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Meta sues advertisers in Brazil and China over 'celeb bait' scams
Meta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the...
Ambient Dreamie bedside companion review: The best sleep I've had in years
How much would you pay for a good night's sleep? This is a question I've asked myself repeatedly over the last few weeks as I've been testing the Dreamie, a $25...
Burger King will use AI to monitor employee 'friendliness'
Burger King, the chain that leans into creepy when others don't dare, is at it again. The Verge reported on Thursday that the company is rolling out a new voice...
Razer’s new laptop sleeve wirelessly charges other devices
Razer has announced an expensive new laptop sleeve that's not made from an exotic animal or encrusted in diamonds. What potentially justifies paying $129.99 for...
Cricut’s most popular cutting machine now takes up less space in your crafting room
Cricut has announced new versions of two of its cutting machines that could appeal to crafters struggling with limited space for their hobby. The new Cricut Exp...
Like so many other retirees, Claude 3 Opus now has a Substack
We appear to have reached a point in the information age where AI models are becoming old enough to retire from, er, service — and rather than using their twili...
The astronaut whose illness forced an early return from the ISS was Mike Fincke
NASA recently ended a manned mission to the International Space Station (ISS) a month early, citing a medical issue with one of the astronauts. The space agency...
Your smart TV may be crawling the web for AI
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 w...
8BitDo’s customizable Pro 3 controller is $30 off for the first time
Woot is offering steep discounts on many video games and accessories, some of which are fairly recent releases. No matter what you choose from its sale catalog,...
HBO Max’s password-sharing crackdown is going global
HBO Max's password-sharing crackdown is going to get a lot bigger. During an earnings call on Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery streaming head JB Perrette said a...
Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users
Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to free users. Nano Banana 2 (also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) is rolling out...
Democrats to introduce bill aimed at resurrecting IRS Direct File
160 Democratic lawmakers from across the country are backing a soon-to-be-introduced bill that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to eliminate IR...