I’m out of reasons to recommend Apple’s M1 MacBook Air, even at $600
I'm out of reasons to recommend Apple's M1 MacBook Air, even at $600 This is just a little public service announcement ahead of Black Friday. Walmart will once again tout the M1 MacBook Air as an unbeatable deal for laptop shoppers. It sure is tempting at $599, especially if you haven’t seen the deal before. […]
Future Google TV devices might come with a solar-powered remote
Future Google TV devices might come with a solar-powered remote Companies making Google TV devices could soon include remotes that won’t ever need fresh disposable batteries. | Image: Epishine Epishine, a company that makes solar cells optimized for indoor lighting, has announced its technology is being used in a new remote control for Google TV […]
The Verge’s 2025 holiday gift guide for tinkerers
The Verge's 2025 holiday gift guide for tinkerers As AI tools continue to rise in popularity, it’s easy to forget the satisfaction of using something that doesn’t need an update or a prompt to help you get things done. I’m talking about tools. They’re simple and rugged, and they don’t make things needlessly complicated. And […]
Watch how Apple 3D prints Watches by blasting powdered titanium with lasers
Watch how Apple 3D prints Watches by blasting powdered titanium with lasers If you compare the Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the Ultra 2, you probably wouldn’t be able to tell they were made with drastically different manufacturing processes. The titanium Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 are not only made with 100 percent […]
This viral AI pen didn’t help me cheat
This viral AI pen didn't help me cheat This “AI scanner pen” promised answers to test questions. A college student recently told me about the latest tech designed to help students cheat – and it wasn’t ChatGPT. It was an actual, physical gadget marketed in YouTube ads as the workaround to physical, hardcopy tests, which […]
Adobe to acquire digital marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion
Adobe to acquire digital marketing platform Semrush for $1.9 billion Adobe is acquiring the digital marketing platform Semrush for around $1.9 billion. In a press release on Wednesday, Adobe says the deal will allow it and Semrush to give marketers insight into how their brands appear across the web. The acquisition builds on Adobe’s existing […]
TikTok is letting users control how much AI content they see
TikTok is letting users control how much AI content they see AI content is controlled alongside specific topic areas. TikTok is testing a new control that will let users manage how much AI-generated content appears in their video feed on the app. To help make the filter more effective, the app will also soon start […]
Screw it, I’m installing Linux
Screw it, I'm installing Linux Penguin not actual size. This time I’m really going to do it. I am going to put Linux on my gaming PC. Calling it now. 2026 is the year of Linux on the desktop. Or at least on mine. Linux has been a perfectly viable desktop OS for ages. But […]
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws After years of staring down the world’s biggest tech companies and setting the bar for tough regulation worldwide, Europe has blinked. Under intense pressure from industry and the US government, Brussels is stripping protections from its flagship General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — including simplifying […]
AI, my unexpected daily travel companion
AI, my unexpected daily travel companion There’s gold at the end of those AI travel queries. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge I was starting to doubt it would ever happen, but I finally found a regular, helpful use for AI: vanlife travel planner. I’m not a student and I don’t code. I […]