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These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- May 16, 2026
Need a new laptop? It’s a tough decision. If you’re like most people, a laptop is one of the most expensive tech purchases you’ll make, and it’s something you’ll use and live with nearly every day for...
The app you need to clean up your computer
- Technology
- David Pierce
- May 16, 2026
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 128, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, sorry this one's so Mac-heavy, and also you can read all the old edit...
Mixtape is a musical portrait of teenage life
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 16, 2026
Playing Mixtape is like playing a video game version of a high school movie. Kids banter about the meaning of life and the theme songs that would play when they walk in a room. They're worried about l...
Xbox is now XBOX
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 15, 2026
Xbox just allcapsmaxxed: meet XBOX. This isn't a joke, Microsoft appears to be actually rebranding Xbox to XBOX. Asha Sharma, Xbox CEO, ran a poll on X earlier this week, asking fans whether Microsoft...
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- May 15, 2026
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness detect...
Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 15, 2026
Microsoft's latest Windows 11 test will allow you to reposition the taskbar and change the size of the Start menu. The update, which is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Experimental channel,...
ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 15, 2026
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has "incontrovertible evidence that the author...
The Analogue 3D is finally getting save states
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 15, 2026
Analogue has released a new firmware update for its Analogue 3D console that adds the Memories save state feature. Memories, which was first introduced with its handheld Analogue Pocket, allows you to...
OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- May 15, 2026
OpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockman the official lead of all things product. In a memo viewed by The Verge, Brock...
One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 15, 2026
The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was billed by the company in late March as one of its “fastest gaming desktop processor ever.” That hype was evidently accurate, as benchmarks done by Gamers Nexus sho...
AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 15, 2026
Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run by some of the most popular AI models ou...
Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- May 15, 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. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't hav...