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Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)

  • Technology
  • Janko Roettgers
  • Mar 5, 2026

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. I still remember the first time I t...

You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Mar 5, 2026

Alongside smart Lego bricks and lots of robots, one of the most anticipated gadgets announced at CES 2026 was a cheap Bluetooth speaker from the company best known for flat-packed furniture. Ikea is n...

Preorders for Apple’s colorful MacBook Neo come with a $25 gift card

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • Mar 5, 2026

The forthcoming MacBook Neo is certainly compelling — at least for the right person. One could argue that buying a last-gen MacBook Air is a better bet in most instances; however, if you’re still sold...

Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble

  • Technology
  • Nilay Patel
  • Mar 5, 2026

Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways.  My...

Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Mar 5, 2026

After being announced last November, Ikea's Matter-compatible smart home collection has been slowly trickling into its stores around the world over the past few months. Despite some early connectivity...

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Mar 5, 2026

Apple is asking artists and record labels on its music streaming platform to voluntarily label songs that were made using AI. The new "Transparency Tags" metadata system for Apple Music was announced...

AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts 

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Mar 5, 2026

Do you have a Reddit alt, secret X, finsta, or Glassdoor account you trash your boss with? AI might have just made it a lot easier to unmask you. That's the conclusion of a recently published study, w...

Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Mar 5, 2026

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the Department of Defense in an attempt to salvage the company's relationship with the US military and prevent it from being...

Nothing is finally covering up with the metal Phone 4A Pro

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Mar 5, 2026

Today Nothing has revealed the 4A and 4A Pro, its latest midrange phones. The two look startlingly different from one another, with varying designs and Glyph Light interfaces. The Pro is especially st...

Nothing’s Headphone A are something worth considering

  • Technology
  • John.Higgins
  • Mar 5, 2026

After the release of the Headphone 1 last year - Nothing's first over-ear headphones - the company is back with the Headphone A. They're a slimmed-down over-ear option that keep the Nothing design aes...

Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Mar 5, 2026

Bill Gates-founded nuclear energy startup TerraPower has been granted approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a next-generation reactor in Wyoming. This is the first commercial-scale,...

Wall Street is betting on tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling

  • Business
  • Vito Emanuel
  • Mar 5, 2026
  • US

When the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump's tariffs, it left importers wondering how long they'd have to wait to get their money back. Hedge funds are offering to help out.