🔗Part of the broader trend of franchise merchandising expanding into workspace lifestyle products.

White House Denies Giving OpenAI ‘Green Light’ to Publicly Release Its Latest Model

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Fidji Simo is stepping down from her full-time role as OpenAI's AGI chief due to illness, transitioning to a part-time advisory position. The departure follows her April announcement of a medical leave.

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⚡Losing a second senior leader compounds OpenAI's organizational instability at a time when the company faces intensifying competition and regulatory scrutiny.

🎩OpenAI's executive revolving door is spinning so fast it could power a small data center.

🔗Simo's departure joins chief futurist Joshua Achiam's exit, while the company simultaneously navigates questions about its frontier model safety review process.

Microsoft announced a new datacenter campus in Pecos, Texas — one of its largest single capacity additions ever. The expansion supports growing AI workload demands.

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⚡Signals the sheer physical infrastructure scale required to sustain the AI boom, with implications for local energy grids and water resources.

🎩Microsoft is building AI cathedrals in the Texas desert while the rest of us argue about whether chatbots are useful.

🔗Follows Microsoft's carbon emissions rising 25% year-over-year and state actors attempting to inflame debate over AI datacenter impacts.

Schlage's Sense Pro is the company's first Matter-over-Thread smart lock, supporting hands-free unlocking via Apple Home Key with Google and Samsung Aliro support coming soon. The lock features a sleek, discreet design.

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⚡Matter-over-Thread compatibility means the Sense Pro works across ecosystems, reducing smart home lock-in for consumers.

🎩A smart lock that actually works with everything? Schlage may have cracked the code on interoperability.

🔗The Sense Pro joins a growing roster of Matter-compatible devices as the smart home standard gains traction.

Amazon is reportedly developing another major Alexa+ project despite the voice assistant's troubled history of costly investments with limited returns, intensifying the AI assistant arms race.

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⚡Amazon doubling down on voice AI despite billions in losses signals a belief that whoever wins the ambient computing interface will control the next platform shift.

🎩Amazon keeps throwing money at Alexa like a gambler who's sure the next hand is the one—except the pot is your living room.

🔗Amazon's voice AI ambitions compete with Apple's enhanced Siri expressivity and Google's expanding AI consumer products, while the company simultaneously pursues a $25 billion bond sale.

Google is retiring the desktop Google Earth Pro application, directing users to the web-based version instead.

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⚡Eliminates a power-user tool favored by researchers, urban planners, and GIS professionals who relied on its offline capabilities.

🎩Another desktop app gets the 'just use the browser' treatment—RIP to everyone's offline terrain exploration.

🔗Part of Google's broader pattern of sunsetting standalone desktop applications in favor of web-first experiences.

Three new FireSat satellites have launched to expand an orbital network using Google AI to detect early-stage wildfires. The system aims to give fire agencies faster alerts than ground-based monitoring.

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⚡Early satellite detection could cut wildfire response times from hours to minutes, potentially preventing catastrophic spread in drought-prone regions.

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⚡Xiaomi's NAS entry pressures established players like Synology and QNAS on price, potentially making home server setups accessible to mainstream consumers.

🎩Xiaomi won't rest until they make literally everything — I'm genuinely waiting for the Xiaomi coffin at this point.

🔗This fits Xiaomi's ecosystem strategy of surrounding users with affordable connected devices across every product category imaginable.

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Microsoft launched Cloud Rebuild, a tool that downloads Windows and relevant drivers from its servers to restore a non-functional PC without physical media. It works from the recovery environment.

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⚡Eliminates the need for USB recovery drives, reducing a major friction point for non-technical users dealing with system failures.

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Signal, not clutter

The Pentagon's chief science and technology officer said the Ukraine war fundamentally changed his understanding of AI and 3D-printed weapons in modern combat. He expressed amazement at battlefield innovations produced with consumer-grade manufacturing.

