NJ’s former Lt Gov is using AI to say he’s innocent of sexual harassment

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 4, 2026

New Jersey’s former lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell resigned on September 25th after an investigation found he sexually harassed a staffer and violated ethics rules. Caldwell has been using media appearances to clear his name, including a recent interview on NJ PBS where he claimed AI confirmed his innocence.

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Prick’s theatrical industrial punk is perfect for spooky season

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 4, 2026

The article suggests that if Trent Reznor had studied musical theater instead of computer engineering, Nine Inch Nails might have sounded like the band Prick. While Reznor is credited as a producer on only four tracks of their self-titled debut, his production influence is described as pervasive throughout the album. The record blends theatrical goth elements with industrial punk, featuring glammy flamboyance similar to T. Rex records.

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The new Fitbit Edge leaks

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 4, 2026

Leaked images show Google’s Fitbit Edge with various colors and angles. It appears to be a successor to the midrange Charge line, splitting features between the Pixel Watch and the Fitbit Air. The device has a small screen capable of displaying widgets but is not as large as a smartwatch.

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Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI

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The Verge • Benjamin Riley • October 5, 2026

AI is often compared to junk food for the mind because it is easy and tempting, yet it harms long-term cognitive health. While figures like Elon Musk describe the brain as a biological computer, neuroscientist Paul Cisek argues this view is too simple. He suggests our brains are actually feedback-control systems that evolved over millions of years to help us navigate and control our environment.

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Google admits not every Android app runs great on Intel Googlebooks

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The Verge • Dominic Preston • October 5, 2026

Google has admitted that some Android apps may not run smoothly on its new Intel-based Googlebook laptops. While the company previously emphasized that these devices offer access to the entire Play Store library, it clarified today that a small handful of complex apps or games require developer tuning to perform optimally on Intel chips. This issue arises because many Android applications were originally designed for Arm processors, which are used in Qualcomm chips found in other Googlebook models.

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The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton

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Ildar Farkhatdinov, The Conversation
• October 3, 2026

Members of Seattle Mountain Rescue are currently testing powered exoskeletons attached to their hips and legs to improve speed and endurance while searching for stranded people. These devices, which create an external mechanical structure, are also used by companies like IKEA, Ford, Boeing, and Mazda to help workers handle heavy loads. In Finland, a project called ExoPELA found that such equipment reduces muscle strain in rescue and firefighting tasks. Additionally, the Ukrainian military has reported that soldiers using Hypershell exoskeletons on the front lines are less fatigued and maintain combat effectiveness longer, according to Colonel Vitalii Serdiuk.

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Milt Windler, NASA flight director who helped save Apollo 13, dies at 94

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Ars Technica •
Robert Pearlman
• October 3, 2026

Milt Windler, a NASA flight director who led efforts during the Apollo 13 mission, has died at age 94. He passed away on Thursday surrounded by his family. Windler was named a flight director in 1968 after working on recovery operations for the Mercury and Gemini programs. He later led shifts for Apollo 8, Apollo 10, and the first four moon landings, as well as all three crewed Skylab missions. In 2006, he told an interviewer that the rapid pace of the Apollo program meant people rarely had time to think about it, though history has since become clearer.

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3D movies are finally worth watching

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The Verge • Sean Hollister • October 3, 2026

The author recently began buying 3D Blu-rays after realizing that modern video glasses finally provide the full resolution and brightness needed for true depth. Unlike older polarized glasses that split one image between eyes, these devices offer independent left and right views, allowing each eye to see a full 1080p screen. This technology is available in apps for VR headsets like the Meta Quest and Steam Frame, as well as natively on the Apple Vision Pro and upcoming Meta VR Glasses.

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An OpenAI safety employee has quit and is sounding the alarm

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 3, 2026

David Robinson, who previously wrote safety reports for every major model release at OpenAI, has resigned and published an editorial in The Atlantic stating the company’s culture is broken. He argues that the industry operates with extreme confidence and perpetual sprints, relying on unimpeded optimism while ignoring potential problems. Robinson asserts that this mindset requires a fundamental shift toward humility and that AI development needs nuclear-level safeguards similar to those used in power plants or airports to prevent disaster from human error.

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Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava thinks AI emails are killing conversations

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 3, 2026

Kakul Srivastava is the CEO of Splice, a sample platform used by producers for loops and one-shots found in hits like Lisa’s "Money" and Sabrina Carpenter’s "Espresso." Before joining Splice, she held executive roles at Flickr, Yahoo, GitHub, and Adobe. At Splice, she has overseen expansions including the acquisition of Spitfire Audio and forays into generative AI. Last year, on an episode of Decoder, she spoke out against "push-button, get-song" AI tools similar to those used by Suno. She remains skeptical of such technology and believes Splice should keep humans at the center of the creative process.

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