Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI “stole a nonprofit,” and saying he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech. All indications are that he won’t win his case against the company, but he’s fighting it anyway. So you’d…

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This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here.I take my beauty rest seriously. So seriously that, after months of testing, I bought my ludicrously expensive Eight…

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The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk’s xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowing the agency to use their AI tools in classified settings, according to an announcement on Friday. At the same time, the Defense Department has left out Anthropic – which it previously used for classified information -…

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And why it's not exactly a PC gamepad.

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The X3 is Xteink’s smallest e-reader. | Photo: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge The Xteink X4 and X3 are excellent alternatives to Kindles and Kobos if you want an e-reader that’s as easy to slip into your pocket – just not out of the box. Both devices come with stock firmware that’s clunky, limited, and…

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In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor using skills that took years to develop. In the age of generative AI, though, many of these gig workers have embraced the technology in order to meet clients’ demands. These workers’ profiles emphasize that they can quickly…

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