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Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (495+ words) Anthropic has sued the US government over its designation as a supply-chain risk, the latest move in a weekslong battle between it and the Pentagon over the acceptable use cases for its military AI tech. The suit, filed in a…...
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks on AI, KPop Demon Hunters, and Harry Potter
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (2003+ words) Chris Cocks on AI, KPop Demon Hunters, and why Harry Potter still matters. Today, I'm talking with Chris Cocks, CEO of Hasbro. You know, Hasbro " the toy and game company that makes some of the most iconic products in the…...
Furby: kind of sneakily an AI story.
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (232+ words) The third season of Version History kicked off this weekend, and I can confidently tell you it's the first time that research has required me to spend several hours on Geocities. Such was the toy world in 1998! Furby is a…...
Qualcomm’s new Arduino Ventuno Q is designed for robots and AI.
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (195+ words) After acquiring Arduino last October Qualcomm has announced a new single-board computer called the Ventuno Q. Pricing and availability aren't known, but it will be powered by a Dragonwing IQ8 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 40 TOPS NPU. It's designed for building robots…...
X says you can block Grok from editing your photos
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (115+ words) X says you can block Grok from editing your photos'The Verge This new option isn't easy to find. When you upload an image into the X post builder, you can locate it by tapping on the paintbrush symbol that appears…...
OpenAI’s head of robotics quit over the company’s Pentagon deal.
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (102+ words) OpenAI's head of robotics quit over the company's Pentagon deal.The Verge Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Terrence O'Brien Posts from this topic will be added…...
The OpenClaw superfan meetup serves optimism and lobster
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (495+ words) The open source tool poses plenty of risks, but for devotees, it's an antidote to Big AI. The woman at the door wore a plush lobster headdress. "AI was controlled by the big labs," Michael Galpert, one of the event's…...
Grammarly is using our identities without permission
3+ day, 12+ min ago (284+ words) Expert Review" AI agents make suggestions supposedly inspired by subject matter experts, including several staff members here at The Verge. Grammarly"s "expert review" feature offers to give users writing advice "inspired by" subject matter experts, including recently deceased professors,…...
The AI Doc is an overwrought hype piece for doomers and accelerationists alike
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1120+ words) The AI Doc is an overwrought hype piece for doomers and accelerationists alike'The Verge We are in the thick of a massive push to incorporate generative AI into almost every aspect of our lives, but it is still easy to…...
Indie games are turning the act of looking into an art
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (208+ words) Hidden object titles like Hidden Folks and Lost and Found Co. show what's possible with the genre. "We wanted to make a very playful, interactive game where our focus was invoking this curiosity for these little worlds and the little…...