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Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps
- Will Shanklin
- Mar 5, 2026
Google is living up to its word and posting warning labels for battery-killing apps. 9to5Google spotted Google's rollout announcement, which the compa...
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Roblox is censoring chats with AI
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 5, 2026
Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing...
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Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
- Andre Revilla
- Mar 5, 2026
Google has pledged "at least" $50 million through 2030 on "projects designed to eliminate superpollutants." The company will be joined by a handful of...
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Canadian government says OpenAI will take further steps to strengthen safety protocols
- Lawrence Bonk
- Mar 5, 2026
The Canadian government says that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to take steps to immediately strengthen safety protocols, according to a report by...
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Oura buys gesture-navigation startup DoublePoint
- Matt Tate
- Mar 5, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a company that specializes in gesture recognition for wearables. The Finnish startup uses smartwatches...
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Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya
- Emma Roth
- Mar 5, 2026
Meta's AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish...
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Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)
- Janko Roettgers
- Mar 5, 2026
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscriber...
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You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 5, 2026
Alongside smart Lego bricks and lots of robots, one of the most anticipated gadgets announced at CES 2026 was a cheap Bluetooth speaker from the compa...
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Preorders for Apple’s colorful MacBook Neo come with a $25 gift card
- Brandon Widder
- Mar 5, 2026
The forthcoming MacBook Neo is certainly compelling — at least for the right person. One could argue that buying a last-gen MacBook Air is a better be...
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Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble
- Nilay Patel
- Mar 5, 2026
Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly wei...
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Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 5, 2026
After being announced last November, Ikea's Matter-compatible smart home collection has been slowly trickling into its stores around the world over th...
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Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 5, 2026
Apple is asking artists and record labels on its music streaming platform to voluntarily label songs that were made using AI. The new "Transparency Ta...