Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Humans have automated tasks for centuries. Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they’ve got a name for their solution: agents. AI agents are autonomous programs that perform tasks, make decisions, and interact...

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Today, Google filed its official notice of appeal against the district court ruling and jury verdict in Epic v. Google. Judge James Donato’s ruling earlier this week would force the company to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play and drop requirements that Google Play...

Illustration: The Verge Google is testing yet another feature aimed at keeping users on search results pages — this time targeting the popular recipe blog industry. The company is testing a new feature called Quick View that appears for some cooking recipes. A search for “chocolate chip cookie recipe,” for example, shows...

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Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge The Fitbit Ace LTE is a great smartwatch for kids who aren’t quite ready for their first smartphone. It has cute games, a fun little activity tracker, location tracking, and it lets kids call or text with preselected contacts. There’s no app store, no internet access, no smartphone connection,...

Illustration: The Verge After winning a fight to get Google’s search business declared an unlawful monopoly, the Department of Justice has released its initial proposal for how it’s thinking about limiting Google’s dominance — including breaking up the company. The government is asking Judge Amit Mehta for four different...