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Is this ‘de-extinction’ project actually onto something?
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Is this ‘de-extinction’ project actually onto something?

Dallas-based genetics and biotech startup Colossal has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, the CIA, and Peter Thiel, among others....

Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups
Technology

Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups

The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content - and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is working to cut off some of the reach. Be...

Meta lost 20 million users last quarter
Technology

Meta lost 20 million users last quarter

Meta is planning to pump billions more into AI investments this year, despite noting that millions of users have seemingly started to abandon its platforms. In...

OpenAI’s new security model is for ‘critical cyber defenders’ only
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OpenAI’s new security model is for ‘critical cyber defenders’ only

OpenAI is preparing to launch a new frontier cybersecurity model, GPT-5.5-Cyber. CEO Sam Altman said the model will not be available to the general public, but...

DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 is a better camera in every respect
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DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 is a better camera in every respect

First they came for the drones, and now the vlogging cameras. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 is the first of its compact steadicams not to launch in the US, following a st...

The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
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The more young people use AI, the more they hate it

It's been almost three years since Silicon Valley started aggressively pushing large language model-based chatbots like ChatGPT as the supposedly inevitable fut...

PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game
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PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game

Sony has finally stepped in to clear up the growing confusion around a new DRM (Digital Rights Management) system on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles. U...

Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk
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Elon Musk’s worst enemy in court is Elon Musk

About five hours into Elon Musk's testimony, I typed the following sentence into my notes: "I have never been more sympathetic to Sam Altman in my life." Musk's...

Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit
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Grindr — yes, Grindr — won the WHCD party circuit

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about technology, politics, and technology learning how to politick. If you're not a subscrib...

Splatoon Raiders preorders for the Switch 2 are nearly 20 percent off
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Splatoon Raiders preorders for the Switch 2 are nearly 20 percent off

Nintendo recently announced a new pricing policy, which knocks $10 off the cost of digital versions of future first-party titles exclusive to the Nintendo Switc...

Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs
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Microsoft reports sinking Xbox revenue as its cloud business climbs

Microsoft's Xbox hardware revenue continues to tumble, with the company revealing a 33 percent decline as part of its earnings report released on Wednesday. Eve...

Google Search queries hit an ‘all time high’ last quarter
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Google Search queries hit an ‘all time high’ last quarter

Google Search queries hit an "all time high" in the first quarter of 2026, according to a statement from CEO Sundar Pichai published as part of Alphabet's earni...

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