The Verge

Oddity is masterfully tense horror from the director of Hokum
ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults
Fujifilm’s X Half is even more whimsical with a $300 price cut
Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students
Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn’t suck
NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech
Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
Here are 40 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale
These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone
The app you need to clean up your computer
Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life
Xbox is now XBOX
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
The Analogue 3D is finally getting save states
OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle

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