In Brief Posted: 8:33 AM PDT · May 16, 2026 !Greg Brockman, president and co-founder of OpenAI, arrives at the federal court in Oakland, California, US, on Thur...
!A computer render of a spacecraft and an asteroid.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-just-got-an-assist-from-mars-on-the-way-to-its-a...
Today, Cerebras Systems is a public company that sells AI chips for inferencehttps://techcrunch.com/2026/05/14/cerebras-ipo-makes-billions-for-benchmark-but-vc-...
Manoush Zomorodi tackled tech’s effect on our brains, now she’s looking at our bodies. | Image: Tory WIlliams Manoush Zamorodi is an accomplished reporter, podc...
Both of these headsets are stellar in different ways. I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, so the company didn't have to say much to get me...
Many people are jailbreaking their Kindles following the news that Amazon is ending technical support https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/amazon-to-end-support-fo...
The last-gen InReach Mini 2 might require a subscription to use, but we guarantee it’s far more durable than your phone. | Image: Garmin REI’s annual Anniversar...
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...
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,...
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’l...
!A figure lies prone in the foreground as a person who is out-of-focus looks on. Overlaid text reads. 'Turning point, choose carefully. Run. Help.'https://www.e...
!A screenshot of Windows 11's screen.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/microsoft-lets-insiders-choose-their-windows-11-start-menu-size/intro-1778926942.jpg M...
!A screen showing YouTube's likeness detection tool.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/youtubes-likeness-detection-tool-for-ai-deepfakes-is-now-available-to-a...
!The YouTube app in an app store listing on a phone.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/snap-and-youtube-have-reportedly-settled-another-major-social-media-add...
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...
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 deep...
Newly unredacted data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA suggests at least two Tesla robotaxi crashes that have happened since July 2...
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 1...
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 'i...
Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur best known for his EV company Rivian, has raised...
Investors can’t seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. In less than a decade, the serial entrepreneur best known for his EV company Rivian has raised m...
One of the most entertaining moments in VC this week was a piece of rage-bait marketing from General Catalyst. In a now-viral post on X that parodies the old Ma...
A bill that could require game publishers to offer a way to access online games after they are no longer actively supported is making its way to a floor vote in...
!Three Games Done Quick hosts chat on a faux living-room set.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/summer-games-done-quick-returns-this-july-schedule-out-now/int...
Since the release of Marathon on March 5https://www.engadget.com/gaming/bungies-marathon-arrives-on-march-5-193808588.html, a lot has been written and said abou...
A hotel check-in system left more than one million customer passports, driver’s licenses, and selfie verification photos to the open web after a security lapse....
If you’re not staying on top of Analogue 3D updates, now’s the time to start. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Analogue has released a new firmware...
OpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockman the official lead of all things produ...
It’s no secret that AI data centers have been straining the grid. But Silicon Valley has been relatively insulated from it all, thanks to high land and power pr...
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...
Tesla Robotaxis have crashed at least twice since July 2025 while a teleoperator was remotely driving the vehicles, according to newly unredacted information su...
AI radio DJs demonstrated their volatile personalities. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in...
The popular VR game Moss and its sequel are coming to consoles and PCshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVaJz0DdLBI in a bundle. Moss: The Forgotten Relic brings...
The T1 Phone has the wrong number of stripes, but it does at least have 50 stars. | Screenshot: Trump Mobile Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talkin...
Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to 'manipulate' its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search, a...
!A trio of screenshots showing off the new Plaid integration inside of ChatGPT.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/chatgpt-will-offer-personalized-financial-ad...
On Friday, OpenAI launched a new set of personal finance tools in preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the U.S., letting them connect their accounts and ask q...
ChatGPT will even know how much credit card debt you have. | Image: OpenAI Your trust in AI is about to be put to the test: OpenAI will soon let you give the ch...
The largest electrical grid in the U.S., the PJM Interconnection, saw prices nearly double over the last year, according to a reporthttps://www.monitoringanalyt...
!Closeup of a phone with the Nest app stuck on a loading screenhttps://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/the-nest-app-is-down-for-many-users/intro-1778859788.jpg Wil...
In Brief Posted: 8:42 AM PDT · May 15, 2026 !Apple CEO Tim Cook attends a state banquet hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People o...
!A Lego 4x4 truck is perched on top of a hill that overlooks a landscape filled with grass, and other Lego cars and structures.https://www.engadget.com/img/gall...
The Memorial Day deals have arrived — err, at least some of them. BioLite, purveyors of all things solar, has kicked off a larger holiday promo ahead of May 26t...
!Elon Musk gesturing at Donald Trump's 2026 inauguration.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/x-a-bastion-for-hate-claims-it-will-reduce-hate-content-in-the-uk/...
This week, a trio of video game cabinets emblazoned with pixel art of Donald Trump and a number of other government officials' faces suddenly appeared at the DC...
!A woman testing outside with Gemini Intelligence on a Googlebook.https://www.engadget.com/img/gallery/engadget-podcast-who-needs-googlebooks/intro-1778846312.j...
AI video-generation startup Runwayhttps://techcrunch.com/podcast/equity-podcast-runway-ceo-cristobal-valenzuela-ai-video-world-models/ doesn’t have the typical...
AI video generation startup Runwayhttps://techcrunch.com/tag/runway/ doesn’t have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree. No Stanford founders, no ex-Google founde...
