Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it’s been publishing a full diversity and inclusion…
Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos
These aren’t real people! | Image: Nano Banana Pro I’m starting to understand where Google’s visual AI model gets its name, because after playing around with it for a couple…
Ray-Ban’s Meta smart glasses are even cheaper than they were on Black Friday
The last-gen model costs $155 less than the new pair. It sounds weird to say it’s a good thing if you missed the Ray-Ban Meta deal on Black Friday, but……
Get ready for an AI country music explosion
When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to…
Apple removed a Night mode photo feature from the iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro models have been left in the dark. | Image: The Verge iPhone 17 Pro users have fewer ways to take photographs in low-light conditions compared to those…
Antigravity’s 360-degree drone is here to help you forget DJI
The Antigravity A1. With DJI facing an imminent import ban in the US and its flagship drones disappearing from shelves, the new Antigravity A1 didn’t need to be a groundbreaking…
BMW iX3 first drive: a ‘New Class’ is in session
BMW has been peppering us with teasers and bits and pieces about its next-gen EV platform, Neue Klasse, for so long – fully two years now – that I confess…
Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse
It’s getting harder and harder for the Hubble and other telescopes orbiting Earth to capture pristine images thanks to the sudden surge in satellite launches. Satellite trails could mess up…
Anthropic’s AI bubble ‘YOLO’ warning
Andrew Ross Sorkin and Dario Amodei speak onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. |…
Mirumi the furry companion robot is now available on Kickstarter
Unlike a robovac, Mirumi will never eat a sock or get stuck under furniture. | Image: Yukai Engineering Among a sea of new TVs, robovacs, and smart glasses, Yukai Engineering’s…