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AI has blocked out Windows laptops in the race aga...
Windows laptops finally got interesting, but AI turned into the wrong selling point at the exact wro...
I’ve been using “Ask Maps,” and it has forever cha...
I started using this AI feature on Google Maps, and now I really can’t go back to the old way
Robots just ran the Beijing half-marathon faster t...
A robot built by Honor just ran a Beijing half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the hu...
Blue Origin successfully reused its New Glenn rock...
Today's launch of AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite aboard Blue Origin's reusable New Glenn roc...
Cloud development platform Vercel was hacked
Vercel, a major development platform that hosts and deploys web apps, was compromised, and the hacke...
A humanoid robot just beat the human half-marathon...
A humanoid robot named Lightning completed the Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon today in 50 minutes and ...
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. Sta...
In short: The Trump administration is waging a multi-front campaign to prevent states from regulatin...
Google is in talks with Marvell to build custom AI...
Summary: Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new AI chips – a memory processin...
Stanford’s AI Index finds China has nearly closed ...
In short: Stanford’s 2026 AI Index Report finds the performance gap between the best American and Ch...
Nothing’s modular CMF Headphone Pro are down to th...
Over the past several years, Nothing’s budget-centric subsidiary, CMF, has built a reputation for pr...
Threads is redesigning its website and finally add...
Summary: Threads head Connor Hayes previewed a redesigned web interface that adds direct messages, a...
Meta targets 20 May for 8,000 layoffs as it redire...
In short: Meta will begin companywide layoffs on 20 May, cutting approximately 8,000 employees (10% ...
The Stars My Destination is classic proto-cyberpun...
This might feel like a somewhat obvious recommendation to some, but it flew under my radar until now...
A Google Pixel laptop might be on its way, but doe...
A new Google Pixel laptop might be in the works, but history, rising hardware costs, and a $599 MacB...
The future of local TV news has taken a Trumpian t...
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For...
Marathon battery life makes Keychron’s Ultra 8K ke...
Keychron's expansive keyboard catalog covers everything from basic full-size mechanical boards to ni...
AI boom fuels surge in new app launches across App...
App launches are surging globally as AI tools make it easier than ever for creators to build and pub...
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (April 2026)...
The best movies on Amazon Prime Video this month include Pretty Lethal, The Bluff, Super 8, The Grea...
Tinder wants to check your humanity by gazing into...
Tinder now lets you prove you are human by scanning your irises at a physical orb device made by Sam...
As if the plate wasn’t already full, AI is about t...
AI growth could add up to 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030, as rapid hardware upgrades and d...
AI is entering the Skynet debate moment in the soc...
A growing wave of “AI doom influencers” is shaping public perception as real-world developments ampl...
iPhone 18 Pro leak predicts an eye-candy cool colo...
iPhone 18 Pro leak reveals a new Dark Cherry color, offering a premium, muted look similar to Kindle...
Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why is...
Open any gaming PC, and chances are the blue icon of Steam is sitting right there on the desktop. No...
You won’t believe it, but Motorola actually makes ...
The Moto Book 60 Pro is stylish enough to turn heads, but the real surprise is how much laptop you g...
New Gigs app uses AI to organise your live music m...
Gigs is an AI-powered app that organises concert memories into a searchable timeline, helping users ...
Samsung is already rethinking the TriFold, and thi...
Just months after pulling the original TriFold from shelves, Samsung is already rebuilding it from t...
The RAM shortage could last years
According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected...
AirPods Pro 3 may let you talk to Siri without act...
AirPods Pro 3 may do more than play music: with IR cameras and Q.ai's micro-facial-movement tech, Ap...
Zoom will now check if you are a human or an AI im...
Zoom has launched human verification in video meetings, partnering with Sam Altman's World to displa...
All Gemini users can now access Notebook projects ...
Gemini now lets all free users create Notebooks on the web, a shared workspace that syncs with Noteb...
Judge rules Trump administration violated the Firs...
Jorge L. Alonso, a federal district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois, said that the...
Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck, take 3
From fancy OLED TVs to robot vacuums with arms, we tend to cover a lot of cool stuff here at The Ver...
Smart glasses are finding a surprise niche — Korea...
These smart glasses are changing how we experience live theatre and even Korean dramas. Suddenly, la...
Dyson’s handheld fan is more powerful and louder t...
Two years ago I attended a picturesque outdoor wedding in August where the hot and humid weather had...
The AI apps are coming for your PC
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 124, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world....
There’s nothing like an RPG over vacation
With a vacation comes a big choice: What game should I focus on during the trip? I thought about gri...
Europe is pouring tens of billions of public money...
The European Investment Fund is raising a €15 billion fund of funds called ETCI 2 that aims to unloc...
Nvidia’s Huang warns DeepSeek running on Huawei ch...
In short: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned on the Dwarkesh Podcast that DeepSeek optimising its AI mod...
Anthropic’s Amodei meets Wiles and Bessent at the ...
In short: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secreta...
Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to b...
In short: The FAA is developing SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories), an AI...
Cursor is raising $2 billion at a $50 billion valu...
In short: AI coding startup Cursor (Anysphere) is in talks to raise at least $2 billion at a $50 bil...
Three more senior executives leave OpenAI as the c...
Summary: Three senior OpenAI executives, former CPO Kevin Weil, Sora head Bill Peebles, and enterpri...
NVIDIA didn’t invest in Xanadu, but it made its CE...
Christian Weedbrook, the founder and CEO of Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies, became a bill...
Google’s new desktop mode makes one thing clear: S...
Android 16 desktop mode finally gives Pixel users a real desktop experience, but the comparison with...
The MacBook Neo made me realize Apple still doesn’...
The MacBook Neo proves Apple knows how to build a great entry product, which only makes the iPhone 1...
3 underrated movies you can watch for free this we...
From a suffocating dinner party thriller to a feel-good story about a man and his cat, these three f...
3 underrated Apple TV shows you should watch this ...
From shifting realities to a show with no visuals at all, these three underrated Apple TV+ series de...
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum – here’...
The Hunt for Gollum goes back to before the Ring consumed Smeagol, with a cast of returning legends ...
OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving
Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team's leader,...
You can’t buy the Galaxy Z TriFold anymore: It’s o...
The Galaxy Z TriFold proved Samsung could build the future. It also proved that the future sells out...
