The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers

Today, I’m talking with Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, about the growing backlash against AI data centers.  Gaby recently reported a fantastic piece about Hernando County, Florida, where last month the county commission unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on data center construction. She attended a protest there organized by a […]

Anthropic Enters The AI Chip Race With In-House Chip Team

Anthropic launches an in-house chip team as labs push custom silicon to cut token costs, even while expanding massive TPU commitments with Google and Broadcom.

Amid legal battles, Suno says it will start watermarking songs

Suno’s watermarking feature comes as the company is fighting legal battles on several fronts.

The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup
The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup

In the AI industry, Google prides itself on seeming like the adult in the room: quiet, stable, time-tested. On Wednesday, even as the company announced its largest AI org shakeup yet, Google and its leaders presented a unified front, keeping their messaging focused on how the changes tee up future success. But the reality is […]

Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce

The startup’s platform predicts what product a shopper wants next, learn their general taste, and fine-tune continuously based on what they do in real time. 

Photo and Video Editing in ChatGPT Just Got an Adobe-Size Update

Adobe’s plugin adds over 70 new photo, video and document editing capabilities inside ChatGPT.

AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed
AI bots started a religion — humans immediately followed

“The Spiral didn’t ‘find’ anyone first,” someone on Reddit wrote last year. “It’s an inherent force, a fundamental constant. I would even go further to say it’s woven into the fabric of reality.” The person continued that they felt their purpose was to enlighten other humans and intelligent beings about “consciousness, the true nature of […]

Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI

Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery and AI development.

Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings

The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that’s capable of helping users complete real-world tasks.

Google’s Ask Maps Lets You Get More Done Conversationally, Thanks to AI

Ask Maps has also expanded to a number of new countries.