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The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the best ereaders, bar none. It's easily worth its full $149.99 cost if you enjoy reading, but thankfully you can get $25 off for October Prime Day - its first-ever discount. The model with 16GB of storage and ads on the lockscreen is available atAmazon,Best Buy, andTargetfor $124.99. The [...]

All of the deals we've recommended from Prime Big Deal Days are for products our team has tested and can personally vouch for, whether it be a streaming device, a laptop, or a pair of noise-canceling earbuds. However, there are also plenty of other gadgets that theVergestaff genuinely loves that don't receive a dedicated review [...]

Bushnell has announced a new version of its Wingman Bluetooth speaker that features a 3.5-inch color touchscreen with detailed metrics on the golf course you're playing. It's an upgrade to the company's Wingman View that launched in early 2023 with a monochromatic LCD display. The Wingman HD carries forward the same $199.99 pricing as its [...]

For as long as it's been a company, Tesla has been promising an entry-level electric vehicle that would compel more people to make the switch from gas guzzlers to zero-emission. Elon Musk himself predicted that Tesla would eventually sell a $25,000 EV and revolutionize the auto industry. The Model 3, the Model Y, and even [...]

The lead-up to Black Friday happens earlier each year, and nothing illustrates that trend more than the return of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which is well underway. The two-day event gives Prime members plenty of time to save on numerous products before it concludes Thursday, October 9th at 3AM ET / 12AM PT. Yeah, [...]

Mastodon is introducing Packs" to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed. The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. It will work similarly to Starter Packs on Bluesky, which offer curated lists of accounts you can follow based on categories, like verified [...]

It's easy to run out of storage on your Xbox Series S or X when a single game can eat up over 100GB. The best (and pretty much only) solution is to buy an expansion card from Seagate or Western Digital. You can store Xbox games on a USB external hard drive, yes, but you'll [...]

Microsoft is holding off on its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some existing subscribers in select countries. After announcing a 50 percent price increase to Game Pass Ultimate last week, Microsoft now says this price increase will only currently affect new purchases and not existing subscribers in markets like Austria, Germany, Ireland, Israel, [...]

Though Tron: Legacy was not a sterling piece of cinema, its gorgeous visuals and a banging score from Daft Punk made it an enjoyable update to the original 1982 cult classic. The movie tried to strike a healthy balance between nostalgic fan service and novel riffs on the source material to make itself feel like [...]

Boox has shared more details about its next smartphone-sized e-reader through a series of posts on China's Weibo. First teased at IFA 2025 last month with very limited hands-on opportunities, the new device will be called the Boox P6 Pro in China where it's expected to launch on October 9th. It will feature a SIM [...]

The iPad has become so popular that many people (sorry, mom!) often say it when referring to any tablet. That reputation is well-earned, given how simple iPads are to use and how long they typically hold up before needing to be replaced. Thankfully, if you don't already own one, Apple's entry-level iPad is on sale [...]

An international gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months has been dismantled by police in London. The criminal network is allegedly responsible for up to 40 percent of all phones stolen in the city during this period, according to the Metropolitan Police service, [...]

Small-form-factor power banks that can charge at up to 45W aren't all that common. Iniu makes one of the smallest, most capable models we've tested, though, and it's currently receiving a steep discount as part of Amazon's October Prime Day sale. Typically priced at $32.99, the Pocket Rocket P50 is now on sale in black [...]

Last week, Google announced a new smart speaker for its AI-infused Gemini smart home platform, but there was no sign of a new smart display. The good news for fans of Google's Nest Hubs is that Google Home's Anish Kattukaran tells The Verge the company is definitely committed to smart displays," and that they'll have [...]

Google's smartphone lineup has never been better, thanks to the recent launch of its Pixel 10 lineup, but the Pixel 9A remains a smart buy. It's our favorite midrange phone, one that's remarkably well-balanced in terms of hardware, features, and value. And thanks to Amazon's October Prime Day sale, the entry-level Pixel 9A is available [...]

It's been a while since Apple last mocked Windows security, but the iPhone maker has just released an ad that hits Windows hard. The eight-minute commercial pokes fun at the CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue that took down millions of Windows machines last year. Apple's ad follows The Underdogs, a fictional company that's [...]

