Racks of AI chips are too damn heavy
Racks of AI chips are too damn heavy An aerial view of a 33 megawatt data center (LOWER L) with closed-loop cooling system, amid warehouses on October 20, 2025 in Vernon, California. | Image: Mario Tama/Getty Images In the span of a decade and a half, from 2010 to the end of 2024, the number […]
The Pluribus apocalypse gets a little quieter
The Pluribus apocalypse gets a little quieter Carlos-Manuel Vesga as Manousos. The theme of this week is isolation. That’s always been a part of what makes Pluribus so unsettling, of course; in the show there are only a handful of human survivors left on Earth, while the rest of the population has turned into an […]
RAM is ruining everything
RAM is ruining everything Memory suppliers just blew a hole in the PC gaming industry – and they’re about to do the same to everything else. For weeks, PC enthusiasts have borne the brunt of skyrocketing memory prices, but the shockwaves will soon impact a wider range of products as suppliers pour resources into a […]
The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years
The tech world is sleeping on the most exciting Bluetooth feature in years It’s been a few years since the official introduction of the Bluetooth technology Auracast, which allows devices like earbuds, headphones, speakers, and hearing aids to connect to a single source without the need for pairing. Like a radio picks up your local […]
Google’s Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel
Google's Nano Banana Pro generates excellent conspiracy fuel The Gemini app produced this image of a second shooter hidden in the bushes with the Book Depository in the background. | AI Image: The Verge via Google Gemini It was really easy getting Google’s Gemini app to make an image of a second shooter at Dealey […]
Camera support could be the boost Matter needs
Camera support could be the boost Matter needs The Matter smart home standard is adding cameras to its latest spec. It’s finally happening. Three years after Matter launched, the interoperability standard now includes the most popular smart home devices: cameras. The Matter 1.5 spec, announced today, adds support for all types of video cameras – […]
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
Screw it, I'm installing Linux Penguin not actual size. This time I’m really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on the desktop. Or at least on mine. Linux has been a perfectly viable desktop OS for ages. But […]
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent
Talking to Windows' Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent It’s not hard to understand the AI future Microsoft is betting billions on – a world where computers understand what you’re saying and do things for you. It’s right there in the ads for the latest Copilot PCs, where people cheerfully talk to their laptops […]
The Steam Machine feels like the TV gaming PC I’ve always wanted
The Steam Machine feels like the TV gaming PC I've always wanted The morning of Monday, October 27th, I started my workweek by asking my colleagues at The Verge for advice on buying a gaming PC. I wanted a small, portable, and semi-powerful machine that could easily sit beneath my living room TV and occasionally […]
Maybe Peloton is its own worst enemy
Maybe Peloton is its own worst enemy A good product and loyal audience is a winning formula for everyone except, it seems, Peloton. For years – through its pandemic-fueled highs and its post-quarantine malaise – Peloton has held its earnings calls at a bright and bushy 8:30AM ET. Not yesterday. Instead, the company broke different […]