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The Verge AI

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The Verge AIValleyPlease stop asking me when the AI bubble will pop Emmanuel Roman, chief executive officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco), during the Global Financial Leaders' Investment Summit in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

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The Verge AIValleyThose Jeff Bezos hair transplant photos are very fake These edits of Jason Statham (left) and Jeff Bezos are a bit jarring, but that’s sort of the point. | Image: The Verge Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and actor Jason Statham have a distinctive feature in…

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The Verge AIValleyApple starts giving Siri AI access to third-party apps Apple will now let Siri AI perform actions across third-party apps. As part of the iOS 27.3 update rolling out on Tuesday, Apple announced developers can now integrate Siri AI's new features in "all…

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The Verge AIValleyApple’s latest watchOS beta includes its new always-on Audio Intelligence features Starting today, Siri can tune into the Apple Watch's mic with Audio Intelligence features that are available in the new watchOS 27.3 developer beta rolling out now.

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The Verge AIValleyOpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search In many circles, "Ask Chat" has replaced "Google it," and that's reflected in a new announcement from OpenAI: the volume of search queries run through ChatGPT now equals 20 percent of the volume run…

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The Verge AIValleyIndie games are missing launch dates because Steam is backed up A screenshot from Food Devils, which is missing its planned launch today. Many indie game developers have recently posted on social media about unexpectedly long approval wait times for their game…

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The Verge AIValleyNetflix will show you themed recommendations through a new ‘AI Discover’ tab Netflix's TV app is getting a new "AI Discover" tab where the company will show experimental, AI-powered features to help you find new shows and movies to watch.

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The Verge AIValleyGoogle is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times .

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The Verge AIValleyMidterm elections 2026: all the news The 2026 midterm elections will determine the scope of President Donald Trump’s power in his final two years in office, and signal what voters care about going into the 2028 presidential election.

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The Verge AIValleyApple is all in on AI — its own and everyone else’s Apple CEO John Ternus. | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple's latest earnings show how it's continuing to capitalize on the AI boom without busting its budget on the infrastructure spending…

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