The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes
The only way to fight deepfakes is by making deepfakes I was unsure if my parents would notice that the voice on the other end wasn’t mine – or that it was mine, sort of, but it wasn’t me. The voice said hello, asked my dad how he was doing, and asked again when he […]
The nine best ways to protect, customize, and accessorize your MacBook Neo
The nine best ways to protect, customize, and accessorize your MacBook Neo You can use the Neo as it comes out of the box, or enhance your experience with some add-on accessories. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The MacBook Neo is poised to be a top-selling laptop in 2026, thanks in […]
Microsoft planning Surface Laptop with an OLED display
Microsoft planning Surface Laptop with an OLED display The Surface Laptop 7. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is preparing to launch new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models in the coming months. Windows Central reports that the refreshed models will include both Intel and Qualcomm variants, with Microsoft opting for an […]
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's 'unconstrained' relationship with the truth Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others. And just last week, he and co-author Andrew Marantz published an incredible deep-dive feature in The New […]
Moft adds a tracker and shutter button to its magnetic tripod wallet
Moft adds a tracker and shutter button to its magnetic tripod wallet Moft squeezes even more functionality into its folding MagSafe wallet. | Image: Moft Moft’s MagSafe wallets have long been overachievers with folding designs that double as smartphone stands. Its latest creation, the Moft Trackable Tripod Wallet, does even more. It carries forward the […]
Canva’s AI 2.0 update goes all in on prompt-powered design tools
Canva's AI 2.0 update goes all in on prompt-powered design tools Canva has overhauled its design and workspace suite as it attempts to become the ultimate centralized hub for AI-powered content creation. The platform announced its Canva AI 2.0 update today, introducing updated tools and new prompt-based editing capabilities that allow users to make or […]
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 camera is better at capturing slo-mo footage and photos
DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 camera is better at capturing slo-mo footage and photos The Osmo Pocket 4 is better at shooting in low light situations with an improved sensor and new fill light accessory. | Image: DJI Following months of leaks, DJI has announced the fourth version of its handheld stabilized vlogger camera. Unlike the […]
Spotify just won $322 million from music pirates it can’t find
Spotify just won $322 million from music pirates it can't find Spotify and the three major labels have won a $322 million default judgement against Anna’s Archive, the open-source library and pirate activist group that planned to publicly release millions of music files scraped from Spotify’s platform. The judgement comes after the unknown operator of […]
YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts
YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes. The […]
Ikea’s smart donut lamp is a sweet treat
Ikea's smart donut lamp is a sweet treat The Varmblixt is a smart donut-shaped light fixture that can sit on a table or be mounted on a wall. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ikea’s popular Varmblixt lamp just got a smart home glow-up. The delightfully bulbous light now features color-changing, dimming, […]