This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. This week, I got an up-close look at how far apart Silicon Valley and Hollywood are on what to do about AI. First, at OpenAI DevDay, Sam Altman presented…
The program will also get a Photos Agent chatbot and simplified document-sharing with a new hero link system.
Researchers found that Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are vulnerable, while Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot have protections in place to filter out such hidden content.
The also-ran upscaler now offers comparable features to DLSS, leaving AMD’s FSR the only one not to offer multi-frame gen.
Google is quietly phasing out another feature from Android Auto, its in-car interface for Android smartphones. This time, the company appears to be removing GameSnacks, a collection of simple HTML5 games originally designed to give drivers something to do while their vehicles were parked. The change first came to light after users noticed that GameSnacks…
Mozilla is prepping a new VPN service called Firefox VPN. This will protect all traffic in the browser. Mozilla has a VPN called, Mozilla VPN. It’s basically Mullvad VPN. So, what’s Firefox VPN. Well, unlike Mozilla VPN, which is a systemwide protection, Firefox VPN is said to be a browser-only VPN, so it won’t protect…
If you have ever purchased an iPhone accessory, then you would know that they are not cheap. I paid INR 1900 for a Type-C charging cable and got duped with a counterfeit product. The worst part was that I realized it way later, when I noticed the slow charging speed. Cosmetically, there was no flaw;… Read…
A Minecraft Movie is getting a sequel, and according to a post on X, the new film will debut in theaters on July 23rd, 2027. Jared Hess, who directed the first film, is returning for the second, Deadline reports, but Warner Bros. Discovery hasn’t yet said who from the first film’s cast might return. Building…
Arduino joins other edge computing and AI companies in Qualcomm’s stable.
Microsoft is tightening its control over how users install and configure Windows 11, effectively making an online Microsoft account mandatory. The company has started blocking all known methods that previously allowed users to create local accounts or bypass the login requirement during setup. This shift marks a significant step toward enforcing a cloud-connected experience for…
