WhatsApp really hopes you want to talk with AI bots

Illustration: The Verge Meta’s popular messaging app WhatsApp is testing a new design that gives prominent space to a suite of AI chatbots. The design, currently only accessible through the app’s Android beta, adds a dedicated tab for AIs on the app’s homescreen. WABetaInfo spotted the change, which devotes one of WhatsApp’s four tabs solely…

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The coolest laptops of CES 2025

Lenovo’s rollable laptop stole the show, but there are a bunch of upcoming models I’m excited to test when the time comes. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The new CPUs, GPUs, and laptops announced at CES this week set the tone for Windows computers in the year to come —…

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Venu Sports shuts down before it ever launches

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Venu, the live sports streaming service from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, isn’t happening. In a statement on Friday, the three companies announced the decision “not to move forward with the contemplated joint venture is effective immediately.” Since announcing Venu last year, the service hit a legal roadblock:…

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Apple’s weird iPhone alarm problems are still happening

Image: Satechi Apple acknowledged issues with the reliability of the iPhone’s built-in alarm feature last April after a report by NBC’s Today morning show and said it was working on a fix, but some people are still having trouble. Android Authority points out this Reddit post by bryanlolwut in the r/iPhone subreddit from Wednesday with…

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