AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook’s legacy
We knew at some point Tim Cook would step down from his position as Apple's CEO. Over the last year, it has become increasingly obvious that John Tern...
I don’t think Gwyneth Paltrow knows what a peptide is
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and po...
Apple and Samsung dominate the US phone market, and they've done so for years. Together with Google, they've shaped our sense of what a smartphone is ...
Instagram is testing a new dedicated app that's focused around Snapchat-like photo sharing features. The app, called "Instants," was launched in Italy...
China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals
Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can c...
Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’
We love to muse over how "real" photography is defined here at The Verge now that generative AI is so prolific, and the World Press Photo competition ...
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. We'...
The alien world of Saros feels like it has been touched by King Midas. The sky is golden after another impossibly frequent solar eclipse; rocks, speci...
A new Republican privacy bill could be ‘worse than no standard at all’
Congress is once again attempting to pass a national data privacy law. But while it would introduce new protections in some states, it would weaken pr...
US arrests soldier who allegedly made $400k on Maduro Polymarket bets
We knew someone made over $400,000 on suspicious Polymarket bets around the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, but now we ha...
Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro
Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what's coming...
Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax
Claude users can access more apps with Anthropic's AI now thanks to new connectors for everything from hiking to grocery shopping. Anthropic already s...
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court showdown will dish the dirt
Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI, and then flounced off in a huff when he wasn't anointed CEO, leaving Sam Altman as the last power-hungry man standing. Now...
Brendan Carr’s war on wokeness targets inclusive children’s television
Under the guidance of consummate bully / chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is taking steps towards cracking down on children's entertainment that in any ...
Sonos’ big sale on refurbished speakers is about to end
Portable audio and home theater upgrades can be very pricey, which is why we make a habit out of telling readers when there are good deals happening. ...
Meta is planning to layoff around 10 percent of employees in May, according to a memo from the company's chief people officer, Janelle Gale, published...
‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future
Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has laid out a new strategy for what she describes as a "return of Xbox." In a joint memo to with Xbox Chief Cont...
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is ‘reevaluating’ exclusive games
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma held an all-hands meeting this morning and laid out her strategy for a "return of Xbox" with employees. While rebranding Microsof...
Democrats want to ban ICE from turning warehouses into detention centers
A bill introduced by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from converting warehouses and similar buildings int...
The bright yellow livery of Spirit Airlines may soon disappear from the skies. The country's seventh-largest airline has been in financial trouble for...
Anthropic's tightly controlled rollout of Claude Mythos has taken an awkward turn. After spending weeks insisting the AI model is so capable at cybers...
Ikea’s new inflatable chair doesn’t look like an inflatable chair
Ikea shared a sneak preview of three pieces from a new experimental collection, set to be fully revealed at an annual company event on May 13th. One o...
OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 model is more efficient and better at coding
OpenAI just announced its new GPT-5.5 model, which the company calls its "smartest and most intuitive to use model yet, and the next step toward a new...
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy week. Sharma held an internal town hall with Xbox employees today, just days after announcing an Xbox Game Pass pr...
Great news, the Moto G Stylus is no longer teeming with bloatware
The 2026 edition of Motorola's stylus phone is plenty appealing. My review unit is a charming lilac color, has a pleasantly textured back panel, and i...
Keychron’s customizable V1 mechanical keyboard is back down to $45
If you’ve ever wished your laptop keyboard was better tailored to your workflow, the Keychron V1 is a solid upgrade. It doesn’t cost as much as most o...
It feels like not a week has gone by this year without a senior Microsoft executive leaving the company. Some departures have triggered sweeping shake...
Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees
Microsoft is changing up its annual rewards and performance programs today, and offering long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily r...
DJI’s new Lito Series beginner drones start at less than $400
Following teasers and leaks, DJI has officially announced its new entry-level Lito 1 and Lito X1 drones that both weigh less than 249 grams so they're...
Today on Decoder, I want to lay out an idea that’s been banging around my head for weeks now as we’ve been reporting on AI and having conversations he...
