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Sunrise/Khara There’s a new Mobile Suit Gundam show right around the corner, and while Bandai hasn’t revealed much about its story, its production studio and creative team bode very good things for the project. Sunrise has collaborated with Khara, the Hideaki Anno-founded studio behind the Rebuild of Evangelion films, to produce Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,…
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Meta is turning to nuclear energy to power its AI ambitions with the release a request for proposals to partner with nuclear energy developers. It’s the latest announcement in a string of recent deals Big Tech companies have made to secure nuclear energy for their data centers. Developing new…
IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: – AI detects woman’s breast cancer after routine screening missed it: ‘Deeply grateful’ – OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looking forward to working with Trump admin, says US must build best AI infrastructure – Robots perform like human surgeons by just watching videos MAMMO MISHAP: A U.K. woman is thanking artificial intelligence for…
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., called out President Biden for going back on his word and pardoning his son, Hunter, on Wednesday, calling the move “disappointing.” Aguilar, who chairs the House Democratic caucus, said he understood Biden’s decision “as a father,” but argued the pardon did not uphold the rule of law. Rep. Ted Lieu, who…
As far as tech goes, 2024 was a strong year for some innovative, interesting, and unforgettable moments. We kicked off the year with the Apple Vision Pro — Apple’s long-awaited entry into the world of “spatial computing.” It was impressive, with The Verge’s editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel, describing the device as “magic, until it’s not.” But…
Image: Disney After bringing Hulu content to the Disney Plus app earlier this year, Disney is now doing the same for ESPN Plus programming. A new ESPN tile is being added to the app’s homescreen. The tile just says “ESPN,” because for right now, it’ll only include the live games and shows that are normally…
Broadcast channel replies allow participants to respond to messages as they can on Instagram posts. | Image: Meta Instagram is adding some new features to broadcast channels that give platform creators more ways to directly interact with their followers. Meta announced that creators can enable “Replies” in their broadcast channel limited group chats, allowing participants…
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Happy holidays from OpenAI. The AI startup plans to kick off a “shipmas” period of new features, products, and demos for 12 days, starting on December 5th. The announcements will include OpenAI’s long-awaited text-to-video AI tool Sora and a new reasoning model, sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell The…
Govee’s Christmas Lights 2 adds some holiday cheer to your home with color-changing smart lights that sync to music. | Image: Govee Ornaments are nice and all, but few Christmas tree decorations are as magical as Govee’s Christmas Lights 2. If you want your tree to truly dazzle this year, then you might want to…
Two teen suspects out of Houston are on the run after allegedly staging Facebook Marketplace scams and then robbing victims, according to police. Arlando Lyles, 17, is wanted for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and theft from a person, and Christian Ray Pickett, 18, is wanted for theft from a person. Additional charges are…