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This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I spent yesterday at Eric Newcomer’s Cerebral Valley conference in San Francisco, which is now in its third year. I’ve attended this event for …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Blue Origin’s New Glenn Mission NG-2 launched a second mission from Cape Canaveral Thursday, carrying NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft to Mars. The spacecraft is expected to reach the Red Planet by 2027. The launch was previously delayed due to extreme solar activity …

Another day, another AI browser. This time, it’s Firefox, the self-described “independent browser” from Mozilla. Firefox says it is building an AI browsing feature called AI Window that includes an AI assistant and chatbot. The company calls it an opt-in “intelligent and user-controlled space” that is currently being built “in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Your Mac holds a lot more than just files. It carries your personal information, payment data, messages and every online account you access. Keeping that information safe starts with how you sign in. For years, passwords have been the standard way to …

Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify their identity, a move which critics warned could kill sideloading for good. The company now says it’s developing a workflow to allow “experienced users” to install apps from …

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy …

The new game is called Horizon Steel Frontiers, and Sony and the Korean video game company NCSoft are working on it together. Based on a more than 10-minute video we’ve seen featuring a mix of cinematic and pre-alpha gameplay footage as well as developer interviews, the game will focus strongly …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kids are spending more time online than ever, and that early exposure is opening the door to a new kind of danger.  Artificial intelligence has supercharged online scams, creating personalized and convincing traps that even adults can fall for. The latest Bitwarden …

Hi! I’m Jay Peters, a senior reporter here at The Verge. I’m perhaps the site’s second-biggest Steam Deck fan, surpassed only by Sean Hollister, our unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer. So you can imagine how excited we were to visit Valve’s headquarters to try the company’s three new hardware products: …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google has made Chrome even more capable. The browser can now fill in your passport, driver’s license and vehicle registration automatically. This upgrade joins the list of time-saving autofill options that already include passwords, addresses and payment details. Desktop users with enhanced …