21 May 2026
I Cloned Myself With Gemini’s AI Avatar Tool. The Result Was Unnervingly Me
It’s a beautiful, balmy afternoon at Dolores Park in San Francisco, and I’m singing a birthday song to a prehistoric dinosaur. A cupcake with a pink candle magically appears in my empty hand as I finish my serenade. When I blow out the flame, a calm look of contentment washes over the CGI-esque creature. While the man in this AI video looks and sounds just like me, the clip was actually generated…
21 May 2026
Introducing Shortcuts Playground: Create Apple Shortcuts with Claude Code or Codex
Today, I’m pleased to introduce something I’ve been working on for the past six months: Shortcuts Playground, a plugin for Claude Code and Codex that can create any shortcut for Apple’s Shortcuts app using natural language.
21 May 2026
Ryzen AI Halo is AMD’s $3,999 answer to maxing out ChatGPT
PCWorld reports on AMD’s new Ryzen AI Halo mini PC, a $3,999 local AI processing solution targeting businesses seeking alternatives to cloud services.
21 May 2026
The Future of Physical AI Isn’t Smarter Robots, It’s Smarter Interfaces
This sponsored article is brought to you by Wetour Robotics . A field technician on a wind turbine, harness clipped, both hands on a wrench, needs to send a command to the diagnostic device hanging at her belt. A logistics worker on a loading dock, gloves on, eyes on the pallet, needs to redirect a connected lift. A person using an assistive mobility device on a crowded street wants to nudge it…
21 May 2026
Google’s Surge in Chrome Vulnerability Discoveries Likely Driven by AI
The number of Chrome vulnerabilities discovered by Google has surged over the past month, likely driven by the company’s use of AI.
21 May 2026
Microsoft lost its way in the AI race. Can Copilot get it back on course?
Redmond, Washington, mid-January 2026. The weather, cold and gray. It’s the kind of morning the snooze button was built for. But the team of engineers camped out in Building 92 on Microsoft’s sprawling campus got here early. They are in a race. And they are behind.
21 May 2026
Google I/O 2026 Turned Gemini Into An Agent Platform
Sundar Pichai at Google I/O 2026 Google Google spent its biggest developer event of the year arguing that artificial intelligence should act, not just answer.
21 May 2026
Singtel logs higher annual profit, flags risks from Iran war
Penang police bust vape drug syndicate, seize RM88,725 worth of drugs 21 May 2026, 1:45pm This is generated by AI, we welcome feedback. Police crippled a drug...
20 May 2026
‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. This week’s issue is a special early edition tied to The Verge’s Google I/O coverage. You can expect our next issue at its usual time next Friday. Opt in for Optimizer here.
