Siri is a Gemini
Siri is a Gemini We know how the next-generation Siri is supposed to work. Apple showed it off in 2024, made commercials about it, and generally promised that AI would change the way we used our gadgets forever. And then, well, none of that came to pass. So Apple made a deal: It tapped Google’s […]
‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
'Sideshow' concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Elon Musk first sued OpenAI in February 2024. Despite OpenAI’s repeated attempts to throw it […]
Asus now claims it’s not dropping the RTX 5070 Ti amid memory shortages
Asus now claims it's not dropping the RTX 5070 Ti amid memory shortages The GPU market is turning into a mess again. Asus told Hardware Unboxed earlier this week that it was winding down production of its RTX 5070 Ti, but the PC maker is now walking back that claim and blaming “incomplete information” from […]
Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too
Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too Two months before it changed its name to “Meta,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally introduced us to his metaverse for work: Horizon Workrooms, envisioned as a virtual space for workers to collaborate. Today, the company announced it’s shutting that space down: “Meta has made the decision to […]
The best Sonos speakers to buy in 2026
The best Sonos speakers to buy in 2026 After the self-induced tumult Sonos went through last year, I can understand why some people are reluctant to spend money on the company’s products. But newly appointed CEO Tom Conrad has shown that he’s determined to get back on track and revitalize Sonos as the leading whole-home […]
Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk’s kids — and now she’s suing
Grok undressed the mother of one of Elon Musk's kids — and now she's suing Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk’s children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the many people […]
Natural Cycles launches wristband to replace thermometers for its FDA-cleared birth control app
Natural Cycles launches wristband to replace thermometers for its FDA-cleared birth control app Natural Cycles, the company behind a controversial FDA-cleared birth control app, is replacing its thermometer with a wristband that measures skin temperature, heart rate, and movement during sleep. The newly-launched wristband costs $129.99 and syncs with the Natural Cycles app, which uses […]
You can save over $1,500 on LG’s 65-inch C5 OLED TV
You can save over $1,500 on LG's 65-inch C5 OLED TV The 65-inch LG C5 OLED TV is rarely this affordable. LG might have just revealed its new C6 OLED TVs at CES 2026, but we still don’t know when they’ll actually hit stores. If you don’t want to wait – or spend a couple […]
The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing
The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing The US just lowered Taiwan’s tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwanese technology companies will […]
Amazon’s New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year
Amazon's New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year Amazon has announced that the servers for New World: Aeternum, one of the company’s MMOs, will be shut down on January 31st, 2027. The game will also be delisted and no longer available for purchase starting today, January 15th. Last year, Amazon announced that it […]