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Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.

Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

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Google products are ubiquitous in American schools.

Apple is restricting dating apps and romanceable chatbots to over 18s

3 November 2026 at 13:22
The image displays Apple’s blue App Store logo in front of a pink and black background.

Apple will soon start asking developers to provide more details about their apps to enforce new App Store age rating requirements for dating and location-sharing features. The upcoming content descriptors announced on Monday will require developers to declare if their apps allow users to share their real-world location with others, or include features that enable dating, relationship, or sexual behaviour between real people or virtual companions.

Apps that include dating and relationships features will receive a minimum age rating of 18, while those with location sharing will see an impact to their minimum age rating in some regions, depend …

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Redmagic upgrades its liquid-cooled gaming phone with extra RGBs

3 November 2026 at 12:00
Photo of the Redmagic 12 Pro showing the rear RGB lights in green
The circular liquid-cooling system now features its own RGB lights. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge

After introducing true liquid cooling to its gaming phones last year, Redmagic is upping the ante in its 12 Pro by building RGB lights into the transparent cooling loop, too.

And they work! Sort of. The lights do turn on, and they can be set to glow in set patterns, activate for specific apps, or trigger for notifications and calls. The problem is that like last year's 11 Pro, the cooling system itself uses fluorescent blue liquid, which the lights have to work against. Blue or white lighting just makes it look more blue, green turns out turquoise, and red or orange lights mostly produce colored bubbles swimming in a blue tide.

The liquid- …

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Rivian spinoff Also wants to reinvent the wheel — but first, it has to ship

3 November 2026 at 12:00
Chris Yu, president of Also, stands behind the TM-B electric bike at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in October 2025. | Photo: Jason Henry / Bloomberg via Getty Images

When Rivian quietly spun off its micromobility brand, Also, a lot of observers wondered if the luxury EV maker had bitten off more than it can chew. Chris Yu insists that's not the case.

Yu, a Stanford aeronautics PhD and former CTO at Specialized, runs the startup as an independent business that counts Rivian as a minority shareholder. Under his lead, Also rolled out the TM-B - a quirky, modular e-bike with a raft of unique features, including a swappable top frame, USB-C chargeable battery, a built-in screen, a series hybrid pedal-by-wire system, and proprietary "Dream Ride" software. There's also the TM-Q, an electric four-wheeler aimed …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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