03-13-26 -

States anti-monopoly case against Live Nation continues Monday
The Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial is back on. Dozens of states are expected to move forward with their claims against the company's alleged concert industry monopoly beginning on Monday, following a brief hearing on Friday. The Justice D...

03-13-26 -

Spotify tests letting users directly customize their Taste Profile
Less slop please. | Image: Spotify Spotify Premium users in New Zealand will be the first to experience the service's latest personalization feature. The company is letting users view and make changes to their Taste Profile directly. If yo...

03-13-26 -

Microsofts Copilot AI assistant is coming to current-gen Xbox consoles this year
Xbox is getting ready to launch its Gaming Copilot AI assistant on "current-generation consoles" this year, according to a report from GamesRadar. Sonali Yadav, Xbox's product manager for gaming AI, revealed the news during a pa...

03-13-26 -

Trump Mobile is just one in the crowd of conservative carriers
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. This week, I wanted to see how Trump Mobile stacks up to its conservative carrier competition. Trump Mobile isn't unique. I mean, it is in some pretty specific sens...

03-13-26 -

Diggs open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam
It's only been a year since Digg founder Kevin Rose, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, and a few others announced the link-sharing site would relaunch, promising a "social discovery built by communities, not by algorithms." Now, ...

03-13-26 -

Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that very few people used
Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce says the platform is discontinuing the feature because "very few people" were u...

03-13-26 -

Google Pixel 10A review: Just buy the 9A
I'm not entirely sure why the Pixel 10A exists. Google hasn't upgraded the chipset, cameras, or battery in the new phone, and the tweaks it's made elsewhere are minimal at best. The flatter camera island is good, I guess! In one sense thi...

03-13-26 -

Backbones versatile pro controller is nearly matching its best price to date
Mobile gaming has come a long way over the course of the last decade or so, but we all know that smartphones simply can’t match the visceral, tactile feel you get while playing with a dedicated controller. Luckily, Backbone makes some e...

03-13-26 -

Adobe will pay $75 million to settle US cancellation fee lawsuit
Adobe says it will pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the US government alleging that the creative software giant harmed consumers by making its subscriptions intentionally hard to cancel and concealing termination fees. The pa...

03-13-26 -

Ninjas star Creami ice cream maker is on sale for $169
Ninja’s Creami 5‑in‑1 Ice Cream lets you make everything from sorbet to smoothie bowls. | Image: Ninja If you’ve ever wanted more control over what goes into your ice cream, the Ninja Creami 5‑in‑1 Ice Cream Maker makes it easy...

03-13-26 -

Amazon Prime Video nearly doubles the price to go ad-free and stream 4K video
Amazon Prime Video is raising the price of its ad-free plan in the US and adding several new features. Starting April 10th, Prime Video's ad-free tier will cost $4.99 per month instead of $2.99, and include "exclusive" access to...

03-13-26 -

The Big 12 basketball tournament is ditching slippery LED courts for hardwood
They may be great for fan engagement and selling ads, but the Big 12 has decided to replace the innovative glass-covered LED floors at Kansas City's T-Mobile Center with a traditional hardwood finish. It will be used for the remainder of ...

03-13-26 -

The R2 is nearly here can Rivian stick the landing?
On Thursday, Rivian revealed its most important vehicle to date: the R2, a midsize SUV that eventually will start at under $50,000. As a distinctive EV with an attractive sticker price, the R2 is designed to take Rivian to the next level....

03-13-26 -

The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are some of the best wireless earbuds $170 can buy
I upgraded from the Pixel A-series buds released in 2021 to the Pixel Buds Pro 2, and two things were immediately apparent: the A-series buds have no business sounding so good for their sub-$100 price, and the Pixel Buds Pro 2 were everyt...

03-13-26 -

Epic says its Fortnite V-bucks price hike is a ‘direct correlation̵...
Epic Games announced this week that Fortnite's in-game V-bucks currency would be getting more expensive with a somewhat glib statement: "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we're raising prices to help pay the bills,&q...

03-13-26 -

Peacock is adding an AI Andy Cohen to narrate an endless stream of Bravo clips
When you open your Peacock mobile app this summer, you might see the AI likeness of TV host Andy Cohen pop up on your homepage. In an announcement on Friday, NBCUniversal said Cohen's avatar will serve as a guide through Peacock's "i...

