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X-Men ’97 has what Master of the Universe is missing

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Jun 13, 2026

In 2026, Marvel and Mattel are both releasing projects designed to capitalize on people's love for iconic animated heroes from their childhoods. Masters of the Universe has put a live-action He-Man on...

Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Jun 13, 2026

A copy of Super Mario Bros., still in the box and sealed with its original sticker, just sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. That absolutely crushes the previous record of $2 million, also for a...

Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Jun 13, 2026

Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It's apparently also considering dramatically re...

Bose’s latest QuietComfort Ultra are $70 off, marking a new low price 

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Jun 13, 2026

If you’re planning on traveling anytime soon, Bose’s second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones are a great companion for long flights and train rides. Not only do they offer excellent noise canc...

My first 24 hours with Siri AI on the Mac

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • Jun 13, 2026

I turned off Siri on the Mac years ago and never looked back. Similarly, I found Apple Intelligence so fruitless I never engage with it. But the new Siri AI coming to macOS 27 Golden Gate has at least...

Never Post’s Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Jun 13, 2026

Mike Rugnetta is a writer, podcast host, producer, audio engineer, educator, musician, sound designer, and father. In short, the man wears a lot of hats. He's the cocreator and host of the award-winni...

My yard is dying, so I made an app for that

  • Technology
  • Allison Johnson
  • Jun 13, 2026

When I returned to my computer five minutes after giving Gemini a lengthy prompt, I had two things: a functional app in a preview window, and a message about a bug. "~ Channel is unrecoverably broken...

Anthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government order

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Jun 13, 2026

On Friday evening, the government ordered Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nations, both inside and outside the US, due to national security concerns. That order inclu...

A better way to manage all your screenshots

  • Technology
  • David Pierce
  • Jun 13, 2026

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 132, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy soccer, and also you can read all the old editions at the Insta...

Apple’s new AI photo editing tools mostly work, for better and worse

  • Technology
  • Allison Johnson
  • Jun 13, 2026

The most popular camera in the world just got its first set of serious AI photo editing features, and I don't think any of us are ready. As far as AI photo editing goes, the new features in iOS 27 are...

Echo Isle is a pint-sized adventure inspired by classic Zelda

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Jun 13, 2026

Echo Isle is heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda, and it's not afraid to show it: The retro graphics bear a striking resemblance to Link's Awakening, the main character wears a blue tunic and wiel...

The future of Hollywood isn’t feeding prompts into vanilla gen AI models 

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Jun 13, 2026

For all the noise that's been made about how generative AI is poised to revolutionize the filmmaking industry, there haven't really been any projects created with the technology that felt like the sor...