Author: Hunter
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The Verge’s favorite stuff with style
Sometimes we treasure our devices and tools not just because they’re practical, but because we like their style — the way they look, the way they make our surroundings look, or just because it’s nice to work with something that is, well, snazzy. It reflects our taste. It gives us, or our living space, style.… Read more
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A new, enterprise-specific AI speech model is here: Jargonic from aiOla claims to best rivals at your business’s lingo
The model’s architecture integrates keyword spotting directly into the transcription process, allowing Jargonic to maintain accuracy…Read More Read more
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The 50 best things Microsoft has ever made
This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time â from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, from making text-based operating systems to holographic video games â but through the decades, it’s remained a foundation of the tech world. Microsoft… Read more
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Oura’s AI health coach is live for everyone – here’s what it can do for you
Oura Advisor is now in the Oura app, ready to answer your health questions and provide guidance. Read more
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Amazon’s AGI Lab Reveals Its First Work: Advanced AI Agents
Led by a former OpenAI executive, Amazon’s AI lab focuses on the decision-making capabilities of next generation of software agents—and borrows insights from physical robots. Read more
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TikTok, tariffs, and trials: everything happening in tech’s chaotic April
As TikTokâs April 5th sell-by date approaches, Americans are back to where they stood before the original January deadline: watching anxiously to see if a major social media app gets banned. But that’s far from the only big event we’ll see over the coming month. April is filled with momentous turns in long-running tech policy… Read more
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The Download: generative AI therapy, and the future of 23andMe’s genetic data
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The first trial of generative AI therapy shows it might help with depression The first clinical trial of a generative AI therapy bot suggests it was as effective as human therapy for people… Read more
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Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube
Some Hollywood studios are reportedly earning money from fake AI-generated movie trailers on YouTube, against the wishes of the union representing actors. According to a report from Deadline, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Sony Pictures redirected ad revenue to themselves instead of enforcing copyright protections and shutting down the popular Screen Culture and KH Studio… Read more
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Microsoft is redesigning the Windows BSOD and it might change to black
The existing Blue Screen of Death error. | Image: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg via Getty Images Microsoft has announced that it’s overhauling its Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error message in Windows 11. The new design drops the traditional blue color, frowning face, and QR code in favor of a simplified screen that looks a… Read more
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When will physical video games go away?
One of Sonyâs best-ever PlayStation ads is a 21-second video titled, âOfficial PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video.â Itâs a âstep-by-stepâ guide about how to lend your PS4 games to your friends. It has one step: one person hands another person a game box. The ad succinctly clowns on Microsoftâs original and convoluted game sharing policy… Read more