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Google will now use AI to help you try on" shoes while sitting at home. Now, when you browse through shoes on Google Shopping, you can hit the try it on" button on the new heels, sneakers, or sandals you're looking at to see how they might look on you. In case you're wondering, you [...]

Elon Musk has agreed to settle with four top Twitter executives he fired after purchasing the company in 2022, after they sued the billionaire over more than $128 million in unpaid severance last year. An update to the case filed in the US Northern District Court of California says that the parties - Twitter's former [...]

On Tuesday, Twitch streamer Fandy took a break from streaming games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and League of Legends, to broadcast herself giving birth. The eight-hour-long stream captured the livestreamer going into labor and eventually giving birth to her child inside a small inflatable pool in a living room, as thousands of viewers tuned [...]

The new HMD Touch 4G -only available in India for now, and unlikely to ever come to the US - splits the difference between smartphones and feature phones, offering a touchscreen and video calling, but with the small size (and price) of feature phones. Announced yesterday, the Touch costs just 4,999 (about $55). It looks [...]

Mozilla is introducing profiles to its Firefox web browser that make it easier to separate and organize your online activity. The profile management update will roll out starting October 14th, allowing Firefox users to create specific browsing spaces that house bookmarks, logins, history, extensions, and themes. Firefox already supports multi-account containers, an extension that organizes [...]

We put a lot of deals in front of you during Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, covering many of the categories we typically feature day-to-day on the site. Unsurprisingly, some deals are a bigger hit than others, due in part to the steepness and/or the rarity of the discount. In other cases, it comes down [...]

Nothing's Ear 3 buds remind me more than anything else of the Ear 1, the company's first product. Not because the design is similar (though it is) or because the sound is similar (it's gotten a fair bit better, in fact). No, I'm reminded of the Ear 1 because both sets of earbuds share a [...]

The day has finally come for a home theater overhaul. Perhaps you're looking for a low-cost replacement that offers more features and a sharper design. Or maybe your gaze is set upon massive OLED TVs with all the fixings. Regardless, the Prime Big Deal Days sale is here, with deals from noteworthy TV makers including [...]

It may be October, but the holidays will be here before you know it. Amazon's fall Prime Day event is here, offering Prime subscribers a great opportunity to save on holiday decorations before the holiday rush kicks off. Right now, you can pick up the Philips Hue Festavia string lights at a one of its [...]

Hello and welcome to Regulator. I was recently riding a Lime scooter around downtown DC (don't hate the player) and zipped across the intersection of 16th Street and I Street NW when I zoomed by the Motion Picture Association's office building. Except now it had the logo of America 250 over the door. The last [...]

Google is previewing a new Gemini AI model designed to navigate and interact with the web via a browser, letting AI agents do things inside interfaces designed for use by people and not robots. The model, called Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, uses visual understanding and reasoning capabilities" to analyze a user's request and carry out [...]

On Thursday, three physicists received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum mechanics in the 1980s. Researchers John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis created a circuit with no electrical resistance to demonstrate a phenomenon known as quantum tunneling, or how atoms and subatomic particles can move through a barrier material [...]

Apple is facing pressure from a former executive and senior manager over its decision to remove the ICE-spotting app, ICEBlock, from the App Store. In a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Wiley Hodges says he's deeply disturbed" by the move, as spotted earlier by Daring Fireball. Hodges worked at Apple for more than 22 [...]

There's no question that Bose's last-gen QuietComfort Ultra are some of the brand's best noise-canceling headphones, especially if you're a frequent traveler or someone who values peace and quiet while listening to your music. But at $429, that quality doesn't come cheap. However, it's cheaper today thanks to Prime Big Deal Days, albeit only for [...]

AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026," Testut says. Launching in [...]

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 [...]