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Our reporters investigate every significant event in the tech world. We speak to companies, witness events from the ground, and test products so you can get essential first-hand insights on the latest news.

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Vibe coding is turning the music gear world upside down

LLMs have led to an explosion of custom firmware and hacks for synths, samplers, and grooveboxes.

Terrence O'Brien
Democrats think cracking down on AI could give them an edge

At a moment when voters are fearful of AI, Democrats are finding their footing.

Lauren Feiner
J Mascis has nothing better to do

Dinosaur Jr.’s frontman finally addresses the AI video for ‘Old Friends.’

Terrence O'Brien
Jad Abumrad loves a butterfly knife and a good springy pillow

The Radiolab creator and host of Dolly Parton’s America answers The Verge’s weekend questionnaire.

Terrence O'Brien
Why Apple is finally making its own smart home devices

Apple’s new smart home lineup promises easier setup, tighter integration, and data privacy. But with steep competition and steeper prices, can Apple convince more people to adopt its vision of the smart home?

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The tech backlash is now in theaters

Between The Social Reckoning, You Can See Everything, Musk, and Artificial, filmmakers are taking Big Tech to task.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
The best reason to care about Nvidia’s RTX Spark: ‘everything’ will run on Arm

Nvidia’s new laptops will run all your apps and games, the company claims.

Sean Hollister
Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes

AI photos and videos of celebrities are racking up millions of views on social media.

Mia Sato
Some great games to play before GTA VI and Zelda launch

Eight new releases including old-school horror, laid-back dressmaking, and the return of Castlevania.

Andrew Webster, Kallie Plagge and 1 more
Your secrets aren’t secure with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked

Eiliko and its manufacturer, Energize Lab, are seemingly not to be trusted.

Sean Hollister
The best feature of Apple’s HomeView might be its simplicity

If Apple’s first smart display finally gets my family to actually use my smart home, I’ll consider it a win.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Android is the best and worst thing about Googlebooks

As an Android devotee, I want to love Googlebooks — but they don’t make it easy.

Dominic Preston
Inside the mini factory where GM builds its EV future

GM is using AI models and a new mini factory to build and test cheaper EV battery cells in half the time.

John Voelcker
Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating

It’s like using cloud-based AI tools, but the privacy makes it more appealing.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
K-pop star Sunmi loves Notion and ear cleaning videos

Nearly 20 years into her music career Wonder Girls’ Sunmi is staying humble, but persistent.

Terrence O'Brien
Frances Haugen hopes The Social Reckoning will inspire more whistleblowers

The Facebook whistleblower reflects on going public five years ago and inspiring a movie character.

Lauren Feiner
Artificial is a wicked satire that also sticks to the facts

According to The Verge’s senior AI reporter, Luca Guadagnino’s dark comedy hit all the familiar tech milestones.

Hayden Field
What The Social Reckoning gets right — and wrong

Spoiler alert: The Facebook Files are still more interesting than Aaron Sorkin’s new thriller.

Lauren Feiner
The vigilante doxxing campaign against Cornell’s Jane Doe happened in plain sight

X and Substack aren’t doing anything to stop users from harassing women they believe are connected to the rape case — and the women who aren’t.

Gaby Del Valle
We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’

Tech companies with new AI hardware want you to agree that always-listening, often-recapping devices don’t count as recording.

Victoria Song
TCL’s paperlike OLED phone made me more excited for the iPhone Duo

More phones should have matte displays.

Dominic Preston
Our minds aren’t equipped to handle AI

AI is junk food for the mind: easy, tempting and ultimately very bad for you.

Benjamin Riley
Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava thinks AI emails are killing conversations

As head of Splice, CEO Kakul Srivastava has tried to carefully thread the line on AI music tools.

Terrence O'Brien
3D movies are finally worth watching

It took decades, but the technology is finally ready.

Sean Hollister
Netflix is pivoting away from prestigeNetflix is pivoting away from prestige
Charles Pulliam-Moore