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New standards for masculinity are stacked against men’s health
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they'r...
Why the current tech backlash feels different
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Nick Statt: Hello and welcome to Decoder, Nilay’s show about big ideas and other problems. This...
Snapchat makes it easier to plan events and meetups
Snapchat is launching Plans, a new suite of features designed to help turn the plans already being made in group chats - everything from birthday celebrations t...
Mathematicians want proof OpenAI didn’t use their work
Another researcher is challenging OpenAI about the data driving its increasingly impressive array of mathematical discoveries. Just days after a bitter row erup...
The variable aperture isn’t the cool part of the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera
Apple always makes a big show of the latest cameras in its phones, and the major talking point of the iPhone 18 Pro is about the new variable aperture. Both the...
The Trump phone just got a $250 price hike
Bad news if you didn't lock in a Trump phone at launch: It now costs $749, a $250 increase on its price at launch. The T1 Phone itself hasn't changed. Trump Mob...
Nintendo’s latest Switch 2 update adds VRR support in TV mode
Nintendo always promised that the Switch 2 would support variable refresh rate (VRR) when docked, but the console launched without this key feature. A new 23.0....
Xbox picks up Kojima’s Physint after PlayStation dropped it
Xbox will now publish Physint, an upcoming game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, after PlayStation decided to cancel it. The unexpected swap came in a flur...
Volvo XC40 PHEV is back with a new look, better sensors, and Gemini AI
It's been about three years since Volvo discontinued its plug-in hybrid XC40. The mild hybrid version remains on sale in the US and elsewhere, alongside the ele...
There aren’t AirPods with cameras yet and I hope it stays that way
September Apple events are always a swirl of information and new, exciting products, and today's was no different. Apple announced its first foldable, the iPhon...
The black iPhone Pro returns
Apple has seen reason: It has a black model in the iPhone Pro lineup again. Last year, Apple went bold with its colors for the iPhone 17 Pro, offering a flashy...
The incomplete history of Duo devices
Apple announced the company's first device with a folding screen today, the iPhone Duo, but that's where the firsts end. The Duo is not only far from the first...