Roblox is censoring chats with AI
Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned language, which replaces certain words and phrases with "#" symbols. Now, Roblox says those words and ph
John Ternus talks Apple CEO speculation, MacBook Neo, more
Apple’s SVP of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, spoke to ABC News about MacBook Neo, AI, and speculation that he’ll be Apple’s next CEO.
Meta sued over AI smart glasses’ privacy concerns, after workers reviewed nudity, sex, and other footage
Lawyers say Meta's marketing materials promised privacy and user control over sharing footage. But an investigation found that subcontractors are reviewing footage from customers' glasses.
Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
Google has pledged "at least" $50 million through 2030 on "projects designed to eliminate superpollutants." The company will be joined by a handful of other companies including Amazon and Salesforce in the newly formed Superpollutant Action Initiative. In total, these companies have committed $100 m
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei could still be trying to make a deal with Pentagon
Anthropic's $200 million contract with the Department of Defense broke down due to disagreements over giving the military unrestricted access to its AI.
Canadian government says OpenAI will take further steps to strengthen safety protocols
The Canadian government says that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to take steps to immediately strengthen safety protocols, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. This follows a mass shooting incident at a high school in which OpenAI flagged the suspect and suspended his account, but did not
Oura acquires Doublepoint, a startup that specializes in gesture recognition technology
The company believes its next phase of wearable AI will be powered by a combination of voice and gesture.
Oura buys gesture-navigation startup DoublePoint
Smart ring maker Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a company that specializes in gesture recognition for wearables. The Finnish startup uses smartwatches and wristbands as examples of products that benefit from its technology, but Oura will clearly be looking to incorporate it into its rings, in theory
Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya
Meta's AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten. The report, which was published last week, claims Meta contractors in Kenya have seen videos captured
Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I still remember the first time I tried the kids edutainment system Osmo back in 2014: I was sitting in front of an iPad, placed vertic
Exclusive: Apple executive details affordable new MacBook Neo, AI-integrated technology and more
Apple's senior vice president hardware engineering, John Ternus, discussed the new MacBook Neo, its price point and the future of AI with "GMA."
Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive
Affleck says he wanted to "preserve what makes human storytelling human, which is judgement."
Forza Horizon 6 Gameplay Makes Fans Wary of Low Traffic Numbers
Forza Horizon 6 gameplay has surfaced online, but it has presented a critical flaw with the game's traffic density.
You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker
The white and green versions of Ikea’s cheap speaker have launched in the US. | Photo By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Alongside smart Lego bricks and lots of robots, one of the most anticipated gadgets announced at CES 2026 was a cheap Bluetooth speaker from the company best known for flat-pa
Match Group COO out, as dating apps struggle to connect with Gen Z
Match Group eliminates the COO role as CEO Spencer Rascoff has been managing operations.
Preorders for Apple’s colorful MacBook Neo come with a $25 gift card
The forthcoming MacBook Neo is certainly compelling — at least for the right person. One could argue that buying a last-gen MacBook Air is a better bet in most instances; however, if you’re still sold on picking Apple’s colorful budget laptop ahead of its launch on March 11th, Best Buy is throwing i
Zeno raises $25M to speed up production of its battery-swap motorbikes
The startup, co-founded by Tesla and Apple alumni, has sold nearly 1,000 of its motorbikes so far.
"PC Ready" PlayStation 5 controllers appear in stores after reports suggest Sony is returning to console exclusives
Sony is now selling DualSense controllers with "PC Ready" branding. The product launch comes shortly after reports of more PS5 exclusives.
Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble
Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways. My guest today is Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at The Verge, who owns what we cheerfully call the chaos
Musk testifies tweet that led to $44 billion lawsuit "may not have been my wisest"
Elon Musk takes the stand in a San Francisco courtroom.
Capcom delivered a marketing masterclass with Resident Evil Requiem - The Game Business
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Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee
Meta will allow rival AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp for a fee, which ranges from €0.0490 to €0.1323 per "non-template message," depending on the country.
Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US
Ikea’s new smart bulbs are hitting the US a month early. | Image: Ikea After being announced last November, Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart home collection has been slowly trickling into its stores around the world over the past few months. Despite some early connectivity issues, one of the most anti
Pokémon Pokopia Is Available Now on Nintendo Switch 2 - Pokemon.com
You can celebrate the release of this cozy new adventure with a special limited-time event and an early-purchase bonus.