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The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit
Tech Sep 02, 2026

The Trump administration is supporting OpenAI in the NYT copyright lawsuit

The Trump administration has intervened in The New York Times' copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, making an argument in favor of the AI lab. The landmark lawsuit, filed in December 2023, alleging that OpenAI unlawfully trained its AI systems on articles from The New York Times and seeks to recoup "billions of dollars" in damages from […]

What high-citation brands do differently in AI search: The 2026 AEO playbook
Marketing & SEO Sep 02, 2026

What high-citation brands do differently in AI search: The 2026 AEO playbook

Answer engine optimization is disrupting search as we know it. What once was predictable — add a keyword, focus on high-quality backlinks, increase your domain rating — has become a new game that doesn’t play by the same rules.

Using LinkedIn for AEO: How marketers can use social media to improve their AI visibility [experiment]
Marketing & SEO Sep 02, 2026

Using LinkedIn for AEO: How marketers can use social media to improve their AI visibility [experiment]

Over the past few months, I noticed a pattern while researching for clients. When I searched Perplexity for B2B reports or insights that I could cite for a project, the source list would look like this: Gartner, McKinsey, peer-reviewed paper, then … John Smith on LinkedIn?

Our new partnership brings long-duration energy storage to West Virginia.
Tech Sep 02, 2026

Our new partnership brings long-duration energy storage to West Virginia.

Google is collaborating with MN8 Energy and Eos Energy Enterprises on a new clean energy project on the PJM grid.

How to prove paid social drives paid search demand
Marketing & SEO Sep 02, 2026

How to prove paid social drives paid search demand

When attribution misses delayed and cross-channel influence, here’s how to measure the demand paid social creates and paid search captures.

Google is sending MrBeast into the wilderness, armed with AI
Tech Sep 02, 2026

Google is sending MrBeast into the wilderness, armed with AI

MrBeast will feature Gemini, Google Health, and the Fitbit Air in upcoming videos as part of a multi-year partnership with Google. The deal will kick off with a video featuring Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson turning to Gemini for wilderness survival advice: First up on September 5 is a new MrBeast video following Jimmy and his crew […]

Google dodges another breakup attempt
Tech Sep 02, 2026

Google dodges another breakup attempt

US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema declined the Justice Department's request to make Google sell off parts of its ad tech business, accepting milder remedies to restore competition to markets it illegally monopolized for years. Brinkema said she would adopt most of the behavioral changes proposed by the parties, with some modifications. But those won't […]

Continuous glucose monitors are about to get more complicated
Tech Sep 02, 2026

Continuous glucose monitors are about to get more complicated

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. My mom was a dramatic woman prone to overreacting. When I was a snotty teen, I told her she needed […]

Belkin’s kid-friendly wireless headphones are 25 percent off
Tech Sep 02, 2026

Belkin’s kid-friendly wireless headphones are 25 percent off

Verge readers can get a discount on Belkin’s SoundForm Mini 2 wireless headphones. The kid-focused on-ear headphones feature an 85-decibel volume limit and easy controls, and a mode that lets them beam audio (wired or wirelessly) to a second pair without extra hardware. Readers can use the code VERGE25OFF to save 25 percent on up […]

OpenAI accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in dozens of new lawsuits
Tech Sep 02, 2026

OpenAI accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in dozens of new lawsuits

OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman are facing 30 new lawsuits that accuse them of providing "substantial assistance and encouragement" to the suspect in Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooting, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The new wave of lawsuits was filed in a California federal court on Wednesday by the students, teachers, and the principal […]

NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school
Tech Sep 02, 2026

NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new policy today that will ban younger schoolchildren from using AI in classrooms. The one-year moratorium, effective in the 2026-2027 school year, will impact about 600,000 public school students in 2-K through eighth grade and is being introduced alongside additional limits on digital devices and a […]

Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer
Tech Sep 02, 2026

Tado’s new thermostat is designed as a Nest killer

When Google ignominiously exited the European thermostat market last year, it pointed its customers to Tado. This week, the German-based smart home company is launching its Smart Thermostat X (2nd gen), and aiming to attract European Nest users who haven't already jumped ship. Google shutting down the servers for its 1st- and 2nd-gen thermostats drove […]

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