This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
This could be Windows' M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton Nvidia’s announcement that it’s getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering great battery life – at least on the Mac. In […]
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build
Microsoft to unveil new AI models and Windows improvements at Build Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this week in a bid to win back developers at its Build conference. I’ve been attending Build since the days when Microsoft called it the Professional Developers Conference, and I can’t remember a more pivotal moment. As Microsoft […]
Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target
Microsoft could be the next Big Tech antitrust target Over the past several years, Microsoft has largely managed to withstand populist calls to break up Big Tech while peers faced sweeping lawsuits. But a probe by the Federal Trade Commission suggests that grace period could be nearing an end. Earlier this year, Bloomberg outlined the […]
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you
The SpaceX IPO is great for Elon Musk and terrible for you Number go up? | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images I haven’t seen anything as stupid as the WeWork IPO document in a very long time – that is, until Elon Musk filed to take SpaceX public. WeWork was a joke. […]
Tech companies desperately want to film you doing chores
Tech companies desperately want to film you doing chores This week, an AI training startup called Shift said it would clean New Yorkers’ homes for free. It has plans to expand into other cities as well, including London, and looking around my flat, I get the appeal. But there’s a catch. There’s always a catch. […]
Trump Mobile’s website still says the T1 Phone is ‘American-made’
Trump Mobile's website still says the T1 Phone is 'American-made' 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. As the phone’s supposed launch continues, we noticed its website may be violating FTC rules. When the Trump phone was […]
Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike
Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of trust on the internet. But last week, volunteer editors and contributors were alarmed to hear that a small but important team of engineers at the nonprofit that supports it had been laid off. The layoffs didn’t […]
Adobe’s conversational AI agent is a mediocre design intern
Adobe's conversational AI agent is a mediocre design intern It explained the process of how it made these edits beautifully, I’m just not terribly impressed by the results. | Images by Jess Weatherbed / The Verge AI image tools rarely make me feel like I’m part of the creative process. They are, after all, mostly […]
Who gets to own the Luigi Mangione story?
Who gets to own the Luigi Mangione story? Luigi Mangione, accused of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attends a court hearing on May 18, 2026. | POOL/AFP via Getty Images On Monday morning, a judge overseeing the New York state case on the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO ruled that some evidence […]
The cost of the smart home is going up
The cost of the smart home is going up Google is expanding its AI-powered Gemini for Home capabilities beyond its cameras and smart speakers to other manufacturers to sell more subscriptions. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Selling the smart home has been hard. Even Amazon has lost money in the space, […]