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Super Bowl LX ads: all AI everything
Super Bowl LX is nearly here, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots. While Bad Bunny will be the star of the halftime show, AI could be t...
Anthropic debuts new model with hopes to corner the market beyond coding
Anthropic's "smartest model" is getting a major boost, the company said in a blog post announcing Claude Opus 4.6. It called the new model a "direct upgrade" fr...
Who’s who and what’s what in TVs in 2026
Each TV company has its own distinct personality and direction. These change over the years, with new technological breakthroughs or at least new business deals...
Claude has been having a moment — can it keep it up?
Boris Cherny gets recognized in public relatively often. At the bar, at the airport, and in generally any public space, people want to take selfies with the cre...
Why Waymo is having a hard time time stopping for school buses
For years, Alphabet-owned Waymo has tried to set itself apart from other self-driving startups by emphasizing a culture of caution and safety. Now, just ahead o...
Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026
Microsoft has a big year ahead for Xbox as it marks its 25-year milestone. After the tough decision to release more Xbox games on rival consoles two years ago,...
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
The Super refresh to Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs was expected at CES 2026 in January, but it didn't make an appearance. The Information reports that in December...
PlayStation’s live service push continues with a co-op Horizon spinoff
Sony is expanding its Horizon universe again with Horizon Hunters Gathering, a "cooperative action game" in development by franchise creator Guerrilla for PS5 a...
Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them
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...
Peloton’s gamble on expensive new hardware has yet to pay off
Last fall, new Peloton CEO Peter Stern made a bet. The company announced a complete refresh of its entire hardware lineup, complete with swivel screens and AI-p...
@KamalaHQ is relaunching as a Gen Z ‘progressive content hub’
Kamala Harris' social media strategy in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election was filled with Gen Z dog whistles: viral branding based on pop music, meme...
Why is the Trump administration really appealing its Meta loss?
After a federal judge ruled that Meta was not an illegal monopolist in a blow against the Federal Trade Commission, the agency issued what was in part a typical...