Empathy for the optimizers | The Verge
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Empathy for the optimizers | The Verge

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This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to…

Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’
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Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’

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Though Instagram head Adam Mosseri doesn’t want to filter out AI content on the platform, he argues that you “shouldn’t have it in your feed” if you…

Would you host part of an AI data center in your home?
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Would you host part of an AI data center in your home?

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A solar and home energy storage company is expanding into AI data centers, but not by building one — instead, it’s offering to pay its customers to…

Doom’s new expansion shows just what makes id Software special
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Doom’s new expansion shows just what makes id Software special

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This week should have been a celebration for Doom developer id Software. The studio just launched Revelations, a meaty expansion for Doom: The Dark Ages that adds…

Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US
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Polestar owners left ‘holding the bag’ after EV brand pulls out of the US

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Last month, Polestar shocked the auto industry when it announced that it was pulling out of the US.The EV company’s decision came after the federal government denied…

Meta risks $12B EU fine over addictive Instagram and Facebook feeds
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Meta risks $12B EU fine over addictive Instagram and Facebook feeds

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Meta is in breach of the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), a preliminary investigation has found, over the “addictive” design of Instagram and Facebook. It’s likely to…

Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year
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Microsoft’s carbon emissions went up 25 percent last year

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Microsoft may once again be struggling to keep up with its own climate goals, according to its 2026 sustainability report. As reported by GeekWire, the report states…

Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness
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Fidji Simo steps down from leading OpenAI’s AGI work due to illness

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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company’s AGI chief and is transitioning to being a “part-time advisor,” she said on X.The news follows…

Netflix reportedly considers adding always-on channels
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Netflix reportedly considers adding always-on channels

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Netflix is thinking about adding always-on channels that would stream specific shows and movies, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move sounds like a Netflix version…

The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off
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The floatable, powerful Soundcore Boom 2 speaker is over half off

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Bluetooth speakers with big sound and great features are hard to find for under $100, with most offerings being some variation of the same basic (and often…