The Verge’s annual summer ‘in’ and ‘out’ list

What happened

According to The Verge’s linked source, The Verge’s annual summer ‘in’ and ‘out’ list, In the AI slop-loaded, algorithm-powered modern reality, trends come and go - and the tech industry is no different. For the last few years, The Verge staff has compiled a selection of things that are IN for summer and OUT for summer - and each time there are some strong feelings. (Here are the last […] In the AI slop-loaded, algorithm-powered modern reality, trends come and go - and the tech industry is no different. For the last few years, The Verge staff has compiled a selection of things that are IN for summer and OUT for summer - and each time there are some strong feelings. (Here are the last two years’ predictions.) Let’s do it again! Mia Sato, senior report IN OUT Motion sickness glasses AI “pervert” glasses Fiber Protein Bootleg sports merch Official tech company merch Floating in water Touching grass Meredith Haggerty, editor IN OUT The great New York renaissance The Grea

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