Inside the automated warehouse where robots are packing your groceries
Inside the automated warehouse where robots are packing your groceries It’s the lack of noise you notice first. There’s no clatter of equipment, rumble of engines, or chatter of coworkers. Only the low hum of electronics. For an industrial space, this is eerily quiet, but it makes sense in a building where robots might outnumber […]
Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience
Ditching my phone for an LTE smartwatch was a humbling experience Take a little phone break, as a treat. Leaving the house without my phone is the stuff of nightmares. Leaving the house without my phone on purpose? Are you kidding? What if I need to take a picture of something? What will I look […]
The next big AI model is here
The next big AI model is here Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 93, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’m sad the sun is setting sooner, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’m reading about […]
Aura’s Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it’s been
Aura's Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it's been Aura’s Aspen impressive digital frame is the most affordable it’s been Returning to work or school from summer vacation is never easy, but the Aura Aspen could help you hold onto your favorite memories by putting them front and center. And right now, you […]
I went camping in a heat dome, and these five gadgets saved my vacation
I went camping in a heat dome, and these five gadgets saved my vacation This EcoFlow portable power station was a huge help in making sure my family didn’t breakdown during sweltering temps in the Tennessee mountains. | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge I recently returned from a family camping trip to Cades […]
What’s a smut peddler to do these days?
What's a smut peddler to do these days? What’s a smut peddler to do these days? In the aftermath of itch.io pulling the sale of over 20,000 pages of adult content, the creators of that work are left feeling betrayed, exhausted, and fearful. The number of platforms that permit the sale of adult material is […]
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app I kid you not, we wrote these words in 2014: Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list of options, but there’s still a number of settings that don’t […]
Mini Ikea stores will be opening inside select Best Buy locations this year
Mini Ikea stores will be opening inside select Best Buy locations this year Want a new laptop with a side of Billy bookcase? Ikea and Best Buy’s new collaboration has you covered. | Image: Ikea Ikea has announced that it’s opening mini retail experiences in a handful of Best Buy stores in the southern US […]
Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off
Instagram's Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn it off It’s only been a couple of days since the Instagram Map launched, and from the looks of our social feeds, people are not happy about it. Responses have ranged […]
Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26
Apple Intelligence's ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26 Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26 OpenAI just announced its GPT-5 AI model on Thursday, but you won’t be able to use it with Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration until iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, Apple confirmed […]