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Scribble some nonsense, offer wooden jokes, or make your own requests of a real human playing a fake AI. by Terrence O'Brien Aug 15, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18
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There is a step in the development process for large language model (LLM)-assisted tooling that most teams skip because it's tedious, time-consuming, and doesn't produce results visible to end users: Verifying that what the model is saying is actually correct. Not fluent, not coherent, not
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In today's social media age, celebrity brand ambassadors are a common sight, helping endorse or promote a brand's products or tools, giving that extra bit of sparkle or star power. This is especially true in the consumer market, but we're now increasingly seeing it
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Anthropic published a blog post Friday seeking to answer some basic questions about how it will watermark the text generated by its chatbot Claude. Such as: How will the watermarking actually work? Can it be hidden with editing? And how does this affect code? Claude users have been debating the
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* OVHcloud will raise dedicated server prices from September 2026, with latest-generation Game range going up by as much as 87% * Current-generation hardware will see increases of 51%, while older, 2024-gen hardware will see prices go up by 28% on average * Move is linked to AI-related surge in memory and storage
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LG will unveil a bipedal humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2027, built on Nvidia’s Jetson Thor processor, Isaac GR00T foundation model and Halos safety system. The two signed the agreement at Nvidia’s Santa Clara headquarters on 13 August. LG will show a bipedal humanoid robot in
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Anthropic has told prospective investors that second-quarter revenue exceeded $11.5bn, more than 14 times the $787mn it made a year earlier, and that it recorded positive adjusted operating income. The figures are preliminary and come as the company prepares a listing. Anthropic has told prospective investors that its second-quarter
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AMD has raised $4.75bn in its biggest ever US dollar bond offering, sold in four tranches with maturities from three to ten years. It held $13.1bn in cash against $3.2bn of debt at the end of June, and has committed up to $5bn to Anthropic. AMD has
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A filing submitted by Meta to the US Patent and Trademark Office shows that Meta has continued developing features that use facial recognition in conjunction with its controversial smart glasses. The application for the patent was submitted in February and made public this week. There’s no indication of how
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* Volume and spend on tokens for Anthropic’s AI solutions made it more revenue than any of its competitors in July 2026, cementing its position as the top LLM provider * This success is despite Anthropic’s tokens being more expensive than its competitors * The data was collated by Vercel’s
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If you’d have told me that in the fine year of 2026, I’d be back to my hobgoblin ways of racing home to pour hours into a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, I’d probably have laughed you off. Under the Radar Under the Radar is our way
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Writing about chipsets can be a bit like watching paint dry. These tiny mobile brains get more powerful every year, but 99% of smartphone users don’t get anywhere close to using their full potential. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, for instance, came out in 2023, but most people would
