Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya
Meta's AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya Meta’s AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten. The report, which was published last week, claims Meta contractors in Kenya have seen videos captured […]
Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)
Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again) This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I still remember the first time I tried the kids edutainment system Osmo back in 2014: I was sitting in front of […]
You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker
You can now fill your home with Ikea's cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker The white and green versions of Ikea’s cheap speaker have launched in the US. | Photo By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Alongside smart Lego bricks and lots of robots, one of the most anticipated gadgets announced at CES 2026 […]
Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble
Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways. My guest today is Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at The Verge, who owns what we cheerfully call […]
Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US
Ikea's Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US Ikea’s new smart bulbs are hitting the US a month early. | Image: Ikea After being announced last November, Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart home collection has been slowly trickling into its stores around the world over the past few months. Despite some early connectivity issues, one […]
Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals
Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals No AI usage will be assumed on works that providers haven’t voluntarily tagged. | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is asking artists and record labels on its music streaming platform to voluntarily label songs that were made using AI. The new “Transparency Tags” […]
AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts
AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts Do you have a Reddit alt, secret X, finsta, or Glassdoor account you trash your boss with? AI might have just made it a lot easier to unmask you. That’s the conclusion of a recently published study, which hints at some uncomfortable consequences for staying private online – even […]
Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup
Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the Department of Defense in an attempt to salvage the company’s relationship with the US military and prevent it from being iced out of defense work for being a “supply chain risk.” […]
Nothing’s Headphone A are something worth considering
Nothing's Headphone A are something worth considering The Headphone A keep the shape and style of Nothing’s over-ear design, but with an opaque instead of transparent case. After the release of the Headphone 1 last year – Nothing’s first over-ear headphones – the company is back with the Headphone A. They’re a slimmed-down over-ear option […]
Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers
Seven tech giants signed Trump's pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers Trump summoned tech leaders to the White House on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 to sign pledges committing their companies to foot the electricity bill for energy-hungry data centers. | Photo: Getty Images Leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, […]