OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo

OpenAI is acquiring the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo in an all-stock deal, adding to the firm’s M&A spree.

The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing
The MAGA-approved video of an ICE killing

The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video – depicting the moment an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent […]

Nvidia’s reportedly asking Chinese customers to pay upfront for its H200 AI chips

Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval Stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain.

Microsoft will put buy buttons directly in Copilot
Microsoft will put buy buttons directly in Copilot

Microsoft is launching a new feature in Copilot that will allow you to make purchases during conversations with the AI chatbot. Now, when you’re asking for suggestions about what kind of sneakers you should buy, Copilot can surface a checkout option for the product you choose directly inside the app. An example shared by Microsoft […]

Snowflake announces its intent to buy observability platform Observe

Snowflake is bolstering its data stack to make the platform better suited to the sheer volume of data produced by AI agents.

CES 2026 Makes One Thing Clear: AI’s Next Interface Is You

Wearable AI is becoming the next battleground for how people interact with intelligent systems.

How TCL Is Using AI To Rewire The Television And The Modern Home

TCL showcases AI-powered TVs, mobile devices, smart homes, robots, and XR glasses at CES 2026, positioning AI as the system behind modern living.

TV makers are taking AI too far
TV makers are taking AI too far

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Every year, TV makers flock to CES in Las Vegas to show off bigger, brighter, and better-looking displays. And every year, the same companies also use the show to throw […]

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said there was evidence suggesting OpenAI’s leaders made assurances that its original nonprofit structure would be maintained. The case will go to trial in March.

Why this VC thinks 2026 will be ‘the year of the consumer’

AI adoption in enterprise is stalling as companies don’t know where to start. Vanessa Larco of Premise VC thinks 2026 will be the year of the consumer.