The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta’s glasses are creepy
The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta's glasses are creepy Neal Stephenson speaks onstage during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 16, 2022 in Austin, Texas. | Getty Images for SXSW Neal Stephenson didn’t invent the virtual reality headset. But Meta certainly knows his name – in 1992, […]
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more iOS 26.4 is here, and it comes with a bunch of small but notable updates. That includes a new Playlist Playground launching in beta in Apple Music, which uses AI to generate a song playlist – complete with a title, description, and tracklist – […]
The Apple Watch SE 3 is even easier to recommend at $50 off
The Apple Watch SE 3 is even easier to recommend at $50 off When Apple released the latest Apple Watch SE, it surprised us, outshining Apple’s more expensive models while improving on the basics. Now that it’s on sale, it’s even easier to recommend. The LTE-enabled model has dropped back to its all-time low of […]
A BlackBerry you might actually want just landed on Kickstarter
A BlackBerry you might actually want just landed on Kickstarter The Titan 2 Elite will be available in black and orange color options. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge When The Verge‘s Allison Johnson went hands-on with the company’s Titan 2 Elite phone at MWC 2026, Unihertz didn’t divulge pricing info. But the compact […]
Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car
Google's Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the 'brain' of the car Android Automotive in a Volvo EX90 | Image: Volvo Google announced a new version of its Android Automotive open-source operating system for software-defined vehicles. Whereas previously Android Automotive operated exclusively in the car’s infotainment system, Google is now expanding its “open […]
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer Apple will soon allow businesses to buy advertisements in its Maps app. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple says ads may appear at the top of your search results in Maps, as well as in a new “Suggested Places” list. They will arrive in-app in the US and […]
Meta’s reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries
Meta's reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: The Verge | Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images Two juries are currently deliberating a series of cases that could either usher in a legal reckoning for Meta, or maintain the status quo in an uphill battle to impose changes […]
John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair
John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair Last year, Congress dropped widely supported military right-to-repair provisions from the annual defense policy bill – and now we may know who was pushing them to do it. Recently released lobbying reports reveal that companies like John Deere, Garmin, Philips, and many others […]
The MPC Sample is my new favorite portable beat maker
The MPC Sample is my new favorite portable beat maker Back to basics. | Image: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it’s strayed pretty far from its roots as a humble sampler. The modern MPCs run virtual synthesizers, have […]
Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer
Anthropic's Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer Claude will ask you for permission to autonomously perform taks on your computer. | Image by Anthropic Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for you. The new feature can be used to automatically […]