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Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Microsoft is launching a new feature called “correction” that builds on the company’s efforts to combat AI inaccuracies. Customers using Microsoft Azure to power their AI systems can now use the capability to automatically detect and rewrite incorrect content in AI outputs.
The correction feature is available in preview as part of the Azure AI Studio — a suite of safety tools designed to detect vulnerabilities, find “hallucinations,&r

Image: Riot Games As the video game voice actor strike continues, SAG-AFTRA has added League of Legends to its list of struck video games. The union organization, consisting of over 160,000 members, also filed an unfair labor complaint against Formosa Interactive, one of the support studios that worked on the game.
SAG-AFTRA members are now no longer allowed to work on or promote League of Legends. If Riot Games employs SAG-AFTRA talent for its esports productions, the strike could potentially i

The end of the line. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for her role in the FTX collapse. She must also forfeit $11 billion.Ellison pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and five conspiracy counts in December 2022 as part of a cooperation agreement with the government. Prosecutors had recommended a lenient sentence because of Ellison’s “ext

The Recorder app is one of the newer features coming to older Pixel Watches. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you have an original Pixel Watch or Pixel Watch 2, good news: Wear OS 5 will begin rolling out today and, with it, a handful of new features.The most interesting one is the Recorder app. This was originally introduced as an exclusive to the Pixel Watch 3, and it lets you record audio directly from the wrist. You can then open it up — along with a transcript —

Getty Though director James Cameron recently expressed some concern about artificial intelligence’s potential to leave people feeling a loss of purpose, the longtime early adopter has now joined Stability AI’s board of directors.
Today, Stability AI — the company behind Stable Diffusion — announced that Cameron has signed a deal to become the newest member of its executive leadership. In a statement, CEO Prem Akkaraju described Cameron’s coming on as“monumenta

It’s hard to believe Nintendo’s Classic Edition consoles are already this old. | Image: Nintendo Japan Somehow, Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition console is already almost eight years old, while the Super Nintendo Classic Edition is about to turn seven. That’s apparently old enough for Nintendo to announce that the Japanese versions of the consoles — the Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer and the Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom — will no longer be eligible

As of Tuesday morning, reliable predictors were saying a roiling tropical storm called Helene just south of Cuba was on track to intensify over the coming days, and almost certainly hit Florida as a hurricane on Thursday. Now is the time when we all love to stare at cones and "spaghetti models" showing potential paths as the storm makes its approach, but right from the jump: Please be careful about how you consume this notoriously misunderstood information. Tweet may have been deletedSEE ALSO:Wh

Image: The New York Times The Daily, The Ezra Klein Show, Hard Fork, and Modern Love are some of The New York Times’ most popular podcasts — and next month, only the most recent two or three episodes of each will be free of charge. The Times announced today that it’ll now offer a podcast subscription service through Spotify and Apple for $6 a month or $50 per year, but it’s also erecting a paywall for all archived episodes.
While The New York Times says “the most re

Microsoft is bringing Apple's "Handoff" functionality to Windows 11 with a new feature called…Hand Off.X user @techosarusrex first posted a screenshot of the "Hand Off" feature toggle in the Settings of the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4225 which was released late last week.Tweet may have been deletedWhat does "Hand Off" do? Well, Mac users will be very familiar with this feature because it already exists with Apple's similarly-named "Handoff" feature.Microsoft's Hand Off vs. Ap

An early prototype of the Super5 OLED Switch Lite upgrade kit. | Screenshot: YouTube Retro Remake has announced that its Switch Lite OLED screen upgrade kits will be available for sale on September 26th at 10PM ET and will start at $49.99. The Super 5 OLED kits come with everything needed for the upgrade, including tools like screwdrivers, and unlike many mods, don’t require soldering or modifications be made to the Switch Lite’s shell to fit extra components in.
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The new modular jackets feature a “reinvention of the button.”| Image: Moncler You can now pre-order these modular jackets designed by Jony Ive. The new product from Apple’s former chief design officer is a collaboration between his design company LoveFrom and the French fashion brand Moncler. Pieces in the LoveFrom Moncler collection start at $2,440 for the parka, $2,575 for the field jacket, and $3,115 for the down jacket. The dashing orange poncho doesn’t appear to be

Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto via Getty Images The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services firm has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has attempted to unlawfully crush competitors, including fintech companies like PayPal and Square. The lawsuit, which was first rumored by Bloomberg, follows a multiyear investigation of Visa, which the company disclosed in 2021.
“We allege that Visa has unlawfully amassed

