New MacBooks, the iPhone 17E, and more: everything we know about Apple’s March 2026 announcements
New MacBooks, the iPhone 17E, and more: everything we know about Apple's March 2026 announcements Apple is kicking off March with a flurry of product announcements ahead of a “special Apple experience” on March 4th in New York City, London, and Shanghai. Apple started on March 2nd by announcing the iPhone 17E. The new $599 […]
Google accelerates Chrome release cycle
Google accelerates Chrome release cycle Google is moving its Chrome browser to a two-week release cycle, instead of the current four, or the six-week cycle that existed for the decade before that. The change starts in September. “Building on our history of adapting our release process to match the demands of a modern web, Chrome […]
You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires
You can soon live out your James Bond fantasies with retractable stud winter tires In 1987’s The Living Daylights, James Bond presses a dashboard button to activate retractable tire studs, giving the Aston Martin V8 Vantage he’s driving more traction on a frozen lake. That tire technology is no longer limited to the movies. Later […]
Apple’s website leaks MacBook ‘Neo,’ which could be its new cheaper laptop
Apple's website leaks MacBook 'Neo,' which could be its new cheaper laptop During Apple’s week-long product launch event on Tuesday, a listing for the “MacBook Neo (Model A3404)” appeared on a regulatory compliance page on Apple’s website under its line-up of 2026 MacBooks. First spotted by MacRumors, the listing appears to be an accident and […]
Unihertz’s new QWERTY phone is even more like a Blackberry
Unihertz's new QWERTY phone is even more like a Blackberry Everybody’s trying to get in on Cosmic Orange. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Unihertz, known for its slab phone alternatives, has unveiled an evolution of its device with a physical keyboard: The Titan 2 Elite. It’s smaller and sleeker than the (aptly named) […]
The 6G, modular, robot phones of the future
The 6G, modular, robot phones of the future Year after year, we mostly know what to expect from our smartphone upgrades. Galaxy, iPhone, Pixel, or whatever else, everything seems to get slightly better (and occasionally more expensive) without many surprises in store. That’s not to say there are no new ideas left in smartphones, though. […]
Why is SpaceX going public?
Why is SpaceX going public? I can’t be the only person befuddled by this IPO. | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge I am excited about the SpaceX IPO for all the reasons investors shouldn’t be. Maybe it’ll be a real marquee moment for Silicon Valley, but I see the potential for a shitshow. After […]
Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds
Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds ‘Live Search’ can describe what your cameras see, not just what they’ve seen. | Image: Google Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There’s also one noteworthy new addition: the […]
Grounding RAG: Boost Information Retrieval Accuracy
Grounding RAG: Boost Information Retrieval Accuracy In the dynamic world of artificial intelligence, Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated incredible capabilities in generating human-like text. However, a persistent challenge remains: their propensity to “hallucinate,” producing information that, while seemingly plausible, is factually incorrect. This is where the critical concepts of grounding and Retrieval Augmented Generation […]
Anthropic upgrades Claude’s memory to attract AI switchers
Anthropic upgrades Claude's memory to attract AI switchers Anthropic is making it easier to switch to its Claude AI from other chatbots with an update that brings Claude’s memory feature to users on the free plan, along with a new prompt and dedicated tool for importing data from other chatbots. These upgrades could allow users […]