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Trump could introduce ‘mandatory’ social media reviews for travelers
The Trump administration could soon require tourists from dozens of nations to hand over their social media handles before entering the country. Under a proposal from US Customs and Border Protection, the agency would make social media history from the past five years a "mandatory" part of the screening process, as reported earlier by The […]
Operation Bluebird wants to reclaim Twitter’s ‘abandoned’ trademarks for a new social network
A startup called Operation Bluebird is trying to reclaim Twitter's branding, as reported earlier by Ars Technica and Reuters. Last week, Operation Bluebird filed a petition that asks the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel X Corp.'s ownership of the "Twitter" and "Tweet" trademarks, claiming they've been "abandoned" by the Elon Musk-owned company. […]
The scramble to launch data centers into space is heating up
A startup developing technologies to harness solar power in space is throwing its hat in with big tech companies attempting to build out data centers that orbit Earth. The US-based company, Aetherflux, announced on Tuesday that it plans to launch its first data center satellite in early 2027 - the first piece of a larger […]
‘Call of Duty’ No Longer Getting Back-To-Back Releases Following ‘Black Ops 7’s Disappointing Launch
Activision ditches back-to-back COD releases, vows to deliver 'unprecedented' support for Black Ops 7 after poor launch.
Nocs Unveils “Braque,” A Sculptural Stereo System Rooted in Cubist Geometry
SummaryNocs debuted Braque, an active stereo system named after Cubist artist Georges Braque, with a stacked, two-cube architectural designThe system pairs a hand-cut steel cube (made in Sweden) with a plywood speaker cube (assembled in Estonia)It features dual Celestion FTX0820 coaxial drivers and Hypex FA122 amplifier modulesNocs has announced the launch of Braque, a new active stereo system that marries sculptural design with precision audio engineering. Developed at Studio D A and engineered at the Nocs Lab, the system takes its name from Georges Braque, the Cubist master who explored geometry, duality, and the reduction of form.The aesthetic centerpiece of the system is its stacked architecture: two cubes working as a single instrument. This stable, symmetrical structure is formed by ...
Aurora will have ‘hundreds’ of driverless trucks on the road by the end of 2026, CEO says
It's been a year of progress and delays for Aurora, the Pittsburgh-based autonomous trucking company founded by Chris Urmson. After promising to launch commercial driverless truck operations in 2024, the company was forced to push the start date until April 2025. A few weeks later, however, it was forced to put safety drivers back in […]
A pay-to-scrape AI licensing standard is now official
An open licensing standard that aims to make AI companies pay for the content they vacuum up across the web is now an official specification. Really Simple Licensing 1.0 - or RSL for short - gives publishers the ability to dictate licensing and compensation rules to the web crawlers that visit their sites. The RSL […]
The AI industry’s biggest week: Google’s rise, RL mania, and a party boat
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. Reinforcement learning (RL) is the next frontier, Google is surging, and the party scene has gotten completely out of hand. Those were the through lines from this year's NeurIPS […]
Call of Duty won’t release Modern Warfare or Black Ops back to back anymore
Future Call of Duty releases will no longer include back-to-back launches of Modern Warfare or Black Ops games, Activision announced on Tuesday. The past four releases in the series have been Modern Warfare II (2022), Modern Warfare III (2023), Black Ops 6 (2024), and Black Ops 7 (2025), but moving forward, Activision wants to offer […]
Wake Up Dead Man digs deep for a darker, more powerful Knives Out
Over two films, Rian Johnson's Knives Out series has offered something largely absent from the modern movie landscape: intricate murder mysteries full of humor and gasp-worthy moments. The original Knives Out started things off relatively small with a cozy whodunit, which then became a larger and more elaborate puzzle with the sequel Glass Onion. Both […]
The AirPods Pro 3 are back to their lowest price ahead of the holidays
If you didn’t catch the Black Friday deal on Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, the good news is the price has dropped again ahead of the holidays. Right now, the noise-canceling earbuds are matching their all-time low price of $219.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. It’s a great deal considering the AirPods Pro […]
You can now text photos directly to Aura’s digital picture frames
It's now easier for friends and family who aren't tech savvy or are struggling with app fatigue to share images via your Aura digital photo frame. As the name of the new "text to frame" feature implies, photos can now be shared to an Aura frame through a text message, and they will be automatically […]
