Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it's making smartphones now. I'm not sure I b...
Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’
The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction m...
Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help
Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail" that allows any user to give themselv...
Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0–60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now
When I first heard that a vacuum company had released a rocket-powered electric vehicle with physically impossible-sounding performance specs, I immed...
We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish)
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. Thi...
Aurzen’s tiny trifold projector is almost 40 percent off right now
Not all trifolds are created equal — just ask our own Allison Johnson, who recently spent time with Samsung’s ill-fated Galaxy phone. Aurzen’s Zip pro...
Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature
The Xteink X4 and X3 are excellent alternatives to Kindles and Kobos if you want an e-reader that's as easy to slip into your pocket - just not out of...
Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic
The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk's xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowing the agency to use ...
Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI "stole a nonprofit," and saying he was the actual driving force behind...
Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr
In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor using skills that took years ...
AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how AI is changing music and the music in...
I haven't quite figured out the reason why, but for the last few years, summer has become the moment for new science fiction shows on streaming servic...
Microsoft wants lawyers to trust its new AI agent in Word documents
Microsoft is launching a new AI agent inside Word that's specifically designed for legal teams. Legal Agent handles document edits, negotiation histor...
Dyson finally made a better robot, but a worse vacuum
I'm deeply conflicted about the Dyson Spot + Scrub Ai robot vacuum and mop. It's the company's best robotic floor cleaner to date, with excellent mopp...
Dyson put someone else’s motor in its robot vacuum
Dyson, a company built on engineering high-speed motors, has confirmed to The Verge that its newest robot vacuum doesn't use a Dyson motor. The recent...
Oura adds birth control support to its period tracker
Oura is launching a new reproductive health feature that takes hormonal contraception into consideration when tracking period cycles. The smart ring m...
How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026
It's not hyperbole to call DualShot Recorder an overnight sensation. It took only 12 hours from the time it was released to hit number one on the App ...
This accessory can snap a Steam Controller to your phone — or almost anything else
Valve's new Steam Controller goes on sale on Monday for $99, and accessories-maker Mechanism will be ready. As far as we know, Mechanism's new Basegri...
The craziest part of Musk v. Altman happened while the jury was out of the room
Okay, I am not a lawyer so I only understood about half of what just happened. But I am fairly sure, given the context, that Elon Musk's lawyers may h...
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and po...
Roblox’s daily users continue to drop as age-checks slow growth
Roblox's daily active users continued to slip last quarter due in part to its rollout of age checks on its platform. According to its latest earnings ...
Congress keeps kicking surveillance reform down the road
Congress has reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - but only for another 45 days. The extension is meant to give legi...
Apple’s iPhone revenue jumps to $57 billion despite chip shortages
Apple's iPhone revenue jumped 22 percent to $57 billion over the past few months, despite supply chain issues impacting the device's processor. During...
Rivian’s revenue is up as R2 production kicks into gear
Rivian reported its first quarter earnings of 2026, providing us a closer look at the company's financial health as it kicks off production for the cr...
The logic of the racist Supreme Court isn’t adding up
Close watchers of the Supreme Court knew that the conservative supermajority was about to murder what was left of the Voting Rights Act. Wednesday's d...
Rivian downsizes its goals for its EV factory in Georgia
Rivian announced some changes today with regard to the factory its building in the state of Georgia. The company was planning to build the facility in...
Microsoft’s Xbox mode is now available for all Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft is now rolling out its Xbox mode to all Windows 11 PCs. The new Xbox mode adds a full-screen interface to the Xbox PC app, much like Steam's...
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
Meta says it may be forced to pull Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from New Mexico if the attorney general gets his way. The state is demanding a ho...
With Saros, Housemarque makes a case for doing next-gen games differently
It is generally frowned upon to care too much about appearances. We have a lot of little aphorisms discouraging this - books and their covers, beauty ...
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok
In a federal courtroom in California on Thursday, Elon Musk testified that his own AI startup, xAI, has used OpenAI's models to improve its own. The m...
