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X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’
X is ending its controversial revenue-sharing program for content creators, which has seen numerous revisions under Elon...
An Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the country
To power its new West Texas data center, Amazon is investing in the construction of a new power plant that could be one ...
Buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business
Buc-ee's became something of a viral sensation during the World Cup, but it has a troubling history of suing small gas s...
Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro
Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of th...
My favorite feel-good show is back
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 139, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here...
Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?
Finding a good laptop under $500 was hard enough before RAMageddon. They nearly always had cheap hardware and underpower...
Nitecore’s latest power bank is the lightest and most compact yet
There's two things you should know about me, your intrepid reviewer: I hate the feature creep associated with modern pow...
The gaming site sponsored by Walmart lays off its editorial staff
Restart, a games media website launched in late 2024 that was sponsored by Walmart, has laid off its "entire editorial t...
Fenix Flexin isn’t even denying using AI to make ‘Rubberz’ anymore
It took long enough, but now LA rapper Fenix Flexin appears to have admitted using AI for the 80s synth pop-themed song ...
Watching Roku’s AI channel is like eating from a trough
The appeal of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels has always been the way they make it easier to (re)...
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
OpenAI says it is pausing "internal activities" around an in-development AI model, Astra, because it doesn't yet meet ne...
The only instant cameras worth your money
There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it o...
Disney Plus tries a new AI-powered search
Disney is testing a new AI-powered tool for Disney Plus that uses a natural language search, a voice query, or a suggest...
Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker...
Grab the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-Ray for $50
Looking to spend a weekend inside with a good binge? Gruv has The Lord of the Rings trilogy on 4K Blu-ray marked down to...
What’s behind the Google AI shakeup
Some of the biggest names on Google's AI team got new jobs this week. In some cases, including for legendary Googler Jef...
Sony could release a cheaper version of its WH-1000XM4 headphones, according to leaks
Following the release of its premium and very expensive $650 The Collexion headphones in May, Sony could be taking its 1...
Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is on sale for just $60
The Birdfy Feeder Rookie is a good option if you’re new to birdwatching or simply don’t want to spend a lot on a smart f...
Samsung’s Z Fold 8 Ultra is more of the same, but better than ever
What makes the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra so Ultra? Samsung's first foldable with the Ultra name isn't a souped-up ve...
Werewolf transformed my old gadgets into USB-C powered ones
When I haul my 27-inch desktop monitor into the garage to film fun gadget videos… or want to play Japanese SNES games wi...
The best classic slasher movie you’ll never watch
Starting with the original in Camp Miasma in 1980, the horror franchise went on to have a long life. There were multiple...
Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X?
For roughly an hour this week, Telegram vanished from Apple's App Store. Even during that blip, it was a stunning absenc...
Trying to explain One Night Only’s tech-enforced sex dystopia
From the omnipresent One Night Only trailer, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the movie glosses over its terrifying a...
Meta ordered to pay an additional $567 million in public nuisance ruling
Meta has been ordered to pay $567 million in the second phase of New Mexico's landmark child safety case, bringing total...
Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event
Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new v...
Jony Ive’s first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker
The AI device OpenAI is developing with former Apple designer Jony Ive is "essentially a smart speaker without a display...
The AirPods Pro are $60 off, their best price since late June
Best Buy kicked off a sale on Apple products with discounts on its latest smartwatches to phones. Another deal that caug...
The Zelda movie’s Ganondorf casting hints at more movies
Deadline reported Thursday that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie will feature Australian actor Uli Latukefu as the...
Suno shares plans to combat spammy AI music
Suno announced plans to implement a new watermarking technology and download policy to limit the spread of spammy AI tra...
Brendan Carr officially unleashes broadcast consolidation
The era of set broadcast ownership limits is officially over, after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Th...
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats
OpenAI is making a big change for ChatGPT users on its free and Go tiers: starting next week, users on those tiers will ...
TikTok blames ‘moderator error’ on slow response to Perez Hilton livestream
TikTok says a "moderator error" delayed the removal of a livestream that appeared to show blogger Perez Hilton harming h...
Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices
Apple bumped up its trade-in offers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and certain Android phones, with some devic...
SoftBank donated $50 million to Trump’s library months before federal data center deal
SoftBank contributed $50 million to the Trump Presidential Library in January, just months before announcing that it's l...
It’s the last day to get a $350 gift card with your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 preorder
Samsung’s latest foldable Android phones, the Z Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra, and Flip 8, release tomorrow, August 7th. Today is...
The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
Today, I’m talking with Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, about the growing backlash against AI data ...
The messy politics behind Google’s big AI shakeup
In the AI industry, Google prides itself on seeming like the adult in the room: quiet, stable, time-tested. On Wednesday...
Ford’s first ultra-cheap EV is called Fathom, a full-featured truck for $28,350
For nearly a year now, Ford has been teasing big things at low prices from its next generation of EVs, a "Model T moment...
Viture’s cheapest AR glasses have the sharpest image clarity I’ve seen yet
I enjoy using display-mirroring glasses as a way to play Steam Deck games on a big screen, and I'm always on the hunt fo...
You can now ask Google Maps’ AI to order food for you
The AI-powered "Ask Maps" tool in Google Maps can now perform a broader range of personalized and conversational request...
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