Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster
Enlarge / An image Illya Sutskever tweeted with this OpenAI resignation announcement. From left to right: New OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki, President Greg Brockman, Sutskever, CEO Sam Altman, and…
Google now offers ‘web’ search — and an AI opt-out button
Illustration: The Verge This is not a joke: Google will now let you perform a “web” search. It’s rolling out “web” searches now, and in my early tests on desktop,…
OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is officially leaving
Illustration: The Verge Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist who helped lead the infamous failed coup against Sam Altman and then later changed his mind, is officially leaving…
Downranking won’t stop Google’s deepfake porn problem, victims say
Enlarge (credit: imaginima | E+) After backlash over Google’s search engine becoming the primary traffic source for deepfake porn websites, Google has started burying these links in search results, Bloomberg…
Sauron’s dark rise is front and center in The Rings of Power S2 teaser
Charlie Vicker’s Sauron is front and center in the teaser for S2 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Amazon’s Prime Video made a major investment in The…
“Fire and blood” come to Westeros in new House of the Dragon S2 trailer
House of the Dragon returns to HBO Max for an action-packed second season next month. The second season of House of the Dragon premieres in about a month and we’ve got…
Weight loss from Wegovy sustained for up to four years, trial shows
Enlarge / Wegovy is an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. (credit: Getty | Michael Siluk) A large, long-term trial of the weight-loss medication Wegovy…
Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Eight TikTok creators are suing to stop a law that would ban the app unless its Chinese parent company divests…
iPads finally get battery health info and adaptive charging, but only the new ones
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The just-released iPad Pro and iPad Air have a new Battery Health menu option that includes an optimized charging option and provides…
Agatha All Along will cast a spell on Disney Plus this September
Marvel You can never be sure what to expect out of Disney’s upfront presentation, but this year’s showcase of the studio’s new projects brought a slew of news about Disney…