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Kansas City has bought more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for its students
The newly "all-Apple district" will replace 30,000 Windows and Chromebook devices across its public schools.
Microsoft hired an analyst with an influential video game blog to fix Xbox
Matthew Ball is the new chief strategy officer for Xbox ahead of Project Helix.
Elon Musk's SpaceX Files for Blockbuster IPO on Nasdaq
The rocket company may record the largest public offering ever, with a valuation approaching $2 billion.
The SpaceX IPO filing is filled with AI bets, Starship dreams, and Elon Musk at the center
SpaceX has finally made the contents of its IPO filing public, weeks ahead of what is expected to be the largest IPO ever and one that will make Musk âŚ
Soundtrack to 8,000 Job Cuts: A Meta Workerâs Layoff-Themed A.I. Songs
On a dark day of layoffs at Meta, one employee responded by creating an internal radio station that plays songs about job cuts â generated by artificiâŚ
Nvidiaâs Profit Hits $58.3 Billion as A.I. Boom Gathers More Steam
The chip maker said its profit in its most recent quarter jumped 211 percent from a year earlier thanks to extreme demand from other big technology coâŚ
Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
The video clipping startup raised a $7 million seed round led by Slow Ventures.
xAI burned $6.4B last year â SpaceXâs IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over
SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion â offering the first public look at Elon Musk's AI fâŚ
Google's In-Car Gemini Dimmed the Sunroof, Ordered Dinner and Became My Tour Guide
I got an early look at the new features arriving to Android Auto and vehicles with Google Built-in.
I Chatted With Google's Lifesize, Hyperreal AI Companion
The video agent demoed as part of Google Beam is an experiment, and it's shockingly realistic. Is this a helper, or a replacement for people?
Is Google's Uncanny Virtual Human a Future Coworker or Concierge? video
An experimental concept of an AI coworker feels like a demo of what could greet us in a future hotel lobby or theme park.
Nvidia posts another record quarter, reveals $43B of holdings in startups
Nvidia announced another record revenue figure after market close on Wednesday, but forecasted that revenue growth would slow in the following quarterâŚ
Muskâs SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time as It Readies for IPO
Mr. Muskâs rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offeringâŚ
The Immersive â86 Eighty-Sixâ Audiobook Goes Harder Than the Anime Ever Did
Crunchyroll may have quietly pulled one of its best sleptâon anime, but Yen Pressâ '86 EightyâSix' audiobook feels less like a substitute and more likâŚ
Hulu bundle subscribers can now access their watch history and recs in the Disney+ app
Even though Disney really wants you in its own app, it isn't killing off Hulu.
Trump admin didn't want Ebola-exposed Americans, sent them to Berlin, Prague
Officials denied refusing entry, but dodged questions on why Americans didn't return. An American infected with Ebola is being treated in Berlin, whilâŚ
ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Could Go Public Soon in Major Market Move
OpenAI is reportedly planning to become a publicly traded company as soon as September.
Meta Lays Off 8,000 Employees, as A.I. Casualties Mount
Employees have signed petitions against being tracked by A.I. and were trying to figure out who had been let go on Wednesday, as the Silicon Valley giâŚ
Muskâs xAI is being sued over its data center generators â now itâs buying $2.8B more
Elon Musk's xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX's IPO filing.
Want to Opt Out of Your Data Being Sold, Shared or Used? Good Luck
An investigation finds that some of the biggest companies are making it difficult for customers to keep their data private.
The SpaceX IPO plans are now public
The paperwork sheds new light on the company that will soon trade as SPCX.
Oura Adds Clinical Care for Members Seeking Solutions to Chronic Sleep Problems
The popular smart ring is connecting doctors with members who need more assistance.
SwitchBotâs Newest Smart Lock Has More Biometrics Than You Can Shake a Stick at
With facial recognition, palm vein-scanning, and a fingerprint reader, it could be hard to get locked out with a SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro.
Anthropic will pay xAI $1.25B per month for compute
Elon Musk's xAI surprised the AI world when it made a deal to sell compute to Anthropic. Now we know how much it's worth.
SpaceX just filed for what could be the biggest IPO ever
Elon Musk's final frontier is officially open for business now that SpaceX has formally filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC. That kicks off what couâŚ
NASA's Psyche spacecraft returns unfamiliar views of a familiar world
"As a bonus, it captured Mars images from a rare perspective." Not quite halfway through a six-year sojourn through the Solar System, a NASA spacecrafâŚ
Rumored Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro Could Feature a 6.47-inch Display
The rumored fourth model of the lineup would sit between the Plus and Ultra smartphones.
Sam Altman makes âmic dropâ offer to every Y Combinator startup
Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.
You donât need to be an AI startup to raise. Lucra has $20M to prove it.Â
Slapping âAIâ on your startupâs pitch deck is basically table stakes right now. When a founder raised $20 million from Cathie Woodâs ARK Invest for anâŚ
6 Months of AI Radio Went About as Badly as You'd Expect
The experiment was simple. A company gave four AI models $20 each and a fistful of instructions, then left them to their own devices.
âSolve all diseases,â you say?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swâŚ