Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of “infinite synthetic content” means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, and the old, more personal Instagram feed that he says has been “dead” for years. Last year, The Verge’s Sarah Jeong wrote…
Dominion Energy, an offshore wind developer and utility serving Virginia’s “data center alley,” filed suit against the Trump administration this week over its decision to pause federal leases for large offshore wind projects. The move puts a sudden stop to five wind farms already under construction, including Dominion’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. The complaint…
For the past year or two, smartphone brands have focused heavily on AI features. This is one area where Android has been leading as of now, given the state of Apple Intelligence in iOS. Almost all UIs, such as One UI, Oxygen OS, Pixel UI, or even Origin OS, have provided their users with a… Read…
Buddy’s in space. When your kid starts showing a preference for one of their stuffed animals, you’re supposed to buy a backup in case it goes missing. I’ve heard this advice again and again, but never got around to buying a second plush deer once “Buddy” became my son’s obvious favorite. Neither, apparently, did the…
Microsoft rolled out several Copilot Studio updates in November 2025, largely shaped by announcements at Microsoft Ignite. The changes reinforce a clear direction: Copilot Studio is evolving from a workflow automation tool into a platform for building and governing AI agents inside organizations. One of the most notable updates is the general availability of GPT-5…
Being a part of a video production team, I know the major impact sound effects have on an entire video. They can either raise the quality and set the tone or completely ruin the viewing experience if it doesn’t match the video tone, and honestly, finding sound effects that match the tone of the video… Read…
Grok’s track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia is shocking. The AI chatbot has repeatedly misidentified 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who heroically disarmed one of the shooters, and claimed the…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul’s announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the first of its kind in the US, describing it as a “common sense” law that would bring increased transparency and protect consumers. A separate bill also…
In recent times, content creation and consumption have expanded globally. Users are showing interest in consuming content across cultures and languages. Creators are also trying to ensure that their content reaches overseas. AI platforms like Gemini and Perplexity have made this possible to some extent, and they have developed manifold in their capabilities in recent… Read…
It’s easy to think about AI as a sort of existential battle between human and machine. Maybe it will be, someday, in a Skynet sort of way. But there are also lots of people trying to figure out how to use AI not as a replacement for human creativity and thinking but as a tool…
