Google pulls Gemini AI ad from Olympics after backlash
The “Dear Sydney” ad did not go over well with Olympics viewers. | Screenshot: Google Google is not winning any gold medals for its Olympics ads this year. After days…
Trump and Zuck relationship status: complicated
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Scott Olson, Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has expressed a newfound fondness for Mark Zuckerberg after years of railing against him.…
US sues TikTok for collecting kids’ data without parents’ permission
Image: The Verge The Department of Justice is suing TikTok for allegedly letting kids under 13 make accounts without their parents’ permission and collecting “extensive data” on them, in violation…
Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts
Enlarge / Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday,…
Silicon plus perovskite solar reaches 34 percent efficiency
Enlarge / Some solar panels, along with a diagram of a perovskite’s crystal structure. (credit: Subhakitnibhat Kewiko) As the price of silicon panels has continued to come down, we’ve reached…
NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC
Enlarge / NZXT’s subscription program charges $169/month for this build. (credit: NZXT) NZXT, which sells gaming PCs, components, and peripherals, has a subscription program that charges a monthly fee to…
Meta Just launched the Largest ‘Open’ AI Model in History. Here’s Why It Matters.
In the world of artificial intelligence, a battle is underway. On one side are companies that believe in keeping the datasets and algorithms behind their advanced software private and confidential.…
The Pixel 8 Pro has hit an all-time low ahead of Google’s next hardware event
Google’s high-end flagship is colorful, capable, and loaded with plenty of AI tricks. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google’s next Pixel hardware event is less than two…
FLUX: This new AI image generator is eerily good at creating human hands
Enlarge / AI-generated image by FLUX.1 dev: “A beautiful queen of the universe holding up her hands, face in the background.” (credit: FLUX.1) On Thursday, AI-startup Black Forest Labs announced…
Will Tesla Go All-in on Robotaxi in 2025?
Elon Musk and Tesla will have the capability to go all-in on robotaxi in 2025. Will they choose to use it? The Full self driving software is improving by two…