5 – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.

Report Archive

Archives for December 2025

Chamberlain blocks smart home integrations with its garage door openers — againChamberlain blocks smart home integrations with its garage door openers — again
Trump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad dealTrump Mobile’s refurbished iPhones are an unsurprisingly bad deal
OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 ‘code red’ response to Google is coming next weekOpenAI’s GPT-5.2 ‘code red’ response to Google is coming next week
13 years later, the bold and terrifying sci-fi game Routine is finally here

Developer Lunar Software canned the game in 2016 before starting development afresh in an act of extreme devotion.

Lewis Gordon
Metroid Prime 4 doesn’t stand up to Nintendo’s bestMetroid Prime 4 doesn’t stand up to Nintendo’s best
Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photosGoogle’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos
AI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetryAI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetry
The future of country music is here, and it’s AI

Nashville’s writing rooms will never be the same.

Charlie Harding
Anyone can try to edit Grokipedia 0.2 but Grok is running the showAnyone can try to edit Grokipedia 0.2 but Grok is running the show
An unsettling indie game about horses keeps getting banned from storesAn unsettling indie game about horses keeps getting banned from stores
A leading kids safety bill has been poison pilled, supporters sayA leading kids safety bill has been poison pilled, supporters say
Sony is slowly improving the ergonomics of its cameras, but it’s still not enoughSony is slowly improving the ergonomics of its cameras, but it’s still not enough
Google is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsenseGoogle is experimentally replacing news headlines with AI clickbait nonsense
Steam Machine today, Steam Phones tomorrow

The Steam Frame is a Trojan horse carrying Arm’s gaming future.

Sean Hollister
It’s their job to keep AI from destroying everything

Spoiler: the nine-person team works for Anthropic.

Hayden Field

Most Popular

Most Popular
  1. Trump fires the entire National Science Board
  2. The US gets the worst phones
  3. Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy
  4. 360-degree cameras have a new superpower
  5. THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
    Video