Tag: The Verge

ChatGPT 5 has Arrived – Here are the 6 Biggest Changes

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GPT-5 has finally arrived. As The Verge reports, along with the announcement of the highly anticipated AI model, OpenAI also previewed several updates coming to ChatGPT, ranging from visual changes to improvements to the chatbot’s performance. Here’s a rundown of all of the changes you can expect to see in the latest version of ChatGPT. Say […]

Ring has Resumed Allowing Law Enforcement Request Footage from Users

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Ring has once again started letting police request footage from users. Axon, a law enforcement technology company and maker of Taser, announced in April that it’s partnering with Ring to allow customers to share “relevant video with law enforcement to help solve crimes faster and safeguard neighborhoods,” as initially reported by Business Insider. Now, as The Verge reports, this […]

Right After Trump Tariffs go into effect, Nintendo Announces Switch Prices are Going Up

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Nintendo has raised the price of the original Switch “family of systems and products,” the company announced on Friday, the same day that President Trump’s wide-sweeping tariffs went into effect. As The Verge reports, along with the first-generation Nintendo Switch, the price change also affects the Switch OLED, Switch Lite, and “select” accessories. Nintendo hasn’t confirmed […]

OpenAI prepares to launch ChatGPT-5 in August

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Despite launching its ambitious ChatGPT Agent just last week, in typical OpenAI fashion, there are rumblings of an even bigger release on the near horizon: GPT-5.  As ZDNet reports, while speculation about GPT-5 isn’t new — OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman said GPT-5 was “releasing soon” on X just earlier this week — new reports show it may be sooner […]

Apple sues leaker Jon Prosser for stealing iOS secrets

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Apple has sued the well-known leaker Jon Prosser for the alleged theft of trade secrets related to iOS 26. As The Verge reports, Prosser has been accused of tasking another man, Michael Ramacciotti, with secretly accessing an Apple employee’s development iPhone and using that information to report on Apple’s planned changes in the then-unannounced iOS 26. […]

US Government Announces Contract for Elon Musk’s xAI to Modernize the Defense Department

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A week after Elon Musk’s Grok dubbed itself “MechaHitler” and spewed antisemitic stereotypes, the US government has announced a new contract granting the chatbot’s creator, xAI, up to $200 million to modernize the Defense Department. As The Verge reports, xAI is one of several leading AI companies to receive the award, alongside Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. But the […]

Google Says They Plan to Merge ChromeOS and Android Op Systems

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Google’s head of Android has said that the company plans to combine its mobile operating system with ChromeOS, the software that currently runs across Google’s Chromebook laptops. Sameer Samat, president of Google’s Android ecosystem, told TechRadar that “we’re going to be combining Chrome OS and Android into a single platform.” Samat, who’s responsible for Android’s implementation across […]

ICEBlock Soars to the top of the App Store Charts

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ICEBlock, an app that lets users anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, has soared up the App Store charts after receiving criticism from the Trump Administration. As The Verge reports, last week, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded to CNN’s coverage of ICEBlock in a post on X, calling it an “obstruction of […]

Anker is Recalling 5 More Power Banks over Fire Risks – Is Yours One of Them?

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If you have an Anker Power Bank that wasn’t recalled earlier this month and thought you were safe, think again. As The Verge reports, Anker has already issued its second product recall so far in June, warning customers that five additional power bank models should stop being used “immediately due to the risk of overheating, melting, smoke, […]