[ad_1] 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. The billboard didn’t say “Listen Labs.” It didn’t say anything about hiring. It consisted of just a plain white background with “https://” and a single line of grouped…
[ad_1] After skipping last year, Amazon is back with a big fall hardware event slated for next week, and we’re expecting plenty of new Echo smart speakers and displays that make the most of Alexa+, Amazon’s AI revamp of the Alexa voice assistant. Plenty of other hardware will also be unwrapped during Amazon’s September 30…
[ad_1] Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days may bring some great Kindle deals, but if you can’t wait, you don’t have to. Right now, the Kindle Kids (Amazon, Best Buy, and Target) and Kindle Colorsoft Kids (Amazon, Best Buy, and Target) are down to their lowest prices ever, but my favorite deal is on the Kindle…
[ad_1] Microsoft is raising the prices of its Xbox Series S / X consoles in the US next month. The Xbox Series X will be priced at $649.99 in the US starting October 3rd, up from its existing $599.99 price. The Xbox Series S will move to $399.99, up from $379.99. Microsoft blames the price…
[ad_1] Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. Google’s latest AI experiment might just make your browser feel like it’s haunted, in a good way. The company…
[ad_1] PCWorld tests webcams with one goal in mind: value. I want you to buy a webcam with the best picture quality, the best noise cancellation, and the best overall feature set for the lowest price. Our picks for the best PC webcams reflect this. Webcams exploded during the work-from-home movement in 2020, and we’ve…
[ad_1] A new piece of legislation could require AI companies to verify the ages of everyone who uses their chatbots. Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the GUARD Act on Tuesday, which would also ban everyone under 18 from accessing AI chatbots, as reported earlier by NBC News. The bill comes just…
[ad_1] Claude, your friendly neighborhood chatbot, just got a little more human, for better or worse. The company announced that Claude can now remember details from past conversations without being reminded, a feature rolling out to Team and Enterprise users first. Until now, Claude’s memory worked like that forgetful friend who insists you re-explain the…
[ad_1] The new robot vacuum cleaner and Bespoke AI Refrigerators achieved the highest ‘Standard’ grade in KISA’s Certification of IoT Cybersecurity Ceremony at IFA 2025 featured official signing and celebrates Samsung products being the first to receive BSI IT Security Label through new MRA Samsung Electronics announced that its latest robot vacuum cleaner, the Bespoke…
[ad_1] Early Black Friday deals on laptop docking stations and Thunderbolt docks have begun, and I’m on the hunt for the best docking station sales for the 2025 holiday season. I’ve tracked the best laptop docking-station sales for the past several years. For 2025, I’d expect to see predominantly Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 (the generic…
