Die in the Dungeon is a new roguelike deckbuilder that pulls some ideas from Slay the Spire, one of my favorite games, but adds some dice-based twists that have me hooked. ... read more

It’s true: Nvidia has just confirmed it shipped some RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and even some RTX 5070 Ti graphics chips that were missing render units, as TechPowerUp originally reported — ... read more

Following some apparent outages yesterday, Reddit is dealing with more issues Friday evening. When logged in on my desktop browser, Reddit won’t load at all — I just run into error ... read more

Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, xAI, says it’s investigating why its Grok AI chatbot suggested that both President Donald Trump and Musk deserve the death penalty. xAI has already patched the issue ... read more

Elon Musk. Just a few weeks after everyone freaked out about DeepSeek, Elon Musk’s Grok-3 has again shaken up the fast-moving AI race. The new model is ending the week at the ... read more

Despite its value and reputation being tarnished through staff cuts, threats aimed at advertisers and the proliferation of harmful content on its platform, X may reclaim its original valuation from Musk's 2022 purchase. According to ... read more

Siding against WebMD, a federal judge has granted class-action status to a user who claims the company violated disclosing video-viewing information to Meta Platforms. ... read more

It would be impressive if it were not so depressing. | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; The National Museum of American Diplomacy Let’s pause and look at what the Elon Musk ... read more

Apple just released its first developer betas of a new round of software updates, and early testers have spotted support for Priority Notifications in the iOS 18.4 preview. It’s an Apple ... read more

Around a dozen current and former federal workers are behind a new website created as an outlet to share anonymous stories and technical expertise about the Department of Government Efficiency’s dismantling ... read more

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has come into force, and it’s meant that some of the world’s biggest tech companies are having to make major changes to how they ... read more

Despite the concerns of its own Safety Council, Meta is pushing ahead, sharing a vague overview of the forthcoming, user-based content-moderation feature Community Notes. ... read more

Meta Platforms wants a judge to throw out claims by two Facebook users who say the company solicited fraudulent ads from advertisers based in China. ... read more

Apple News Plus Food on an iPad and an iPhone. Apple is adding a recipes section to its News app that will be available to News Plus subscribers, according to a press ... read more

It was hard playing a preview of South of Midnight because, 20 minutes in, I just started bawling. The demo for the action-adventure platformer starts at the beginning of chapter three. ... read more

Your phone comes with a number of useful features that we hope you’ll never have to use — and Crash Detection falls into that category. The idea is that movement sensors ... read more

Eufy’s midrange robovac will even mop your hardwood floors. A robot vacuum can be a cost-effective way to enlist some extra help around the house, especially when you can get a hybrid ... read more

It’s getting an exclusive Apple Intelligence feature called Create Memory Movie. Soon, you’ll be able to use Apple Intelligence with the Vision Pro. That includes a mix of features we’ve seen before, ... read more

The Vision Pro app for iOS will let you find new content and queue up downloads for the headset. One of the big problems with a VR headset is that anything you ... read more

Marketing and advertising may see a "shakeup" that eventually leads to more effective operations. It's a positive evolution for CMOs who have the foresight to make big changes, but not without pain. ... read more

Human, for scale. Anker is pushing portability limits with the launch of its giant 58-liter Solix EverFrost 2 dual-zone refrigerator / freezer. It’s portable because it has wheels, a handle, and slots ... read more

In a dramatic pullback against ever-higher sports rights fees, ESPN is opting out of the final three years of its contract with Major League Baseball, in a "mutually" agreed-upon agreement. ... read more

I’m honestly relieved that OnePlus’ signature oops this time around is so innocuous. When I received my OnePlus Watch 3 review unit, part of me wondered, “What’s gonna be wrong with this ... read more

Apple has stopped offering its end-to-end encrypted iCloud storage, Advanced Data Protection (ADP), to new users in the UK, and will require existing users to disable the feature at some point ... read more

Remembering a kinder, gentler time, when the "Voice" and "TimeOut" magazine were our social media. ... read more

Asteroid 2024 YR4 captured by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology’s Magdalena Ridge Observatory. | Image: NASA According to recent observations, the European Space Agency now says the probability of asteroid ... read more

