Roborock graduates from vacuuming your house to mowing your lawn
Roborock, a company best known for its robovacs, is entering a new product category: robot lawnmowers. During the IFA 2025 tech conference, Roborock took the wraps off a trio of…
Roborock’s Curv 2 Pro can drop its mop pads to keep your carpets dry
Roborock is launching an updated Qrevo Curv robot vacuum that offers an impressive 25,000 Pa of suction power — topping the 18,500 Pa available with last year’s model. That’s not…
Samsung’s new party speakers are less subtle than ever
The ST50F may have wheels, but can it do a kickflip? Samsung may be partly to blame for unleashing the party speaker upon the world — its Giga line launched…
IFA 2025: the biggest tech and gadget announcements
IFA, the European tech trade show equivalent to CES in the US, is just around the corner. Companies are gearing up to showcase their latest innovations, bringing us the latest…
AI could bring us a smarter home — if we can trust it
LG’s FURON AI Agent powers the company’s smart home AI ambitions. | Image: LG The holy grail of the smart home is ambient computing – technology that disappears into the…
The PartyBox 720 is JBL’s largest battery-powered party speaker
The PartyBox 720 can run on battery power, allowing you to blast music without being tied to an outlet. JBL has expanded its lineup of flashy Bluetooth speakers with three…
Acer gives its 18-inch Predator Helios gaming laptop a 4K screen and top GPU
It looks just like the current Predator Helios 18 laptop, but the new 18P model has a 4K screen and even higher-end graphics. Acer is refreshing some of its gaming…
Google Play Games is about to show people what you play
The update starts rolling out globally in September. Google is updating user profiles for its Play Games service on Android devices to display gaming stats, achievements, and social features. The…
The best Labor Day TV sales
Yes, even this 98-inch mode is discounted. | Image: TCL Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer, which is a bit sad, but it’s a great time to…
Is AI the end of software engineering or the next step in its evolution?
The first time I used ChatGPT to code, back in early 2023, I was reminded of “The Monkey’s Paw,” a classic horror story about an accursed talisman that grants wishes,…
Silksong is only $19.99
Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry’s sequel to Hollow Knight that has been in development for seven years, is releasing later this week for just $19.99. Silksong’s highly-anticipated launch on September…
Hell Is Us is a cryptic and ambitious meditation on the horrors of war
The opening hours of Hell Is Us are brilliantly confusing. The game tasks you with getting up to speed on a complicated civil war between the Palomists and Sabinians. A…
Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure
Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell you how to make controlled substances. But, just like a person, with the right psychological…
The Verge’s favorite gifts for book lovers
What do you gift somebody who loves books? The obvious answer is “a book,” but since true bibliophiles are probably sitting on a stack already, it’s worth getting a little…
Verizon’s ‘software issue’ has disconnected many wireless customers across the US
Verizon has confirmed to customers in stores and online that its network is having an issue on Saturday. Many people have been unable to connect and make or receive calls…
No, a Windows update probably didn’t brick your SSD
For the last week or two, reports have been circulating that recent Windows 11 updates (specifically KB5063878 and KB5062660) were causing some SSDs using Phison controllers to fail. Tech influencers…
The 20 best Labor Day deals you can grab for $100 or less
Labor Day weekend has finally arrived, and after a week of early discounts trickling in, the sales are now in full swing. From big-screen OLED TVs and outdoor gear to…
Discounty adds some bite to cozy life sims
There’s a pleasing rhythm to cozy life sims. The virtual days pass, filled with chores of tending crops or running a business, punctuated by strange mysteries or evolving relationships. At…
Why do Waymos keep loitering in front of my house?
When a Waymo pulls up and parks in front of her home on a residential street in West Los Angeles, 10-year-old Morgan rushes to the window. “The Waymo is home!”…
Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe
Apple has removed the iPhone torrenting client, iTorrent, from AltStore PAL’s alternative iOS marketplace in the EU, showing that it can still exert control over apps that aren’t listed on…
Microsoft fires two employee protesters who occupied its president’s office
Microsoft has fired two employees that were involved in a sit-in protest in vice chair and president Brad Smith’s office. Software engineers Riki Fameli and Anna Hattle were both dismissed…
FDA approves updated covid vaccines, but with severe new limits
On Wednesday, the FDA approved the new round of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax for use by seniors over the age of 65. But for anyone younger than…
Samsung is Unpacking again in early September
Maybe those little AI sparkles are bursting out of a trifold phone? Maybe? Apple isn’t the only tech company to send out launch event invitations this week. If you’re keeping…
4Chan and Kiwi Farms file joint lawsuit against the UK
On Wednesday, 4Chan and Kiwi Farms, two of the most controversial social media sites on the internet, filed a federal lawsuit against the British government, arguing that the requirements of…
Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples
On the left is a screenshot taken from a Nothing Phone 3 demo unit. On the right, one of the images can be seen on the Stills stock photo marketplace.…
‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat
“Agentic AI systems are being weaponized.” That’s one of the first lines of Anthropic’s new Threat Intelligence report, out today, which details the wide range of cases in which Claude…
London targets noisy commuters with headphone campaign
TfL is using posters to encourage passengers to wear headphones when listening to audio. | Image: TfL / The Verge After bringing 4G and 5G connectivity to the Underground, London’s…
Microsoft hosts emergency press conference after protesters ‘storm a building’
Microsoft president Brad Smith hosted an impromptu press conference on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after protesters gained access to a building at the company’s headquarters and held a sit-in demonstration…
Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office
Redmond police outside Microsoft’s building 34 | Image: No Azure for Apartheid Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office…
Spotify is adding DMs
Spotify’s new messaging feature can even be used by free accounts. Spotify is introducing a direct messaging feature that allows users to share music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations with each…