Conflict
Is Europe’s new satellite initiative already outdated?
It has taken a while, but Europe has recently recognized that for pressing defence issues a software solution is very often state of the art.…
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Technology
Messenger is finally getting end-to-end encryption by default
Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for one-on-one chats and calls on Messenger, finally fulfilling a promise that’s been…
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Technology
McDonald’s will use Google AI to make sure your fries are fresh, or something?
Big Mac meets machine learning. | Illustration: The Verge McDonald’s is partnering with Google to deploy generative AI beginning in 2024, when “thousands” of stores…
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Technology
You can still nab Nintendo’s Smash Bros.-themed Switch OLED for $325
GameStop’s current promo takes $25 off Nintendo’s latest holiday bundle as long as you’re willing to visit a brick-and-mortar store. | Image: Nintendo Unsurprisingly, Black Friday…
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Technology
Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple, which many had considered very conservative in its approach to AI, quietly released frameworks and model…
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Conflict
Israel advocacy groups outspend pro-Palestinian groups on social media
Advocacy organizations supporting Israel in its war with Hamas have spent roughly 100 times more on advertising via Meta’s social media platforms in the last…
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Technology
Google is ending the year with a big update for Pixel devices
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google is bringing some sophisticated new AI smarts to the Pixel 8 Pro today, but it’s not stopping…
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Technology
Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4
Gemini was designed from the beginning to be about much more than just text. | Image: Google Google has been an ‘AI-first company’ for nearly…
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Politics
Germany’s budget crisis: No clear way forward after coalition misses deadline
BERLIN — The German government missed a self-imposed deadline for reaching a 2024 budget deal Wednesday, fueling concerns that the European Union’s biggest economy is…
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Technology
TikTok’s biggest hits are videos you’ve probably never seen
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when TikTok publishes its annual roundup of the biggest hits,…
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