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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 92, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’ve kept my phone case on all…
Today I’m toying with
The simple joy of gadgets — that’s what “Today I’m Toying With” is all about. It’s our video series where we try to encapsulate that joy of playing with technology,…
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 just came out and you can already save $50
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Smartwatch is on sale starting at $299.99 ($50 off). If you’re looking to upgrade an older Android smartwatch, or want to give wearables a try…
The enforcer that could break up Apple and Google is facing upheaval
The sudden firing of two high-ranking antitrust officials this week is signaling upheaval at an agency responsible for arguing some of the biggest tech monopoly cases in decades. Two top…
The ‘Epstein files’ implosion bleeds into foreign policy
While the summer doldrums have hit Washington, the MAGA influencers can never truly go on vacation, especially if they’ve spent their careers promising to reveal the truth about Jeffrey Epstein.…
The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested
Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve…
BougeRV’s portable solar fridge is quietly annoying
The go-anywhere BougeRV CRD2 40. Keeping humans alive at home in post-agrarian societies requires refrigeration. Meat bags on the move must either load up a cooler with ice for a…
Zuckerberg’s ‘personal superintelligence’ plan: fill your free time with more AI
It has been another busy week. GPT-5 appears to be just around the corner… This week, I decode the meaning behind Mark Zuckerberg’s “personal superintelligence” manifesto, and what it means…
Delta’s dynamic AI pricing plan sounds different now
Delta Air Lines is explaining more about its AI-assisted dynamic pricing model after coming under scrutiny for recent comments about the pricing. In November, Delta president Glen Hauenstein said at…
Tim Cook says Apple ‘must’ figure out AI and ‘will make the investment to do it’
Apple CEO Tim Cook boasted about the potential of AI and the company’s approach to developing it in a rare all-hands today that was reported on by Bloomberg. Apple has…
Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus
Amazon’s new Alexa Plus voice assistant works with most existing Amazon devices. In the week’s least surprising news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the company is exploring ways to…
Bing made Google dance and then stole some search traffic
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wanted to make Google dance two years ago, with an AI overhaul of Bing that was designed to steal Google’s all-important search market share. Now, there…
Samsung TVs are coming back online after apps stopped working
Samsung smart TVs appear to be functioning normally again after experiencing a global outage yesterday. Users across Reddit and Samsung’s community forum started reporting issues with their TVs at around…
Nintendo’s Switch 2 doubles first-month sales of the original
Nintendo’s financial year is off to a bumper start thanks to explosive sales of its Switch 2 console. Following its launch in June, the Switch 2 console has now sold…
The LeapMove is a gamified camera designed to get kids off the couch
The LeapMove could make gaming a more active pastime. | Image: LeapFrog LeapFrog has announced a new electronic learning system that swaps controllers for a camera. In fact, the LeapMove…
Apple shipped its 3 billionth iPhone
Tim Cook sure knows how to sell an iPhone. Apple has been the target of a fair amount of criticism over the past year, from its AI missteps to a…
Uber Eats is adding AI to menus, food photos, and reviews
In examples like those garlic knots on the bottom left, Uber Eats’ AI would have to generate sections of the food itself. The menus on your next Uber Eats order…
Hey Microsoft, is it ‘Xbox PC’ or ‘Xbox on PC’?
Microsoft first started using the “Xbox PC” term in a blog post announcing the Gears of Wars remaster in early May. It was a new branding effort designed to signal…
Meta is playing the AI game with house money
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI hiring spree is costing a lot of money. His investors don’t care. Meta’s stock price shot up over 10 percent on Wednesday after the company reported better-than-expected…
All of your international packages are about to get more expensive
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that will suspend the de minimis exemption — which allows packages with goods valued less than $800 to enter the US…
Spotify’s terrible privacy settings just leaked Palmer Luckey’s bops and bangers
Have you ever wondered what bops powerful figures are listening to on Spotify? You’d be amazed what you can get with a profile search – but just in case you…
YouTube makes it easy for TV users to skip to the best bits of videos
It seems YouTube is finally giving its TV app the AI feature that lets you skip to the most interesting parts of a video. Android Authority’s Mishaal Rahman reports that…
YouTube tells creators they can drop more F-bombs
YouTube videos with strong profanity in the first seven seconds (words like “fuck”) are now eligible for full monetization, according to a video from Conor Kavanagh, YouTube’s head of monetization…
Lovense was told its sex toy app leaked users’ emails and didn’t fix it
Lovense, the maker of internet-connected sex toys, left user emails exposed for months — even after it became aware of the vulnerability. In a blog post spotted by TechCrunch and…
LG’s StanbyMe 2 is an unquestionably cool TV at a questionably high price
The StanbyMe 2 becomes the SitbyMe 2 once you detach it from the rolling stand. | Image: LG LG’s StanbyMe 2 has all the ingredients of a good follow-up gadget:…
Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge
Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge in Windows over the years, including modifying Chrome download sites…
Home Depot now has an app-controlled version of its viral Halloween skeleton
The summer isn’t halfway over, and Home Depot already wants you to start thinking about Halloween. After introducing a limited-edition animated version of its 12-foot-tall skeleton decoration last year, the…
The controversial legal tactic The Trump Organization is using to take down fake merch
Unauthorized merch promoting Donald Trump – from hats and mugs to signs and T-shirts – is everywhere online. Go to a Trump rally or other MAGA political event and you’re…
Samsung’s One UI 8 might shut down bootloader unlocking on Galaxy phones
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 ships with One UI 8. Samsung’s One UI 8 update seems to prevent users from unlocking their device’s bootloader to load custom ROMs, as spotted…
Sony calls Tencent game ‘slavish clone’ of Horizon in new lawsuit
A screenshot from Light of Motiram. Sony is suing Tencent to attempt to stop the release of Light of Motiram, which Sony describes as a “slavish clone” of its Horizon…