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Blacksmith, a platform that lets companies build and test AI code more effectively, just announced a $66 million Series C round led by Sequoia that values the company at $1 billion. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Blacksmith, a platform that helps companies more efficiently build and test software, including code written by AI, announced Wednesday a $66.

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Your blood, for “immortality.” | Image: Cath Virgina / The Verge, Getty Images 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. It's an overcast Saturday morning when I give my 12th vial of blood for testing in six weeks. It's my 24th this.

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Pickups and dropoffs will happen at dedicated "autonomous vehicle zones" at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Waymo is now shuttling customers to and from the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, with pickups and dropoffs happening at dedicated “autonomous vehicle zones” at Terminal 1 and Terminal 3, the company announced Wednesday.

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Apple is officially launching a rebrand of Apple Music. Following the appearance of a redesigned wordmark in a video and an updated app icon in an iOS 27.2 beta, Apple introduced the new "identity" for Apple Music today. There's a new logo, the updated wordmark, and a new sound composed by British producer Fred Again and Nest Acoustics. In a video, Apple says that for the rebrand, the company "wanted.

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After introducing its Gemini AI assistant to Android Auto last year, Google is now bringing it to Apple CarPlay users. The conversational Gemini in navigation is available today for US drivers, with "rollout happening globally too," according to Google (we've asked for specific regional availability details). It's taken almost 12 months for Google to bring this to CarPlay users, but now they can talk to the voice assistant in Google.

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There are quite a few 5K monitors out there. Many of them are designed to appeal to Mac users who are looking for cheaper Studio Display alternatives without giving up the pixel-dense 218ppi screen. However, if you’re interested in hearing about one with gaming chops, Samsung’s 27-inch Odyssey G80HF seems like one of the best monitors out there to satisfy your niche, but respectable desires. Currently, you can grab this.