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Downdetector and Speedtest sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Mar 4, 2026

Downdetector and Speedtest - the free platforms that allow people on the web to quickly check internet speeds or see if an online platform may be down - will soon have a new owner. On Tuesday, the con...

Honor’s Robot Phone is a bad robot, interesting camera, and maybe your friend

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Mar 4, 2026

After over four months of teasing, I've finally been able to see Honor's Robot Phone in action. And after all that, it looks pretty legit - just so long as you weren't actually expecting a robot. The...

MacBook Neo versus an old MacBook Air: good luck

  • Technology
  • Nathan Edwards
  • Mar 4, 2026

My first thought when Apple announced the MacBook Neo today was "okay, but why not just get an older Air?" If you're thinking that too, you might be right. If you can find one. The Neo starts at $599...

Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Mar 4, 2026

A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses Google's Gemini AI chatbot of trapping 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas in a "collapsing reality" that involved a series of violent missions, ultimately ending with hi...

Google’s Pixel 10 is the best Android phone available, and it’s $200 off

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Mar 4, 2026

Google’s Pixel 10a is set to arrive on March 5th, but if you’d prefer the more powerful Google Pixel 10, Woot is currently selling it unlocked through March 6th for $599 ($200 off) with 128GB of stora...

Here’s where you can preorder Apple’s budget-friendly MacBook Neo

  • Technology
  • Cameron Faulkner
  • Mar 4, 2026

The MacBook Neo is Apple’s newest, most affordable laptop. Although the MacBook Air has been known to occasionally drop by a couple of hundred dollars — rendering it more on par with a host of midrang...

BenQ’s new Mac monitor could be a cheaper alternative to Apple’s new Studio Display

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Mar 4, 2026

It was first announced last month without pricing or availability details, but BenQ has now shared all the specs for its new 27-inch 5K display designed for Mac users. The MA270S matches the size and...

Where to preorder the new iPhone 17E before it hits stores on March 11th

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Mar 4, 2026

Apple's week of product announcements kicked off with the iPhone 17E, a phone designed for those who don't want to spend north of $700 on their next upgrade. The iPhone 16E follow-up won't officially...

iPhone 17e hands-on: nothing more, nothing less

  • Technology
  • Nilay Patel
  • Mar 4, 2026

Apple announced the $599 iPhone 17e earlier this week, and we just got a chance to play with one for a few minutes at the company's "experience" for media in New York City. The 17e is more or less exa...

Apple launches budget-friendly MacBook Neo powered by an iPhone chip

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Mar 4, 2026

Apple just announced a new entry-level MacBook that runs on the same A18 Pro chip that launched two years ago in its iPhone 16 lineup and starts at $599. With older M-series MacBooks being phased out,...

Our first hands-on look at Apple’s MacBook Neo

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • Mar 4, 2026

Here is the MacBook Neo, Apple's new entry-level Mac laptop. Its colorful chassis options easily set it apart from current MacBook Air and Pro models. But the biggest difference is that inside the Neo...

AI is now part of the culture wars — and real wars

  • Technology
  • Tina Nguyen
  • Mar 4, 2026

Hello and welcome to Regulator, the newsletter for Verge subscribers that goes inside Washington's increasingly existential clashes between tech and politics. If this was forwarded to you, can I inter...