Americas News
Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 29, 2026
I pondered the other day what's next for Microsoft's Surface PC lineup, and it looks like we're about to find out. Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri has just teased "something new is coming for...
Trump’s mass deportations are impossible without racial profiling
- Technology
- Gaby Del Valle
- May 29, 2026
Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to "flood" New York City with ICE agents. But a new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already - and...
At $549, Lenovo’s Legion Go S gaming handheld is suddenly a good deal
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 29, 2026
This week, the Steam Deck OLED with 512GB of storage went from $549 to $789, putting it even further out of reach for those who were considering getting one as they came back in stock after months of...
You can buy two of Anker’s Qi2 wireless chargers for under $25
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- May 29, 2026
If you’re looking for a fast iPhone or AirPods charger that’s easy to toss into your purse, backpack, or carry-on, Anker’s Zolo Magnetic Wireless Charger is a smart pick. It’s tiny and comes with a bu...
What would you be willing to put in your body?
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- May 29, 2026
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for...
How Ferrari bungled the design of its first EV
- Technology
- Abigail Bassett
- May 29, 2026
For nearly 80 years, Ferrari occupied a unique cultural space where its cars were aspirational, even for people who resented those who could afford them. The price, the exclusivity, and the opacity of...
Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- May 29, 2026
Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop that starts at $699. The laptop will use Intel's lower-cost Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" chips - e...
Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube wave
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- May 29, 2026
Though YouTube has always been a place where up-and-coming artists could be discovered and make it big, in recent years the platform has become a launching pad for some of Hollywood's most exciting ne...
Trump Mobile’s website still says the T1 Phone is ‘American-made’
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- May 29, 2026
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. As the phone's supposed launch continues, we noticed...
Jony Ive’s funky Ferrari
- Technology
- David Pierce
- May 29, 2026
Most people will never own, drive, or even sit inside a Ferrari Luce. (If you can, or do… hit us up.) There's still no question that Ferrari's first electric vehicle is one of the most interesting, su...
Hundreds of prolific Wikipedia editors are threatening to go on strike
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- May 29, 2026
Wikipedia is one of the last bastions of trust on the internet. But last week, volunteer editors and contributors were alarmed to hear that a small but important team of engineers at the nonprofit tha...
This AI startup will clean your home for free to train future robots
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- May 29, 2026
AI training startup Shift wants to clean your home for free. The catch - because, despite what its website says, there's always a catch - is that it will record cleaners as they scrub, vacuum, dust, t...