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30 storiesNewest publisher update · 2026-10-30 20:48 UTC
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Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk

Asked about supply chain shortages, like the ongoing RAM shortage, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that it's "terrible" to have RAM in personal PCs instead of data centers. During his appearance on the Cheeky Pint podcast, where he also commented on AI's impact on math, Altman said: "A lot of people want local inference. And somehow, they assume that the problem is solved now because we are going to have open-source models, we're going to be able to run them on our computers, and so w

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2026-10-30 20:48 UTCtheverge.com
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The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping

OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard that publishers can use to opt out of being scraped by AI, as reported earlier by Search Engine Roundtable. With this control, publishers can apply their AI training preferences across multiple AI companies, instead of setting them individually. The shared "policy token" signal is proposed by Kevin Kelley, a technical lead for standards at Anthropic, as part of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It will live wit

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2026-10-30 20:26 UTCtheverge.com
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Google’s satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth

Google's AI chip-equipped satellite has generated its first response from space. In a blog post on Friday, Google says it successfully booted up the satellite's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), allowing the on-board Gemma 4 model to follow through on a prompt to create a haiku about being in space: Blue marble below Data streams in silent grace Starlight feeds my core. ✨ Google says it tried out other space-themed limericks and telemetry prompts as well. The test is part of Google's Project Sunca

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2026-10-30 18:21 UTCtheverge.com
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Starbucks wants to use AI to show you a ‘personalized digital menu’ at the drive-thru

Starbucks could eventually show you a personalized digital menu when you pull up to the drive-thru. During an earnings call on Thursday, Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said the company is going to explore "experiences that recognize participating customers as they arrive, present personalized digital menus, and make payment more effortless," as spotted earlier by More Perfect Union. It sounds similar to the technology that Taco Bell is experimenting with, which could change the layout, content, and

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2026-10-30 17:38 UTCtheverge.com
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The delightfully messy state of Apple gadgets

The iPhone has more screens! The MacBook has a touchscreen! The HomeView does CarPlay apps! For the first time in a long time, Apple is in a period of unabashed gadget experimentation, and while the final results aren't always perfect, it's fun to watch the most successful product maker try some new things again. Even when, in this case, "trying" amounts to just slapping a touch panel on a lovely new MacBook Pro - just to see if you might use it. On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay

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2026-10-30 17:25 UTCtheverge.com
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Rivian’s autonomy gamble faces its first real test

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe (left) watches Rivian R2s being built after an event at the Rivian assembly plant on May 19th, 2026, in Normal, Illinois. | Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images During an hourlong earnings call last night, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe spent less time talking about the production ramp of the all-important R2 SUV than he did hyping the company's still-unproven autonomous vehicle ambitions. But the company faces a crucial test later this year, when it rolls out its poin

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2026-10-30 17:16 UTCtheverge.com
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Vizio’s discounted Mini LED TV lets you skip the sign-ups and smarts

Walmart’s inexpensive Vizio produces a nice, bright image, though its black levels aren’t that deep. | Photo: John Higgins / The Verge Modern smart TVs let you skip the streaming device, which is convenient, but they also come with their own issues, including privacy concerns and frequent updates. The Vizio Mini LED Quantum TV lets you cut out the rigamarole and just get straight to the HDMI ports. And right now, it’s discounted at Walmart, with the 65-inch model going for $358 ($40 off) and t

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2026-10-30 17:01 UTCtheverge.com
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Google’s latest Nest Learning Thermostat is $60 off just in time for sweater weather

As the weather cools, it may be worth investing in a smart thermostat to help lower your energy bills. Right now, Google’s fourth-gen Nest Learning Thermostat is on sale in all three colors for $219.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and The Home Depot, matching its best price of the year and just $10 shy of its all-time low. Google Nest Learning Thermostat (fourth-gen) Where to Buy: $279.99 $219.99 at Amazon $279.99 $219.99 at Best Buy $279.99 $219.99 at The Home Depot Google’s latest Nes

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2026-10-30 15:29 UTCtheverge.com
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Pope Leo calls for the disarmament of AI: ‘Machines are tools, not persons’

Pope Leo XIV says AI systems should be "disarmed," adding that humans "have the responsibility to guide, change and, when necessary, reject its applications." In Friday's Papal Address, Pope Leo encourages United Nations member states to "take concrete steps toward banning lethal autonomous weapons" during their meeting in Geneva next month. The address reflects many of the ideas Pope Leo laid out in his first major papal document in May, which highlighted "safeguarding the human person in the t

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2026-10-30 14:58 UTCtheverge.com
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This electric screwdriver uses a camera and AI to figure out what bit you need

Companies like Hoto and Fanttik have elevated the design and functionality of tools like electric screwdrivers, but Arrowmax wants to make them smarter by adding a camera and AI that work together to eliminate the trial and error of finding the exact type and size of bit you need. It's convenient, but also helpful, as choosing the wrong size could potentially leave you with a stripped screw and a much harder repair. Arrowmax is making the Arrowspace S1 available through a Kickstarter crowdfundin

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2026-10-30 14:23 UTCtheverge.com
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Waymo’s next robotaxi is a purpose-built Toyota bZ4X

Waymo announced today that it will use Toyota bZ4X electric vehicles that are assembled in Japan for a robotaxi service in Tokyo. The news builds on the strategic partnership between Waymo and Toyota which was first announced in April 2025. The robotaxis will be built entirely under one roof at Toyota's Takaoka plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Instead of building regular cars and modifying them later, the factory will install Waymo's self-driving sensors and computers right on the

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2026-10-30 13:52 UTCtheverge.com
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Silicon Valley wants you to invest in miracles

Investing in any stock is kind of like gambling in the sense that you're betting your money on a company's future performance. But how do you bet on a technology that could, in the worst-case scenario, "pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," or best case, "bring forth an age of miracles"? To some extent, Anthropic suggests in a letter at the top of its S-1 filing, you have to just believe. Anthropic's 335-page S-1 prospectus, filed Monday, is part of a steady hype escalation in Sil

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2026-10-30 13:11 UTCtheverge.com
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Sam Altman sympathizes with mathematicians, but says OpenAI’s math onslaught won’t stop

After months of bombarding mathematicians with a relentless stream of AI-generated results, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he sympathizes with researchers struggling to make sense of it all. But he has no intention of stopping - and hints there could be much more to come from the company's stockpile of discoveries. "I think, on net, the world deserves to understand how the universe works," Altman said during an episode of the Cheeky Pint podcast released Thursday. "But I do have empathy for the met

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2026-10-30 13:01 UTCtheverge.com
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The HomeView and Echo Show 16 could be the family computers I’ve been asking for

Three years ago, I wrote an obituary for the smart display. The category - smart speakers with touchscreens attached - was stuck with a few underpowered gadgets from Google and Amazon that tried to do too much and did too little well. Back then, I also laid out what they needed to do to improve. This month, Apple and Amazon launched new smart displays that check nearly every box on that list. Based on my brief hands-on time with Apple's first smart display, the $299 HomeView, and Amazon's $499.

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2026-10-30 13:00 UTCtheverge.com
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The Apple Pencil turned the Duo into my new favorite notebook

If not notebook, why notebook shaped? Apple's $2,000 folding phone is a surprisingly good stand-in for a $20 notebook. Believe me; nothing gets me going quite like a new notebook. This one will be different, I think. This time, I really will take it everywhere. Inspiration can strike at any moment, and you have to be ready, says David Sedaris in that one MasterClass I watched on a flight. With this one special new notebook, I will see the world differently. I'll steal moments for myself to wri

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2026-10-30 12:30 UTCtheverge.com