WhatsApp ordered to host rival AI assistants for free
Meta has been ordered by the European Commission to restore free WhatsApp access for chatbots made by rival AI providers while the regulator finishes ...
I’m relieved Siri AI isn’t trying to be a health coach
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that sw...
Parents want one thing, and one thing only, out of AI: to add a list of soccer games or "spirit week" theme days from an email or a poorly formatted f...
Logitech’s new Mobi Fold squeezes a lot of functionality into a tiny folding mouse
Logitech finally announced its new ultraportable travel mouse following leaked marketing images that spoiled the surprise last month. As the name impl...
Waymo built a virtual driver to study how humans react to surprises on the road
Waymo has a lot of experience building virtual systems to help its autonomous vehicles better understand the real world. It built realistic 3D worlds ...
I have been an audio reviewer for 20 years. My time as a freelance headphones panelist at Wirecutter, and the multitude of reviews I’ve written for si...
Echo Isle is a pint-sized adventure inspired by classic Zelda
Echo Isle is heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda, and it's not afraid to show it: The retro graphics bear a striking resemblance to Link's Awakeni...
Congress narrowly voted to fund President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Security $70 billion over the next...
The App Store is going to add subscription bundles soon
Later this year, you will be able to get bundled subscriptions for iPhone apps, as Apple announced it's expanding App Store bundles so they can includ...
Microsoft AI head calls out Anthropic for acting like Claude is conscious
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says it's "really, really dangerous" for Anthropic to speculate about Claude's consciousness inside its "constitutio...
Tuesday's Nintendo Direct showcase felt like an important moment for the company. With the Switch 2 heading into its second holiday season, one in whi...
GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face...
Fitbit’s Charge 6 and Ace LTE are now as cheap as the new $100 Air
Whether you’re shopping for Father’s Day or trying to keep your kids entertained over summer break, you don’t need to spend a fortune to get a great F...
It took a few years, but Apple finally made its AI look useful. Now millions of iPhone users in Europe are being told they won't be getting Siri AI an...
SwitchBot’s E Ink Weather Station is already 20 percent off
We’re only a few days since the SwitchBot Smart E Ink Weather Station launched, and you can already save $25 on the smart home gadget. Visit Amazon an...
Anthropic releases its first Mythos-class model Claude Fable
Anthropic just announced Claude Fable 5, a new AI model it said is the most powerful model it has ever made widely available. According to the company...
Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing
Apple used to question whether generative AI-powered editing features were worth the risk of distorting our perceptions of the world. Now it seems App...
A different kind of Sora is back in the news. Square Enix just teased the long-awaited next entry in the Kingdom Hearts series, though there's not muc...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is getting a remake for the Switch 2
Nintendo announced a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Tuesday. It will launch sometime in 202...
Microsoft AI chief walks back comments about AI taking over white-collar work
Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman is walking back his statement about AI automating jobs done by white-collar workers, including lawyers, accountants...
Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of, here
Apple kicked off its annual developer conference with bold promises about AI. The company, CEO Tim Cook said, would be "introducing new technologies a...
Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds
Meta is planning to use the data shared by other businesses to personalize your feed and its AI responses. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta explains th...
Nintendo Direct June 2026: All the news and trailers
After a week of video game news and trailers from PlayStation, Xbox, and most of the major publishers, it’s now Nintendo’s turn. And the next Nintendo...
Most of Apple's current AI ideas are roughly the same as everyone else's AI ideas. A chatbot you can ask questions; quick ways to create or summarize ...
Apple dials down Liquid Glass, and the Mac looks way better for it
MacOS 27 Golden Gate will usher in a bunch of changes to the Mac when it's released later this year, with its biggest new features revolving around Si...
Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise
As expected, yesterday's WWDC keynote was mostly about AI. And also as expected, Apple tried to turn its late arrival into its sales pitch: it didn't ...
Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights
I've been a fan of Philips Hue smart lights since the early days. It's one of the few staples in my ever-changing smart home. However, when the Bridge...
Rivian may be all in on robotaxis and autonomy, but it's still got human drivers - and EV buyers - to win over. The pricey R1S SUV and R1T pickup brou...
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by Ziroth
Donut Lab's solid-state battery claims have been thoroughly debunked by Ryan Inis Hughes on his popular Ziroth YouTube channel. According to Hughes, D...
Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid
Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it's delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to...
