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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

News Reporter

News Reporter

Jess Weatherbed is a news writer, and part of The Verge UK-based team. While passionate about the future of technology, she originally trained as a prosthetics makeup and wig-making technician, fuelled by a love of animatronics and practical movie effects. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews across computing, PC gaming and streaming. Additional bylines can be found at GamesRadar, PCGamer, Creative Bloq and Space.com.

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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Amodei’s ‘extreme’ AI warnings were questioned by tech CEOs.

The Wall Street Journal reports that AI leaders attending President Trump’s gathering on Tuesday, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, privately grilled the Anthropic CEO about the AI safety alarms he’s publicly sounded regarding cybersecurity and job losses.

Amodei told the other executives that it is important to be honest with the public about model capabilities and not play down risks, some of the people said. Their conversation occurred with a smaller group of executives and White House aides and advisers who were hashing out the principles in the Roosevelt Room.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Google Japan escalated its annual concept keyboard.

Several wacky keyboard designs have been showcased by Google Japan every October for the last few years. Each has their own challenges for practical typing, but especially this new conveyor belt-inspired creation. You’ll learn patience by waiting for the keys you need to roll around — such a moving design.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
DoorDash is using custom aircraft for drone deliveries.

We don’t know when (or where) DoorDash Air will start piloting deliveries in its launch location of Northern California, but we do now have our first look at the purpose-built drone systems it’ll be using. It features six slow-spinning propellers, and at cruising delivery height it reportedly emits a noise comparable to that of a passing car.

The DoorDash Air delivery drone, viewed from above.
Its a bird! It’s a plane! …no wait, it’s my takeout.
Image: DoorDash
Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Instagram wants to be the communication hub for your child’s school.

Meta is expanding Instagram’s School Partnership Program, adding a centralized hub for keeping students and parents informed about what’s happening across their school communities. This also introduces new features for verified students, including a Clubs and Teams directory, School Stories, Notes, and the ability to add a school banner to their profile.

Four mobile screenshots showing new features for Instagram’s School Partnership Program.
The idea here is that you can view announcements and reminders about events that are happening at your (or your child’s) school instead of hunting through their website.
Image: Meta