Vivo’s first Pro Max phone proves its Ultra is still in a league of its own
AI summary Vivo's X500 Pro Max has strong cameras but lacks the unique features of its predecessor, the X300 Ultra.
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Could data center backlash flip Florida?
Patti Zirhut, a lifelong Republican, has been studying her ballot for weeks. Zirhut eagerly voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024, but she isn't toeing the…
YouTuber Druski is going to make exclusive content for Netflix
Comedian/actor Druski is seen during MLB All-Star Week on July 13th, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo / GC Images Netflix today announced a…
The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 got another ‘unavoidable’ RAM price hike
The Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of RAM now costs $385 after an $80 price hike, the latest in a string of increases driven by the ongoing RAM shortage. This configuration launched at…
SpaceX’s big mobile carrier plans could reportedly involve buying Boost Mobile
SpaceX has discussed a deal with Boost Mobile to launch its own service through the budget-friendly carrier, according to a report from the Washington Post. The deal, which comes…
Affinity’s creative studio is now available on iPad for free
AI summary Canva has launched Affinity for iPad for free, offering pro-grade design tools optimized for Apple Pencil and touchscreens.
More European supermarkets are getting their freezers hacked
Employees at an ICA Kvantum supermarket in Sjoebo, Sweden unloading spoiled food from the freezer units. | Image: Johan Nilsson / TT News Agency / AFP via Getty Images Grocery…
Jackery made its portable power stations even smaller
AI summary Jackery introduced the smaller Explorer 100D portable power station with LFP batteries.
NASA hopes the commercial space industry can help save Hubble
AI summary NASA seeks private sector help to boost Hubble's orbit before it reenters Earth's atmosphere in the 2030s.
Flock keeps ignoring requests to cancel its contracts
While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances. Plymouth, Minnesota's city council…
Apple’s HomeView could add security camera features
Reddit user pdfu found hints hidden in the HomeView 27.2 code that Apple could be adding security camera features to its smart home hub. The strings describe a security camera…
A fully playable version of Portal prequel F-Stop leaked
Leakers have pieced together a playable version of the canceled Portal prequel F-Stop. Most of the assets came from the massive 12-terabyte leak that dropped this August. That…
North Korea linked to massive Binance crypto heist
The FBI says North Korea was behind the massive $6.3 billion crypto heist that hit Binance on October 29th. The FBI labeled the activity "TraderTraitor" and said that it had…
HomePod Mini 2 first look: Three things I love and one disappointment
Apple’s second-generation HomePod Mini is a nice upgrade, but the biggest improvement hasn’t arrived yet. | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge When I first heard about…
New Zelda and GTA represent a games industry that no longer exists
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the biggest game releases of the year, follow Andrew Webster. The…
Prop 45 in California could be hiding a loophole for data centers
AI summary Prop 45 may allow data centers to bypass public scrutiny through a loophole in environmental reviews.
Get in the spirit with these horrors from YouTube
Rather than recommend a single horror film or an unsettling album for our final installment of spooky season recs, I present you with a small selection of creepy, disturbing, and…
Keyboards of The Verge
What is a keyboard if not the original brain-computer interface? You can tap on a touchscreen or talk to the computer, but if your work involves getting information out of your…
Binance CEO says 90 percent of stolen assets have been ‘replenished’
After hackers stole a shocking $6.3 billion from Binance customers in a record-breaking crypto heist, the company's CEO says that 90 percent of the funds have been replaced, and…
Happy Pikmin Day Eve
This morning, Nintendo announced that tomorrow, November 1st, would be the first annual Pikmin Day. As part of the short Pikmin Day Direct, Shigeru Miyamoto shared new info about…
I built an AI Tamagotchi before Meta could
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta made AI look so stinking cute by giving it a squishy little face - and this holiday season, he wants to sell you a Muse Charm so you can carry your jolly…
Windows 11 tries new shortcuts for Xbox gaming mode and search
AI summary Windows 11 Insider build introduces new search features and Xbox shortcuts for quick settings.
Best Buy is bundling a $100 gift card with touchscreen MacBook Pro preorders
We got a chance to touch Apple’s latest MacBook at the “Pro and Tell” event. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge While the new touch-enabled MacBook Pro with the PROLED…
Vic Mensa can’t live without the Voice Memos app
No lies detected. | Photo: Onda Vic Mensa is one of those people who has done so many things that it's hard to remember where you were first introduced to him. Was it his debut…
Touchscreens everywhere!
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 150, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy Halloween, and also you can read all the…
Here’s why you can’t shake those unhinged political texts
"Its James Talarico. Can you please please please please pretty pretty please rush in even just $1?" "Who's working to elect James Talarico? Marxists." "Wow! Wow! Wow! Mark Kelly…
Apple Intelligence is finally coming to China with iOS 27.3
Apple will launch Apple Intelligence in China with iOS 27.3, the company announced on its Chinese newsroom website, as reported by MacRumors. The Apple Intelligence features will…
Exclusive details about Akai’s MPC Sample Key
Akai teased its new MPC Sample Key on Instagram earlier this week, and said it plans to open-source its software so the modding community can hack it to their hearts' delight…
Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk
Asked about supply chain shortages, like the ongoing RAM shortage, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in an interview that it's "terrible" to have RAM in personal PCs instead of data…
The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic say they will adopt a new standard that publishers can use to opt out of being scraped by AI, as reported earlier by Search Engine…