We found 20 Verge-approved gifts on sale ahead of Valentine’s Day
We found 20 Verge-approved gifts on sale ahead of Valentine's Day Digital photo frames like the Aura Aspen are down to some of their best prices. Valentine’s Day is coming up fast, and if you haven’t started shopping yet, there are a lot of great gifts on sale that should still arrive in time if […]
Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay
Apple might let you use ChatGPT from CarPlay CarPlay users could soon be able to use their chatbot of choice instead of Siri. As Bloomberg reports, Apple is working to add support for CarPlay voice control apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Previously, users who wanted to access third-party chatbots in the car would […]
There isn’t even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post
There isn't even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post 300 journalists have lost their jobs at The Washington Post. Over 300,000 readers have canceled their subscriptions. Owner Jeff Bezos, who purchased the legendary publication in 2013, has driven his reputation into the ground by using his vast empire to churn out […]
Aura’s Aspen digital frame is a great gift, especially now that it’s $30 off
Aura's Aspen digital frame is a great gift, especially now that it's $30 off The Aura Aspen is a sweet and sentimental gift that’s $199. | Image: Aura Aura’s Aspen digital photo frame is a great Valentine’s Day gift if you want something that’s slick and sentimental, and right now it’s on sale for $199 […]
The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again
The Alexa app is so bad I'm using Siri again My shopping list in Apple’s Reminders app (left) and in Amazon’s Alexa app (right). A recent UI overhaul of the Alexa app has made the list a lot harder to add to and use. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images I’ve used […]
Analogue’s 4K N64 is getting five new transparent color options
Analogue's 4K N64 is getting five new transparent color options Extreme green looks hard to resist. | Image: Analogue Analogue has announced another collection of limited-edition colors for its modern remake of the Nintendo 64. Last December it introduced several transparent versions of the Analogue 3D inspired by Nintendo’s Funtastic N64 series, but this time […]
How Epstein became a tech influencer
How Epstein became a tech influencer There are bold-faced tech names all over the Epstein files. Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, Reid Hoffman, Steven Sinofsky, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, on and on and on. These men (and they’re pretty much all men) had wildly varying degrees of interaction […]
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo The boys’ club | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images He might be dead, but it sure seems like Jeffrey Epstein won. Sure, Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking minors. Sure, he died in jail. (I am not going to wade into […]
TikTok’s infinite scroll is too addictive, say EU regulators
TikTok's infinite scroll is too addictive, say EU regulators EU regulators have declared that TikTok’s “addictive design” may put it in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA), in the preliminary results of an ongoing investigation into the social media app. If those findings are confirmed, TikTok could face a major fine and be required […]
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices 'very soon' Transferring data between iPhones and Android devices is about to get a lot easier. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge After introducing AirDrop support to Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now set to expand it to phones made by other Android […]