The government shutdown is strangling aviation
An airplane takes off from Reagan National Airport on the ninth day of the federal government shutdown on October 9th, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. | Photo by Brendan Smialowski /…
These are the Office icons Microsoft rejected
The Word concepts next to the final icon on the right. Microsoft is busy rolling out new curvy and colorful new Office icons, and now it’s revealing a set of…
Apple exec on Apple TV rebranding: ‘let’s just do it’
Apple TV dropped the Plus because everyone was already doing it, according to Cue. We have some new insight into Apple’s muddled rebrand of Apple TV Plus to Apple TV,…
Waymo’s robotaxis are coming to London
London’s iconic black cabs could soon face a new rival: Waymo. The Alphabet-owned company said today it intends to launch a fully driverless robotaxi service in London, starting in 2026…
Samsung officially teases Moohan headset launch for next week
Samsung is finally about to reveal more details about its Project Moohan mixed reality headset. The company just announced a new “Worlds Wide Open” Galaxy event that will take place…
TiVo has sold its last DVR
It’s the end of an era for TiVo. Cord Cutters flagged that the company has removed every digital video recorder product from its website, with TiVo confirming to the publication…
Nvidia’s ‘personal AI supercomputer’ goes on sale October 15th
Nvidia’s DGX Spark computer. Nvidia will start selling its DGX Spark “personal AI supercomputer” this week. The machine is powerful enough to let users work on sophisticated AI models but…
Facebook is adding job listings, again
Meta wants you to find your next gig on Facebook. Meta, a company that is not shy about bolting new features onto its platforms, is bolting another new feature onto…
Microsoft AI announces first image generator created in-house
Microsoft AI just announced its first text-to-image generator, MAI-Image-1, designed and developed in-house. The tech giant, which recently announced its first in-house Microsoft AI models, called the new image generator…
Google will let you hide sponsored results in search — after you’ve seen them
Ads in Google search results are getting a more prominent label, and a way to hide them if you’re not interested. Handy! The thing is, you still have to look…
Marvel details upcoming slate of shows at New York Comic Con
We got our first proper look at the upcoming Wonder Man series, but Marvel has a whole slate of shows in the works. Other than Wonder Man, though, the company…
You need to watch the bonkers Japanese fantasy horror film House
Get ready to ask “WTF?” a lot. Spooky season is upon us, and traditional horror films like Bring Her Back (excellently gruesome) or The Evil Dead (stone cold classic) are…
Amazon awkwardly edited the guns out of James Bond art
Last week, for James Bond Day, Amazon revealed updated poster art for the movies. But fans immediately noticed that the super spy’s signature Walther PPK was conspicuously missing from every…
Police are asking kids to stop pulling AI homeless man prank
We’ve been so worried about deepfaked politicians, AI musicians, virtual actresses, and phony satellite imagery that we didn’t even consider the dangers posed by precocious teenagers. Kids are using AI…
How BlackBerry Messenger set texting free
Version History It’s important to remember that two decades ago, text messages cost 10 cents. Each. Back when we measured our cell phone plans in minutes, and when even 3G…
Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app
Apple’s Clips video editing app is no more. It debuted in 2017 as a way to stitch together videos with music, text, and filters with a clear focus on sharing…
How Verge readers, and writers, are managing our kids’ screen time
This week the Pew Research Center published a study about how parents managed screen time for their kids 12 and under. The results were not particularly surprising (or enlightening, if…
The AirPods 4 and Lego’s brick-ified Grogu are our favorite deals this week
Although Amazon’s fall Prime Day event has come to an end, there are still some lingering discounts available. That means you have yet another chance to pick up an early…
American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
When Donald Trump’s administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city’s ICE facility, where protesters…
Dreams of Another feels like a fever dream
Dreams of Another is like playing an art-filled dream. It’s filled with unexpected events, disjointed acts, and hazy landscapes. Scenes end abruptly, and then you unexpectedly pick up the thread…
Hollywood has no idea what to do about AI
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. This week, I got…
OpenAI allegedly sent police to an AI regulation advocate’s door
Will OpenAI send police to your door if you advocate for AI regulation? Nathan Calvin, a lawyer who shapes policies surrounding the technology at Encode AI, claims OpenAI did just…
Bose is yanking key features from its SoundTouch speakers
Bose is discontinuing support for the cloud-based features available on its SoundTouch products on February 18th, 2026. “After February 18, certain features — including access to integrated music services like…
OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT
“ChatGPT shouldn’t have political bias in any direction,” OpenAI wrote in a post on Thursday. The latest GPT-5 models come the closest to achieving that objective goal, according to results…
You can still snag LG’s C4 OLED TV at half the price
LG’s C4 OLED TV is an excellent value now it’s $800 off. | Image: The Verge It’s normal to feel some FOMO after a big sales event like Amazon’s fall…
Copilot on Windows can now create Office documents and connect to Gmail
Microsoft is updating its Copilot app on Windows to allow it to create documents from a chat session and connect to Gmail and Outlook accounts. The updated Copilot app is…
The Minecraft movie is getting a sequel
A Minecraft Movie is getting a sequel, and according to a post on X, the new film will debut in theaters on July 23rd, 2027. Jared Hess, who directed the…
Ferrari exposes the guts of its upcoming 1000hp EV
The Elettrica’s motor can put out up to 1000 horsepower. | Image: Ferrari Meet the Ferrari Elettrica. Well, meet some of it. The Italian supercar maker lifted the hood on…
The Vision Pro is getting its first live ‘immersive’ sports
The Apple Vision Pro is getting new “immersive” content for the upcoming NBA season: a “selection” of live Los Angeles Lakers games that will be available to watch on the…
Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show
Full-screen ads have started to appear regularly on Echo Show smart displays. Last week, Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays. The…