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Democrats push Sam Altman on OpenAI’s safety record
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) are calling for answers about how OpenAI handles whistleblowers and safety reviews after former employees complained that internal criticism is often stifled. “Given the discrepancy between your public comments and reports of OpenAI’s actions, we request information about OpenAI’s whistleblower and conflict of interest protections in…
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You can now share 20 slides in one Instagram post
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is expanding the number of photos and videos that can be added to a single grid post, the company said today. Each carousel post can now have up to 20 photos or videos. Users could previously add up to 10 pieces of content to each carousel post —…
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Apple’s next Mac Mini could be as small as an Apple TV
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple’s smallest Mac is in for some major changes, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. A new version of the Mac Mini coming later this year will undergo the product’s most significant redesign in over a decade. Gurman says “the device will be far smaller than its predecessor, approaching…
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DOJ antitrust chief is ‘overjoyed’ after Google monopoly verdict
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images AAG Jonathan Kanter says the Google monopoly verdict belongs on the ‘Mount Rushmore of antitrust.’ Continue reading…
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Dodge puts a price on its first electric muscle car
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack, two-door version. | Image: Stellantis Dodge has put a price on its first all-electric vehicle, the Charger Daytona, and it won’t be cheap for the mean, clean, neighborhood-disturbing machine. The 2024 Daytona two-door models will start at $59,595 for the R/T and $73,190 for the Scat Pack — both…
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Trek’s electronic bike bell lets you customize how urgent it sounds
Cyclists have quick access to two of eight selectable alert tones. | Image: Trek The quiet ding of many bike bells isn’t always enough to alert pedestrians or vehicles of a cyclist’s presence. Trek’s new BellBeats is a compact Bluetooth speaker that can be mounted to a bike’s handlebars giving cyclists a selection of eight…
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Intel’s BIOS updates for crashing CPUs are now rolling out
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Asus and MSI have both released beta BIOS updates today to address Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake desktop processors. While the BIOS updates won’t fix CPUs that are already damaged, they include Intel’s new microcode update that should help further address the instability issues. If…
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Social media platforms warned against inciting violence by UK regulator
Anti-immigration protests have quickly escalated into violent riots across the UK, spurred in part by misinformation spread via online platforms. | Photo by Christopher Furlong / Getty Images The UK communications regulator Ofcom has raised concerns regarding social media being used to incite violence amid far-right riots across the country. In an open letter, Ofcom’s…
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Saluting the Chromecast, one of the great HDMI dongles
The Chromecast, in The Verge’s first review. | Image: The Verge When I was still a starry-eyed 20-something living with my then-fiancée, the only way I could stream video on my TV was through its HDMI ports and my laptop. This had served me well for years — and still does, when I’m desperate —…
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Kia and Hyundai’s antitheft software update seems to be working
Image: Getty Images The Kia Boys may have met their match. A software update that first rolled out last year to owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles without electronic immobilizers has cut theft rates by more than half, according to a new analysis from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). The automakers first began implementing…