Refurbished PS5 consoles include second controller for an extra $18
A lot of people are snagging a PlayStation 5 ahead of Grand Theft Auto VI’s November 19th launch. You could pay full price at one of many retailers, but why do that when you can…
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Delta can turn the iPhone Duo into your favorite folding handheld
The Duo has a Nintendo DS-like shape anyway, so Delta 2.0 is running with it. | Image: Riley Testut The Delta gaming emulator has been upgraded with a plethora of new goodies and…
In Meta’s version of the future, I’ll have my Muse call your Muse
AI summary Meta's CEO envisions a future where AI agents handle daily tasks and interactions, with Muse being central to this plan.
Mass Effect 5 trailer leaks following BioWare shutdown
Yesterday, EA shut down BioWare and canceled the studio's new Mass Effect game in development, but a trailer apparently representing the game was published on Reddit today. The…
Tesla driver using Full Self-Driving struck and killed a man crossing I-80
A 71-year-old man was fatally hit by a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, CA around 2:30 AM on Thursday, reports the San Francisco…
Microsoft says its AI tool is better than doctors at diagnosing conditions
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman. | Getty Images For years, AI leaders have touted healthcare as one of the clearest examples of where their technology will improve lives. Now…
Amazon renames Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus and expands access to audiobooks
AI summary Amazon rebrands Kindle Unlimited to Kindle Plus, expanding audiobook access with 'virtual voice' features.
Elon Musk says Tesla will sell 5 million cars by 2030 — math says otherwise
AI summary Elon Musk predicts 5 million Tesla car deliveries by 2030, but recent sales declines raise doubts.
Someone hacked the Switch 2 by using an old game and AI
The Nintendo Switch 2 has apparently been jailbroken, and a modder has already shown the console running a custom version of Mario Kart World featuring new playable characters…
Arc browser is shutting down
Arc’s website today. | Screenshot: The Verge The Browser Company plans to "sunset" its Arc browser on December 22nd, according to a post on the Arc website. The company moved on…
The disastrous PHP vulnerabilities were exploited days before the patch
Hackers attempted to exploit the PHP flaws impacting sites across the web days before they were patched, according to a report from Amazon Threat Intelligence. CJ Moses, Amazon…
Wildwood’s director says AI is ‘antithetical to everything that we are at this studio’
AI summary Wildwood's director says AI is 'antithetical' to Laika's stop-motion filmmaking process.
Trump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic Ocean
After renaming Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps following Trump's executive orders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai might be drawing the line at the Atlantic Ocean. As…
Microsoft shuts down its beloved maker space
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at a hackathon event in 2016. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft is closing down The Garage, a set of popular maker spaces where employees worked on…
OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had record lobbying quarters
AI summary OpenAI, Anthropic, and Nvidia had their highest lobbying spending in Q3, collectively spending nearly $6 million.
Apple’s Magic Keyboards for iPad are about half off, with a small catch
You can outfit your iPad Air or iPad Pro with one of Apple’s slick Magic Keyboards for considerably less than the accessory usually costs at Woot. I won’t bury the catch I teased…
PHP: The three little letters wreaking havoc across the web
AI summary Two PHP vulnerabilities threaten up to 70% of websites, risking older sites that cannot update.
You could just get a refurbished Samsung phone on Amazon
I recently bought a used Galaxy phone, and now Samsung is leaning into that market on Amazon after raising prices on its newest phones. Its certified renewed phones are available…
Coolfly’s solar-powered Aura Smart Bird Feeder is nearly 50 percent off
I’m not sure when birdwatching became so popular, but it seems everybody’s getting into it these days. If you want to see what all the fuss is about without leaving your couch…
Insta360 launches a cheaper version of its wireless mics with color screens
Following the launch of its wireless Mic Pro system last May featuring built-in color E Ink screens for custom branding and an array of three microphones to emulate different…
Birdbuddy’s Nook is a compact smart bird feeder for small spaces and budgets
Birdbuddy is finally launching the new smart bird feeders it originally announced at CES 2026 earlier this year, but with new names. The Birdbuddy 2 Mini is now called the…
Googlebooks just aren’t ready
The Acer Googlebook 14 (left), Lenovo Googlebook 15 (center), and HP Googlebook 14 (right). | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge EEvery Googlebook laptop we've tested so…
Birdbuddy’s budget feeder foiled my squirrels
The smaller, cheaper Birdbuddy Nook offers a lot of bang for your birdseed. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Birdbuddy's next-generation smart bird feeders have…
1Password lets AI agents use your passwords without seeing them
1Password is introducing a new feature that allows AI agents to sign into your accounts without actually seeing or handling your passwords. The aptly named 1Password for Agents…
Just because Tesla’s Optimus is in production doesn’t mean it’s actually ready
On Tesla's earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company had begun early production of its humanoid robot on its high-volume line in Fremont, California. Then…
AI agents are ready to shop. Some retailers are wary.
Using an AI agent to shop for you is a strange experience. Tech companies have marketed them as personal assistants - the democratizing of labor that ordinarily would only be…
Claude did not invent scorpion antivenom
An investment research firm wanted to prove AI could revolutionize drug development. So they teamed up with Anthropic to see whether an unreleased version of Claude could make…
The world’s first triple 200-megapixel camera phone is great
The Find X10 Pro Max’s design is still camera-centric, but less extreme than most Ultra phones. Oppo's Find X10 Pro Max is the first phone with a triple 200-megapixel camera…
Eiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots
The Eiliko robot toy. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security…
YouTube says it isn’t testing hiding the dislike button
On Tuesday, I published a story about how YouTube appeared to be testing hiding the dislike button on videos, with at least two users on X sharing screenshots of the dislike…