The Industrial Technology Research Institute was in Las Vegas to show off a new AI-driven trainer that uses image analysis and data inference to improve an athlete’s performance. The sport that served as our demonstration? Badminton.
I am not what you would call a finely tuned athletic machine. I am, if anything, an outdated lawnmower engine held together by duct tape and rust. So when I was offered the opportunity to let AI help make me a better athlete at CES, I jumped at the...
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The vast property damage in a disaster-prone state with high real estate prices could make coverage more expensive and even harder to find.
The wildfires that destroyed homes in multiple sections of the Los Angeles area will test California’s efforts to stabilize the state’s insurance marketplace after many insurers stopped issuing residential policies due to the high fire risk.
The wind-driven blazes that started Tuesday roared through neighborhoods from the Pacific Coast inland to...
We're tuning in live as the justices consider what could be one of the most consequential First Amendment cases of the past several decades.
In a new proposal issued Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to regulate virtual currencies used in Roblox and other video games like US dollars.
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Meta’s popular messaging app WhatsApp is testing a new design that gives prominent space to a suite of AI chatbots. The design, currently only accessible through the app’s Android beta, adds a dedicated tab for AIs on the app’s homescreen.
WABetaInfo spotted the change, which devotes one of WhatsApp’s four tabs solely to its AI features. It includes a selection of “Popular AI characters” to talk to, along with others organized by subject matter....
Lenovo’s rollable laptop stole the show, but there are a bunch of upcoming models I’m excited to test when the time comes. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge
The new CPUs, GPUs, and laptops announced at CES this week set the tone for Windows computers in the year to come — and so far, 2025 is looking pretty promising. There are a bunch of new notebooks I’m excited to test out when they come around, many of which are gaming-focused since the launch of Nvidia’s RTX...
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Venu, the live sports streaming service from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, isn’t happening. In a joint statement on Friday, the three companies announced the decision “not to move forward with the contemplated joint venture:”
After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch the streaming service. In an ever-changing marketplace, we determined that it was best to meet the...
A Super Scooper drops ocean water on the Palisades fire. | Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
An aircraft helping to fight wildfires that are raging across Los Angeles was struck by a civilian drone on Thursday. The collision damaged the wing of the aircraft — a CL-415 “Super Scooper” capable of scooping up 1,600 gallons of ocean water to drop onto nearby blazes — according to a statement by the LA County Fire Department posted on X, putting it out of...
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CES is a TV show. And a car show. And a wearables show. And this year, oddly, kind of a pool-vacuum show? It is the biggest, most elaborate, most bizarre tech show of the year, during which practically the whole industry flies to Las Vegas to show off new stuff and make big deals.
On this episode of The Vergecast, a special live edition of the show from the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas, we talk through as much of it as we can. (Thanks to everyone who came...
Fire hydrants are literally on fire.
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With so many people displaced and looking for rentals, the region’s housing options could grow even scarcer and more expensive.
At least 10 people died in fires raging across Los Angeles. Several of them lived near each other in the ravaged Altadena neighborhood.
Tesla's long-awaited "Juniper" refresh of the Model Y has just launched in China.
We knew the car was on its way due to numerous sightings of (mostly camouflaged) prototypes being tested on the roads globally, and there's still no word on when it's coming to the U.S. or Europe, but it's now available in most of Asia, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Korea. It's also available in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
There's no...
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Opens in a new window ...TL;DR: Live stream Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.
The Golden State Warriors head to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to face the Indiana Pacers in a non-conference matchup. The Warriors are 19-18, which puts them in ninth place in the Western Conference. The Pacers are 20-18, which puts them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
The Warriors have lost won of their last five games, and are coming off a win over the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers...
TL;DR: Live stream New Orleans Pelicans vs. Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.
The New Orleans Pelicans head to Wells Fargo Center to face the Philadelphia 76ers in a non-conference matchup. The Pelicans are 7-31, which puts them in last place in the Western Conference. The Sixers are 15-20, which puts them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference.
The Pelicans have lost three of their last five games, and are coming off a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves....
TL;DR: Live stream Sacramento Kings vs. Boston Celtics in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.
The Sacramento Kings head to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics in a non-conference matchup. The Kings are 18-19, which puts them in 11th place in the Western Conference. The Celtics are 27-10, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference.
The Kings are on a run right now, having won five consecutive games heading into Boston. The Celtics are faring too badly themselves,...