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Apple is going high-end with new ‘Ultra’ products next
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 8, 2026
Fresh off launching the low-cost MacBook Neo, Apple is reportedly preparing at least three new products that will fit into its highest-end "ultra" lineup. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gruman, the nex...
Listen to this: Mabe Fratti’s experimental cello pop
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 8, 2026
The opening notes of "Kravitz", which kicks off Mabe Fratti's 2024 record Sentir Que No Sabes, are lodged in my brain permanently. It's not a showy album, by any means. But there's something about the...
The best Switch 2 controller just got better (and a little worse)
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 8, 2026
Crowning the EasySMX S10 the best Switch 2 controller last fall was easy. The $60 wireless gamepad, which is often well below $50, mimics or improves on many of the $90 Switch 2 Pro controller's best...
The cute and cursed story of Furby
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Mar 8, 2026
The hottest toy of 1998 was sort of adorable, and sort of annoying. It couldn't do much - couldn't do anything, really - but it could look at you, it could say some nonsense phrases, and it seemed unc...
The uncomfortable truth about hybrid vehicles
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Mar 8, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the EV struggle, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes...
Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 7, 2026
A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony's digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different prices to different users. What's more, those off...
Time’s running out to get a free gift card when you preorder a new MacBook
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 7, 2026
This has been a week to remember here at The Verge. MWC 2026 in Barcelona lead straight into Apple’s week of product announcements. There was truly something for everyone, whether you’ve been wanting...
Vizio accounts are becoming Walmart accounts
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 7, 2026
Walmart bought Vizio in 2024, and now it's taking the next steps to formally fold the TV maker into itself by phasing out Vizio accounts. Now, when you purchase a new Vizio TV, you'll be asked to sign...
A bite-sized adventure that puts a wrench into the classic Zelda formula
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 7, 2026
There are a lot of games that try to emulate The Legend of Zelda, but few that manage to capture that spirit in such a small, concise package as Ratcheteer DX. The postapocalyptic game only takes a fe...
The OpenClaw superfan meetup serves optimism and lobster
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Mar 7, 2026
The woman at the door wore a plush lobster headdress. She sat in the front hallway of a multistory event venue in Manhattan, beside a bundle of wristbands. If she granted you one, the world of ClawCon...
Apple’s cheap laptop looks like a winner
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Mar 7, 2026
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 118, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please take my Switch away so I can get some work done, and also you...
The Corvette ZR1X hybrid can outpace million-dollar sports cars for a fraction of the cost
- Technology
- Lawrence Ulrich
- Mar 7, 2026
When Elon Musk burst onto the scene in his little Tesla Roadster, it seemed a matter of time before electricity rendered gas-powered sports cars obsolete. It hasn't worked out that way. Automakers hav...