall. Children will now be … Read more
The landmark bill’s odds of passage have been derailed by macro political forces, crypto policy leaders believe.
Senate Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal want Meta to explain what its stablecoin plans are. In a letter sent to the social media giant on Wednesday, the lawmakers asked the company formerly known as Facebook to detail its stablecoin ambitions and pointed to previous reports about issues Meta has had with scams, “alleged anticompetitive … Read more
Going against the recent trend of state governments in the U.S. pursuing cryptocurrency investments, the Connecticut General Assembly has thrown down a ban against that New England state following suit, even as others pursue digital assets reserves in their fiscal strategies. According to unanimous decisions in both its House and Senate, Connecticut passed a bill … Read more
Editors almost immediately criticized the pilot, raising concerns that it could damage Wikipedia’s credibility.
Retail is undergoing a structural transformation. Once dominated by marketing-centric tech investments, the industry is now shifting its gaze to systems that optimize fulfillment, unify data across platforms and harness the power of the social economy. This shift reflects a deeper truth: Growth in the next era of retail depends not on isolated innovation but … Read more
Bitcoin price trades near its all-time high as ETH and several altcoins start fresh rallies.
Grayscale has launched a Decentralized AI Crypto Index featuring 20 tokens with a combined market capitalization of around $21 billion, but the fund itself manages only about $1 million in assets as of mid-2025. AI tokens are no longer a niche. In just one week, the market cap of AI-related crypto assets increased by $10 … Read more
The global asset manager, which boasts $1.8 trillion assets under management, has welcomed Kathleen Wrynn to manage its portfolio of crypto ETFs and other tokenized assets.
Snapchat is launching a new Snapchat+ tier called “Lens+,” the company announced on Wednesday.
Péter Szilágyi, a former Ethereum Foundation employee and the lead Geth developer, said the organization repeatedly undermined his team.
The architecture of modern data systems is undergoing a fundamental shift. Ask a developer how they build data systems today, and the answer increasingly looks like this: Postgres for the application, a lakehouse for the analytics and data science. Postgres, long favored for transactional workloads, has evolved into a general-purpose operational database. It’s trusted, flexible, … Read more
Shallow assumptions about complex topics are the bane of AI summary tools Skimming articles and using quick AI-generated summaries is killing my ability, and yours, to understand complex topics. While the shortcut offers headline-level comprehension, it often miss vital details from primary sources. Instead of depending on summaries or (shudder) listicles and quick-hit videos, I’ve learned … Read more
The studios are seeking monetary damages, a jury trial, and an order barring Midjourney from further copyright infringement.
As Python-based UI frameworks gain popularity, more developers are turning to tools like NiceGUI for building web interfaces with pure Python. However, with the convenience of these frameworks comes a familiar challenge: managing state synchronization between your backend logic and frontend UI components. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced as applications grow in complexity. The State … Read more
They’re $750 each, but you can connect multiple versions of these Balloon Dog lamps and speakers together if you’ve got deep pockets. | Image: Lexon Design Jeff Koons, best known for his Balloon Dog sculptures that have sold for as much as $58 million, has collaborated with Lexon Design and The Broad museum in Los … Read more
Stripe is cozying up to crypto even more with its latest acquisition, adding crypto wallet infrastructure firm Privy.
Disney and Universal sued Midjourney on Wednesday for generating Shrek, Darth Vader, Buzz Lightyear, and a host of other copyrighted characters in the first major legal showdown between Hollywood and generative AI. The complaint, filed in a US District Court in central California, calls Midjourney’s AI image generator a “virtual vending machine, generating endless unauthorized … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation systems are now utilized in a wide range of applications, from hiring tools and self-driving cars to exam-proctoring systems, credit scoring, and medical diagnostics, as well as autonomous vehicles. These technologies are changing how humans perform certain activities, but the rules governing them remain dangerously underdeveloped. As ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, … Read more
Bitcoin enters a unique market phase as rising long-term holder dominance and compressed volatility could potentially trigger a fresh round of price discovery.
If you’re dabbling in machine learning, chances are you’ve heard whispers of a model that dominates Kaggle competitions and handles tabular data like a boss: yes, we’re talking about XGBoost. But what makes XGBoost so powerful? And more importantly, how do you actually use it without getting lost in the jungle of parameters and jargon? … Read more
The crypto exchange is celebrating its 12th anniversary with a sweeping brand transformation and pushes into AI and RWAs.
DeeperDive will appear at the top of USA Today’s homepage. Taboola, the company best known for serving up those weird, clickbaity advertisements you often find beneath online articles, has created an AI chatbot. The tool, called “DeeperDive,” is launching in beta on USA Today and The Independent, and will answer readers’ questions using information “sourced … Read more
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