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Jul 18, 2026 179

Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’

Last year, Sam Altman invited author Dave Eggers to give a talk to around 200 OpenAI staffers. The man has written countless novels, scre...

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Jul 18, 2026 164

Kimi: Threat or menace?

Chinese company Moonshot AI released a new version of its Kimi model this week, prompting concern about "full AI communism."

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Jul 18, 2026 124

The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 136, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope y...

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Jul 18, 2026 119

Neil Rimer thinks the AI money is coming back out

Neil Rimer, the venture capitalist who co-founded Index Ventures, predicts the historic wealth AI is generating in Silicon Valley will ha...

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Jul 17, 2026 104

Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs

From AI workflows to battery life and security, here's what it's really like to live with Vertu's luxury foldable every day.

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Jul 17, 2026 111

Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act

Databricks has remade its image into an AI company and has published research on the cost savings of open weight AI models for coding.

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Jul 17, 2026 169

The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’

If every meeting, watercooler conversation, and date gets transcribed and summarized, who's actually reading any of it?

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Jul 17, 2026 154

Agility Robotics plants its flag in Tesla’s backyard

Agility is opening a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California.

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Jul 17, 2026 110

AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market

India's smartphone slowdown highlights how the AI boom is reshaping consumer electronics, from pricing and demand to corporate strategy.

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Jul 17, 2026 128

TikTok is testing an AI likeness detection tool

TikTok is starting to test an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators report them to the company, as spotted by social...

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Jul 17, 2026 264

How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint...

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Jul 17, 2026 147

Apple’s plot to crush OpenAI

Apple is suing OpenAI. The complaint is readable and intense, as these things often are, though many experts seem to think many of the al...