The annual app recaps for 2025: all Wrapped up
The annual app recaps for 2025: all Wrapped up Spotify may have popularized the Wrapped user recap trend, but more companies are jumping on that bandwagon every year. From rival music streaming providers like Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and Deezer, to completely unrelated services across tech, gaming, and other industries, a huge range of companies are […]
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again Billionaire Elon Musk — who’s long used his X (formerly Twitter) platform to stoke anger at immigrants and support antisemitic conspiracy theories — has spent the past day spreading and praising claims that “White people are on the verge of extinction,” Somali immigrants have “no right to […]
Amazon says Alexa Plus can find that movie scene you’re thinking about
Amazon says Alexa Plus can find that movie scene you're thinking about Amazon has launched a new AI-powered feature for Fire TV that lets you jump to specific moments of a movie by describing the scene to Alexa Plus. The feature, which was previously announced during Amazon’s hardware event in September, works with Prime Video […]
India’s government backs down after Apple refuses order to preinstall app
India's government backs down after Apple refuses order to preinstall app India‘s government retreated less than a week after sending a private order to smartphone manufacturers instructing them to preload a state-backed app on all phones in the region. The reversal comes after industry sources told Reuters that Apple planned to refuse to comply with […]
This keyboard and trackball combo are for the tinkerers
This keyboard and trackball combo are for the tinkerers Look at that trackball! That’s ZSA’s Navigator, an accessory for its Voyager keyboard. Do you love to tinker with your keyboard layout? Do you love trackballs and think that one that attaches magnetically to your keyboard would be the coolest thing ever? Are you willing to […]
Mirumi the furry companion robot is now available on Kickstarter
Mirumi the furry companion robot is now available on Kickstarter Unlike a robovac, Mirumi will never eat a sock or get stuck under furniture. | Image: Yukai Engineering Among a sea of new TVs, robovacs, and smart glasses, Yukai Engineering’s Mirumi was a unique standout at CES 2025 earlier this year. The tiny robot has […]
The Polaroid Flip, my favorite retro instant camera, is cheaper than ever
The Polaroid Flip, my favorite retro instant camera, is cheaper than ever I love instant cameras because of how they help me slow down and be creative without the distractions of a phone. Holding a real print also feels grounding in a screen-dominated age, which is why I think a lot of people these days […]
Indiegogo is launching ‘Express Crowdfunding’ so creators can ship things sooner
Indiegogo is launching 'Express Crowdfunding' so creators can ship things sooner Indiegogo is planning to launch a new “Express Crowdfunding” campaign format that lets creators ship things while the campaign is on-going instead of forcing creators to wait until the campaign is over. Indiegogo spokesperson Maciej Kuc tells The Verge that the change was spurred […]
Silicon Valley is rallying behind a guy who sucks
Silicon Valley is rallying behind a guy who sucks Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers that covers the political intrigue and power struggles between Big Tech and Big Government. Subscribe here for a weekly dispatch of tech oligarchs fighting regular oligarchs. Prior to last week, only highly specialized political insiders knew […]
Roborock’s powerful Saros 10 robovac is still at its lowest price ever
Roborock's powerful Saros 10 robovac is still at its lowest price ever The Roborock Saros 10 is one of the best Cyber Monday deals still lingering around. | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Black Friday and Cyber Monday brought some of the best deals of the year on robot vacuums. One of the […]