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Google's proposed Epic settlement includes reduced app store fees globally and a new program for alternative app stores to become first-class Android citizens (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/policy/813991/epic-google-proposed-settlement…

Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android’s fate globally
Google is agreeing to reduce its standard fee to 20 percent or 9 percent and change Android globally in an Epic settlement.

OnePlus launches US preorders for the $899.99 OnePlus 15 after receiving FCC clearance, which had been delayed due to the US government shutdown (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/838017/oneplus-15-preorders-us

OnePlus 15 launches US preorders after delayed FCC clearance
With a 7,300mAh battery, the OnePlus 15 is one of the longest lasting smartphones on the market right now.

Researchers claim that prompts framed as riddle-like poems could skirt AI chatbots' safety features designed to block production of explicit or harmful content (Robert Hart/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/report/838167/ai-chatbots-can-be-wooed-…

AI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetry
New research suggests riddle-like poems are remarkably effective at circumventing AI safety features. 

Amazon rolls out Alexa on the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android, letting Alexa Early Access users request obscure information or complex recommendations (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/813102/amazon-music-alexa-plus-ai-integration

Amazon is building Alexa Plus into its Music app
The AI assistant can make nuanced song recommendations and build you a vibe-based playlist.

Japanese trade association CODA, representing Studio Ghibli, Square Enix and others, demands OpenAI to stop using their copyrighted content to train Sora 2 (Stevie Bonifield/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/812545/coda-studio-ghibli-sora-2-copyri…

Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
CODA, which represents Japanese IP holders like Studio Ghibli, is requesting OpenAI stop using its members’ content for machine learning.

Samsung upgrades its Family Hub refrigerators with AI features, such as voice control to open and close the door and Gemini-powered AI Vision to track inventory (Jennifer Pattison Tuohy/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/853758/shut-the-fridge-door

Shut the fridge door!
Voice control opening and closing comes to Samsung’s Family Hub smart fridges.

Amazon plans to release its new $630 Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and $500 Kindle Scribe on December 10; the company announced the devices in September (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/838282/amazon-kindle-scribe-colorsoft-release-date

Amazon’s new color Kindle Scribe launches on December 10th
Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft and Kindle Scribe will be available to purchase starting December 10th.

Plaud launches the $179 Plaud NotePin S AI recorder, similar to the $159 NotePin but with a button, alongside a new desktop app for recording meeting audio (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/851393/plaud-notepin-s-desktop-app-ces

Plaud updates the NotePin with a button
The new Plaud NotePin S is much like the original, but with a new button and more included accessories.

Q&A with Valve executive Pierre-Loup Griffais, who helped build SteamOS and the Steam Deck, on quietly funding open-source tech to play Windows games on Arm (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/report/820656/valve-interview-ar…

Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow
Valve tells The Verge it’s funding Fex, a key technology that’s letting Arm devices like phones play Windows games.