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Microsoft’s new Security Store is like an app stor...
Microsoft is launching a Security Store that will be full of security software-as-a-service (SaaS) s...
Google’s AI Mode image search is getting more conv...
Google’s latest AI Mode update makes it easier for users to search through images using vague descri...
Google Drive adds AI to detect ransomware before i...
Google Drive for desktop is adding ransomware detection using an AI model trained on “millions of re...
My other car is a cargo bike
The vehicle of the future is electric. It's good for the environment. It has enough room for your st...
Nothing’s ‘first step’ to an ‘AI OS’ is not first,...
Nothing says it has just taken “the first step towards an AI-native operating system.” Not exactly. ...
The EV tax credit is dead — here’s what happens ne...
For EVs, it's Zero Hour. When the clock strikes midnight on Oct. 1, the $7,500 federal tax credit on...
Spotify founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has announced that he’s stepping down as CEO, two decades after founding the m...
Garmin’s eTrex Touch navigator can go almost a mon...
Garmin’s $449.99 eTrex Touch is a rugged GPS navigator with preloaded maps for outdoor adventures. I...
Opera launches its AI browser, but you’ll have to ...
A limited number of people will get to try out Opera’s AI browser, Neon, starting today for $19.90 p...
Logitech’s MX Master 4 adds haptic feedback, mostl...
If you saw the leaks, you probably already know that haptics are the big, new thing in Logitech’s $1...
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settleme...
YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to...
SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now l...
Senate Bill 53, the landmark AI transparency bill that has divided AI companies and made headlines f...
Microsoft is bringing its Windows engineering team...
Windows is coming back together. Microsoft is bringing its key Windows engineering teams under a sin...
Tile’s lack of encryption could make tracker owner...
Security researchers are shining the spotlight on a serious security vulnerability that could enable...
What EA’s buyout might mean for its future
Electronic Arts just announced that it is going to be acquired and taken private in a massive $55 bi...
PlayStation is getting a big, fancy art book full ...
It’s been 30 years since the original PlayStation was released in North America and Europe after fir...
Amazon’s Echo Pop and Dot speakers are the cheapes...
The Echo Pop and Echo Dot are Amazon’s entry-level smart speakers, and both are currently on sale ah...
RidePods is the first iPhone game you control with...
Developer Ali Tanis has released the first game for iPhones and iPads that’s played using Apple’s Ai...
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 in latest bid...
Anthropic's latest AI model spent 30 hours running by itself to code a chat app akin to Slack or Tea...
Anker’s fastest airline-friendly power bank is now...
Anker announced its new capacious Prime Power Bank (26k, 300W) at IFA 2025 as part of a larger colle...
Alexa Plus is smarter — but it’s not yet smart eno...
This week, Amazon will launch new Echo hardware designed to supercharge Alexa Plus, the AI-powered u...
Amazon’s kid-friendly Kindles are cheaper than eve...
Amazon’s October Prime Day (officially called Prime Big Deal Days) starts on October 7th, but waitin...
Keychron mechanical keyboards are up to 62 percent...
Keychron is one of the biggest names in mechanical keyboards (but certainly far from the only maker ...
OpenAI’s parental controls are out — here’s what y...
OpenAI has rolled out some long-awaited parental controls for ChatGPT to all web users, with mobile ...
GameSir’s clip-on controller turns smartphones int...
Over the past weekend at the Tokyo Game Show, GameSir demonstrated a new controller that turns your ...
Ford’s CEO isn’t impressed with Apple CarPlay Ultr...
The list of car companies looking askance at Apple’s newly release, all-encompassing version of CarP...
Google’s gradient ‘G’ logo is rolling out everywhe...
Google is making the gradient “G” its new company-wide logo, according to an announcement on Monday....
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Wor...
You’ve probably heard of vibe coding — novices writing apps by creating a simple AI prompt — but now...
Get a look at the OnePlus 15 from every angle
Just a few days after first teasing the upcoming launch of the OnePlus 15, the company is already sh...
$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investo...
Electronic Arts has announced it is being acquired and taken private in a $55 billion deal involving...
Ending graciously
A few decades ago, when I was raising funding for a startup, I made a lasting impression on an inves...
CMF’s first over-ear headphones have a slider for ...
CMF, the budget-focused sub-brand that Nothing plans to spin off into a standalone subsidiary, has l...
Apple’s ‘Veritas’ chatbot is reportedly an employe...
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman Apple is testing Siri’s upcoming revamp using an internal chatb...
Larry Ellison’s quest to run the world
For most of his career Larry Ellison has been content to quietly let Oracle be the company, behind t...
Trump posts, then pulls bizarre AI video promoting...
Donald Trump is no stranger to outlandish conspiracies or strange social media posts. But, by any me...
Good news: TechWoven is fine
As the nation's foremost FineWoven hater, I have some great news about Apple's follow-up: it doesn't...
I spent three months with Telly, the free TV that’...
The last few months, I've felt like I'm living in a cyberpunk movie. Each night, when I get ready to...
How the voice of Silksong’s Hornet brought her to ...
Silksong resembles the original Hollow Knight in many ways, though right from the start, you can hea...
I need a life cool enough for the new GoPro
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 99, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. ...
How generative AI boosters are trying to break int...
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For...
Martin Shkreli can be sued for copying Wu-Tang’s o...
Disgraced pharma bro, convicted felon, and perennial challenger for America’s Most Hateable Man, Mar...
Switch 2 controllers and the OnePlus Watch 3 top o...
Nintendo’s first-party Switch 2 Pro Controller can’t be beaten when it comes to its breadth of featu...
Can Google be trusted without a break up?
On day three of the two-week remedies trial in the Justice Department's ad tech case against Google,...
The strangest game of the year is a channel-surfin...
It's not quite October yet, and there are still plenty of video games set to be released before the ...
What to expect from Amazon’s big fall hardware eve...
Amazon is hosting its 2025 fall hardware event on Tuesday, September 30th, and it could be a packed ...
When this EV maker collapsed, its customers became...
Cristian Fleming paid around $70,000 for his dream car, a Fisker Ocean. He was drawn to the new EV's...
Raleigh One e-bike review: redemption tour
Two good things have come from the 2023 bankruptcy of VanMoof. The first is the all-new VanMoof S6 e...
The Blink security camera app is down, but Amazon ...
The app for Amazon’s Blink security cameras is experiencing an issue that’s preventing users from ac...
Trump’s new target: Microsoft head of global affai...
After successfully manipulating Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and eventually failing to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, ...
Microsoft Photos will soon auto-categorize your pi...
Microsoft is testing a way that will make it easier to sift through all the clutter in your photo li...
