Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, whic...
Anker’s travel-friendly Laptop Power Bank has returned to its best price of the year
Whether you’re heading out for a quick Memorial Day getaway or preparing for summer travel, a reliable power bank can come in handy when there’s no ou...
Google's AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you search for a product, Google's Gemini AI chatbot will surface relevan...
A feature-packed MagSafe power bank is 20 percent off for Memorial Day
Having personally recently tested a bunch of MagSafe power banks for an upcoming piece, let me tell you that it’s tough to find a low-cost model that ...
We're about to find out if the systems designed to make deepfakes and AI-generated content easy to spot are actually up to snuff. SynthID and C2PA Con...
Just as the T1 Phone is seemingly on the verge of release, Trump Mobile has been accused of insecurely storing customer data, leaving addresses and ph...
Insta360’s Mic Pro uses a three microphone array for improved recordings
After initially revealing its unique design at NAB 2026 last month with few technical details, Insta360 has announced and launched its new wireless Mi...
When the member states of the United Nations reviewed their Global Compact on Migration earlier this month, one country was conspicuously absent from ...
The Verge’s 2026 high school graduation gift guide
High school graduation is a time of change that might be felt more deeply by family members than by the grads themselves. While some grads may immedia...
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern. Over t...
Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple's Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where ...
Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time
More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers are gearing up for an 18-day strike after bonus payment negotiations between the company and its union co...
Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
Among the flurry of today's Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help...
Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year
I am dying to know how much money Plex is about to make the next six weeks charging people to stream their own video from their own homes. Today, it's...
Demis Hassabis said this might be the ‘foothills of the singularity.’ What?
Welcome to a "profound moment for humanity," according to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who closed out Google I/O's keynote presentation on Tues...
The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah
Utah may host one of the world's most colossal data centers, despite stark warnings from experts and fierce public backlash. Earlier this month, commi...
What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can conve...
‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans
Apple TV is best known for its lineup of science fiction shows and feel-good sitcoms, but of late the streaming service has veered in a different dire...
The future of Google is a search box that does everything
Last year, after watching Google's I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google's future was Google googling. After watching this year's I/O keynote ...
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it ...
Here are our favorite Memorial Day tech deals so far
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the s...
Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power
A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement wit...
Ugreen’s new soccer ball-shaped tracker has up to 7 years of battery life
Ugreen has announced a new Apple Find My-compatible tracker with a novel design that limits where you can hide it, but greatly benefits battery life. ...
Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds
The era of ultra-high performance Mercedes EVs is here. The German automaker finally revealed its new super sedan, the AMG GT 4-door coupe, with techn...
Kickstarter just killed its new mature content rules
Last week, we noted Kickstarter's new content guidelines which had some pretty weird new additions, including a prohibition on "sexual wellness produc...
Nintendo’s $500 Switch 2 bundle includes a game, and it’s available now
Nintendo recently teased the “Choose Your Game” Switch 2 console and digital game bundle, coming in early June. However, multiple retailers (including...
Google's I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Searc...
Google Search is entering the next phase of its AI evolution. During Google I/O 2026, the company showed off a reimagined search box that makes it eas...
Google is launching its own take on OpenClaw, the buzzy AI agent platform that caused a stir in the tech industry earlier this year. Announced during ...
They tell me no one outside Google has seen what we're about to see. No journalist has ever been in this building. Here in Google's Mountain View labs...
