The class disparity is only growing on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

Cody Miller just after winning $250,000 at the Enhanced Games. In Las Vegas, the blazing sun beats down on a makeshift Olympic-length pool. Cody Miller stands on the starting block of lane one. His arms are raised in victory. MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" thumps over the loudspeakers as he r...

Gemini can trigger smart home routines based on what your cameras see.

The latest from the James Webb Space Telescope could completely change what we know about the formation of these astronomical bodies.

Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck - but now, it's also in stock. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $789, up from $549, while the 1TB model costs $949, up from $649. As I write this, both models are available to buy on Steam with an estimated delivery date of three to...

It should be easier to tell at a glance if a YouTube video will contain AI-generated gunk.

Upgrading to more power laser cutting tools expands the types of materials the M2 can engrave. | Image: xTool xTool has announced a new multi-purpose crafting machine that could potentially be one of the most affordable ways to start an Etsy shop. Its modular design facilitates a CMYK print hea...

Square Enix has rebooted its next mainline entry in the Dragon Quest series, which is now called Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams.

The 2026 Razr Ultra is one of the Motorola phones that exhibited the ‘unintended’ redirects. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was "unin...

Even without E3, the transition from spring to summer is a busy time for the gaming industry. Summer Game Fest is right around the corner, and Sony is kicking things off with a State of Play on June 2nd with an extended look at Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game. To mark the occasion, Sony is al...

Sony's latest home theater option is a three-speaker setup that flanks your TV, but it's very expensive.

Sony's Bravia 9 II and Bravia 7 II feature independently driven red, green and blue lights.

The first wave of RGB LED TVs are fighting for their spot in the TV hierarchy. They need to outperform OLED TVs in brightness and color (because they'll never match OLED's contrast), and they need to outperform regular LED TVs in everything (because their price is so much higher). It's now time f...

NY-12 congressional candidate Alex Bores speaks during a campaign event. | Bloomberg via Getty Images By the time that the Democratic primary for New York's 12th congressional district wraps up in June, Anthropic and OpenAI will have spent millions on their battle over the political future of A...

Advances in adapters mean you could ditch Wi-Fi for better performance.

After a flood of complaints about the Google Health app that just replaced Fitbit, Google has responded with a list of changes that will roll out starting this week. @verge We tried Fitbit Air's AI coach, and it turned out to be far more instructive than expected. The Verge's Victoria Song ...

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo is a gamer's dream machine, but its price is a nightmare.

Sony has a tradition of marking down its PlayStation 5 hardware a couple of times a year, and one of those opportunities to save is here through June 10th. Its latest Days of Play sale is happening at multiple retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Walmart, and at Sony’s site as well. I...

Robinhood is opening its trading platform to AI agents. In an announcement on Wednesday, Robinhood says traders can now create a separate account for an AI agent and add a specific amount of money, allowing the agent to buy and sell stocks across the market. The company pitches the feature as a w...

This smart bird feeder sees more but with less whimsy. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Since moving to South Carolina's Lowcountry, I've been spellbound by the myriad of beautiful birds that share the coast with us - ospreys raising their babies in towering nests beside the road ...