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services firm has an illegal monopoly over debit network markets and has attempted to unlawfully crush competitors, including fintech companies like PayPal and Square. The lawsuit, which was first rumored by Bloomberg, follows a multiyear investigation of Visa which the company disclosed in 2021.
“We allege that Visa has unlawfully amassed the

Image: Razer Razer, Wooting, Asus, and SteelSeries are among the keyboard manufacturers that have embraced rapid-fire strafing, letting you press two simultaneous opposing directions at the same time to dodge bullets rather than standing still. But while you’ve typically had to buy specific keyboards (or set up null binds) to get this functionality, Razer has just brought it to years of keyboards and laptops as well.Every Razer keyboard and Blade laptop that works with the company’s

TikTok parent company ByteDance is pulling the plug on TikTok Music, its short-lived music streaming service, by November. Launched just over a year ago in July 2023, the platform debuted in Indonesia and Brazil as part of the company's effort to expand its TikTok empire into music streaming.SEE ALSO:No more TikTok FYP? California social media bill could totally reshape kids' online world
"We will be closing TikTok Music at the end of November in order to focus on our goal of furthering TikTok&r

Arlo cameras and video doorbells are getting an AI-powered upgrade with new facial recognition capabilities and the ability to identify specific cars. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Arlo is upgrading its security cameras and video doorbells with additional AI capabilities. The company is adding the ability for its cameras to recognize people and vehicles, and learn to detect custom objects or changes in the surroundings. While an Arlo camera can currently alert you when it spots

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It’s time for another PlayStation State of Play livestream where Sony showcases its next big game and hardware announcements. Sony has promised we’ll see “more than 20 upcoming PS5 and PS VR2 games from studios around the world” during the 30-minute-plus presentation.
Sony announced Astro Bot during its May State of Play stream, and the game racked up “Game of the Year” nominations once it launched earlier this month. No

I guess we’ll call it a pre-preorder? | Image: Samsung Hardware leaks are common these days, but here’s an unusual one from Samsung: the Galaxy S24 FE preorder page is live even though the phone hasn’t even been announced yet. X user Roland Quandt spotted the preorder page live on Samsung’s site. While it’s probably an error and we expect to see the page disappear soon, this seemingly confirms the S24 FE’s imminent launch — and a few high-level specs.
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Figma announced Make Designs in June as a way for designers to use generative AI to help start app designs, but early users quickly showed how it could mock up a weather app that looked remarkably close to Apple’s iPhone weather app. Although Figma insisted that the feature wasn’t trained on customer data — in fact, Figma said it didn’t train the off-the-shelf generative AI models used — the company removed the feature to give it mor

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UPDATE: Sep. 23, 2024, 2:35 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest information about Prime Big Deal Days 2024 in October, including the best early deals to shop.Best early Prime Big Deal Days dealsBest Apple DealApple iPad, 9th generation, 10.2-inch (A13, 64GB, WiFi)$199 at Amazon(Save $130)Get DealBest Amazon Echo DealAmazon Echo Show 5$39.99 at Amazon(Save $50 with code ECHOSHOW50)Get DealBest headphone dealBeats Studio Pro$249.95 at Amazon(Save $100.04)Get DealBest Bluetooth sp

The Dab 1a electric motorcycle was inspired by the atomic purple Game Boy Color. | Image: Dab Motors Dab Motors has announced a new finish for its Dab 1a electric motorcycle that’s inspired by Nintendo’s atomic purple Game Boy Color. Customers who preorder the bike, which starts at €14,900 (over $16,500 USD), can opt for a transparent purple body that will look familiar to those who remember playing the handheld.
Created by Dab Motors’ “bespoke service branch,”

Amazon's Big Deal Days is still a few weeks away, with the official start date happening on Tuesday, Oct. 8. But if you're in the mood for some early savings, Amazon is happy to oblige. In addition to spotting plenty of kitchen deals already, we've seen some nice discounts on Instant Pot kitchen appliances. Here are some of our favorites if your kitchen appliances could use an upgrade.Early October Prime Day deals on Instant PotBest classic Instant Pot dealInstant Pot Duo Crisp$149.99 at Amazon(

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images You should never voluntarily hand your phone to a police officer.
It’s going to become increasingly tempting for the cops to ask and for you to comply, especially as more and more states adopt digital ID systems that allow driver’s licenses and state IDs to be added to Apple Wallet on iOS and Google Wallet on Android. Californians can now add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to their iPhones and Apple Watches in addition to An

