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Gemini’s task automation is here and it’s wild

Allison Johnson • March 12, 2026 Computers ordering cappuccinos. A couple of weeks ago, Google and Samsung announced a big Gemini development coming to their newest devices: task automation. Starting with food delivery and rideshare apps, Gemini would be able to use certain apps on your behalf in a virtual window to take care of

The original AirTag is the cheapest it’s ever been

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Sheena Vasani • March 12, 2026 The original AirTags are still great value, especially now they’re over half off. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Despite the fact Apple released a new AirTag in January, the first-generation AirTag is still a top-notch tracker if you’re embedded in Apple’s ecosystem. And right now, it’s

KPop Demon Hunters is getting a sequel, obviously

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Meredith Haggerty • March 12, 2026 The girl group is coming back. Get ready to get even more K-pop, demonier, and as huntery as possible. Netflix’s smash-hit, Oscar-nominated animated film KPop Demon Hunters is returning for a sequel, with the fictional Korean girl group HUNTR/X coming back to lay down pop hits and smash evil

Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying ‘Is this still available?’ messages

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Emma Roth • March 12, 2026 Facebook Marketplace is adding a bunch of new AI-powered tools that are supposed to make selling items on the platform a little more efficient. One feature will use Meta AI to automatically respond to those annoying “Is this still available?” messages. You can toggle on the auto-reply option when

What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court

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Lauren Feiner • March 12, 2026 Around a dozen parents huddled in the dim hallway outside the courtroom in February, nervously gripping paper tickets. They were glaring at a gray tote bag held by a member of the court staff – the one who’d determine, by lottery, if they made it inside. Pinned on bags

The best Bluetooth trackers for Apple and Android phones

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Sheena Vasani • March 12, 2026 Bluetooth trackers come in all shapes and sizes. | Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge Some people rarely lose things. Wallets are always exactly where they’re supposed to be, keys never go missing, and remotes never slip between the couch cushions. And then there’s the rest of us —

Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year

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Sean Hollister • March 12, 2026 You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices – but if you’ve got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it’s finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following Chrome for Arm Macs in 2020

Apple reduces App Store fees in China to ward off regulators

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Jess Weatherbed • March 13, 2026 Apple is cutting App Store developer fees in China from March 15th, dropping its typical commission on purchases from 30 percent down to 25 percent. The decision was made following “discussions with the Chinese regulator,” according to Apple’s announcement, suggesting that the reduction aims to avoid regulatory intervention after

Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?

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Michelle Kim • March 6, 2026 The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and the AI company Anthropic has raised a deep and still unanswered question: Does the law actually allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans? Surprisingly, the answer is not straightforward. More than a decade after Edward Snowden

The usability imperative for securing digital asset devices

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MIT Technology Review Insights • March 9, 2026 When Tony Fadell started working on the iPod, usability often trumped security. The result was an iterative process. Every time someone would find a security weakness or a way to hack the device, the development group would iterate to add measures and fix the issues. Yet, flaws