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The AI industry’s race for profits is now existential

Today on Decoder, let’s talk about the looming AI monetization cliff, and whether some of the biggest companies in the space can become real, profitable businesses before they careen right off it. My guest today is Hayden Field, who’s our senior AI reporter here at The Verge. She’s been keeping close tabs on both Anthropic and OpenAI, and how these two companies in particular tell us a whole lot about the AI industry in 2026.  You’ve certainly heard a version of the monetization cliff story b...

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Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself

YouTube Shorts is rolling out a new AI-powered feature giving creators an easy way to realistically clone themselves on camera. The launch, hinted at earlier this year, reflects the platform's fraught relationship with AI-generated content, adding more generative features while struggling to contain AI slop, deepfake scams, and impersonations. YouTube says the new tool will let users create a digital version of themselves, called an avatar, that can be inserted into existing Shorts videos or...

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Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects

Google's Gemini is getting a feature called "notebooks" to help you organize things about certain topics in a single place while using the AI chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday. You can pull in things like files, past conversations, and custom instructions into notebooks that Gemini can then use as context while you're talking with it. Notebooks sound a lot like ChatGPT's Projects feature, which launched in 2024 and similarly lets users store things about a certain topic in one spot...

OpenAI Full Fan Mode Contest: Terms & Conditions

Explore the official terms and conditions for the OpenAI Full Fan Mode Contest, including eligibility, entry steps, judging criteria, and prize details. Learn how to participate, submit your entry on Instagram, and win IPL match tickets.