All the gear a 20-year gadget blogging veteran packs when traveling
Through more than two decades of travel for both work and leisure, my packing list has evolved from a random assortme…
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Honor’s Magic V6 sets three foldable firsts
The crease isn’t quite invisible, but otherwise this feels like the complete foldable package — on the hardware side at l…
Under-16 social media ban announced by UK government
The UK is the latest country to follow Australia in implementing a total social media ban for children under 16, Prim…
How to watch most of the World Cup matches with free trials
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - JUNE 11: In-Beom Hwang #6 of Korea Republic scores his team's first goal past Matej Kovar #1 of…
The impossible dream of the universal remote
You don't really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs…
Solid-state batteries still aren’t ready, but gels are
This is The Stepback , a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on e-bike…
Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban
According to the Wall Street Journal , the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fab…
A better way to manage all your screenshots
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 132, your guide to the best and Verge -iest stuff in the world. (If you're…
The future of Hollywood isn’t feeding prompts into vanilla gen AI models
Concept art from Dear Upstairs Neighbors that used to train custom builds of Google’s Veo and Imagen models. | Image: Goo…
Valve just imported 13 tons of VR headsets in one day
On June 10th, the German container ship Posen docked in Los Angeles after a two-week voyage from Shanghai. As Valve w…
Summer Upgrade Week
The sun is out, the sky is clear. It’s time to get outside and disconnect — from work, at least. This summer, we’re l…
This portable light is great for way more than camping
It's intended for camping, but BougeRV's T1 light is so versatile that it also makes for a great summer trav…
Siri won’t be your AI girlfriend
‘Listen, that's not what I'm here for, right?' | Image: Apple Our early testing has already shown that Sir…