Ikea just announced a bunch of super cheap, colorful Matter-over-Thread devices that will work with any platform, and it feels like Christmas came early for the smart home. The 21 new products include a line of smart bulbs starting at just £4 and two new remote controls that start at …
Read More »Bipartisan GUARD Act would ban minors from AI chatbots under new bill
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., would bar minors (under 18) from interacting with certain AI chatbots. It taps into growing alarm about children using “AI companions” and the risks these systems may pose. …
Read More »Election night at Kalshi HQ
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. At 8PM on election night in New York City, I arrived at an unmarked office building in the Meatpacking District. Inside, a few dozen …
Read More »Foreign apps secretly collect your personal data and sell it to companies
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! You might not think twice about that flashlight app you downloaded or the cute game your grandkids recommended. Yet with a single tap, your private data could travel halfway across the world into the hands of people who profit from selling it. …
Read More »Apple is planning to use a custom version of Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence
Apple is preparing to power its AI-upgraded Siri with a custom version of Google’s Gemini AI model, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The iPhone maker will reportedly pay Google around $1 billion annually to gain access to the technology, which will generate summaries and perform planning-related tasks. …
Read More »401(k) catch-up tax changes in 2026 create new scammer opportunities
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you’re over 50 and maxing out your 401(k), there’s a big change coming in 2026 that could affect how much tax you pay on your “catch-up contributions.” While it’s mostly about taxes and retirement planning, there’s an unexpected side effect: scammers …
Read More »Trump re-nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
President Donald Trump has once again picked tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator, five months after pulling the initial nomination he made last year. Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally and commercial astronaut who has travelled into orbit twice as a civilian aboard SpaceX rockets, was reportedly …
Read More »Wireless charging roads charge electric vehicles as they drive on highways
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Driving an electric vehicle could soon mean charging as you go. A new wireless charging pilot in France is showing how coils built into the road can transfer more than 300 kilowatts of power to moving EVs. This breakthrough could make long …
Read More »The best robot vacuums we’ve tested for 2025
Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well and — thanks to bigger batteries and better robot brains — rarely get tired of doing their job. Over the last few years, they have gone from being utilitarian devices that sweep your floor to full-fledged home robots that …
Read More »How to protect yourself from ghost-tapping payment card scams nationwide
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new scam called ghost tapping is spreading across the country. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that scammers are using this tactic to steal money from people who use tap-to-pay credit cards and mobile wallets. This scam exploits wireless technology to …
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