The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for dads

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If you’re unsure what to gift the father figure in your life this year, we have more than a few suggestions.

Google reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and might quit the category — again

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Yesterday Android Headlines reported that Google had canceled its development of the Pixel Tablet 3 — even before announcing a second-gen model. Well, today Android Authority is saying that it’s in fact the second-generation Pixel Tablet that has […]

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Steam is adding support, and more rules, for ‘season pass’ content

Image: The Verge Steam is building support for season passes into its platform and setting up rules to help protect buyers from buying ones with unclear promises. Steam published new guidelines urging developers to “think about whether there’s a customer benefit” for purchasing season passes, […]

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Google’s Black Friday sale features record low prices on Pixel, Nest, and more

The Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL have never been cheaper than they are today. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Google’s Black Friday sale has kicked off with sizable discounts on Pixel phones, wearables, earbuds, tablets, smart home gear, and more. You’ll […]

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OpenAI accidentally erases potential evidence in training data lawsuit

Image: The Verge In a stunning misstep, OpenAI engineers accidentally erased critical evidence gathered by The New York Times and other major newspapers in their lawsuit over AI training data, according to a court filing Wednesday. The newspapers’ legal teams had spent over 150 hours […]

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Apple is reportedly working on ‘LLM Siri’ to compete with ChatGPT

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple is planning a major AI overhaul of Siri that will make the digital assistant more like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini Live, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The assistant, reportedly called “LLM Siri,” will be […]

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Rabbit now lets you teach the R1 to perform tasks for you

Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Rabbit is rolling out “teach mode” to its R1 devices, allowing you to create an AI agent that can perform tasks for you. The feature works by “learning” a task you demonstrate, such as retrieving updates from a content […]

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