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On The Vergecast: Instagram’s new logo, Zuck’s AI manifesto, and lots of other bad ideas. by David Pierce Aug 14, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC David Pierce is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal,
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* Study finds young people are increasingly pessimistic about AI * Nearly half say AI will have a negative impact on their careers * They're also suspicious of leading AI figures and executives Younger Americans are becoming increasingly distrustful not only of AI, but also the executives and evangelists who promote
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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Govee's solar lights are the most versatile outdoor lighting option I've seen. / Tyler Lacoma/CNET Govee Outdoor Solar String Lights 8.0 Pros & Cons * Durable IP67 outdoor design includes solar panel for wire-free charging * Easy setup and effective charging experience * High-quality lighting results with 50-lumen
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Save $170: High-end headphones like the Bowers & Wilkins PX7 S2E don’t come cheap, which makes the current offer a pretty big deal. They’re a whopping $170 off when you buy them from Bowers & Wilkins directly or through Amazon, which means you can score a pair of
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Google will still embed invisible SynthID and C2PA watermarks into AI-generated images, videos, and music. by Emma Roth Aug 14, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously,
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Bottom line: Anthropic is heading toward a possible October IPO, with many investors telling the Financial Times that they expect the company to reach a valuation of $2 trillion or more. That figure would
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Sponsor Posts Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens. Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text &
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Ford just unveiled the 2027 Mustang Dark Horse SC Convertible at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit, a 795 horsepower open-air muscle car that makes it the automaker's most powerful factory drop-top in history. Ending a 13-year hiatus since last offering a high-performance, covertible Mustang, Ford Racing engineered
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This year's severe drought has dramatically reduced water levels in Italy's famous Brenta River.Credit: Simone Padovani/Getty Images A new data center project in Florence, Italy, could provide a blueprint for how other data center developments could be structured, eliminating many of the environmental problems
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Audacity is a free and open source audio software for multi-track recording and editing. It can record live audio through a microphone, mixer, or digitize recordings from other media. With some sound cards, and on any recent version of Windows, Audacity can also capture streaming audio. Import sound files, edit
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* Socket's Threat Research Team found 737 fake VPN and proxy extensions on the Chrome Web Store, with more than 75,000 combined installs * The add-ons pose as trusted names like Proton VPN and NordVPN while routing your entire browser session through proxies run by one operator * Hundreds are