03-13-26 -

Peacocks NBA streams are going vertical
Peacock is rolling out a native vertical video format for live sports, allowing you to watch games without turning your phone sideways. The feature will roll out to NBA games first this spring and will use an algorithm to track players an...

03-13-26 -

The MacBook Neo is a winner
It was a little surprising to see Apple decide to leap fully into the affordable laptop market, to try and compete with devices the company typically prefers to just look down its nose at. It was also a little surprising to see Apple basi...

03-13-26 -

PSA: Dont buy a $4,400 gray market Samsung TriFold on eBay
It’s a TriFold, alright. But I don’t trust it. I had to buy Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold from eBay for $4,399 and I'm pretty sure that's because Samsung doesn't want anyone to actually have this phone. I'm also afraid to turn it on. Not...

03-13-26 -

PC makers are not ready for the MacBook Neo
This thing is poised to eat their lunch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The MacBook Neo is here, and it took no time at all for an executive from a major PC manufacturer to put their foot in their mouth trying to discuss thi...

03-13-26 -

Apple reduces App Store fees in China to ward off regulators
Apple is cutting App Store developer fees in China from March 15th, dropping its typical commission on purchases from 30 percent down to 25 percent. The decision was made following "discussions with the Chinese regulator," accor...

03-12-26 -

Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year
You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices - but if you've got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it's finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following C...

03-12-26 -

What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court
Around a dozen parents huddled in the dim hallway outside the courtroom in February, nervously gripping paper tickets. They were glaring at a gray tote bag held by a member of the court staff - the one who'd determine, by lottery, if they...

03-12-26 -

The original AirTag is the cheapest its ever been
The original AirTags are still great value, especially now they’re over half off. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Despite the fact Apple released a new AirTag in January, the first-generation AirTag is still a top-notch tracker if yo...

03-12-26 -

KPop Demon Hunters is getting a sequel, obviously
The girl group is coming back. Get ready to get even more KPop, demonier, and as huntery as possible. Netflix's smash-hit, Oscar-nominated animated film KPop Demon Hunters is returning for a sequel, with the fictional Korean girl group HUN...

03-12-26 -

Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying Is this still availabl...
Facebook Marketplace is adding a bunch of new AI-powered tools that are supposed to make selling items on the platform a little more efficient. One feature will use Meta AI to automatically respond to those annoying "Is this still av...

03-12-26 -

Geminis task automation is here and its wild
Computers ordering cappuccinos. A couple of weeks ago, Google and Samsung announced a big Gemini development coming to their newest devices: task automation. Starting with food delivery and rideshare apps, Gemini would be able to use certa...

03-12-26 -

Googles TV Streamer 4K doubles as a smart home hub and its on sale
Between March Madness and the Oscars, now might be a good time to improve your TV setup. Google’s TV Streamer 4K is currently on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Target, and Walmart, which is its second-best price to date and only $...

03-12-26 -

Anthropic’s Claude AI can respond with charts, diagrams, and other visu...
Anthropic's latest update to Claude will allow the AI chatbot to generate custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations during your conversation. If Claude determines a visual is useful based on the context of your chat, it will inser...

03-12-26 -

Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around
Free-to-play titles like GorillaTag are popular with young teens with little disposable income. | Image: Another Axiom Inc. This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndi...

03-12-26 -

Microsoft’s head of experiences and devices is retiring, triggering a s...
Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of Microsoft's experiences and devices group, is retiring after more than 35 years at the software giant. Jha was a big part of the team that helped move Microsoft's Office suite to the cloud, and has ...

03-12-26 -

PEGI’s new age ratings will restrict FC 27 to kids over 16
Loot boxes like the virtual card packs featured in EA’s FC franchise will soon be taken into consideration for PEGI age ratings. | Image: EA The Pan-European Game Information (PEGI) body previously assigned its age ratings based on the p...

03-12-26 -

WordPress launches an in-browser website creator
WordPress.org is launching a new tool that lets you create a private website directly in your browser, according to an announcement on Wednesday. You can access the tool by heading to my.WordPress.net, which opens up a workspace where you...

03-12-26 -

Rivian R2 prices revealed: youre going to have to wait longer for that $45,00...
When Rivian first revealed the R2 in 2024, a lot of the excitement was centered on the starting price of $45,000 - placing it slightly below the current average selling price for a new internal combustion vehicle. Finally, here was a dece...

