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On Wednesday, February 25th, Samsung will hold an event in San Francisco where it’s expected to reveal the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra phones, among other things. Based on leaks and Samsung’s own ads, we’re expecting at least one of the phones to come with a display that can black out sensitive content based on viewing angle , which is genuinely cool and useful. They might also finally have Qi2 ! We are also, alas, anticipating a whole lot of questionable AI photo- and video-editing features . Samsung truly is a land of contrasts. Samsung Unpacked starts at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. It’s streaming live on YouTube (embedded below), and we’ll be live blogging here. Stay tuned. You can still get $30 in Samsung credit when you reserve a Galaxy S26 phone Samsung is on slop watch at Unpacked Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI Samsung is slopping AI ads all over its social channels Samsung’s Galaxy S26 lineup might look familiar. Samsung Galaxy S26 battery pack leak points ...

Spotify's "Mix" feature now has an option called "Smart Reorder" that can automatically sort users' playlists based on beats per minute (BPM) and key, organizing songs for the best flow from one track to the next. It builds on the existing Mix feature in Spotify and, along with transitions between songs, which were introduced in August , users can now effectively have an automated DJ mix their Spotify playlists for them. The "Smart Reorder" option, announced on Wednesday, is available now in the Spotify app for Premium subscribers. To try it out, open a playlist and tap the "Mix" button then "Edit." The "Smart Reorder" button should be at t … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/884399/spotify-mix-smart-reorder-feature

YouTube is adding background playback and offline downloads to YouTube Premium Lite, its $7.99-per-month subscription. With the change, you'll be able to keep YouTube videos going while you use another app on your phone or save videos to watch when you're offline. YouTube Premium Lite came to the US just about a year ago as a more affordable way to watch YouTube with fewer ads, but it lacked background playback and offline downloads. In its blog post, the company said that it had "heard feedback about wanting these additional features included in the service." The features are rolling out beginning Tuesday and will be available everywhere … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/streaming/883316/youtube-premium-lite-background-play-offline-downloads

On Tuesday, Anthropic announced updates to its Claude Cowork platform that allow the AI to help with a wider range of office tasks. Claude Cowork can now connect with several popular office apps, including Google Workspace, Docusign, and WordPress. New pre-built plug-ins can also automate tasks in a range of fields, including HR, design, engineering, and finance. Additionally, according to Anthropic, "Claude can now also handle multi-step tasks end-to-end across Excel and PowerPoint," passing context between the two apps. The update is Anthropic's latest push into AI agents, following the initial launch of Claude Cowork last month. Anthrop … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/883707/anthropic-claude-cowork-updates

Acme Weather is currently only available for iOS. | Image: Acme Weather Corporation After selling their popular weather app to Apple in March 2020 , where some of its core features were incorporated into Apple Weather, the creators of Dark Sky have left Apple to create yet another alternative. Their new app, called Acme Weather , embraces the fact that forecasts will never be entirely accurate by providing both a main prediction of the day's conditions and several alternate predictions. Acme Weather is currently only available for iOS . An Android version is planned, but there's no release timeline yet. You can try it out for two weeks for free, but a $25 annual subscription is needed if you like what you see and want to keep … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/883089/acme-weather-forecast-app-ios-dark-sky-creators-subscription

Progress towards reliable deepfake labelling tech is sluggish, despite all the “help” from AI providers. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images As 2025 drew to a close, Instagram head Adam Mosseri ended the year by doom-posting about AI. "Authenticity is becoming infinitely reproducible," Mosseri lamented . "Everything that made creators matter - the ability to be real, to connect, to have a voice that couldn't be faked - is now accessible to anyone with the right tools." But people, Mosseri insisted, still wanted "content that feels real." His proposed solution was finding a way to label real media. "Camera manufacturers will cryptographically sign images at capture, creating a chain of custody," he said. The result would be a trustworthy system for determining what's not AI. The g … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/882956/ai-deepfake-detection-labels-c2pa-inst...