Google’s latest Pixel Watches have fallen to their lowest prices ever
Google's latest Pixel Watches have fallen to their lowest prices ever With longer days and warmer weather on the way, it’s a good time to take your gym routine outside. Luckily, Google’s Pixel Watch 4 can help you track all your outdoor fitness activities, and right now it’s on sale at Amazon, Best Buy, and […]
This phone starts fires on purpose
This phone starts fires on purpose Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won’t start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a company that dared to go in a different direction. Oukitel’s WP63 rugged smartphone includes a built-in fire starter, […]
Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers
Seven tech giants signed Trump's pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers Trump summoned tech leaders to the White House on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to sign pledges committing their companies to foot the electricity bill for energy-hungry data centers. | Photo: Getty Images Leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, […]
Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032
Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032 Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He fought two of the world’s most valuable and powerful companies almost all the way to the US Supreme Court, insulting them again and again: “crooked,” […]
Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs
Here's how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they were declared an illegal monopoly in the US, and much more. From July, depending on where you live, Google will now generally charge […]
Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps
Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of 'metaverse' apps Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren’t only aligned on how Google is shaking things up for […]
NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews
NotebookLM can now summarize research in 'cinematic' video overviews Google’s NotebookLM can now turn users’ research and notes into fully animated “cinematic” videos, going a step further than the original video overview feature Google introduced last year. Previously, video overviews could only generate narrated slideshows, but the upgraded video overview feature uses a combination of […]
Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search
Google's AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search Google is bringing Canvas to everyone in the US using AI Mode in Search. The feature opens up a dedicated workspace within its AI-powered search tool, allowing it to use the latest information from Search to organize plans, develop tools, and draft documents in […]
Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead
Google isn't waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead In November, Epic and Google jointly proposed a settlement that would change Android’s fate globally without cracking open Google’s Android monopoly quite the way it otherwise might. Today, Google has decided it’s not waiting for that settlement to be […]
Google’s Pixel 10 is the best Android phone available, and it’s $200 off
Google's Pixel 10 is the best Android phone available, and it's $200 off Google’s Pixel 10 is down to $599, just $100 more than the Pixel 10A. | Image: The Verge Google’s Pixel 10a is set to arrive on March 5th, but if you’d prefer the more powerful Google Pixel 10, Woot is currently selling […]