The best Android phones
The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a wider range of…
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app
I kid you not, we wrote these words in 2014: Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list…
How Wikipedia is fighting AI slop content
With the rise of AI writing tools, Wikipedia editors have had to deal with an onslaught of AI-generated content filled with false information and phony citations. Already, the community of…
Microsoft’s new Copilot 3D feature is great for Ikea, bad for my dog
Is that a back penis? While Microsoft was busy updating Copilot yesterday with OpenAI’s new GPT-5 model, it also quietly launched Copilot 3D. It’s a free-to-use feature that can transform…
Sony insists Xperia phones are ‘very important’ to it
This year’s Xperia 1 VII has been plagued by problems. CFO Lin Tao mentioned Sony’s beleaguered phone brand at the company’s recent financial results presentation, calling it “a very important…
Apple’s lock on iPhone browser engines gets a December deadline
Japan doesn’t want Apple to give it the EU treatment. We might finally see the first iPhone browsers built on top of third-party engines now that Japanese regulators have taken…
OpenAI gives some employees a ‘special’ multimillion-dollar bonus
The day before the launch of GPT-5, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman surprised employees with a message in the company’s Slack. “As we mentioned a few weeks ago, we have been…
OpenAI gets caught vibe graphing
Something’s off with that chart on the left. During its big GPT-5 livestream on Thursday, OpenAI showed off a few charts that made the model seem quite impressive — but…
Meta illegally collected Flo users’ menstrual data, jury rules
Yet another reason to be wary of period tracking apps. A California jury has found that Meta illegally collected user health data from the Flo period-tracking app, violating the state’s…
The lawyer who beat Tesla is ready for ‘round two’
The day after he won an unprecedented $243 million verdict in a wrongful death case against Tesla, attorney Brett Schreiber posted a reel on Instagram celebrating the victory. His song…
Apple’s mysterious chip tech will help Samsung make iPhone image sensors in Texas
Sony is currently Apple’s sole image sensor supplier. Apple is teaming up with Samsung to produce digital image sensors for future iPhone models, according to The Financial Times. This is…
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 models announced early by GitHub
GitHub has accidentally announced OpenAI’s new range of GPT-5 models. A now-deleted GitHub blog post reveals that GPT-5, which will be available in four different versions, offers “major improvements in…
Nvidia rejects US demand for backdoors in AI chips
Nvidia’s chief security officer has published a blog post insisting that its GPUs “do not and should not have kill switches and backdoors.” It comes amid pressure from both sides…
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight…
Microsoft’s plan to fix the web with AI has already hit an embarrassing security flaw
Researchers have already found a critical vulnerability in the new NLWeb protocol Microsoft made a big deal about just just a few months ago at Build. It’s a protocol that’s…
Google is rolling out a fix for Pixel back button issues
Google’s August Pixel update includes a fix for Android’s three-button navigation and gesture navigation systems becoming unresponsive. The issues appear to have started popping up shortly after the official release…
xAI’s new Grok image and video generator has a ‘spicy’ mode
X user ArikaHenry says that selecting the “Spicy” option proceeded to undress the woman in the uploaded image. | Image: ArikaHenry xAI’s new Grok Imagine tool is an AI image…
IGN hit by layoffs as parent company Ziff Davis cuts costs
Ziff Davis-owned IGN Entertainment has laid off staff, including eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. Those cuts represent 12 percent of the bargaining unit. The layoffs are the latest…
Sengled’s downfall shows the peril of relying on cloud connections for smart home control
Amazon has killed the cloud-based skill that connects Sengled bulbs to Alexa. Some Sengled bulbs that use local protocols, like this Matter one, can still work with Echo devices. After…
Brendan Carr declares victory over the First Amendment
On Monday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a complaint against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. The filing, sent to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel at the DC…
Nintendo raises the Switch 1 price from $299 to $339
The original Nintendo Switch, which has cost $299.99 in the US since its release in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s online store. Other first-gen Switch models are…
Lenovo’s rollable laptop is the coolest computer I’ve used all year
Push a button and get more screen. | GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Part of me still can’t believe it, but Lenovo did the thing: it took…
A webcam that’s almost like a real camera
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…