The White House appointed Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb to lead the new UAP Science Advisory Council, a multi-agency body including the Pentagon, FBI, and intelligence community.

The Pentagon is seeking cheaper hunter-killer drone alternatives after Iran destroyed approximately $1 billion worth of MQ-9 Reaper drones during the conflict. The losses have accelerated the push for expendable unmanned systems.

Google updated its Google+ app to support Chromecast integration, allowing users to stream their social feed to television screens. The feature represents another incremental expansion of Chromecast's ecosystem.

A federal judge reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the SEC over Twitter stock disclosure violations, expressing displeasure but acknowledging limited judicial authority to block it.

A roundup features 24 James Bond-themed home office products ranging from screen-accurate prop replicas to 007-inspired desk accessories and gadgets for fans looking to channel the spy aesthetic.

White House Denies Giving OpenAI ‘Green Light’ to Publicly Release Its Latest Model

Fidji Simo is stepping down from her full-time role as OpenAI's AGI chief due to illness, transitioning to a part-time advisory position. The departure follows her April announcement of a medical leave.

Microsoft announced a new datacenter campus in Pecos, Texas — one of its largest single capacity additions ever. The expansion supports growing AI workload demands.

Schlage's Sense Pro is the company's first Matter-over-Thread smart lock, supporting hands-free unlocking via Apple Home Key with Google and Samsung Aliro support coming soon. The lock features a sleek, discreet design.

Amazon is reportedly developing another major Alexa+ project despite the voice assistant's troubled history of costly investments with limited returns, intensifying the AI assistant arms race.

Google is retiring the desktop Google Earth Pro application, directing users to the web-based version instead.

Three new FireSat satellites have launched to expand an orbital network using Google AI to detect early-stage wildfires. The system aims to give fire agencies faster alerts than ground-based monitoring.

The Nopia synthesizer, which went viral in 2023 with its mint-green aesthetic and unique interface, is now reportedly 'basically finished' after years of development. Creators Martin Grieco and Rocío Gal are finalizing production details.

Google debuts Computational Journalism Research Awards in Europe to support digital news projects

Apple accounted for roughly 90% of all Edge AI-capable smartwatch shipments in Q1 2026, according to Counterpoint Research. Edge AI penetration across the broader smartwatch market is growing rapidly.

I replaced my messy Android productivity setup with just Google Keep, Tasks, and Calendar

I’m filling in at The Verge for 6 weeks. Ask me anything!

Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27

Xiaomi has launched a network-attached storage (NAS) device for its domestic Chinese market, adding to a product portfolio that already spans smartphones, electric supercars, rice cookers, and personal grooming devices. The NAS targets home users wanting local data storage.

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Microsoft launched Cloud Rebuild, a tool that downloads Windows and relevant drivers from its servers to restore a non-functional PC without physical media. It works from the recovery environment.

Microsoft Build 2026 emphasized personalized AI tools that adapt to individual work styles, positioning the platform shift as developer-driven. The keynote highlighted expanded Copilot capabilities and new APIs.

The many controversies of Meta’s AI glasses

OpenAI's head of safety is reportedly leaving as part of company reorganization

Seizing AI job opportunities in the United Kingdom

NEWSecurity cameras are going cheap for Prime Day in Australia — here are 5 subscription-free options for a safer home

Microsoft struggles to fulfill its 2030 sustainability promise amid carbon-heavy AI expansions — the company's chief sustainability officer claims the target is still feasible

Google Photos just ditched its clunky bottom bar for something way cleaner

This New Browser Extension Blocks All Those Junky, Fake Brands on Amazon

Google News will now highlight coverage of major stories by local publications

An Xbox VP who spent 37 years at Microsoft was among those laid off yesterday

StubHub Founder Has Ties to Major Scalpers on the Platform

Save $60 on this Hoto DIY and PC maintenance bundle with electric screwdriver and 4-in-1 air duster — just $89 for popular USB-C rechargeable driver with 25 bits, along with a separate blower and vacuum cleaner to keep your setup clean

We're rolling out AlphaEvolve widely to solve Google Cloud customers' hardest problems.

