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How to un-Big Tech your online life
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 116, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome,...
Ring’s Flock breakup doesn’t fix its real problem
The most striking thing about Ring's statement that it had parted ways with Flock Safety is what the home security company didn't ...
Returning stolen artifacts becomes a thrilling heist in...
Colonialism is not merely about occupying nations. It's a project of mass violence, part of which involves total erasure and the w...
Anker’s USB-C cable that lets you charge two gadgets at...
Monday, February 16th, is Presidents Day, and there are plenty of good deals happening on tech in the run-up to the holiday. Even ...
The Pocket Taco is the best way to turn your phone into...
My ongoing quest to turn my iPhone into one of my favorite consoles of all time has led me to a curiously named controller. GameSi...
A powerful tool of resistance is already in your hands
In an eyewitness video analyzed frame by frame by The New York Times, Alex Pretti raises one hand and holds a phone in the other. ...
My uncanny AI valentines
Hopping over a pile of dirty snow, I arrived on a frigid February evening at a wine bar in midtown, a purple neon sign reading "EV...
Georgia Tech announced the finalists in its wild musica...
Georgia Tech has announced the finalists in its annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. Every year, for the last 28 years, ...
iBuyPower’s gaming desktops are discounted for Presiden...
Buying a pre-assembled gaming desktop makes sense for some. It can save you time and money, too, compared to buying PC components ...
Homeland Security Demands Social Media Sites Reveal Nam...
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies hundreds of subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment o...
Their Secret to a Happy Marriage? A Translation App
He speaks English. She speaks Mandarin. The secret to their happy marriage: Microsoft Translator.
David J. Farber, ‘Grandfather of the Internet,’ Dies at...
A researcher, professor and federal policy adviser, he guided students who went on to do groundbreaking work in connecting the wor...
Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer informa...
The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee's inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and corresponde...
Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI
AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their ow...
Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach
The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group Shiny...
Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now hand...
Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn't just search for you, but one that "knows you." CEO Brian Chesky said, "It will ...
Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discove...
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and en...
Indian pharmacy chain giant exposed customer data and i...
A backend flaw in web admin dashboards used by one of India's largest pharmacy chains, exposed thousands of online pharmacy orders...
Nothing opens its first retail store in India
The two-story location will sell products from Nothing and the more affordable, mass-market brand CMF.
India doubles down on state-backed venture capital, app...
India’s $1.1B fund-of-funds will invest through private VCs to support deep-tech and manufacturing startups.
‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in health...
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the ...
Ring’s adorable surveillance hellscape
You can watch Ring's recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their families. You can also watch t...
iRobot’s Roombas have a new Chinese owner, but it says ...
As part of its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics, iRobot is creating a new US-based subsidiary called iRobot Safe, which t...
What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content g...
"where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video," reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. The reply, fr...
Trump Mobile’s origins lie with a Mexican middleweight ...
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. Last week, we spoke to executives from the company for t...