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The Verge's Hayden Field says Google's mandate to employees is "shut up and focus on the mission," even more so after AI pioneers Jeff Dean and Demis Hassabis are no longer in leadership. #ai #google #tech #deepmind

It’s become standard practice to maintain a camera roll full of blurry bleps and dozing dogs. But pets are rarely easy to photograph. They’re usually small, fast, and don’t take direction well. Here are a few ways to improve your odds. Read more from @dom.preston at the link in our profile. Photos by @dom.preston

Mark Zuckerberg’s manifesto “The Future is for Everyone,” broadly lays out his beliefs about how AI technology should be developed, expanded, and regulated. But should he have written a few more drafts? #Vergecast #AI #Tech #Zuckerberg

RAMageddon is coming for cheap phones. If your business is built around affordable devices, the path forward is looking increasingly bleak. #Vergecast #Tech #RAM

My favorite phone grip is the one I never want to take off -- because it's a great stand. The $50 OhSnap Snap Grip Stand is the company's best yet, effortlessly propping up phones vertically. It's still got double-sided magnet action and the clever fold-flat grip, plus no more scrapable soft-touch coating. Pricey, but maybe worth it. And if you can't afford it right now, we're giving away prizes like this at theverge.com/TITW! #TodayImToyingWith #Tech #Gadgets

What do you think of the new Instagram logo? #Vergecast #Tech #Instagram

Mathematician James Maynard has spent a lot of time this past year “soul searching.” A professor at the University of Oxford and winner of the prestigious Fields Medal, Maynard told The Verge he’s been grappling with the future of his field as the traditionally slow-moving discipline hurries to adapt to AI. Days before we spoke, OpenAI revealed it had produced the solutions to 10 long-standing mathematics problems, some of which had confounded academics for decades. Like generative AI used to p

Are robot mowers finally good now? This one can at least mow a heart in your lawn. #Vergecast #Tech #Robots

Honor’s Robot Phone is here and it’s more gimbal than robot. Still, it’s a pretty cool idea. The full gimbal arm stays tucked inside the phone’s camera module when you’re not using it, making this feel like about the best version of the concept anyone could make. Honor is only launching it in China, and has said it has no plans to release it elsewhere. Read more from The Verge’s Dominic Preston at the link in bio. #tech #honor #robot #phone

Apple’s iPhone 18 will reportedly skip the fall launch this year. Flock is rolling out policy changes. Plus, cats and dogs are missing meals after a Petlibro outage. #Vergecast #Tech #News #Apple

The original “AI” con was a literal man behind the curtain situation. Today on The Vergecast, we’re diving into ELIZA, the first chatbot ever. #Vergecast #AI #Tech

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