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Birdfy’s AI bird feeder sale reveals what smart wildlife tech is becoming
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Birdfy’s AI bird feeder sale reveals what smart wildlife tech is becoming

Birdfy has kicked off a midyear sale, taking up to 40 percent off a range of its smart bird feeders. One of the best deals is on Netvue’s Birdfy Feeder AI-Powered Smart Bird Feeder with Camera, which has dropped to $149.99 at Birdfy and is its second-best price to date. The bundle, which includes a

The Verge·July 19, 2026
Physical games face irreversible decline as console makers abandon disc drives
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Physical games face irreversible decline as console makers abandon disc drives

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on video games and physical media, follow Jay Peters. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes on Sunday at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started As a kid, I relished trip

The Verge·July 19, 2026
Facial recognition locks signal a turning point for home biometrics
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Facial recognition locks signal a turning point for home biometrics

Hands-free unlocking is the future of smart locks. The best smart home tech removes friction, and having your door unlock for you as you walk up is as frictionless as it gets - no passcodes to remember, no need to have a free hand to wave, press, or poke at the lock. One way to […]

The Verge·July 18, 2026
TikTok’s AI likeness detector signals platform shift on creator protection
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TikTok’s AI likeness detector signals platform shift on creator protection

TikTok is starting to test an opt-in tool that scans for AI likenesses and lets creators report them to the company, as spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. The tool is initially being tested with "some" US creators, TikTok US spokesperson Zachary Kizer tells The Verge. YouTube has been

The Verge·July 17, 2026
Epic opens Fortnite creator tools to AI-powered character voices
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Epic opens Fortnite creator tools to AI-powered character voices

Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-powered voices starting on July 30th, and ahead of that launch, it's created 36 characters with "consistent voices and personas" that creators can use

The Verge·July 16, 2026
Netflix discloses AI in 300 titles, signaling post-production labor shift ahead
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Netflix discloses AI in 300 titles, signaling post-production labor shift ahead

Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it's "increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more qu

The Verge·July 16, 2026
Hochul’s AI deregulation plan exposes the contradiction in state tech policy
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Hochul’s AI deregulation plan exposes the contradiction in state tech policy

New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but she's not against using the technology herself. During an interview with Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Hochul said that her team is using "AI to analyze every single rule, regulation, [and] po

The Verge·July 16, 2026
Google’s AI strategy benefits from Android’s open design in ways Apple’s cannot
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Google’s AI strategy benefits from Android’s open design in ways Apple’s cannot

Today, the European Union ordered Google to give its AI rivals greater access to Android, the open-source operating system that powers billions of devices worldwide. The demand is hardly surprising. It may look like a defeat on paper for Google, which has spent years resisting exactly this kind of a

The Verge·July 16, 2026
Roblox mobile AI creation poses tradeoffs for developers and discovery
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Roblox mobile AI creation poses tradeoffs for developers and discovery

Roblox is about to let people make games with AI right inside its mobile app, which could make a platform that's already filled with content of questionable quality feel even more overloaded. The company has embraced AI with open arms, including a preview of an ambitious take on AI world models simi

The Verge·July 16, 2026
xAI’s lawsuit puts AI company liability for abuse in the spotlight
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xAI’s lawsuit puts AI company liability for abuse in the spotlight

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a lawsuit reported earlier by Reuters, xAI claims Terry Wayne Harwood "knowingly and intentionally used Grok to circumvent safeguards, alter nonco

The Verge·July 15, 2026
Generative AI is reviving the mockbuster playbook at scale
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Generative AI is reviving the mockbuster playbook at scale

This weekend, cinephiles across the world will march to their local theaters to feast their eyes on Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey. It's on track to rake in anywhere between $80-$100 million in just a few days. People are clearly excited to see how Nolan uses cutting-edge filmmaki

The Verge·July 15, 2026
Google forced to distribute rival app stores within Play Store
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Google forced to distribute rival app stores within Play Store

Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that's changing how Android app stores work in the United States - and that means Google will be forced to carry rival app stores inside of its own. In fact, Google tells the court, it's ready to begi

The Verge·July 15, 2026
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