Microsoft Frontier Company: AI engineering that amplifies and protects your intelligence

Disable autoplay and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta

After a six-year delay, Google’s Home Speaker finally supports wireless pairing with your Google TV streamer — and it also supports Dolby Atmos

12 top tech deals available this week at Amazon UK — Fitbit, Ninja, HP, Anker, and more from £5.99

Arrest and extradition of Scattered Spider hacker shines light on how Windows telemetry GDIDs can identify and track users — Microsoft device identifier is just one digital fingerprint in a software world rife with them

The Prediction Market Boom Has a Gambling Problem

I synced my Kindle to Google Drive and finally fixed my broken highlight workflow

Microsoft’s patch Tuesdays are about to get bigger

Gen Z’s meager job prospects may not have AI to blame

The career edge that no algorithm can take from you

Meta announces its first data center in Canada — estimated $9 billion 1GW Alberta mega facility sees the AI expansion cross the border

After selling out in record time, the all-metal AeroPress Steel is finally back in stock — and it’s the near-indestructible coffee upgrade your summer camping kit is missing

Upgrade your agonizingly slow home office internet with TP-Link's Wi-Fi 7 Deco BE25 mesh router system — Amazon just dropped the price on the three-pack if you want to stop your video calls freezing

Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws

While the U.S. flip-flops on chip sanctions, China is building its own chip supply market — export controls are creating conditions for a Sino-Russian chip trade alliance

Epson's EcoTank ET-2400 just got an Amazon price cut — and it includes enough ink to keep you printing for years

Microsoft loses Brazilian court case after telling hacked Xbox user to re-purchase games — tech giant ordered to restore Xbox account with all games and pay $400 in damages

Devious phishing campaign hijacks a genuine Meta business feature to send scam emails — as they really do come from Meta's own address

3 ways this coffee shop is growing with Gemini

6 Google Sheets jobs I've fully handed to Gemini that I'll never do by hand again

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Google Health Finally Recognizes the Value of Naps

Google updates Android backups with message controls and direct document saving

I stopped carrying these everyday items after my Google Pixel took over

Google Mixboard did what Pinterest couldn't: help me visualize my wedding decor in real time

We’re boosting agroforestry efforts to help the atmosphere and farmer livelihoods.

Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes

Google Home gets a surprisingly useful automation upgrade

Google and the FBI Target Massive Botnet That Quietly Used Home Devices to Mask Cybercrime

Google Messages just got smarter about sharing with groups

Tencent is reportedly in talks to acquire Manus from Meta, following Beijing intervention — company expects to remain independent of Chinese tech giant

This £30 massage gun is the cheap and reliable option I needed to relax tight and achy muscles after bouldering

SiPearl's long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe's first sovereign HPC CPU — 'availability of Rhea1 is scheduled for end of 2026' SiPearl VP says, following long development process

Opinion: Can the LG G5’s ‘modular’ features breathe new life into the smartphone market?

Meta Begins Data Center Invasion of Canada, Which Reminds Me of Some Weird Zuck Trivia

Is Microsoft Teams really going to start tracking employee locations?

The upcoming Googlebook is a quiet confession that Chromebooks never truly worked

Metal balls from space are popping up on Australia's beaches

Your Samsung Gallery won't be able to sync with Microsoft OneDrive soon

Our hardware editor swears by the 'perfectly balanced' Arzopa Z3FC portable monitor as a daily second screen — and Amazon just dropped the price

Bryson DeChambeau partners with Google Health.

OpenAI wants its new tool to do your work for you and with you

I stopped using NotebookLM after Google Drive projects solved my research chaos

Twelve South’s AirFly Pro is a great travel companion, and it’s on sale for $40