Technology
A powerful tool of resistance is already in your h...
In an eyewitness video analyzed frame by frame by The New York Times, Alex Pretti raises one hand an...
The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone...
My ongoing quest to turn my iPhone into one of my favorite consoles of all time has led me to a curi...
Anker’s USB-C cable that lets you charge two gadge...
Monday, February 16th, is Presidents Day, and there are plenty of good deals happening on tech in th...
Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling hei...
Colonialism is not merely about occupying nations. It's a project of mass violence, part of which in...
Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem
The most striking thing about Ring's statement that it had parted ways with Flock Safety is what the...
How to un-Big Tech your online life
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Munich 2026: A security conference where tech isn’...
The 62nd Munich Security Conference opened on 13 February 2026 in Munich, Germany, and this year’s g...
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this ma...
Sammy Azdoufal claims he wasn't trying to hack every robot vacuum in the world. He just wanted to re...
DJI’s first robovac is an autonomous cleaning dron...
It's been eight years since I last reviewed a robot vacuum. Having spent the last two months with a ...
HP wants you to rent your next gaming laptop
HP is testing a gaming laptop rental program, letting players subscribe monthly instead of buying as...
Samsung begins One UI 9 testing ahead of next fold...
Samsung has reportedly begun internal testing of One UI 9 for upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 8 and Z Fold 8 ...
4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ w...
The close timing of Jeffrey Epstein coming into contact with 4chan founder Chris 'moot' Poole and th...
Your favorite old ChatGPT models are going away
OpenAI is retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and other older models in ChatGPT to focus develop...
The see-through Beats Studio Buds Plus are more th...
If you like how well AirPods work with iPhones but want something more colorful and flexible, the Be...
Claude is leveling up against Gemini and ChatGPT w...
Anthropic has expanded Claude’s free tier with advanced features that were previously paid, giving u...
Sony launches a subscription service to lease Play...
Sony is testing a new way to put PS5 consoles in living rooms across the UK, through a leasing progr...
Steam beta lets users add their PC specs to review...
User reviews on Steam may get more informative after a Steam Client Beta update released on Thursday...
This could be our first look at Samsung’s upcoming...
A leaked One UI 9 animation may have given us our first glimpse at Samsung's Wide Fold, and its dram...
What’s behind the mass exodus at xAI?
The past few days have been a wild ride for xAI, which is racking up staff and cofounder departure a...
Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories?...
During the 2024 presidential election, @KamalaHQ was something of an alter ego for Vice President Ka...
Trump Mobile’s origins lie with a Mexican middlewe...
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. Last week, we spoke to exe...
What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a cont...
"where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video," reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey ...
Meta’s smart glasses could soon identify people in...
Meta is reportedly working on adding facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing wearers to id...
iRobot’s Roombas have a new Chinese owner, but it ...
As part of its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics, iRobot is creating a new US-based subsidia...
Ring’s adorable surveillance hellscape
You can watch Ring's recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their ...
‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in h...
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song th...
Chatbots rated more empathetic than humans in cont...
New research suggests AI chatbots can generate responses people rate as more empathetic than humans,...
iPhone 18 Pro could bring a big boost to satellite...
The iPhone 18 Pro models may transform satellite connectivity from an emergency-only feature into an...
Death Stranding 2 for PC finally has a release dat...
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is officially coming to PC this March, bringing Kojima’s surreal seq...
Meta’s Quest 3S is $50 off, and includes Batman: A...
Meta’s VR strategy is in a bit of an uncertain place right now, with the company recently cutting ma...
ICE moves out to the suburbs
We sat in a parking lot and waited. We watched, knowing we were being watched in return. Two men, ma...
Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to s...
Meta aims to introduce facial recognition to its smart glasses while its biggest critics are distrac...
There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 3...
Following the popularity of the Kodak Charmera, it was inevitable that other retro-inspired digital ...
Stanhope AI raises $8M to build adaptive AI for ro...
London-based deep tech startup Stanhope AI has closed a €6.7 million ($8 million) Seed funding round...
Anthropic’s $30B raise is about more than money
Anthropic has just closed a $30 billion Series G funding round, pushing its valuation to $380 billio...
Diesel’s new wired earphones look better suited fo...
Diesel’s new wired earphones lean hard into Y2K style that they feel more like a denim accessory tha...
HP’s laptop subscriptions are a great deal — for H...
There's been some hullabaloo over HP's laptop subscription service, recently brought to light by a L...
The hottest indie game is about breeding cats with...
When the Mewgenics team announced in 2024 that it had added autism to the list of disorders the game...
The people we left behind: Tech layoffs, AI hype, ...
If you opened a tech newsletter or even the internet in early 2026 and thought you’d stepped into a ...
Hackers are using Gemini to target you, Google say...
Google says hackers are abusing Gemini to speed up cyberattacks, from target research to post-breach...
Windows 11 adds a new secure mode that blocks sket...
Windows 11 is adding Baseline Security Mode to block unsigned apps, services, and drivers by default...
The Vision Pro YouTube app is here and it fixes th...
YouTube finally has an official Vision Pro app, ending the Safari workaround and adding offline down...
God of War trilogy remake is real, and it’s finall...
Sony confirms a God of War trilogy remake is in development, rebuilding the original three Greek-era...
Tenways’ compact e-bike twists and folds to go fla...
Tenways just launched its new CGO Compact electric bike in Europe that's designed to fit into tight ...
Sony WF-1000XM6 vs Bose QuietComfort Ultra vs AirP...
We break down real-world differences in comfort, codecs, transparency, smart features, and battery l...
Watch NASA’s trailer for imminent crewed launch to...
NASA is just hours away from its first crewed launch of 2026, and its first since Crew-11 flew to or...
A $319 mini PC with a Ryzen PRO chip is a sneaky-g...
Mini PCs are having a moment because they solve a real problem: you want desktop power without a tow...
This is the “buy it once” video doorbell deal wort...
A video doorbell is one of those upgrades you appreciate the first time you miss a delivery, get a p...
A surprise God of War prequel is out on the PS5 ri...
To close out its February 2026 State of Play presentation, Sony revealed God of War Sons of Sparta, ...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety aft...
Following intense backlash to its partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company t...
