The loss of Situational Awareness

Neither artificial nor intelligent. I am not by any means an expert at finance but I think I do now have some advice for people who are: Do not name your hedge ...

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 is $40 off at Costco and comes with over $50 in freebies

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch 9. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge The Galaxy Watch 9 launches on August 7th, and not only does Costco have the best preord...

LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button

A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you'll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI s...

Govee’s portable smart lamp is down to one of its best prices to date

Buying multiple lamps for different rooms can get expensive. Govee’s rechargeable Table Lamp Classic gives you one lamp you can use throughout your home instead...

NASA’s Curiosity rover found a ‘sea of polygons’ on Mars

The latest discovery from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is a field of honeycomb-shaped polygons covering a Martian valley called Valle Grande. As Gizmodo reports,...

Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Apptronik’s Apollo 2 robot takes a baseball glove off of a shelf. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "c...

ABC demands FCC drop its ‘punitive’ early license renewal of its stations

ABC filed its formal opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's effort to force it to submit to an early renewal of its broadcast station licenses, c...

Google is working on Chrome updates that don’t require restarts

Google is working on a way to apply Chrome updates without requiring you to restart your browser. In a post on Thursday, Google outlines its approach to bug fix...

Pixel 11 Pro Fold design leaks ahead of Google launch event

Weeks ahead of Google's next Pixel hardware event, Leaker Evan Blass has shared what appear to be marketing renders of the unannounced Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold ...

Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price

Do you remember Friend? The Friend that launched an AI pendant, spent $1.8 million of its $2.5 million to acquire friend.com, and plastered the NYC subway with ...

Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP

Best Buy has raised the price of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC to $2,099 - the first time a major US retailer is directly selling an RTX 5080 for more than th...

Xiaomi’s SkyNomad N90 Max is an extended-range EV with a transforming interior

Hopefully nobody is giving coffee to that dog. | Image: Xiaomi The SkyNomad N90 Max is the latest electric SUV from Xiaomi and its first extended-range EV, with...

Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features

Here be magnets. And RGB. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Razer has insisted that optical keyboard switches are the best choice for competitive esp...

Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis

Zoox just got permission to charge for robotaxi rides in its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is hundreds off at Best Buy

If you’re keen on getting a laptop that looks fantastic, feels great to use, and doesn’t cost too much, well, pickings are slim right due to RAMageddon. However...

Spotify Running Mode helps match tunes to tempo

An easier way to find the right beats for your BPM. | Image: Spotify Spotify has introduced a new Running Mode feature that makes it easier to curate playlists ...

Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle

Over the last few years, I've gradually shifted away from ebooks. It's been part of a general return to physical media, an attempt to create a deeper sense of o...

A second lens makes DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P my new favorite video camera

Like other recent DJI products, the Pocket 4P won’t launch in the US. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4P is a pretty simple proposition: an Osmo Pocket 4 with a second camera...

SwitchBot makes a better fan

SwitchBot Battery Circulator Fan 2 Pro is smart, powerful, and portable. | Image: SwitchBot I was already a big fan of SwitchBot's big circulator fan I recently...

Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year

Microsoft is working on an AI "super app" that combines Copilot's chat, coding, and agentic capabilities. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Sa...

Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents

Meta is all-in on AI, and sometime soon, the company is going to make a big push into personal AI agents that can do things on your behalf. On Wednesday's Q2 20...

Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st

RAMageddon won't be the only reason your next phone costs more - Qualcomm is about to raise prices on all its processors, as well. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon s...

xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law

xAI is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a law passed back in May that broadly targets "nudification" apps, claiming that the statute's puniti...

Cyberpunk 2077 packs a lot of fun into its discounted $20 price

CyberPunk 2077’s world is vibrant and dangerous. | Image: CD Projekt Red Over the last few years, CD Projekt Red put a ton of work into fixing Cyberpunk 2077, s...

Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges

Xbox is having yet another tough quarter, as revenue from content and services like its Game Pass subscription dipped 10 percent over the past few months. At th...

What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?

Apple's new Upgrade program is here, allowing you to lease select models of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Watches with a relatively low monthly payment. The company...

OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots

In an interview with our friend Joanna Stern on her YouTube channel, OpenAI president Greg Brockman said the company is working on a "family of devices" for int...

The US government just banned Roombas

When the Trump administration announced yesterday that it was banning "advanced robotic devices" from entering the United States, the headlines were all about h...

Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever

As schools across the country continue to implement cellphone bans, a new Pew Research Center survey shows they continue to gain support. Seventy-seven percent ...

The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans

Just two months after a bumpy launch earlier this year, Ferrari has reportedly already hit its 2026 sales goal for its polarizing, Jony Ive-designed Luce EV. Ah...