Baseus’ solar-powered dash cam is down to its best price yet
Baseus' solar-powered dash cam is down to its best price yet The Baseus PrimeTrip VD1 Pro is both a great dash cam and rear cam that’s $60 off. If you’ve ever had to leave your car parked for a few days while traveling — or returned to find a new dent that wasn’t there before […]
Discord now lets parents control who contacts their teens, but messages stay private
Discord now lets parents control who contacts their teens, but messages stay private Discord is expanding the safety controls parents and guardians have access to in its Family Center, including increased visibility of their teens’ activity, allowing guardians to control sensitive content filtering and data privacy settings, and giving them more control over who can […]
You can keep using your iPad as an Apple Home hub until February
You can keep using your iPad as an Apple Home hub until February If you’ve been reluctant to update to the new Apple Home architecture, you now have a few more months before Apple forces your hand. Apple has pushed back the deadline to February 10, 2026, rather than fall 2025. The refreshed version of […]
WEB WAR III
WEB WAR III OpenAI didn’t plan to make a browser. Not at first, anyway. But ever since the company launched ChatGPT, it started to see lots of users do the same thing. “You’d have this tab open on chatgpt.com, and you’d be working on something else somewhere in your browser,” says Adam Fry, a product […]
The Verge’s 2025 holiday gift guide
The Verge's 2025 holiday gift guide The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute you’re trick-or-treating with your kids, and the next you’re panic shopping in a Buc-ee’s gift aisle. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With the right cheat sheet, you can keep the holiday spirit high and […]
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk's AI girlfriend Elon Musk’s AI company compelled its employees submit their own biometric data to train its “Ani” female chatbot, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ani, an anime avatar with blond pigtails and an NSFW setting, was released over the summer for users who subscribe […]
Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an ‘all-knowing copilot’
Google Maps taps Gemini AI to transform into an 'all-knowing copilot' Google Maps is bringing Gemini’s AI chatbot to more features, including more “conversational” route planning and the use of landmarks and nearby business for navigation. Google has slowly been adding AI to many of its products, including Maps, which last year got an updated […]
Cloud streaming finally arrives on the PlayStation Portal
Cloud streaming finally arrives on the PlayStation Portal PlayStation has announced that cloud streaming is officially rolling out to the PlayStation Portal, after a beta test period that started last year. Starting later today, PlayStation Premium Plus members will be able to stream select titles from their own library without the need to connect to […]
We finally have a Nintendo Store app for iOS and Android
We finally have a Nintendo Store app for iOS and Android Here’s a look at the iOS Nintendo Store app. | Image: Jess Weatherbed / The Verge Nintendo has released an official Nintendo Store app, allowing more fans to access the eShop on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Five years after exclusively launching in Japan […]
Hot subpoena summer
Hot subpoena summer On July 1st, Perez Hilton uploaded a YouTube video with breaking news. “Hello everybody, it is Perez, the queen of all media, the original influencer, and allegedly, I have been subpoenaed by Blake Lively,” Hilton said, stretching out the four syllables in the word “allegedly” as far as they could go. Since […]