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OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice
American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools....
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Alexa Plus can automatically buy stuff when the price drops
Amazon is launching Alexa Plus shopping features that make it easier to track your orders and avoid missing out on deals. The AI-powered Alexa Plus assistant -...
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Ford taps Renault for help building cheap EVs in Europe
Ford is teaming up with France's Renault to design and produce affordable electric vehicles for the European market, with the goal of turning around the Blue Ov...
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The Vergecast 2025 year in review
When we look back on 2025, at least in tech, we'll remember it mostly as a year about AI. We had a race between OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others to build t...
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What Peloton Instructor Jess King Needs to Survive the Day
Peloton star, DJ, and mom Jess King shares the wellness gear that fuels her nonstop hustle....
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iFixit Put a Chatbot Repair Expert in an App
FixBot can check on the health of your devices and talk you through necessary repairs. You can even point your phone's camera at broken gear to get started....
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iFixit’s FixBot helps with repairs ‘the way a master technician would’
The iFixit app rolls together its guides, battery health tools, and a new AI chatbot. DIY repair site iFixit has launched its own app for iOS and Android, featu...
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21 Best Gifts for Cooks (2025): Vitamix, Frying Pans, Air Fryers
From the best air fryer to frying pans to knife sharpeners anyone can use, these ideas will keep the curious home chef in your life tinkering away....
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The 26 Best Advent Calendars (2025): It's OK if You Start Late
Treat yourself or someone else to days of little gifts, ranging from sweet treats and savory beverages to beauty products and toys. We found a tiny door for eve...
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The war on disinformation is a losing battle
As he called the House Judiciary Committee into session on a cold and snowy February day in Washington, DC, Chairman Jim Jordan was ready to take a victory lap....
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’
Since taking office, San Francisco’s mayor has been on a quest to revitalize the city and increase public safety. He’s also kept the National Guard out—with a l...
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America’s Biggest Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI
In the face of a profitability crisis, industrial-scale bitcoin miners are transforming their data centers into AI factories....