03-12-26 -

Dysons new stain-spotting AI robovac is now available
Dyson’s bringing the lasers from its handheld vacuums to its new autonomous cleaner. | Image: Dyson Dyson's latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner first debuted during IFA 2025 in Berlin last September. The Spot+Scrub Ai Robot is the com...

03-12-26 -

Honda cancels Zero Series EVs, citing extremely challenging situation
Farewell, Honda Zero. We never knew thee. Honda is cancelling its Zero Series SUV and Saloon, as well as the Acura RSX EVs, citing an "extremely challenging earnings situation." The Japanese automaker, which unsuccessfully trie...

03-12-26 -

Once-overpriced iPhone Air and Galaxy S25 cases are now 90 percent off
It’s pretty easy to get an affordable phone case that looks good, no matter the device you have. Yet, that doesn’t stop some companies from selling theirs for about the same cost as a dinner for two. Well, thanks to Woot, we now have ...

03-12-26 -

Anthropic doesnt trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
Today we’re talking about the messy, fast-moving situation at Anthropic, the maker of Claude that now finds itself in a very ugly legal battle with the Pentagon.  The back-and-forth is complicated, but as of a few days ago, th...

03-12-26 -

Bespoke AI models are the next big thing in filmmaking
Though many AI boosters have convinced themselves that the technology can spit out films and television series whole cloth, claims of Hollywood being cooked feel very premature when you see what people are making with the most popular ima...

03-12-26 -

Microsofts Copilot Health can connect to your medical records and wearables
Microsoft announced on Thursday that it's launching Copilot Health, a "separate, secure space" in Copilot for asking questions about lab results and medical records, searching for providers, analyzing data from wearables, and ot...

03-12-26 -

You can now ask Google Maps complex, real-world questions and Gemini will an...
Google is continuing to weave Gemini into the firmament of its most-used products. Today, it announced that Google Maps was getting a new AI-powered "Ask Maps" feature that allows for "complex, real-world questions" wi...

03-12-26 -

Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent
Perplexity wants to be more than just an answer engine. On Wednesday it launched Personal Computer, a new AI agent tool that can turn a spare Mac into a locally run AI system, pitching it as "a digital proxy for you." Personal C...

03-12-26 -

JBLs new party speaker comes with a karaoke mic that helps you hit those high...
JBL’s new wireless mics can improve your pitch. | Image: JBL Karaoke is more fun for everyone when the person holding the mic sounds as good as a song's original performer. So the latest addition to JBL's PartyBox Bluetooth speaker li...

03-12-26 -

Iran-linked cyber attack targets US medtech giant Stryker
This marks Iran’s first significant cyberattack against the US since the war started. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images US medical equipment provider Stryker said its global networks were disrupted by a cyberattack on Wedn...

03-11-26 -

One of Grammarlys experts is suing the company over its identity-stealing AI ...
Journalist Julia Angwin is one of the writers whose likeness was used in Grammarly’s “expert review” feature. | Photo: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile via Getty Images For months, Grammarly has been using the identities of real people (inclu...

03-11-26 -

iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but no iPad apps and no Face ID
The folding iPhone might come with an inner display the size of an iPad Mini, according to Bloomberg. Apple's rumored foldable iPhone will come with an iPad-style interface that will allow users to view apps side-by-side, according to a re...

03-11-26 -

Some of the best horror games ever made are included in Humbles latest $15 bu...
Humble has teamed up with Frictional Games for a new bundle of PC games that pushed the horror genre forward. The bundle includes the Penumbra Collectors Pack, all four Amnesia titles (The Dark Descent, A Machine for Pigs, The Bunker, and...

03-11-26 -

Valve says it will fight New York’s loot box lawsuit
Valve wants players to know that it plans on fighting New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit, which last month accused the company of promoting "illegal gambling" through its in-game loot boxes. In an email sent to Cou...

03-11-26 -

The Live Nation settlement has industry insiders baffled
Instead of moving forward with a jury trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster as expected, the Justice Department announced a settlement Monday that omitted what used to be on the top of its wish list: a breakup. What the DOJ did get was ...

03-11-26 -

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission
Superhuman says it has disabled Grammarly's "expert review" AI feature that said its edit suggestions were "inspired by" real writers, including our editor-in-chief and other Verge staff members. "After careful co...