Image: Rode Audio tech company Rode is joining the podcast industry’s pivot to video by releasing its own all-in-one video and audio production console for livestreaming and broadcasting.
The Rodecaster Video mimics the design of more professional video switchers: six video inputs (four HDMI and two USB-C), two HDMI outputs, two combo XLR/1/4” jack inputs, 20 possible audio sources (nine stereo channels simultaneously), and seven customizable scene buttons.Image: RodeA glimpse at the

Image: Sony Sony has introduced a new OLED gaming monitor that’s aiming to appeal to competitive players across both PC and PS5 systems. The 27-inch InZone M10S was codeveloped with the popular Fnatic esports team to be “tournament ready,” sporting a 1440p panel that pairs a speedy 0.03ms response time with a variable 480Hz refresh rate.The M10S is available to order online starting today, with a recommended retail price of $1,099.99. Its specs alone make it one of the fastest

Mabel Mora has always been something of a lone wolf. Played by Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building, the amateur sleuth tells Eva Longoria (playing a heightened version of herself) in Season 4, "Do you want to know about Mabel? Mabel works alone." Although Mabel may be referring to her signature approach to investigations, the line pretty much sums up her arc this season: Mabel Mora is working on herself, by herself.SEE ALSO:'Only Murders in the Building' Season 4 review: Murder at the m

The noise-canceling AirPods 4 offer a few premium features the standard model lacks, including a case with a built-in speaker. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge It’s turning out to be a good week for Apple fans. First, the new black Apple Watch Ultra 2 received a $50 discount, and now both versions of the new AirPods 4 are on sale for the first time. The AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation are down to $169 ($10 off) at Amazon, while the standard AirPods 4 are on sale at Amazon for $1

Microsoft’s Xbox Elite Wireless Controller goes translucent | Screenshot: YouTube Microsoft went and made its pricey Xbox Elite 2 controller part of the resurgent transparent tech trend with some fetching new see-through “Cipher Series” color options in its Xbox Design Lab custom controller shop. In addition, the company announced new chromatic options for the D-pads and paddles. Prices start at $149.99 for a custom design, but you’ll pay extra for some options.
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Illustration by Álvaro Bernis / The Verge Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is partnering with Google Cloud to generate closed captioning for content on the studio’s Max streaming service in the US. WBD will use a new “caption AI” solution that runs on Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform to generate speech-to-text for some shows, starting with “unscripted programming.”
Captions generated for the Max shows will have human oversight for quality assurance. Accord

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Prime Big Deal Days is just two weeks away. That mouthful of an event is really just another Prime Day, this one landing on October 8 and 9 to be specific. While we still have lots of time before the event, we're on the early deals, looking to see what's available before everyone else

Screenshot: The Verge Marques Brownlee, the YouTuber known as MKBHD, has responded to backlash over the launch of his new wallpaper app, called Panels. In a post on Tuesday, Brownlee says he’s going to address users’ concerns about pricing and “excessive data disclosures.”
Brownlee revealed the new app as part of his iPhone 16 review on Monday — a video that’s usually among his biggest of the year. But a flood of criticism about the Panels app quickly overshad

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Even if Amazon won't give us a break on their sales events, at least we can get a little peace with a pair of noise-cancelling headphones. On October 8 and 9, Amazon is running its now annual October event, Prime Big Deal Days. While we still have two weeks until the official star

While many of us associate summer with camping season, heading outdoors during the beautiful autumn months can be a joy. If your outdoor gear could use some upgrades, we're seeing some sweet sales during early Amazon Prime Big Deal Days offers. Here are some top values.Best Prime Day outdoor dealsBest overall dealSolo Stove Bonfire Essential Bundle 2.0 (silver) $279.99 at Amazon(save $145)Get DealBest camping dealColeman OneSource Rechargeable Built-In Pump Camp Shower Sprayer$118.30 at Amazon(s

It turns out that Apple keeps a handy list of laptops you should definitely upgrade from if you're still using one of them.Apple updated its official master list of "obsolete" products this week, as spotted by 9to5Mac. Particularly of note is the Mac section of the list, which is now home to six MacBook laptops that weren't there before. According to Apple, these six MacBooks are now obsolete:13-inch MacBook Air, early 2015 13-inch MacBook Pro, 2016 13-inch MacBook Pro, 2016 15-inch MacBook Pro,