Hang on, there’s a Trump Phone Ultra coming too?
Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, it turns out we might have two Trump Phones to worry about. The Trump Phone may be no more […]
Marshall’s new hub connects to multiple Bluetooth speakers without pairing
Marshall has announced a new music streaming hub called the Heddon that can broadcast to multiple speakers using the Bluetooth Auracast feature that's finally starting to catch on. Similar to Sennheiser's BTA1 TV Transmitter announced earlier this week, the Heddon doesn't require wireless audio devices to go through a pairing process to stream audio, as […]
Today only, you can buy the AirPods Pro 3 for less than $200
If you’re considering gifting the AirPods Pro 3 for Valentine’s Day, now’s a great time to pick them up. Today only, Best Buy is selling the noise-canceling earbuds for $199.99 ($50 off), matching their all-time low. For iPhone owners, nothing else really compares to the AirPods Pro 3. They deliver the best active noise cancellation […]
Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea
Every week, more than 230 million people ask ChatGPT for health and wellness advice, according to OpenAI. The company says that many see the chatbot as an "ally" to help navigate the maze of insurance, file paperwork, and become better self-advocates. In exchange, it hopes you will trust its chatbot with details about your diagnoses, […]
Why this winter storm will likely be a wild one
Most of the US is bracing for a prolonged stretch of frigid weather and a massive winter storm that could wreak havoc on roads and power grids over the next several days. At least 170 million Americans are under winter weather alerts. "Bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills" will linger even after the […]
The end of the Sony era in TVs
There aren't many tech companies that can claim Sony's level of influence in how we live our lives. From the Walkman to the PlayStation to the Trinitron, Sony has been making excellent gadgets in multiple categories for decades, which makes this week's news just a little sad. Sony's new joint venture with TCL isn't the […]
Anbernic’s next wireless controller adds a screen and heart rate monitoring
Anbernic has announced its second wireless controller through a teaser video on YouTube highlighting its features. The company's first gamepad, the RG P01, offered features like Hall effect triggers and joysticks for just $18. Pricing for the new Anbernic RG G01 hasn't been revealed, but it may be more expensive due to several upgrades, including […]
Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. On TikTok, it's disturbingly easy to find videos of […]
AI labs wage a reputational knife fight at Davos
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The leaders of the three preeminent frontier AI labs spent this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, taking shots at each other like candidates in a […]
Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions
Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. According to Electrek, the company removed Basic Autopilot as a standard feature from new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in North America. That means in […]