Conversational interactions that create dialogue between a consumer and chatbot or AI agent strengthen intent signals, and analysis behind the sequence of words becomes the next phase in audience engagement and ad targeting. ... read more

A GSA-owned EV charger. | Image: GSA The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages buildings owned by the federal government, is planning to shut down all of its electric vehicle chargers nationwide, ... read more

On Friday morning Coinbase announced that SEC staff have “agreed in principle to dismiss its unlawful enforcement case against Coinbase, subject to Commissioner approval.” CEO Brian Armstrong called it “great news” ... read more

Android Auto users are experiencing wireless connectivity issues following its recent updates. As seen by Android Authority, some Reddit users report that attempting to wirelessly connect to vehicles via the Android ... read more

On the one hand, Apple’s latest iPhone is a huge victory. The iPhone 16E comes with most of what you’d want from a smartphone — modern processor, good camera, nice design ... read more

The Nothing Phone 3A and 3A Pro have leaked in new images and videos that show off the two phones’ designs and detail the key specs. So far, the two phones ... read more

Meet the Baldwins, the least relatable family ever seen on a family docuseries on TV. ... read more

The NBA just recorded its second-worst performance of the NBA All-Star Game ever with 4.7 million viewers on TNT, down 13% vs. a year ago. These contests had come with virtually no one playing defense ... read more

Almost 18,000 Swagtron electric scooters are being recalled by Walmart due to fire and safety concerns regarding their lithium-ion batteries. There have been seven reports of SG-5 Swagger 5 Boost batteries ... read more

Fortnite continues to be extremely weird in its new season. The battle royale game is returning to a heist theme for Chapter 6: Season 2, which has been dubbed “Lawless.” Players ... read more

Related Insights Life Beyond the Cookie Google’s latest Chrome update leaves third-party cookie phase-out as unclear as ever Read More The fate of third-party cookies is arguably the ... read more

Content creators’ side businesses are feeling the heat of the Trump tariffs. Many creators bolster their advertising and brand partnership income by selling goods and products that are relevant to their niche or audience. These ... read more

Brand advertisers are reviewing their organic and paid search strategies in response to web users turning away from Google. According to an estimate from Statcounter, Google’s share of the search engine market dropped to 89% ... read more

Amazon plans to more transparency tools for its advertising offering, updates that come just weeks after its demand-side platform was among the high-profile firms publicly rebuked by lawmakers for ad tech’s role in monetizing child ... read more

Omnicom CEO John Wren and IPG’s Philippe Krakowsky haven’t exactly been shy about their stance on the proposed deal between both groups since it was unveiled last December. So when the two met with ... read more

Elon Musk spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, giving a strange and often inarticulate on-stage interview to Newsmax presenter Rob Schmitt. Schmitt was all smiles and enthusiasm, ... read more

The Penske Media title is one of several to lay off staff this year. ... read more

Reddit is experiencing “international outages,” NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, said in a post Thursday evening. The organization notes that the incident is “not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering. ... read more

"With sales crashing and the board selling, it looks like some insiders are finally waking up," according to Electrek. ... read more

Buddhist-adjacent season 3 of "The White Lotus" is even more ironic for brand partners like CB2, which features an Elephant Appetizer Plate. ... read more

YouTube is about to officially launch a cheaper, “premium lite” version of its subscription service in the US, Australia, Germany and Thailand, according to Bloomberg. This new tier will “target viewers ... read more

People gather for the groundbreaking for Oxy’s Direct Air Capture facility called Stratos in West Texas on Friday, April 28th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images Occidental, the oil giant that has tried ... read more

The FTC lacked authority to issue rules that "limit commerce across the economy," the IAB, cable lobby and other groups argue in new court papers. ... read more

The FTC lacked authority to issue rules that "limit commerce across the economy," the IAB, cable lobby and other groups argue in new court papers. ... read more

Some users say battery capacity has dropped from multiple days to less than one. Last month, Fitbit Versa 3 and Sense owners started getting notifications to download a mandatory firmware update. The ... read more

