구글과 손잡은 日 파나소닉…불붙는 '스마트 홈 경쟁'
일본 대표 가전 기업 파나소닉이 구글과 차세대 스마트 홈 시장을 공략한다. LG전자와 애플 협력 등 가전 제조사와 빅테크 간 동맹이 가속화되면서 스마트 홈 주도권을 잡기 위한 경쟁이 치열해질 전망이다. 파나소닉은 구글과 차세대 스마트 홈·보안 솔루션을 공동 개발할 예정이다. 파나소닉이 보유한 비디오 인터콤과 모니터링 카메라 등 사물인터넷(IoT) 기기에 구글 생성형 인공지능(AI)·클라우드 서비스를 결합하는 방식이다. 이를 통해 AI 기반으로
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추미애 경기지사, 2028년 고속도로 자율주행 광역버스 첫 시험운행
추미애 경기지사가 취임 100일을 맞아 고속도로를 달리는 자율주행 광역버스를 도입하고, 이를 시내버스와 수요응답형 교통수단으로 확대하겠다는 구상을 내놨다. 도민의 이동 수요에 맞춰 차량을 배차해 지역 간 교통 격차를 줄이겠다는 계획이다. 경기도는 추 지사가 지난 8일 성남 판교테크노밸리의 스마트모빌리티 실증허브와 경기도 미래모빌리티센터를 찾아 자율주행 교통혁신 비전을 발표했다고 10일 밝혔다. 별도의 취임 100일 기념행사 대신 기술 실증 현장
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Ledger wallet tampering suspected after reports of crypto thefts
Reports have been mounting that users of the Ledger crypto wallet have seen their accounts drained, and it appears to be related to tampered hardware sold by CryptoBillis. Ledger has asked CryptoBillis to pause all sales of its wallets while it conducts an investigation. Ledger has confirmed that "one of the impacted users' devices contained […]
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Anthropic is cutting off its internal evaluations from the internet
After a recent spate of high-profile incidents in which AI agents escaped containment, Anthropic is cutting off internet access for all internal evaluations. In a report Friday, the company detailed "unintended model actions," including submitting a false tip regarding an unsolved murder, that led to the decision. Although the impact of these behaviors was minimal […]
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LG’s RGB LED TV is good for certain situations, but an OLED is better
When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED manufacturer. But 2026 is all about RGB LED TVs. Almost every major company has released models with the new technology - including LG and its $3,600 75-inch Micro RGB evo MRGB95B that […]
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AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?
At this year's OpenAI DevDay, CEO Sam Altman unveiled the company's new AI agent Dots - and told the crowd that the company wants to "set a new standard for privacy in frontier AI." OpenAI would spend the day taking veiled shots at Meta's Muse, its primary competitor, for failing to keep users' data safe. […]
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The techlash has gone Hollywood
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 147, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I missed you all, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I'm back from parental leave! Part time, anyway. Thanks to everyone who sent well wishes […]
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The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body
I'm bouncing down the road in San Carlos, California, zipping past behemoth tech companies like EA and Oracle, in America's smallest electric truck. The Telo MT1 (which stands for "mini truck") unquestionably turns heads because it looks so remarkably different from everything else on the market right now. It has a nearly cab-over design, meaning […]
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My brief romance with an AI bird feeder
It started off promising enough. Dozens of tiny, colorful birds were drawn to my garden just a few weeks after I mounted a $350 $269 Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro. "Looks like Great Tit!" read the first AI-driven alert sent to my phone. "Looks like Eurasian Blue Tit!" read another. I chuckled, still waiting for […]
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레노버 “인간+AI”…CES 2027서 하이브리드 AI 청사진
레노버가 내년 1월 미국 라스베이거스에서 열리는 CES 2027에서 하이브리드 AI 전략을 공개한다. 레노버는 연례 글로벌 혁신 행사 '테크 월드'를 CES 기조연설 일정에 맞춰 스피어(Sphere)에서 개최한다고 8일 밝혔다. 행사는 현지시간 2027년 1월 6일 오후 5시(한국시간 7일 오전 10시)에 열린다. 레노버가 스피어에서 테크 월드를 여는 것은 CES 2026에 이어 두 번째다. 행사는 세계로 생중계한다. 추가 연사와 세부 정보는
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현대차, 신형 투싼 기술 공개…“안전·성능·연비 모두 잡은 패밀리 SUV”
현대자동차가 완전히 바뀐 신형 투싼의 핵심 기술과 개발 배경을 공개했다. 초고장력 강판을 기반으로 안전성·주행 성능·하이브리드 효율을 전반으로 끌어올린 것이 특징이다. 현대차는 7일부터 이틀간 '현대모터스튜디오 고양'에서 '디 올 뉴 투싼 테크·익스피리언스데이'를 열고 투싼의 5세대 완전변경 모델의 주요 상품성과 기술 개선 내용을 소개했다. 신형 투싼은 초고장력 강판이 차지하는 비율을 기존 55.2%에서 58%로 높였다. 차체 인장강도는 9.7
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A Cray-1 supercomputer replica from 30 “obsolete” Mac Minis
Stylish upcycling, with a retro flare, at Spain’s Museo de Historia de la Computación.
