China freezes new robotaxi licenses after Baidu chaos
China has suspended new licenses for autonomous vehicles, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The move comes after doze…
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GitHub rushed to fix a critical vulnerability in less than six hours
GitHub employees fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in less than six hours last month. Wiz Research used AI models to uncover a vuln…
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump
The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey - this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI director made toward President Dona…
Elon Musk takes the stand in high-profile trial against OpenAI
Elon Musk officially began his testimony in the trial he has brought against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company president Greg Brockman. The three were…
Logitech made a analog and mechanical keyboard in one
Each type of keyboard switch comes with perks and downsides. People who are used to typing on mechanical switches might dislike how quiet and squishy …
Google Translate can now help you with pronunciation
Google has launched a new AI-powered feature for Translate that can help you correct and practice your enunciation when learning a new language. The "…
Amazon’s color screen Kindles are finally getting a system-wide dark mode
Most modern Kindle devices with a black and white E Ink screen offer an alternate inverted dark mode with white text against a black background across…
Google is testing AI chatbot search for YouTube
Google is trying out an AI Mode-like search experience for YouTube. The company is now testing "a new way to search on YouTube that feels more like a …
Canonical lays out a plan for AI in Ubuntu Linux
One of the most popular Linux distributions is about to get an influx of AI features. As reported by Phoronix, Jon Seager, VP of engineering at Ubuntu…
Trump demands ABC fire Jimmy Kimmel
President Donald Trump is calling for Disney to fire Jimmy Kimmel. On Thursday, Kimmel joked that Melania Trump had looked like an "expectant widow" i…
Google employees ask Sundar Pichai to say no to classified military AI use
Over 600 Google employees signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that Google block the Pentagon from using its AI models for classified purpos…
Samsung’s first smart glasses have leaked
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy Glasses look nearly identical to Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in leaked images from Android Headlines. The glasses, which …
Amazon snaps up Oprah Winfrey’s podcast
Oprah Winfrey's video podcast, Book Club, and Favorite Things are headed to Amazon, according to reports from The New York Times and Variety. Starting…
Spotify is partnering with Peloton for guided workouts
Spotify has dabbled in customized running playlists, but now it's diving more firmly into the fitness space with curated playlists and content from cr…
Is this Samsung’s upcoming wide foldable?
The wide foldable phone that Samsung is reportedly developing is expected to arrive later this year, and now we may have some idea of what it will loo…
This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare
Turtle Beach's latest collection of PC peripherals are so focused around touchscreen displays that the company even slapped one on a gaming mouse. The…
Google’s new gradient icon design is coming to more apps
In late 2025, Google started rolling out new icons with a gradient design. Now it seems the new look is coming to the rest of Google's apps. 9to5Googl…
Trump fires the entire National Science Board
Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and …
Microsoft will let you pause Windows Updates indefinitely, 35 days at a time
Windows users will no longer be forced to run automatic updates in the middle of a game or a busy day. Microsoft is rolling out some long-awaited chan…
Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy
Alex Jones may soon lose Infowars, the digital perch that he's used for decades to traffic in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspap…
360-degree cameras have a new superpower
Imagine Google Street View, except you can walk around like it's a video game. Now imagine you don't need to wait for Google to come film because it's…
Tesla’s Cybercab goes into production — so why is Musk tapping the brakes?
Tesla's Cybercab is now in production at the company's Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, but Elon Musk is sounding unusually cautious about the rollout. T…
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone
Instagram is testing a new dedicated app that's focused around Snapchat-like photo sharing features. The app, called "Instants," was launched in Italy…
China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals
Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can c…
Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’
We love to muse over how "real" photography is defined here at The Verge now that generative AI is so prolific, and the World Press Photo competition …
US arrests soldier who allegedly made $400k on Maduro Polymarket bets
We knew someone made over $400,000 on suspicious Polymarket bets around the US operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, but now we ha…
Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro
Microsoft started teasing a mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership yesterday, and a new leak appears to have detailed exactly what's coming…
Brendan Carr’s war on wokeness targets inclusive children’s television
Under the guidance of consummate bully / chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC is taking steps towards cracking down on children's entertainment that in any …
OpenAI says its new GPT-5.5 model is more efficient and better at coding
OpenAI just announced its new GPT-5.5 model, which the company calls its "smartest and most intuitive to use model yet, and the next step toward a new…
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Microsoft is rolling out a new Agent Mode inside Office apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint this week. Previously described by Microsoft as "vibe wo…