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Archives for October 2026

The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body

Tiny pickup trucks might just become a thing in the US if the California-based startup Telo has its way.

Abigail Bassett
Instinct was the buzziest AI agent around — can it survive Muse?

Instinct AI is an impressive assistant, but the pressure from OpenAI and Meta is officially on.

Allison Johnson
A week with Googlebooks: four notes from our testing so far

It’s been a whirlwind time of coming to grips with Google’s new laptops, and we’ve got feelings about Googlebook OS.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto, David Pierce and 2 more
Alexa Plus is better at running my home, but it’s not ready to run my life

Amazon’s assistant can’t always remember who I am or where my daughter goes to school — but it can now reliably turn on my lights.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Hands-on with Amazon’s Alexa Tablet 12 Pro and its wild new matte display 

The Alexa line is also Amazon’s first tablet to run full-fledged Android with access to the Play Store.

Terrence O'Brien
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Oppo’s Find X10 phones launch outside China on October 21st.

That’s almost exactly a month after the China launch. Highlights include the first ever triple 200-megapixel camera on the Find X10 Pro Max, and big 8,000mAh batteries on both, though Oppo warns “selected markets” get 7,150mAh instead. I’m working on a review of the Pro Max — what do you want to know?

The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max resting sideways on a blue tablecloth
The Oppo Find X10 Pro Max standing on a blue tablecloth
1/6Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge
Our first five impressions of Googlebooks — exciting but underbaked

Google’s new laptop OS shows lots of promise for Android phone owners, but there’s a long road ahead.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
This remote-controlled wagon is silly but so very useful

BougeRV’s DuneRover is so good on hills and sand that you’ll forgive the disco lights.

Thomas Ricker
OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner

Think of Dots as Codex, but for regular people.

Allison Johnson