Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students
Schools say social media is hurting grades and creating a mental health crisis. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled the first lawsuit of…
Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn’t suck
The variety of terrible is impressive. After Sony drew some unwanted attention for a post demonstrating its AI Camera Assistant on the Xperia 1 XIII, it’s trying to clarify how…
NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech
Manoush Zomorodi tackled tech’s effect on our brains, now she’s looking at our bodies. | Image: Tory WIlliams Manoush Zamorodi is an accomplished reporter, podcast host, and author. Her new…
Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
Both of these headsets are stellar in different ways. I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, so the company didn’t have to say much to get me excited…
Here are 40 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale
The last-gen InReach Mini 2 might require a subscription to use, but we guarantee it’s far more durable than your phone. | Image: Garmin REI’s annual Anniversary Sale — the…
Xbox is now XBOX
Xbox just allcapsmaxxed: Meet XBOX. This isn’t a joke; Microsoft appears to be actually rebranding Xbox to XBOX. Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, ran a poll on X earlier this week,…
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 – meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of…
Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 test will allow you to reposition the taskbar and change the size of the Start menu. The update, which is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders…
ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has “incontrovertible…
The Analogue 3D is finally getting save states
If you’re not staying on top of Analogue 3D updates, now’s the time to start. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Analogue has released a new firmware…
AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists
Last summer, Peter Degen’s postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much. Citations are the currency of academia, but there…
Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord and RDX prototypes
Honda revealed prototypes of two new hybrid models, an Accord sedan and the Acura RDX SUV, during its annual business briefing this week, built on a platform that it says…
Closing time
Today was closing arguments in the Musk v. Altman trial, and I almost feel bad writing about the unbelievable demolition derby I just witnessed. Steven Molo, Musk’s lawyer, stumbled over…
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount
The most graphically-impressive first-person shooter made for the Nintendo Switch is $20 off at Best Buy. Right now, you can buy the physical version of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for…
Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
Meta is rolling out new features to its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, including bringing the ability to write messages just with hand gestures to all users. You’ll be able…
You can make an app for that
The tyranny of software is almost over. Since the first computer programmers wrote the first computer programs, we, the users of that software, have been forced to live in the…
Android’s latest AI feature predicts what you’ll do next
The contextual suggestions feature has started appearing on some Pixel 10 series devices. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Google is rolling out a new AI-powered “contextual suggestions” feature…
Windows Update will soon automatically roll back faulty drivers
Microsoft is on a mission to fix Windows 11, and part of that involves improving the often-frustrating Windows Update experience. While you’ll soon be able to pause updates indefinitely, Microsoft…
Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs
Microsoft Edge is adding a new feature that will allow its Copilot AI chatbot to gather information from all of your open tabs. When you start a conversation with Copilot,…
Trump administration defends right to ban content moderation experts from US
The Trump administration is fighting for the right to keep some social media moderation advocates out of the US. On Wednesday, US District Court Judge James Boasberg heard arguments in…
The Apple Studio Display could have been so much more
The Studio Display looks great next to a MacBook, but its aging display technology holds it back. | Photo by John Higgins / The Verge For the better part of…
Data centers are coming for rural America
At its peak, the Androscoggin paper mill in Jay, Maine, a rural town about 67 miles northwest of Portland, employed about 1,500 people – until a pulp digester exploded in…
Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
Amazon’s head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is “not necessarily” planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was…
Sony’s new Xperia phone gets an overdue redesign
Sony’s new flagship doesn’t look much like its predecessors. | Image: Sony / The Verge Sony’s Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that’s…
Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enough
Who, me? | Image: The Verge; Getty Images After two weeks of hearing from assorted witnesses that he was a lying snake, the jury finally heard from the lying snake…
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
Google I/O is still a week away, but Google’s big announcements kick off today with the “Android Show: I/O Edition,” where it’s expected to announce the major Android ecosystem highlights…
eBay rejects GameStop’s $56 billion acquisition bid
No thank you, we’re good. | Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images eBay has officially rejected GameStop’s offer to buy the online marketplace for $56 billion, citing concerns around “operational risks”…
These new Roombas are smaller and cheaper
iRobot upgrades its lidar-based robot vacuum line with eight new models. | Image: iRobot iRobot has announced a new line of Roombas, a year after it debuted its first lidar-based…
Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it’s cooler and better at hugging your neck
The Reon Pocket Pro Plus delivers a 20 percent improvement in cooling performance over last year’s model. | Image: Sony Sony has announced a new version of the wearable personal…
OpenAI just released its answer to Claude Mythos
OpenAI is launching Daybreak, an AI initiative focused on detecting and patching vulnerabilities before attackers find them. Daybreak uses the Codex Security AI agent that launched in March to create…