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Google’s Veo now turns portrait images into vertical AI videos

Google says that generated videos should also now be more consistent with thereference images they’re based on. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is making its Veo 3.1 AI video model pay closer atten...

Jan 13The VergeTechnologyImpact

Show HN: Digital Carrot – Block social media with programmable rules and goals

Hi Everyone, Digital Carrot is a programmable and pluggable app blocker. It lets you block websites and apps on iOS, Mac and Windows until a set of conditions or goal is met. For example you can block...

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The best e-reader to buy right now

Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast -sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer...

6dThe VergeTechnology

The best phone to buy right now

Haven’t you heard? Phones are boring now . And that’s just fine! Most people buying a new phone just want something familiar that works better than the device they’re replacing. If that’s your MO, the...

Jan 13The VergeTechnology

Tesla to stop selling FSD as a standalone package and switch to subscription only

Tesla Model Y electric vehicles (EV) at a dealership in Colma, California, US, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. As its sales continue to slip and its robotaxi strategy seems to falter , Tesla CEO Elon Musk s...

6dThe VergeTechnology

Fujifilm’s latest Instax Mini printer focuses on the details

The Instax Mini Link Plus can spit out highly-detailed prints that allow you to read the small text on images. | Image: Fujifilm / The Verge Fujifilm is launching a new Instax Mini smartphone printer ...

6dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Animal Crossing: New Horizons added just enough to suck me back in

Animal Crossing has always been anti-instant gratification. By design, you have to take your time, wait for days to pass in real time, and complete a seemingly endless list of chores to build a meanin...

1dThe VergeEntertainment

Our favorite cozy game is back

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 112, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I hope your home is warmer than mine right now, and also you can rea...

3dThe VergeTechnology

Asus now claims it’s not dropping the RTX 5070 Ti amid memory shortages

The GPU market is turning into a mess again. Asus told Hardware Unboxed earlier this week that it was winding down production of its RTX 5070 Ti, but the PC maker is now walking back that claim and bl...

5dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows

It was an overcast January morning in 2025 the day I decided to delete my operating system. The Ubuntu installer warned me that it would remove everything on my hard drive, permanently wiping the enti...

5dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Mercedes temporarily scraps its Level 3 ‘eyes-off’ driving feature

Mercedes-Benz is pausing the roll-out of Drive Pilot, an "eyes off" conditionally automated driving feature that was available in Europe and the US . As first reported by German publication Handelsbla...

Jan 13The VergeautomotiveImpact

Buckle up: Partiful is the new Tinder

Partiful A new way to flirt just dropped. Partiful wants you to shoot your shot in the RSVPs. The party invite app recently launched a tool called "Crush" that lets people match with mutuals. ...

6dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Chris Pratt’s Screenlife Thriller Mercy Puts AI on Trial

Chris Pratt’s breakthrough film role was in director Timur Bekmambetov’s 2008 action romp Wanted . Now, nearly two decades later, Pratt reunites with Bekmambetov for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Mercy...

4dIGNEntertainmentImpact

Airbnb CEO says he was self-conscious about working out when he first got to Silicon Valley. Times have changed.

Brian Chesky said no one was weight lifting when he came to Silicon Valley in the 2000s. Myunggu Han/Getty Images for Airbnb Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he's been surprised to see the tech community ...

5dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

TCL’s PlayCube projector is more fun than a Rubik’s Cube

Twisting the PlayCube angles the image without a tripod. The best all-in-one portable projector is the one that makes all the right compromises. It needs to balance image and sound quality with batter...

4dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

'I Have No Regrets Saving Hytale' — Hypixel Founder Celebrates After Huge Early Access Launch

The chief developer behind the saving of Hytale has celebrated the game’s early access launch, declaring: “I have no regrets.” Hypixel Studios founder Simon Collins-Laflamme issued an update a week on...

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Here are the 10 deals worth grabbing from Best Buy’s winter sales event

Sony’s terrific Bravia 8 II is $900 off for a limited time. Good deals are often hard to come by at the beginning of the year — which is precisely what makes Best Buy’s Winter Sale worth checking out....

2dThe VergeTechnology

Alexis Ohanian was asked if he misses anything about leading Reddit. He summed it up in 3 words.

Alexis Ohanian said he doesn't miss Reddit. Amal Alhasan/Getty Images for Fortune Media Reddit's cofounder, Alexis Ohanian, said he does not miss being in leadership at the company. He conducted an &#...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

The best Fitbits for your fitness and health

Despite being acquired by Google five years ago, Fitbit remains one of the most recognizable names in the industry. While its products aren’t designed with hardcore athletes, Fitbit makes excellent de...

5dThe VergeTechnology

An OpenAI researcher turned venture capitalist says investors are 3 to 5 years behind the latest AI studies

Exuberance for AI has led to fears of a bubble forming in the stock market in recent years. iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI Jenny Xiao of Leonis Capital says there's a lag between AI research and investment...

4dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact
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