First there was nothing, then there was Hoto and Fanttik
First there was nothing, then there was Hoto and Fanttik Hoto exists because someone got bored. CEO Lidan Liu, the company’s founder and a notable industrial designer, tells The Verge she was tired of advising from her consultancy Designaffairs China. I have to build something on my own, she thought. And back then, she was […]
Our favorite ways to survive Thanksgiving
Our favorite ways to survive Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is an interesting holiday. Some celebrate it as an American tradition. Others look at it as simply an excuse to get together with family to watch some football. And still others just enjoy getting an extra day off from work or try to ignore it altogether. But however […]
Nvidia’s ‘I’m Not Enron’ memo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by that memo
Nvidia's 'I'm Not Enron' memo has people asking a lot of questions already answered by that memo Big brain hours Christ. Fine. So over the weekend, a strange Substack post from what appears to be a CEO of a pet relocation company went very viral. This post — which to be clear, is bullshit — […]
‘Holy shit’: Gemini 3 is winning the AI race — for now
'Holy shit': Gemini 3 is winning the AI race — for now When an AI model release immediately spawns memes and treatises declaring the rest of the industry cooked, you know you’ve got something worth dissecting. Google’s Gemini 3 was released Tuesday to widespread fanfare. The company called the model a “new era of intelligence,” […]
I signed up for Trump Mobile two weeks ago and I still don’t have my SIM
I signed up for Trump Mobile two weeks ago and I still don't have my SIM Dude, where’s my card? Where’s the Trump Phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. While we wait, we tried to order a Trump Mobile SIM card so we can test the service on a different device. […]
AirDropping stuff from a Pixel phone rules so much
AirDropping stuff from a Pixel phone rules so much A new way to AirDrop just dropped. It’s pretty rare when a cool new gadget feature gets announced that you can try right away on your own devices. But that’s exactly what happened yesterday when, out of the blue, Google announced it had engineered a way […]
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 […]
Suno’s CEO thinks typing a text prompt is ‘really active’ music creation
Suno's CEO thinks typing a text prompt is 'really active' music creation Suno, the AI music startup being sued by the big three major labels, the RIAA, and even some indie acts for illegally training its model on copyrighted material, just raised $250 million (which might help pay its legal bills). What caught my eye […]
I’m officially done with YouTube Kids
I'm officially done with YouTube Kids I’ve seen enough of this kind of thing. The details are fuzzy, but I think my husband and I downloaded the YouTube Kids app to our TV sometime in 2022, when between one and three members of the household came down with the flu at the same time. Like […]
The FCC wants to roll back steps meant to stop a repeat of a massive telecom hack
The FCC wants to roll back steps meant to stop a repeat of a massive telecom hack After one of the biggest telecom hacks in US history, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to enforce strict standards on carriers’ cybersecurity measures. On Thursday, the agency is set to vote to roll back those requirements, arguing […]