Breakthrough: diffusion models now generate consistent videos solving temporal and data challenges, enabling AI cinema.

New classification distinguishes extrinsic hallucinations in LLMs: outputs not grounded in pre-training data. Experts urge models to be factual or say 'I don't know'.

Allowing AI models to 'think' using extra computational steps dramatically boosts reasoning ability, but raises new questions about efficiency and understanding.

Microsoft open-sources Azure Integrated HSM firmware and software, enabling independent validation of FIPS 140-3 Level 3 security for cloud workloads, boosting transparency and trust.

Meta's new Adaptive Ranking Model solves the inference trilemma for LLM-scale ad models, using intelligent routing to balance complexity, latency, and cost, yielding +3% conversions and +5% CTR.

Meta's KernelEvolve autonomously optimizes AI kernels across heterogeneous hardware, achieving 60% inference and 25% training throughput gains while reducing development time from weeks to hours.

Meta built a swarm of 50+ AI agents to map tribal knowledge across a 4,100-file data pipeline, achieving 100% code coverage and 40% fewer tool calls per task through a self-maintaining, model-agnostic context layer.

Meta's Configurations team explains canarying, progressive rollouts, health checks, blameless incident reviews, and AI/ML to reduce alert noise and speed bisecting for safe configuration rollouts at scale.

Meta escaped WebRTC's forking trap by building a dual-stack architecture for A/B testing, enabling safe upgrades across 50+ use cases with improved performance and security.

Meta's proactive post-quantum cryptography migration: understanding the threat, industry standards, risk assessment, gradual deployment, and key lessons for organizations.

Meta's Capacity Efficiency program uses a unified AI agent platform to automate performance optimization at hyperscale, recovering hundreds of megawatts and cutting investigation time from hours to minutes.

Facebook re-architects Groups Search with hybrid retrieval and automated evaluation to improve discovery, consumption, and validation of community knowledge, boosting relevance without increasing errors.

Meta strengthens end-to-end encrypted backups with HSM-based vault, over-the-air key distribution for Messenger, and transparency commitments. Users' recovery codes remain inaccessible to Meta or third parties.

Apple raised Mac Mini starting price to $799, dropping $599 model. Chip shortage and supply constraints drive change. Tim Cook cites delays for Mac Mini and Mac Studio.

Nintendo Switch 2 preorder discounts: Splatoon Raiders and Yoshi game at Amazon/Walmart for nearly 20% off physical versions.

Discover eight projects The Verge team is building, from a new podcast and redesigned newsletter to a stationery finder and robotics challenge. Behind-the-scenes insights and fresh content.

An in-depth look at Esoteric Ebb, a D&D-inspired CRPG with Disco Elysium mechanics, dice rolls, internal voices, and a tea shop mystery.

Discover 10 compelling reasons to buy Anker's discounted 2-in-1 USB-C cable, from 140W passthrough charging and smart power allocation to data transfer and unbeatable value at $14.99.

Spirit Airlines shuts down after 34 years due to jet fuel price doubling from U.S.-Iran conflict. All flights canceled, refunds issued, website redirects to restructuring page.

Meta faces a $375M settlement and a consequential trial over child safety, with proposed changes including age verification and encryption limits.