Sony’s elusive PlayStation Portal is back in stock at Best Buy
Sony's elusive PlayStation Portal is back in stock at Best Buy Sony’s elusive PlayStation Portal is back in stock at Best Buy Sony’s all-in-one device is available for its usual asking price of $199.99 at Best Buy. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Sony’s PlayStation Portal may not be the most […]
Bridges aren’t ready for today’s huge ships
Bridges aren't ready for today's huge ships Bridges aren’t ready for today’s huge ships Photo by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images For years now, civil engineers have understood that bridges have a problem: many of them are not designed to withstand a blow from the kinds of cargo ships that routinely pass through their waters. […]
Fake crypto bot scammer allegedly told investors, ‘Poof, you’re a millionaire’
Fake crypto bot scammer allegedly told investors, 'Poof, you're a millionaire' Fake crypto bot scammer allegedly told investors, ‘Poof, you’re a millionaire’ Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Robert Robb allegedly convinced several crypto investors to send him $1.5 million to build a too-good-to-be-true crypto trading bot, according to an FBI affidavit viewed by […]
Samsung Care Plus adds unlimited battery repair — for a price
Samsung Care Plus adds unlimited battery repair — for a price Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung is raising the price of its Care Plus device protection plans — but, in exchange, it’s throwing in unlimited battery repair. In an email spotted by Sammobile, Samsung tells customers that Care Plus and the more […]
Amazon is offering a rare deal on Philips Hue’s Festavia string lights
Amazon is offering a rare deal on Philips Hue's Festavia string lights Amazon is offering a rare deal on Philips Hue’s Festavia string lights Philips Hue’s latest smart string lights offer plenty of preset scenes and a wide variety of vibrant colors. | Image: Philips Hue Philips Hue lights set the mood in a way […]
20 years of Gmail
20 years of Gmail Illustration by Nick Little for The Verge Gmail revolutionized email with fast search and a whole gigabyte of storage. But where’s it headed next? {props.credit}
Shazam on Wear OS now works without your phone
Shazam on Wear OS now works without your phone It’s pretty fast, too. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge The Shazam app for Wear OS just got a neat update: it can now work independently of your Android phone. The update, which was spotted by 9to5Google, basically removes the need for the wrist […]
Sam Bankman-Fried is still gambling
Sam Bankman-Fried is still gambling “I’ve never seen a performance quite like that.” | Collage by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Victor J. Blue, Bloomberg, Getty Images ‘It’s his nature.’ Sam Bankman-Fried has learned nothing, and I’m not sure any of the rest of us have, either. At his sentencing, I sat […]
Apple sues former iOS engineer for allegedly leaking Vision Pro, Journal app details
Apple sues former iOS engineer for allegedly leaking Vision Pro, Journal app details Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple is suing a former employee for leaking confidential information, including unknown details about Apple’s Journal app, the development of the VisionOS headset, and more, to journalists and employees of other companies. The lawsuit, filed […]
NYC will test AI gun detectors on the subway
NYC will test AI gun detectors on the subway Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images New York City will soon start testing out technology that uses AI to detect guns at subway turnstiles, Mayor Eric Adams said on Thursday. Adams’ announcement comes one week after an altercation at a subway station […]