Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash Following intense backlash to its partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company that works with law enforcement agencies, Ring has announced it is canceling the integration. In a statement published on Ring’s blog and provided to The Verge ahead of publication, the company said: […]
Eufy’s midrange X10 Pro Omni robovac has fallen to its best-ever price
Eufy's midrange X10 Pro Omni robovac has fallen to its best-ever price Spring doesn’t officially kick off until March 20th, but there’s something to be said about getting a head start on your spring cleaning. Lucky for you, Eufy’s X10 Pro Omni is currently on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and directly from Eufy (with promo […]
Lifx’s two-pack of Matter-enabled smart color bulbs is down to $20
Lifx's two-pack of Matter-enabled smart color bulbs is down to $20 Let’s give it up for companies that are making affordable smart bulbs. Lifx is one, having recently released a two-pack of A19 / E26 LED bulbs at CES 2026 capable of white and color for just $24.99. These dimmable 800-lumen bulbs connect over Wi-Fi, […]
Amazon Ring’s Super Bowl ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
Amazon Ring's Super Bowl ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance The ad promotes Ring cameras’ new capability to search neighborhoods for a lost dog. | Screenshot from Ring video Ring’s new Search Party feature has once again drawn backlash for the company. A 30-second ad that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl showed Ring […]
Apple is killing the old HomeKit tomorrow
Apple is killing the old HomeKit tomorrow If you haven’t yet updated to the new Apple Home, your smart home devices may no longer work in the Home app on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch starting tomorrow. On February 10, 2026, Apple will end support for the original HomeKit architecture. The biggest impact […]
How I Built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams
How I Built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) using the LCARS in Star Trek: The Next Generation. | CBS via Getty Images One of my pandemic hobbies that stuck was home automation. I discovered Home Assistant – the popular open source, extremely customizable home automation platform – […]
The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again
The Alexa app is so bad I'm using Siri again My shopping list in Apple’s Reminders app (left) and in Amazon’s Alexa app (right). A recent UI overhaul of the Alexa app has made the list a lot harder to add to and use. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images I’ve used […]
Amazon rolls out Alexa Plus nationwide and launches a new free tier
Amazon rolls out Alexa Plus nationwide and launches a new free tier Amazon has announced that its generative AI-powered digital assistant Alexa Plus is now available to all Prime members in the US via any Alexa-enabled device, Alexa.com, and the Alexa mobile app. If you don’t have Prime, you can access the assistant on a […]
I didn’t expect to love Dyson’s PencilVac Fluffycones – but I did
I didn't expect to love Dyson's PencilVac Fluffycones – but I did Dyson’s new lightweight vacuum has no handle and maneuvers more like a Swiffer than a vacuum. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge As The Verge‘s resident robot vacuum reviewer, I don’t have a lot of time (or space) in my […]
Millions of books died so Claude could live
Millions of books died so Claude could live When ChatGPT launched, in November of 2022, it started a race that almost immediately consumed the tech industry. OpenAI didn’t invent the concept of AI, but most of the state-of-the-art technology was confined to research labs at companies and institutions around the world. Then, suddenly, it was […]