Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want
…They’ll buy something if it improves their life in a distinct way. In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and…
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…Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Jun 13, 2025 7 Verge Score This smart pizza oven improved my pie-making skills But not quite enough for me to consider ditching my local pizzeria. Jennifer Pattison…
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
…Fundamentally being able to reason, use tools, and code is a lot like having intelligence and reasoning — being able to plan, being able to look up things, use tools, and, if you…
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
Google is going all in on AI-driven shopping even as some competitors back off. At Google I/O, the company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI commerce tools: a…
The Arduboy FX-C is an excellent time killer you might forget you’re carrying
…It went viral in 2014 prompting Bates to turn the idea into a commercial device a year later that was both a tiny open-source gaming device and a tool that could…
Ring camera alerts are about to get a lot smarter
…app, such as “did the kids leave their bikes in the driveway?” Both AI-powered tools are available with the Ring Home Premium subscription ($19.99 a month), which also includes Ring…
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…The new tool in Photoshop Beta lets you turn 2D images into 3D-rotatable objects. I tried it out on a handful of items but wasn’t too impressed with the results…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…Essentially, the stage that we’re in as a company now, as for the last few years, is that we’ve been building a bunch of media tools, distribution tools, and hosting…
AI is blowing up music production
…I’m assuming you’ve used the tools in all kinds of ways. What’s the most innovative sound? I’ve never used the tools. You have never used the tools? No…
AI could bring us a smarter home — if we can trust it
…The tools exist to create this, but today’s smart home remains complicated, unreliable, and often invasive — still a long way from truly “ambient.” But, just as it’s changing every other…