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Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Jan 23, 2026

In early December, I brought you the news that Google has begun replacing Verge headlines, and those of our competitors, with AI clickbait nonsense in its content feed. Google appeared to be backing a...

Microsoft Paint can now make AI coloring books

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Jan 23, 2026

Microsoft is giving its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows new AI capabilities for editing text and making digital illustrations. The updates are currently rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Window...

The TikTok deal is done, finally

  • Technology
  • Richard Lawler
  • Jan 23, 2026

Just over a year after it briefly disappeared from app stores, TikTok in the US is now part of a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. With approval from both the US and China closing on the sche...

Ring can verify videos now, but that might not help you with most AI fakes

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Jan 23, 2026

Ring has launched a new Ring Verify tool that the company says can "verify that Ring videos you receive haven't been edited or changed." But since Ring won't verify videos that have been altered in an...

Beyond Good and Evil 2 somehow survived the purge at Ubisoft

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Jan 23, 2026

In what world does Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake get canceled amid corporate restructuring and yet BG&E2 does not? "Beyond Good & Evil 2 remains a priority for us in the context of our st...

Samsung’s smallest Frame TVs have fallen to their lowest prices to date

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Jan 22, 2026

Unless you’re dead set on picking up a larger panel, Samsung’s forthcoming 2026 Frame lineup represents a fairly minor upgrade. That makes last year’s model an easy rec for those on the hunt for an ar...

Vimeo lays off ‘large portion’ of staff after Bending Spoons buyout

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Jan 22, 2026

Vimeo is laying off employees around the globe just months after the Italian software company Bending Spoons acquired the platform for $1.38 billion, as reported earlier by Business Insider. Even thou...

Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal

  • Technology
  • Adi Robertson
  • Jan 22, 2026

A judge is questioning whether Epic Games and Google are settling their long-running antitrust fight partly because of a previously unannounced partnership involving the Unreal Engine, Fortnite, and A...

Sen. Markey questions OpenAI about ‘deceptive advertising’ in ChatGPT

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Jan 22, 2026

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is pressing OpenAI about its move to bring ads to ChatGPT, and is asking several other companies whether they have similar plans. In letters to the CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, Goo...

Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Jan 22, 2026

Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI team for the milestone. For months, Tesla...

Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • Jan 22, 2026

Ring's partnership with Flock is sparking renewed online backlash this week, with influencers calling for people to smash their Ring cameras and claiming the company is part of the surveillance state...

Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy

  • Technology
  • Mia Sato
  • Jan 22, 2026

Substack announced Thursday it's launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams - and early reactions suggest not all users are thrilled. Subscribers can watch...