Rivian announced a significant milestone today, reporting its first “positive gross profit” in its fourth quarter earnings for 2024. It was a sign that the struggling company’s efforts to slash costs ... read more

With 40% of people using creator recommendations on Instagram when shopping, according to Meta, the platform is expanding its Partnership Ads feature with "Testimonials," which enable creators to monetize via brief written endorsements shared as ... read more

Adobe, LinkedIn and others have been working to advance measurement and audience-sharing capabilities for years. Now with AI, they are finding easier ways, focusing on data collaboration and support across companies without revealing any customer ... read more

Adobe, LinkedIn and others have been working to advance measurement and audience-sharing capabilities for years. Now with AI, they are finding easier ways, focusing on data collaboration and support across companies without revealing any customer ... read more

Adidas’s site and app will soon get “Buy with Prime” Amazon fulfillment, allowing Prime members to receive free shipping and streamlined returns when ordering directly from the three-stripe brand. Beginning ... read more

"Today's announcement marks an important step forward in restoring free speech and making sure Americans no longer suffer under the tyranny of Big Tech -- PERMANENTLY," the FTC Chair posted on X. ... read more

An American Airlines plane on the tarmac at the Miami International Airport on February 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida. | Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images American Airlines has announced support for ... read more

Many members of The Verge’s staff enjoy cooking — and all enjoy eating. Inspired by that admittedly obvious thought, we asked them to say which kitchen tools they most enjoy using these ... read more

The partnership includes vehicle integrations within the show as well as custom ad content starring one of the show's lead actors, Lex Scott Davis. ... read more

Social-media platform Triller's leadership team highlighted the company's vision for the future of the app after ringing the opening bell in Times Square on Tuesday. ... read more

On Tuesday, the leadership team of social-media platform Triller highlighted the company's vision for the future of the app after ringing the opening bell in Times Square. ... read more

Rumours about the next mainline Avatar series have been circulating ever since Nickelodeon announced that Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were returning to lead Avatar Studios. But now, we finally know ... read more

The DJI RS 4 Mini works with smaller mirrorless cameras and smartphones using an optional mount. | Image: DJI DJI has announced a new version of the smallest camera stabilizer in its ... read more

As AI becomes an integral part of the ad industry, quantum computing will become a necessary technology because of the speed and quantity of data collected, analyzed, processed and used. Microsoft said it has combined ... read more

Kia revealed the exterior design of the upcoming PV5 electric van, the automaker’s first EV to come out under its “Platform Before Vehicle” (PBV) brand. With the PV5, Kia has ... read more

KYIV -- I'm constantly asked these past few days how Ukrainians are handling our betrayal of them. Fortunately, they know that Trump does not speak for most Americans ... read more

The iPhone 15 Pro will get Visual Intelligence, Apple’s Google Lens-like tool that lets you point your phone’s camera at things in the world to learn more about them, in a ... read more

Those little Among Us beans are being transported to a new dimension. Developer Innersloth has announced a new game called Among Us 3D, which is exactly what it sounds like: the ... read more

With the world around us changing rapidly, uncertainty is inescapable. We feel it in both our personal and professional lives. And while previous generations have experienced periods of profound uncertainty, the scale, ... read more

Amazon is ending Android support for its Appstore this year on August 20th. The retail giant announced the update on an FAQ support page with no explanation for the shutdown, but ... read more

The appointment of Patrick Petriello follows the recent selection of Acadia by Gerber Childrenswear, United Sports Brands, Suja Life, Sunsweet, and Biossance for its integrated retail practice. ... read more

One of Apple’s next big sci-fi shows has a premiere date. The company announced that its adaptation of Murderbot, based on the novels by Martha Wells, will debut on Apple TV ... read more

Microsoft engineers are currently readying server capacity for OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-4.5 and GPT-5 models, according to a source familiar with the company’s plans. While OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged recently that ... read more

Grand Theft Auto V on PC will be getting a bunch of improvements, including upgrades that were previously added to the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S versions of the ... read more

Apple’s goal with the new iPhone 16E seems to be the same as with the iPhone SE: offer a very good, cheap smartphone to entice price-sensitive shoppers to either leave Android ... read more

In a related move, Mike Bregman has moved from Chief Activation Officer to Chief Data and Product Officer for North America. ... read more

People may think about Wyoming's wide-open spaces populated more with wildlife than people - but maybe that's what the ad-tech industry really needs. ... read more

We still don’t know what the Lego Nintendo Game Boy will look like. | Screenshot: Instagram Aside from an October 2025 release, the teaser Lego and Nintendo released in January for their ... read more

STLA AutoDrive will let you take your eyes off the road in certain situations. | Image: Stellantis Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, announced its first “hands free, eyes ... read more

Barbara Broccoli’s longstanding beef with Amazon is a big part of what kept the e-commerce giant-turned-studio from producing new James Bond movies following its acquisition of MGM in 2021. But now, ... read more

What types of media content do people share peer-to-peer with their closest inner circles? Snap puts a spotlight on that in a new study released this morning. ... read more

We all have our favorite stuff. It could be a laptop that you’ve used for several years or the snazzy new one that just arrived last week. It could be the ... read more

This giant digital wall calendar and its AI assistant helped me manage my family’s busy schedules. Spring is my busy season. Since my kids were old enough to play team sports, the ... read more

This State of the Industry report, sponsored by Clinch, explores how brands and agencies are refining their approaches to ad serving and unlocking new opportunities. While the ad server has always played a critical role ... read more

Hello, and welcome to a special episode of Decoder! This is David Pierce, editor-at-large at The Verge. Nilay is off this week for a much-deserved break from what I can only ... read more

At Samsung’s Unpacked event last month, the company announced the latest smartphones in its Galaxy S-series: the S25, S25 Plus, and S25 Ultra. As The Verge’s reviewer, Allison Johnson, said in ... read more

It’s almost time to touch down on Arrakis. Developer Funcom announced that its upcoming multiplayer survival game Dune: Awakening will be launching on Steam on May 20th. But there are a ... read more

Scuf just announced its latest pro-style controller for Xbox and PC, the first to come close to the $100 price point. The $99.99 Scuf Valor Pro — available for purchase starting ... read more

Spotify is bringing more AI-narrated audiobooks to its platform via a new partnership with ElevenLabs. On Thursday, the audio streaming giant announced it would begin accepting audiobooks recorded using ElevenLabs’ AI ... read more

Canon’s PowerShot V1 features a new Type 1.4 sensor that’s similar to a Micro Four Thirds sensor. | Image: Canon Canon has announced a new point-and-shoot compact camera called the PowerShot V1 ... read more

Both the 50W and the 120W PlugBug are on sale right now. Twelve South’s PlugBug is a compact USB-C wall charger that also happens to function as a location tracker, making it a ... read more

In his new role, O'Brien will spearhead the Code and Theory Network's growth initiatives. The agency network includes Code and Theory, Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Truelogic, Rhythm, Mediacurrent and the recently acquired Create. Group. ... read more

The Ring Outdoor Cam Plus can be used indoors or out and supports 2K video capabilities out of the box. | Image: Ring Ring has announced its first outdoor security camera that ... read more

Tado launched Tado X last year, a new line of smart climate control products for the UK and Europe. In a first for a smart thermostat company, Tado is exploring charging its ... read more

A new NBC series takes viewers down a garden path to well-tilled soil. ... read more

Among podcast listeners under 30, 65% prefer to watch podcasts as a piece of video content, research finds. For many that means YouTube. What are the lessons for TV stations? ... read more

The iPhone 8’s home button. For the first time since the iPhone’s debut in 2007, Apple no longer sells a smartphone with a home button. The iPhone 16E announced yesterday removes it. ... read more

When I first met the founder of Adalytics, Krzysztof Franaszek, in the lobby of the New York Marriott Marquis at Programmatic I/O, I did not know what to expect. I looked him up on LinkedIn and ... read more

What is this, a laptop for ants!? Today Oppo launched the Find N5, the thinnest book-style foldable phone yet, but there’s more to the phone than a slim design: it’s capable of ... read more