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AI chatbots are recommending fake retail websites, study finds
Perplexity performed the worst of the three engines tested
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Perplexity performed the worst of the three engines tested
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Android users can add digital keys for compatible smart locks in Google Home to their Wallet app.
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You can’t use your voice to unlock doors or open garage doors on the new HomeView because Apple is worried that… someone might shout commands into your home from outside? Joanna Stern got Apple to admit that’s a bit silly; she says the company told her a software update next month will open things up. [Link: HomeView review: Siri sadness | https://thenewthings.com/p/homeview-review-siri-sadness?gift_content=bd02028d-847c-4955-a6b2-8c094c4ec497 | The New Things]
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Last year, several companies backed RSL, a new licensing standard that would require AI companies to pay for scraping content through a collective license rather than one-off deals with specific outlets. Now Yahoo, one of the backers of what is now called the Internet Licensing Collective (ILC), is its first official licensee. [Link: Yahoo becomes first licensee of ‘Spotify-like’ collective AI content licensing model | https://digiday.com/media/yahoo-becomes-first-licensee-of-spotify-like-collective-ai-content-licensing-model/ | Digiday]
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The spy scandal that brought down Nvidia’s CEO tells us a whole lot about Trump, China, and the AI race.
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Following an incredibly vague teaser image earlier this month showing just a silhouette, Carl Pei shared a short video on X revealing Nothing’s mysterious screen-free AI device will have a record button and a pair of LED status lights, alongside a message saying “Context doesn’t live in a chat box.” [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/nothing.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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Now that Nvidia’s CEO has resigned, the president posted on Truth Social calling for the former CEO of Apple to take over the company, for some reason. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/trump-huang.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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Nvidia’s interim CEO tells company she’s ready to ‘move forward together’
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140W for one device, or up to 170W for three.
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Sessions are limited to 30-minutes long, with a few minutes of ads before the timer starts. The free streaming option is publicly available now, after testing earlier this year. In September, Microsoft also added an option to buy pay-as-you-go Cloud Gaming playtime and set Cloud Gaming hour limits for its Game Pass subscriptions. [Link: XBOX Cloud Gaming: Stream on Phone, TV, PC & More | https://www.xbox.com/en-US/cloud-gaming | XBOX]
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The AI chatbot’s dedicated app was already available in cars with Google built-in, as well as Android Auto. Now CarPlay users who prefer Google’s chatbot to Siri can use Gemini to manage their calendar or ask questions about the trip ahead. Gemini was already available through Google Maps, and now Apple has made space for it in the main CarPlay display too. [Link: Talk it through with Gemini, now on Apple CarPlay | https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/gemini-on-apple-carplay/ | Google]
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Verge subscribers can get answers to their burning questions about Apple’s first smart display.