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Netflix says roughly 300 titles used generative AI this year, mostly in post-production, “to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost” (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-17 AI Netflix

Roblox unveils Build, which lets users create basic games through text prompts directly within its mobile app, powered by Roblox's models and open-source models (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-17 Mobile

The EU issues two decisions under the DMA, requiring Google to provide rival AI assistants and search engines comparable access to Android and some Search data (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-16 Android Google AI

Samsung unveils a new Flex Titanium foldable display that is slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing, debuting in its upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8 series (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-15 Samsung

Court filing: Google says it is ready to add third-party app stores in Google Play in the US on July 22, as Google and Epic withdraw their joint motion (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-15 Google

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs a moratorium blocking new permits for hyperscale data centers exceeding 50MW for up to one year, the first state to do so (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-14 New York

Q&A with Xinzhou Wu, head of automotive at Nvidia, on Nvidia's chips and AI models for autonomous driving, lidar's usefulness for Level 4 autonomy, and more (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-14 AI Nvidia

Xreal launches $299 A01 Plus AR glasses, weighing just 62 grams and featuring 1080p micro OLED panels with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 50-degree field of view (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-10 AR

Meta releases Muse Spark 1.1, capable of more advanced coding and a “step-change” from the first generation, available to US developers via a public API preview (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-10

Meta announces that it will be updating its glasses with a new feature that disables the camera if someone tampers with the glasses' privacy LED light (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-8

Google launches “platform properties” in the Google Search Console, letting creators and website owners see which search terms lead to their social platforms (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-8 Google

Solos unveils the AirGo A6 camera-less smart glasses, cutting the weight to 19g from 36-40g of the AirGo A5, and V2 privacy accessories like a clip-on shield (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-7

Nintendo plans to stop selling the original Switch, Lite, and OLED in Europe from mid-February 2027 and update the Switch 2 to comply with new EU battery rules (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-7 Europe Nintendo Battery

Memo: Microsoft is laying off ~4,800 employees, or ~2.1% of its workforce; most layoffs are in Xbox, where ~8% are being cut, rising to 15% in this fiscal year (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-6 Microsoft Layoffs Xbox

A look back at BitTorrent, launched by Bram Cohen 25 years ago, and how media piracy fueled its growth while its architecture shielded it from legal liability (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-3

Amazon says Leo reached 396 satellites in low-Earth orbit following a recent launch, which is “enough to support continuous service across initial latitudes” (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-2 Amazon

Sources: Microsoft has been working on a disc-to-digital feature for Xbox One and Xbox Series X that will let users digitize their physical game collections (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-2 Microsoft Xbox

Sony says it is closing the virtual PlayStation 3 store in select markets in 2026 ahead of global store closures for the PS3 and PS Vita in July 2027 (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-1 Sony

Meta introduces a $20/month Meta One Premium tier for its glasses and limits its Conversation Focus feature to three hours of use per month for free users (www.theverge.com)
2026-7-1

OpenAI teases a device it is launching in partnership with keyboard maker Work Louder on July 15, saying “Your favorite Codex shortcuts are getting an upgrade” (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-30

Rocket Lab plans to acquire Iridium for $8B and combine Rocket Lab's launch services with Iridium's satellite-based communications network to rival SpaceX (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-30 SpaceX

Rockstar sets the release date for GTA VI for November 19 and says it will cost $79.99, or $99.99 for the Ultimate Edition; pre-orders start at midnight tonight (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-24

Valve Steam Machine review: small and quiet, runs PC games well on a TV, but nearly twice the price of a PS5 for PS5 performance and needs manual configuration (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-24

Meta Fury, Meta Adventurer, and Meta Glasses by Kylie all sport EssilorLuxottica branding; Meta executives say dropping Ray-Ban helps keep the price down (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-23 Ban

Real estate professionals are increasingly using AI-powered virtual staging tools like Stuccco and BoxBrownie to create misleading house and apartment listings (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-23 AI

Valve says Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 for the 512GB base model, and go on sale starting June 29 (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-23

Valve Steam Machine review: much smaller than PS5, surprisingly smooth, and navigable with any modern gamepad but very expensive and needs manual configuration (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-23

Barret Zoph leaves OpenAI again five months after rejoining in January; Zoph initially left OpenAI in 2024 to serve as Thinking Machines Lab co-founder and CTO (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-19

Midjourney unveils its first hardware product, the Midjourney Scanner, an ultrasound-based full-body scanner; it is unclear how AI fits into the medical effort (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-18 AI

Snap unveils $2,195 Specs, its first “fully standalone” AR glasses, which have a 51-degree field of view, set to ship “this fall” in the US, the UK, and France (www.theverge.com)
2026-6-18 France AR

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