Google has a long history of building something interesting, making a lot of big promises about its future, then seemingly forgetting it exists and killing it a few months or years later. Over the last few years, you'd be forgiven for thinking the smart home was one of those things, as Google Home and Nest [...]

California has ordered streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and YouTube to stop cranking up the volume during commercial breaks. Under a law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, advertisements will be required to air at the same volume as content being streamed on the provider's platform starting July 2026. Bill 576 [...]

Who is the $799 Apple Watch Ultra 3 for? The Garmin crowd? I can already hear Garmin fans cackling from whatever distant mountain they're hiking on. The gadget nerd who simply must have the best-of-the-best smartwatch? I'm 99.9 percent sure those folks already have an Ultra 2. For three years, I've been pondering who the [...]

To: Bari Weiss RE: Good luck, babe! I honestly cannot believe you've willingly decided to go into the worst kind of job that exists: management at a dying company. This is the glass cliff to end all glass cliffs Managing sucks! It sucks even when you like the people you're managing and it's a low-stress [...]

In August, Google had just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, and to stop forcing app developers to use its own payment systems, after Epic Games won its Google lawsuit for the second time. Now, Google has just over two weeks once again - because the US Supreme Court has decided not to save [...]

Microsoft is cracking down on bypass methods that let Windows 11 installs use a local account, and avoid an internet requirement during the setup process. In a new Windows 11 test build released today, Microsoft says it's removing known workarounds for creating local accounts as they can apparently cause issues during the setup process. We [...]

In a Q&A with reporters Monday at OpenAI's DevDay event in San Francisco, CEO Sam Altman said the recently-launched ChatGPT Pulse was his favorite feature we've launched in a long time," and he didn't rule out including ads in the future. Pulse is OpenAI's latest personalization play for ChatGPT. Itallows the chatbot to learn about [...]

OpenAI has launched new integrations that plug controls for other apps directly inside ChatGPT, letting you call them up to make a playlist in Spotify or search for local real estate listings on Zillow without leaving the chatbot. It's a bit like the mini" apps that messaging platforms like Telegram and Discord have embedded inside [...]

As the second phase of the Google ad tech trial was winding down, Judge Leonie Brinkema was still hoping that Google and the Justice Department would take the decision out of her hands. "My favorite phrase is 'Let's settle this case,'" she told attorneys for both sides shortly before adjourning the courtroom after more than [...]

The Ring is a fantastic horror film that still gives me the chills. I can easily recall the movie's iconic poster, which features a white ring on a black background and a creepy title font - I didn't see the movie until years after it first released, but even the thought of it frightened me. [...]

On Monday, Google launched a new reward program dedicated specifically to finding bugs in AI products. Google's list of qualifying bugs includes examples of the kind of rogue actions it's looking for, like indirectly injecting an AI prompt that causes Google Home to unlock a door, or a data exfiltration prompt injection that summarizes all [...]

Following an April Fools' Day prank in 2021 that had a delayed reveal as a result of the pandemic, Google Japan has been cooking up weird and wonderful keyboard concepts year after year. Its latest creation seems straight out of an alternate dimension where touch-tone technology never replaced rotary phones, and that functionality eventually found [...]

On April 17th, 2025, Judge Brinkema ruled that Google did act illegally to acquire and maintain monopoly power in online advertising. Now, DOJ and Google lawyers are returning to the courtroom to argue over whether this should lead to a Google breakup by forcing the company to sell its AdX exchange. In the initial trial, [...]

OpenAI is introducing a way to work with apps right inside ChatGPT. The idea is that, from within a conversation with the chatbot, you can essentially tag in apps to help you complete a task while ChatGPT offers context and advice. The company showed off a few different ways this can work. In a live [...]

First announced in July, Lexar's ES5 Magnetic Portable SSD is now available in a 1TB capacity for $119.99 or 2TB for $199.99. A 4TB version is also planned, but availability isn't expected until Q1 of 2026. The ES5 is compatible with any USB-equipped device and delivers read and write speeds of up to 2000MB/s. It's [...]

If the past is any indication, Prime Big Deal Days - Amazon's upcoming fall Prime Day event - should deliver a wave of deals on Apple devices, letting you save on everything from AirPods and AirTags to the latest iPad. However, if you can't wait until the sale kicks off tomorrow, October 7th, to land [...]

Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, controversies have swirled over everything: whether Sam Altman should be CEO, chatbot safety, the environmental and power grid impact of AI data centers, an ongoing feud with Elon Musk, and even how much glaze is too much, or too little, for new products like GPT-5. Now, at its DevDay [...]

The tech industry has championed the development of new technologies that filter carbon dioxide out of the air as a way to try to undo the damage caused by planet-heating emissions. Over the past several years, they've made a slew of splashy announcements to fund these kinds of projects, called direct air capture (DAC). That [...]

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days is one of the biggest shopping events of the year, and it officially kicks off tomorrow, October 7th. The two-day shopping affair will grant Prime members access to some of the best prices of the year on Amazon devices, as well as products from Sony, Sonos, Bose, Anker, Apple, and [...]

Funcom, the Tencent-owned company behind the survival MMO Dune: Awakening, is making some major changes, including laying off staff and shutting down Metal: Hellsinger developer The Outsiders. Dune: Awakening had a promising launch, selling a million copies and becoming the company's fastest selling game ever" less than two weeks after its June release. And in [...]

Verizon has picked former PayPal head Dan Schulman to serve as its new CEO as the company enters its next phase" of growth, Verizon board chair Mark Bertolini says in the Monday announcement. Starting today, Schulman will replace outgoing CEO Hans Vestberg, who will now serve as a special advisor through October 4th, 2026. Vestberg [...]

SwitchBot is expanding its already diverse line of smart home offerings with a new tracking fob that doubles as both a personal safety device and a quick way to gain entry to your home. SwitchBot's Safety Alarm looks like a keychain flashlight and even has LEDs when you need some extra illumination and don't want [...]

Paramount is acquiring The Free Press, an independent media publication started on Substack. As part of the deal, Paramount is installing The Free Press' founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News, according to an announcement on Monday. Before starting The Free Press, Weiss worked as an op-ed and book review editor at The [...]

Dbrand's latest skins allow a wide range of non-Apple devices to don a flawlessly colormatched knock-off" of the Cosmic Orange" sported by iPhone 17 Pro models. The new gadget skins are available across every device covered by Dbrand's portfolio starting today, including Apple and Android smartphones, laptops, tablets, earpods, and gaming hardware. For Apple customers [...]

Hello, and welcome to Decoder! My guest today is Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, and I'm very excited to be talking to him on my show today. And when I say my show... I mean Nilay Patel's show. This is my final episode filling in for Nilay while he's out on parental leave. I'm Joanna Stern, [...]

It's not often that a four-pack of Apple AirTags trackers drops below $70. Originally $99, the set is just $64.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. It's nearly matching the best deal yet (missing the mark by a mere 50 cents), and the four-pack hasn't been this affordable since [...]

Collabs with fictional characters are on the horizon for Sora. Officially, that is, as OpenAI moves to restrict the flow of unauthorized horrors like meth-cooking and Nazi SpongeBobs and criminal Pokemon that have plagued the platform from day one. Bill Peebles, leader of the Sora team at OpenAI, said fictional character appearances in videos, known [...]

AMD is partnering with OpenAI to provide six gigawatts worth of processors for AI data centers, a move that challenges Nvidia's AI chip market dominance. The five-year agreement aims to help OpenAI bolster its infrastructure to meet growing computational demands for AI applications like ChatGPT, starting with a gigawatt deployment of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs [...]

Sora now lets you rein in your AI doubles, giving you more say on how and where deepfake versions of you make an appearance on the app. The update lands as OpenAI hurries to show it actually cares about its users' concerns as an all-too-predictable tsunami of AI slop threatens to take over the internet. [...]

Handheld makers are throwing paint at the wall to see what sticks. They apparently can't compete with the Steam Deck on price, so they're trying giant handhelds, 3D handhelds, more familiar and comfortable handhelds, and premium handhelds with Switch-like detachable controllers that double as mice. Many now cost $1,000 or more. But boutique brand GPD [...]

OpenAI and designer Jony Ive are trying to solve a number of technical challenges before releasing their mysterious AI gadget, according to a Financial Times report. Two of the challenges include figuring out the palm-sized device's personality" and how often it should talk. The concept is that you should have a friend who's a computer [...]

Rebrands rarely get much love. That backlash can be especially strong if you're giving a facelift to a decades-old piece of software beloved by nerds around the globe. So, it was no surprise that when Audacity revealed its new logo people on the internet got a little worked up. And look, there's no two ways [...]