The Verge’s favorite pet gear for 2025
The Verge's favorite pet gear for 2025 The Verge’s favorite pet gear for 2025 Jelly loves taking trips in her carrier. | Photo: Hayden Field / The Verge Every once in a while, Slack conversations among The Verge‘s staff are interrupted by photos of incredibly cute dogs, cats, and other pets. (We even have an […]
Windows 11 now has better Bluetooth quality for game chat and voice calls
Windows 11 now has better Bluetooth quality for game chat and voice calls Microsoft is addressing muffled audio quality on Bluetooth headsets by introducing a new LE Audio feature for Windows 11. Built on top of the Bluetooth Low Energy radio spec, LE Audio uses a new compression algorithm that results in higher quality audio […]
Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples
Nothing busted using professional photos as Phone 3 samples On the left is a screenshot taken from a Nothing Phone 3 demo unit. On the right, one of the images can be seen on the Stills stock photo marketplace. Tech brand Nothing has been caught passing off stock images from professional photographers as samples taken […]
‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat
'Vibe-hacking' is now a top AI threat ‘Vibe-hacking’ is now a top AI threat “Agentic AI systems are being weaponized.” That’s one of the first lines of Anthropic’s new Threat Intelligence report, out today, which details the wide range of cases in which Claude – and likely many other leading AI agents and chatbots – […]
London targets noisy commuters with headphone campaign
London targets noisy commuters with headphone campaign TfL is using posters to encourage passengers to wear headphones when listening to audio. | Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images After bringing 4G and 5G connectivity to the Underground, London’s public transport authority has started scolding noisy passengers who subject everyone to music and calls […]
Microsoft hosts emergency press conference after protesters ‘storm a building’
Microsoft hosts emergency press conference after protesters 'storm a building' Microsoft hosts emergency press conference after protesters ‘storm a building’ Microsoft president Brad Smith hosted an impromptu press conference on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after protesters gained access to a building at the company’s headquarters and held a sit-in demonstration inside his office. Seated on […]
Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office
Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president's office Microsoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president’s office Redmond police outside Microsoft’s building 34 | Image: No Azure for Apartheid Microsoft has temporarily locked down a building at its headquarters after protesters managed to get inside the office of the company’s president. Current […]
Here are 30 of our favorite deals from REI’s ongoing Labor Day sale
Here are 30 of our favorite deals from REI's ongoing Labor Day sale Here are 30 of our favorite deals from REI’s ongoing Labor Day sale The Venu 3, our favorite Garmin smartwatch, is on sale for $50 off through September 1st. Just because temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter doesn’t mean […]
AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech
AI super PACs, the hottest investment in tech Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter about the collision between Big Tech and Washington (last week of summer edition). If you enjoy this, consider subscribing to get this newsletter weekly and everything The Verge has to offer. Ever since the US Supreme Court ruled in Citizens […]
The winners and losers of Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement
The winners and losers of Taylor Swift's engagement announcement The winners and losers of Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement The world’s most famous celebrity couple got engaged, and the first place the news broke was on Instagram. By now, it’s not much of a surprise that pop star Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce opted […]