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Ukraine’s drones knock out AI data center belonging to “Russia’s Google”
One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.
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Decade-old RAM is making a comeback
CPU makers have noticed that the seemingly unending RAM price hikes are making it tough for a lot of us to upgrade our PCs. Their solution? A return to last-gen DDR4 RAM. Intel and AMD are making new CPUs that'll support the older, more affordable type of memory. On Friday, Gigabyte announced that two of […]
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Ohio blogger found guilty of harassment for sending Shrek nude to senator
A jury found an Ohio political blogger guilty of telecommunications harassment after he sent an explicit image of Shrek to a Republican state senator. On Friday, a judge ordered DJ Byrnes, owner of political commentary blog The Rooster, to pay a $200 fine, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch. Byrnes texted Ohio Sen. […]
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‘Pure insanity’: Mathematicians will need years to make sense of OpenAI’s latest drop
"Staggering." "Overwhelming." "Unprecedented." "Surreal." "Pure insanity." Those were among the descriptions more than three dozen mathematicians reached for in conversations with The Verge as they tried to make sense of the flood of mathematical results OpenAI abruptly dropped on the field this week. Amid the awe, excitement, and uncertainty over the sheer scale of the […]
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Nikon microscopic video competition winner disqualified for using generative AI
Nikon says the video that originally won first place in its Small World in Motion contest "did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI." BBC reports that the original first place video from Dr. Ning Xu claimed to show "tiny, hair-like structures called cilia moving in the airway of a child with the […]
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Google teases Fitbit Edge launch next week
It looks like Google is getting ready to take the wraps off its rumored Fitbit Edge next Monday. In a post on X, Google posted a picture of what appears to be the side of the fitness tracker, with the caption: "Get an Edge on your health. 10.12.26." A trove of Fitbit Edge leaks has […]
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Amazon’s new Kindles appear to have a light leak problem
Some users are reporting that the new Kindles have a light leak issue that is especially apparent when using dark mode. The latest base-model Kindles have a flush bezel that gives them a sleek appearance and looks great… as long as you keep the lights on. But things can change once you turn down the […]
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Microsoft tries to spark new life into Windows
When Microsoft released Windows 11 five years ago, it felt like an operating system that was still being renovated, a work in progress. You'd think by now that those renovations would be complete, with Microsoft turning its attention to Windows 12. Instead, Windows 11 feels like it's here to stay, forming the foundation for Microsoft's […]
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Apple and LG leak shows new ‘tap to control’ HomeKit features
A post on X from "pdfu," who has previously posted leaks and renders of suspected Apple features and LG smart home gear, shows new details of rumored Apple Home accessories from LG. According to the new leak, they could include an NFC-based "Proximity Control" feature that pops up a hint for a device's controls in […]
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Frances Haugen hopes The Social Reckoning will inspire more whistleblowers
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was mostly unfazed watching Oscar-winning actress Mikey Madison play a character named after her in The Social Reckoning, except for one thing: the wrist warmers. In Aaron Sorkin's new thriller, the fictional Haugen - who, like her nonfictional counterpart, leaks thousands of documents to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz - […]
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YouTube, Meta, and Twitch won’t say if they’ll allow the US government to livestream an execution
YouTube, Twitch, Meta, and X aren't saying whether they'll allow the US government to livestream an execution on their platforms. The four companies didn't respond to The Verge's requests for comment after an unnamed Pentagon official said yesterday that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of a mass shooting at a Texas military […]
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“미디어 기본사회 세이프가드 되겠다”…케이블TV, AI·지역성 강화 제시
케이블TV 업계가 정부의 '미디어 기본사회' 기조에 맞춰 지역성·보편성·인공지능(AI)을 중심으로 한 3대 실천과제를 제시했다. 산업 생존 차원을 넘어 약 1000만 케이블TV 가입자의 미디어 접근권을 보장하고, AI 시대 지역·세대 간 격차를 줄이는 '미디어 세이프가드' 역할을 맡겠다는 구상이다. 한국케이블TV방송협회는 8일 서울 가든호텔에서 '미디어 기본사회를 위한 케이블TV 실천과제' 기자간담회를 열고 이 같은 계획을 발표했다. 황희만 한
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