Sixty percent of U.S. consumers say ‘AI’ in brand messaging is a turnoff, survey finds
WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.
WordPress VIP’s latest survey suggests consumers are wary of AI-generated answers even as companies increasingly view AI search as an important referral channel.
Amazon Prime Day 2026 is getting closer, and it’s possible you might have some questions about the sale. When does it start? Why is it in June instead of July? And, most importantly, when will the deals go live? We have concrete answers to those questions, and we’ll have a lot more Prime Day coverage … Read more
The yellow pair are on sale too. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking for a cheap Father’s Day gift that delivers more than you’d expect for the price, Nothing’s Ear (a) are a good option. The wireless earbuds are currently on sale as part of a larger early Prime Day … Read more
I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. We’ve spent years building Zero Trust architectures — verifying every identity, validating every request, assuming breach at every layer. It’s good security thinking. For humans logging into systems, it works well. But agentic AI doesn’t log in. It acts. And that’s a fundamentally different problem. What Zero … Read more
AI has revolutionized the software development industry by fundamentally changing how software is designed, developed, and maintained. It has made a highly positive impact on coding productivity. However, AI adoption also brought several negative effects that are pushing software development to a breaking point. Problems AI Created for Software Engineering Loss of Source Code Control … Read more
From China’s 2T yuan data-center grid to Nvidia’s export-control workaround: who controls AI’s industrialization layer is now the defining geopolitical contest.
Asking a single AI to design your system is a mistake. Single prompts yield generic, happy-path answers. Instead, developers should build multi-agent workflows where specialized AIs—like an Architect, Red-Team, and Evaluator, actively debate the architecture. By forcing LLMs to propose, critique, and score tradeoffs against simpler baselines, you avoid brittle chatbot responses. The result is … Read more
African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave has hit a new valuation and landed blockchain company Ripple as investor and partner.
A staggering 70% of marketers are actively prioritizing short-term wins over long-term brand growth. For you, that might mean sending or receiving messages like these: Delaying this campaign allows leadership to get in a better position to share a concrete, finalized roadmap. We just don’t know what that is yet, it needs more time. Immediate … Read more
After a brief debut at the Cannes film festival last month, DJI announced all the details of its Osmo Pocket 4P stabilized camera today as part of its initial launch in China. While it doesn’t match the 8K capabilities of the Insta360 Luna Ultra, the Pocket 4P features a new 1-inch sensor with improved dynamic … Read more
Against all odds, the Tesla Cybercab is in production. And while Elon Musk’s company may not have a very coherent plan for the tiny, autonomous two-seater, it’s still taking the necessary steps to certify the EV’s legitimacy. As such, Tesla recently filed paperwork with the Environmental Protection Agency that reveal many of the Cybercab’s specs, … Read more
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Unlike many of his tech industry peers who have cut thousands of jobs citing the need to restructure to make the most of AI, Robinhood’s CEO Vlad Tenev conspicuously made no mention of AI in his note about layoffs.
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The state of Florida is suing TikTok over claims the company isn’t complying with the state’s child safety law, which bans kids under 14 from creating social media accounts, as reported earlier by Reuters. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, alleges that TikTok still allows 13-year-olds in Florida to use the platform and is “actively deceiving” … Read more
Built-in television speakers are almost always underwhelming, so getting a soundbar is the best way to elevate any and all content. If you want to get the most for your money, Amazon’s Fire TV Soundbar Plus with a subwoofer and satellite speakers provide a bigger sound than a standalone soundbar like a Sonos Beam. Ahead … Read more
SpaceX’s valuation has increased by $1 trillion since its shares started trading on Friday.
The PopSockets Low-Pro Grip is 2.6mm thick when collapsed. If you had asked me a week ago to recommend a thinner alternative to PopSockets’ magnetic phone grips, I would have told you to buy the OhSnap Snap Grip 5. Ask me now and I’ll redirect you right back to the company that accidentally invented the … Read more
Probably wants to prevent hallucinations and factual errors from reaching users, and achieve accuracy on par with deterministic systems.
Microsoft is launching new Surface Laptops and a Surface Pro with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 processors. These are direct follow-ups to the Surface Laptops and Surface Pro from 2024 that launched with Snapdragon X1 chips and jumpstarted Microsoft’s Copilot Plus PC initiative with Windows on Arm. The new X2 Surfaces are available today. The Surface Pro … Read more
Your new Xfinity router can now be delivered to your doorstep within hours of signing up. | Image: Comcast Comcast is launching a same-day Xfinity Wi-Fi offering that spares you from waiting for your new router. Starting today, new Xfinity customers in almost 20 markets – including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Nashville, Philadelphia, San Francisco, … Read more
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Most mechanical keyboards are great these days, with colorful looks and satisfying typing sounds – even in budget-friendly ranges. But every so often, one stops me dead in my tracks. In this case, two of them. I’ve been testing a pair of jaw-droppingly lovely keyboards that launched late last year. The Evoworks Evo75, a compact … Read more
New features are coming to cameras connected to Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video. | Image: The Verge, Getty Images Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video service is getting in on the Apple Intelligence party to bring more descriptive alerts from your connected cameras and let you search footage using natural language. The Apple Home app is also getting … Read more
Days after its massive IPO, SpaceX says it is spending $60 billion to buy Cursor – a bet designed to help Elon Musk’s sprawling rocket / AI / social media behemoth win over lucrative enterprise customers and close the gap with AI rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI. The takeover was not entirely unexpected: SpaceX announced … Read more
The restrictions include a nationwide ban on Telegram until June 22 and a requirement to disable the app’s message editing feature.