The Matic robot vacuum now supports gesture controls
Matic, my current favorite robot vacuum, just got a big upgrade. The company has launched Matic Cues, which brings voice and gesture control to the robot. Now, you can talk…
2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’
2K is launching a new AAA game development studio, Small Axe Studios, with an ambitious goal: to build the company’s “next blockbuster sports franchise,” according to a LinkedIn post. The…
Meta adds AI screening to detect WhatsApp scams
If the model identifies a message as a likely scam attempt, the user sees a warning in the chat, which is not visible to the other person. From there, the…
Ford’s $28,000 Fathom EV nears production after $2 billion factory overhaul
Ford said today that its next-generation electric vehicle — recently dubbed Fathom — will go into production at the automaker’s recently overhauled Louisville Assembly Plant in the first quarter of…
The Corvette Grand Sport X delivers Porsche 911 performance for a fraction of the price
My drive of the 2027 Corvette Grand Sport X began under oily black clouds, a torrential weather front releasing its grip on Manhattan — an inauspicious start for any mega-powered…
Suno is trying to look more like a real music production tool
Suno is releasing Studio 2.0 with significant upgrades that push it closer to an actual digital audio workstation (DAW), rather than a bare-bones audio editor with generative AI features. The…
A look inside Higgsfield AI’s new AI movie
Imagine a trio of bumbling, English lads who fantasize about becoming megastars while knocking back a few pints in a grimy pub somewhere in London. Picture the guys chortling and…
Wolverine on the PS5 made me care about Marvel’s mutant for the first time
Going into my demo of Marvel’s Wolverine, I mainly wanted to try out the game’s very bloody combat. And it is delightfully bloody. But after two-ish hours of slashing and…
This is Instagram’s new logo
Instagram has unveiled a new wordmark, moving away from the recognizable cursive typeface it’s used over the last decade. The updated wordmark is a strange mix of half-cursive half-print that’s…
Does Google even want to win at AI?
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing…