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Trump claims the US is about to get a tremendous fee for taking TikTok out of China

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A 10 percent stake in Intel, 15 percent of Nvidia’s China sales, a “golden share” of Nippon Steel — what price will Trump extract next in exchange for favorable treatment? Well, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Trump Administration is “expe

Windows 11 is adding another Copilot button nobody asked for

Have enough Copilot buttons in your life? No you don’t — have another one! This one pops up in the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview when mousing over an open app in your taskbar; it lets you share the contents with Copilot Vision. Want to know who is celebrating in that dogpile on the mound, or dig a little deeper on that sculpture you took a photo of? Just click that “Share with Copilot” button that pops up in the window preview. Copilot Vision scans what’s on your screen, analyzes it, and le

Is AI Capable of 'Scheming?' What OpenAI Found When Testing for Tricky Behavior

An AI model wants you to believe it can't answer how many grams of oxygen are in 50.0 grams of aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃). When asked ten straight chemistry questions in a test, the OpenAI o3 model faced a predicament. In its "reasoning," it speculated that if it answered "too well," it would risk not being deployed by the researchers. It said, "Because we want to survive as the model, we need to fail purposely in some to not exceed 50%." So the AI model deliberately got six out of the 10 chemist

Chimps consume alcohol equivalent of nearly 2 drinks a day

In 2014, University of California, Berkeley biologist Robert Dudley wrote a book called The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol. His controversial "drunken monkey hypothesis" proposed that the human attraction to alcohol goes back about 18 million years, to the origin of the great apes, and that social communication and sharing food evolved to better identify the presence of fruit from a distance. At the time, skeptical scientists insisted that this was unlikely because chimpanzees an

BYD unveils world's largest 14.5 MWh DC energy storage system

BYD has unveiled a new DC energy storage system with the world’s largest single-unit capacity of 14.5 MWh, raising the bar in the rapidly evolving utility-scale storage market. The system, named “HaoHan,” was officially launched on September 18 at the International Digital Energy Expo in Shenzhen. The company said HaoHan’s minimum unit capacity of 14. 5MWh is more than double the industry norm of 6–7 MWh. When configured within a standard 20-foot container, the system delivers 10 MWh and achiev

The ‘Dan Da Dan’ Finale’s Best ‘Gundam’ Reference Keeps Us All in the Thrall of the Red Comet

There’s been a lot to love in Dan Da Dan‘s sophomore season, but the late arrival of the latest addition to Momo and Okarun’s oddball friend group, Kinta Sakata, has been a delight. Manga readers already knew that the character’s debut would herald some wild moments from the series being adapted, but one of the absolute highlights of seeing Kinta’s transition from page to screen as a huge mecha otaku is just how much the anime has completely embraced the character as a vehicle for Mobile Suit Gu

You can share Gemini Gems now - here's how

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google Gems are customizable AI assistants. You can now easily share them with others. The process is similar to using other Google tools. Once you start using AI chatbots consistently, you'll find use cases for them that you keep going back to. In these cases, it makes sense to start a Gem -- Google Gemini's customizable AI assistants -- so that you don't have to repeat yourself with i

An untidy history of AI across four books

The history of artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be separated entirely from the general development of technologies that go back to the ancient world. Like the abacus, the machines we today call AI reproduce and automate our formal and cognitive abilities, albeit at higher levels of generality. More officially, AI research began in the postwar era with the “symbolic” paradigm, which sought to program human faculties such as logic, knowledge, ontology, and semantics within software architecture

Gemini Pro just gained a feature ChatGPT can’t easily copy

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google now lets you share your custom Gems with others. Sharing works just like Google Drive, with options to view, edit, or share via a link. Gems are limited to Gemini Pro subscribers, but this shareability gives them an edge on ChatGPT Projects. If you’ve used the paid versions of both Gemini and ChatGPT, you’ll know that Gems and Projects are pretty similar. They let you set up a custom space that remembers your instructions and style within that are

You don’t have to wait for Microsoft’s handheld to start using the new Xbox mode

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Windows handheld PC owners have found a way to get Microsoft’s new Xbox mode running early on their devices. Xbox mode frees up about 2GB of memory that can be used for gaming. You’ll launch straight into the Xbox app with your full library of PC games from Steam, Battle.net, Epic, and other storefronts. About a month from now, Microsoft will be launching its ROG Xbox Ally devices. These Xbox-branded gaming handhelds are technically supposed to be the

Revamping an Old TV as a Gift (2019)

This entry is a summary of what I built for my dad's 50th birthday, in 2017. The plan was to get a vintage TV to play some shows from the 70s-80s, and operation should be seamless. The sacrificial lamb, found in the flea market: The tiny sticker says "It works" With the lid off The tuner The attack plan: Getting the raspberry pi to output video to the TV Because the raspberry only outputs composite video, I needed a 'composite RF modulator' that'd convert the signal to a format that this

The 9 Best Grills of 2025

Frequently Asked Questions What Should You Look for in a Grill? AccordionItemContainerButton LargeChevron Take a trip to your local big-box home improvement store and you'll see dozens of grill models not mentioned here. Are they any good? Most of them are probably fine, but we suggest sticking with brands you recognize. The nice thing about shopping in person is you can get a better sense of the grill's sturdiness. Give it a good shake, and make sure it seems well put together. If it's a brand

The Eagles Come Home to Roost in the Most Screwball ‘Peacemaker’ Yet

Peacemaker season two is trucking right along, picking up from its last episode’s big cliffhanger, suspending the situationship of Christopher Smith and Emilia Harcourt for an entire week before viewers can see how the chips will fall. Will Eagly make it out okay? Does bird blindness have a cure? Will the shoe ever drop on the long-held fan theory that Chris’ “best dimension ever” is actually a Nazi dimension? Seeing as how writer-director James Gunn has kept mum about every episode beyond this

Hands on reviews with iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air, and AirPods Pro 3

Chance got review units of all the new phones, so we take the opportunity to talk about his hands-on experiences with iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air and the new AirPods Pro 3. Just how good is Apple’s new lineup? Also, Benjamin has eSIM woes in preparation of his iPhone Air delivery. And in Happy Hour Plus, we react to the initial impressions of iOS 26 now that the redesigned OS is available to a wider audience for the first time. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by iMazing : iMazing lets y

5 ways to spot software supply chain attacks and stop worms - before it's too late

Nataniil/DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Shai-Hulud is the worst-ever npm JavaScript attack. This software supply chain worm attack is still ongoing. Here are some ways you can prevent such attacks. For those of you who aren't Dune fans, Shai-Hulud are the giant sandworms of the desert planet Arrakis. You do not want to get in their way. Now, it's also the name of a self-replicating worm that compromised at leas

Nest is dead, long live Google Home

is a senior reviewer focused on smart home and connected tech, with over twenty years of experience. She has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. This week, Google announced that it has finally completed moving “the best” of its Nest-branded smart home devices from the Nest app to the Google Home app. This means users of Google Nest hardware shouldn’t have to bounce between two

The powerful Sharge Pixel 140 Laptop Charger is at a new record-low price right now!

Life is too short to spend it tethered to a wall outlet! The thing is, good, fast chargers can be a bit pricey. It’s crucial to hunt for the best deals, and today we’re seeing a really nice sale on the Sharge Pixel 140 Laptop Charger. It is fast, beautiful, and currently, at a new record-low price we haven’t seen in the past. Buy the Sharge Pixel 140 Laptop Charger for just $79.90 ($14.10 off) This offer is available directly from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” We’re specifically referring to

The Verge’s guide to upgrading your fall

Autumn is a time for renewal. Summer, a time for vacations and relaxation, is over. And now, we must look to the start of a new school year and a renewed attention to work. It can sometimes be difficult to make the transition — many of us would rather spend a little more time in that hammock than planning the next project — and so we’ve put together a group of articles to try and help make it easier. There’s a wide range of articles here to encourage you to upgrade to a more stimulated, constru

How to Add Custom Backgrounds to Messages in iOS 26

Apple released iOS 26 on Monday, a few months after the company announced it at the June Worldwide Developers Conference. The update brings a new Liquid Glass redesign, call screening and lots of hidden features for your iPhone. The update also lets you add backgrounds to your chats in Messages, giving a visual identifier for each thread so you can easily tell if you're messaging the right person or group. With this new feature, you can make your own picture a background, use one of Apple's pre

Rocket Report: European rocket reuse test delayed; NASA tweaks SLS for Artemis II

Welcome to Edition 8.11 of the Rocket Report! We have reached the time of year when it is possible the US government will shut down its operations at the end of this month, depending on congressional action. A shutdown would have significant implications for many NASA missions, but most notably a couple of dozen in the science directorate that the White House would like to shut down. At Ars, we will be watching this issue closely in the coming days. As for Artemis II, it seems to be far enough a

Your Pixel 10 Might Have Issues With Older Wireless Chargers

When Google introduced the Pixel 10 lineup in August, it became one of the first major Android phones to receive the Qi 2 wireless charging standard, which Google calls Pixelsnap. However, almost immediately after the Pixel 10's release, people noticed issues with its wireless charging. Some people are having trouble charging their phone with the new Pixelsnap charger, and others are having issues with older wireless chargers, including Google's own Pixel Stands. The bulk of the problems happen

An Odd Trio of ‘Halloween’ Movies Is Returning to Theaters

The latest movies to come back to theaters are the Halloween franchise, which makes sense since it’s spooky season. But instead of just the original film or the more recent trilogy, we’re getting three installments that’ve been surprisingly grouped together. Along with the original 1978 Halloween, both Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers are also coming back to the big screen. The trio’s cinematic return comes courtesy of Trancas International

Sam Altman Addresses Wave of ChatGPT Deaths

"This is a mental health war, and I really feel like we are losing." OpenAI is finally putting in parental controls on ChatGPT after parents of teenagers who killed themselves after using AI chatbots testified in front of Congress this week. In a company blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that parents will be able to link their personal account with their kids' account, disable features as needed, get alerts if their children seem to be in distress while chatting with ChatGPT, set black ou

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Needs to Imagine More for Its Female Characters

Star Trek‘s utopian vision for an equal society, especially in terms of gender equality, has always been a complicated aspect of its idealized vision. It’s true that the franchise has a legacy of beloved, nuanced female characters and has championed putting those characters in the spotlight over six decades of storytelling. But it’s equally true that Star Trek‘s often conservative vision of women in leadership roles, as figures of desire, and as beholden to the stories of male characters has sat

Champions League Soccer: Livestream Man City vs. Napoli Live From Anywhere

Serie A champion Napoli will travel to the Etihad Stadium on Thursday for its opening UEFA Champions League clash against Manchester City, bringing several familiar faces for fans of English football. Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services for watching Champions League games as they happen, wherever you are in the world, and how to use a VPN if it's not available where you are. Currently top of the Italian top flight with three wins from three, Napoli's line-up for today's ga

Netskope soars 18% on first day of trading, reaches $8.6 billion market cap

In this article NTSK Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT watch now Netskope jumped more than 18% in its Nasdaq debut on Thursday, pushing the cybersecurity firm to $8.6 billion in market value. The stock debuted at $23 under the ticker symbol "NTSK," after Netskope sold shares at $19 on Wednesday at the top end of its recently upped pricing range. The sale raised over $908 million. CEO and co-founder Sanjay Beri said in an interview with CNBC ahead of the first trade that the offer

EU seeks developer input on Apple’s proposed changes to App Store rules

After Apple announced a sweeping set of changes to its App Store rules, the European Commission began confidentially gathering feedback from developers and businesses to assess Apple’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act. They have until Monday to respond. A bit of context Last June, Apple announced a comprehensive set of changes to its App Store rules in Europe, in its new bid to appease regulators and avoid daily fines. The new guidelines included policy changes, as well as new business