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PlayStation sees AI as a ‘powerful tool’ to help make games
- Jay Peters
- May 8, 2026
As part of an earnings presentation on Friday, Sony shared how it's thinking about AI at the company, including many details about how it's evaluating...
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Teenage Engineering’s KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 8, 2026
The EP-136 KO Sidekick is Teenage Engineering's stylish new two-channel mixer, clearly designed to connect two of its KO-II samplers for live performa...
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Google Fitbit Air preorders come with a second band for free
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 8, 2026
Google’s new Fitbit Air, the $99.99 screenless fitness tracker, comes out on May 26th. It’s the company’s first Fitbit release in four years, and you...
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Everyone should follow Logitech and put extra USB ports on iPad keyboard cases
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 8, 2026
Logitech is introducing a new feature to its rugged iPad Combo 4 keyboard case that addresses an ongoing issue with the tablet as Apple continues to p...
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Microsoft was worried OpenAI would run off to Amazon and ‘shit-talk’ Azure
- Tom Warren
- May 8, 2026
When OpenAI was busy experimenting with AI-powered gaming bots, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were in the early days of formin...
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The company that owns Moog, Akai Pro, and Numark is buying Native Instruments
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 8, 2026
Native Instruments' suite of music production software and gear, including Traktor and Kontakt, will soon live under the inMusic umbrella alongside ot...
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Govee’s solar-powered string lights are already on sale for 20 percent off
- Brandon Widder
- May 8, 2026
I’m not sure if we’ve mentioned this yet, but Govee has been on a tear lately, having recently announced everything from rechargeable table lamps to m...
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The future of game consoles is looking bleak
- Andrew Webster
- May 8, 2026
It's been a real good news / bad news week for Nintendo. Out of nowhere on Wednesday, the company announced a lush remake of Star Fox 64, jolting the...
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What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?
- Victoria Song
- May 8, 2026
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and po...
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Boox’s new page-turning e-reader remote is a tiny two-button keyboard
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 8, 2026
Boox has announced its own alternative to the Kobo Remote that offers more functionality than just turning the page while reading on its tablets and e...
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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
- Emma Roth
- May 8, 2026
Tesla is recalling its RWD Cybertruck Long Range over faulty brake rotors that could cause the wheels to fall off, as spotted earlier by MotorTrend. I...
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Everybody wants to rule the AI world
- David Pierce
- May 8, 2026
Sometimes, companies pick CEOs based on carefully laid succession plans designed to maximize investor confidence and future performance. Other times,...