Gen Z’s love-hate relationship with AI
Gen Z is increasingly disillusioned with AI – just not enough to stop using it. A new Gallup report released this week, based on responses from nearly 1,600 people ages…
YouTube Premium is getting pricier
YouTube Premium is getting more expensive in the US, with prices rising by $2 on standard individual accounts and as much as $4 for the family plan. The price hike…
Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps
Microsoft is starting to remove “unnecessary” Copilot buttons from its Windows 11 apps. In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button…
ChatGPT has a new $100 per month Pro subscription
OpenAI has announced a new version of its ChatGPT Pro subscription that costs $100 per month. The new Pro tier offers “5x more” usage of its Codex coding tool than…
I tested three Windows laptops in the MacBook Neo’s price range — there’s no contest
The Neo king of affordable laptops. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge When the MacBook Neo arrived last month, I knew Windows laptop makers were in trouble.…
Google makes it easy to deepfake yourself
YouTube Shorts is rolling out a new AI-powered feature giving creators an easy way to realistically clone themselves on camera. The launch, hinted at earlier this year, reflects the platform’s…
Spotify now lets you turn off all its videos
The new controls apply to both individual and family accounts. | Image: Spotify Spotify is adding new toggles to stop any and all video from playing inside the app, for…
Amflow’s latest e-bikes with Avinox motors raise the bar again
150Nm of raw climbing assist. | Image: Amflow Amflow, the e-bike brand spun out of DJI, is back with two impressive electric mountain bike ranges built around its incredibly dense…
Gemini gets notebooks to help you organize projects
Google’s Gemini is getting a feature called “notebooks” to help you organize things about certain topics in a single place while using the AI chatbot, the company announced on Wednesday.…
GoPro is cutting 23 percent of its workforce
The GoPro Max2 is the company’s most recent action camera, launched in September 2025. | Image: GoPro GoPro has announced plans to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce in…
Continuous glucose monitoring made me continuously crazy
Continuous glucose monitors — also referred to as glucose biosensors — aren’t just for diabetics anymore. Daily life is different when you’re tracking glucose. A little over a year ago,…
Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long
The Control Panel still exists in Windows 11. | Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with…
Nothing’s noise-canceling CMF Buds 2A are down to $19.99 for the rest of today
It’s not every day you find a decent pair of wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation, a transparency mode, and app support for less than $20, which is why the…
Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires
It’s finally the end of the line for the 1st generation Amazon Kindle. | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire…
A wild, wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay
The two iPhone 18 Pro dummies look much like last year’s 17 Pro models. | Image: Sonny Dickson We might have our first good look at the shape of the…
Gemini is making it faster for distressed users to reach mental health resources
Google says it has updated Gemini to better direct users to get mental health resources during moments of crisis. The change comes as the tech giant faces a wrongful death…
Wisconsin governor says ‘no’ to age checks for porn
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill that would’ve required residents to verify their age before accessing porn sites, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a letter to the…
Artemis II astronauts break a record, name a crater
Artemis II is capturing images of the far side of the Moon, partially visible here, which can’t be seen from Earth. | Image: NASA A few minutes before 2PM ET…
The best deals on MacBooks right now
The MacBook Neo (left) next to the 15-inch MacBook Air. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge It’s 2026, and that means Apple sells MacBooks equipped with not…
Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying
Let’s pretend you work in IT and you’re looking for a new digital service desk platform to help your employees reset passwords or onboard new hires. You use Google’s AI…
Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite
Los Thuthanaka basically came out of nowhere last year to capture Pitchfork’s album of the year with their self-titled debut. Because it wasn’t available on streaming, it largely flew under…
Suno is a music copyright nightmare
AI music platform Suno’s policy is that it does not permit the use of copyrighted material. You can upload your own tracks to remix or set your original lyrics to…
I let Gemini in Google Maps plan my day and it went surprisingly well
Take me to the tacos, Gemini. You may be familiar with Gemini as the thing that’s in every Google service you use – whether you want it or not. While…
Is the Slate Truck too minimal for its own good?
The first thing you notice about the Slate Truck is its size. It’s small, surprisingly so. In a country where trucks often come with their own zip code, Slate’s pickup…
A folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright troll
Murphy Campbell is at the center of a brewing storm around AI and a broken copyright system. | Image: Murphy Campbell In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered several songs…
Buy two Nintendo Switch games, get $30 off at Target
This ain’t gonna buff out. Target is offering a great deal to some Target Circle members that knocks $30 off the cost of two Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games.…
My dream pair of AR gaming glasses needs to have these nine features
I’ve spent months in the lab testing the latest AR glasses from Xreal and Viture. By “lab,” I mean cozied up on my couch each night, playing my Steam Deck…
Really, you made this without AI? Prove it
“This looks like AI.” It’s a phrase I dread seeing as a writer who dabbles in illustration and amateur photography. In a world where generative AI technology is increasingly adept…
Super Meat Boy 3D makes suffering fun
The original Super Meat Boy is one of the best-known indie games of all time. Released in 2010, it’s a brutally difficult 2D platformer, but so fun to play: The…
Anker’s Nebula P1 projector is the portable sound king
The Nebula P1 goes anywhere you can find a power source. The Soundcore Nebula P1 from Anker isn’t the most portable Google TV projector I’ve ever reviewed, nor is it…