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I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything
It's MacBook Neo review day, so let's talk Apple's new $599 laptop. I'm going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last tim...
V-bucks are getting more X-pensive
Everything is more expensive now, even Fortnite's in-game currency. Starting on March 19th, V-bucks packs will include less of the premium currency at the same...
The twist in the Ticketmaster antitrust fight
A lot of people are mad at Ticketmaster, and have been for a long time. (Did Swifties directly create an antitrust trial? Discuss.) The US government's case aga...
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to politicians and journalists
Public officials and journalists will soon be able to keep track of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves on YouTube through the platform's likeness detection fe...
Yamaha launches Creator Pass for music makers and podcasters
Yamaha is taking a big leap into subscription services with its new Creator Pass, which bundles a bunch of different services and apps focused on music and podc...
Sonos is releasing its first consumer speakers since 2024
Sonos is returning to focus on the system that made it a driving force in whole-home audio. And to support that system, it's releasing its first new consumer sp...
iRobot’s Roomba Mini can clean where its larger robovacs can’t reach
iRobot has announced its first new robot since the company filed for bankruptcy last December and was later acquired by China's Picea Robotics. At just 9.5-inch...
You can now ask Photoshop’s AI assistant to edit images for you
Adobe announced more agentic AI features for its Creative Cloud apps this week, allowing users to edit images and documents by describing the changes to a chatb...
Project Hail Mary is popcorn sci-fi at its best
Have you ever wondered what Arrival would be like if it was also a goofy buddy comedy? Me neither. And yet the strange combination somehow fits together in Proj...
MacBook Neo review: the Mac for the masses
The MacBook Neo is basically the M1 MacBook Air all over again. That laptop changed the game in 2020, and became the default option for just about anyone who wa...
Google’s Gemini AI is getting a bigger role across Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Google is embedding its Gemini AI assistant even more deeply within its Workspace apps. The changes, which are rolling out to Google Workspace and AI plan subsc...
Wordle’s creator is back with a game that aims to ease players into cryptic crosswords
A few years after selling Wordle to the New York Times, creator Josh Wardle has returned with a new word game - albeit one that's quite a bit trickier. Wardle a...