TransportationAutonomous CarsThe company says it’s based in San Jose, but it appears to be connected to an autonomous vehicle developer with ties to China.Aug 13, 2025, 3:00 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.A new company is … [Read more...]

Eight years ago, orthopedic surgeon Dr. William Kapp attended a medical conference that changed his professional life.  He had gone from a private-practice doctor to co-founding a company that built critical care hospitals to then selling that company. It gave him an interest for both sides of healthcare: the medicine and business sides, he told TechCrunch.  So he went to the … [Read more...]

It’s the latest in worrying medical AI headlines.Aug 13, 2025, 2:48 PM UTCHayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.We’ve heard about upskilling and re-skilling due to AI — but how about de-skilling? A new study published this week found that doctors who … [Read more...]

We also found discounts on Amazon’s inexpensive Smart Air Quality Monitor and a versatile handheld fan from Jisulife.Aug 13, 2025, 2:41 PM UTCSheena Vasani writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge.It’s not every day you come across a wall charger that can both power and help you keep track of your devices, … [Read more...]

Google is enhancing its AI coding agent, Jules, with new functionality that reviews and critiques code while Jules is still working on it.  “In a world of rapid iteration, the critic moves the review to earlier in the process and into the act of generation itself. This means the code you review has already been interrogated, refined, and stress-tested … Great developers don’t just write code, … [Read more...]

TransportationCarrera Hybrid uses a smartphone app for driving that lets you tune your vehicle and simulate various track conditions.Aug 13, 2025, 2:28 PM UTCAndrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.Carrera, a German company that has been making slot car toys since the … [Read more...]

Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 was unveiled in the US on Wednesday as the world's first OLED gaming monitor with a 500Hz refresh rate. The company has also unveiled two additional gaming monitors in the country — 37-inch and 40-inch versions of the Odyssey G7. The 500Hz display is aimed at gamers who aim for seamless performance during long sessions. The Odyssey G7 series curved gaming monitors … [Read more...]

Since the original Tamagotchi landed on store shelves 28 years ago, not much has changed in the world of virtual pets. The basic gameplay remains, with players being asked to feed, groom and play with small digital creatures inside a handheld device. But new features have also been added, like Bluetooth connectivity and downloadable content (they're also a little bigger than before). This month, … [Read more...]

Samsung's One UI 8.0 beta update rollout schedule was revealed earlier this month, and the South Korean brand appears to have started releasing the Android 16-based beta update for the Galaxy S24 series, offering users early access to the new software. Besides last year's Galaxy S24 series, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 are also receiving the beta update in select regions. The update … [Read more...]

Surviving a never-ending stream of lectures and regular group projects ain’t easy, and I say that as someone who somehow managed to graduate college a few weeks ago. While my trusty textbooks and reliable comrades made this journey a lot more bearable, my paraphernalia deserves just as much credit. And I don’t just mean my MacBook, smartphone, or gaming consoles either. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

The platform lets you create stories in familiar universes, but you can’t just write your way to an instant win.Aug 13, 2025, 2:00 PM UTCJay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.Years before ChatGPT jump-started the generative AI wave, OpenAI technology powered a game called AI Dungeon 2 that essentially let … [Read more...]

Apple has reportedly responded to the allegations made by Elon Musk on Monday, where the billionaire accused the iPhone maker of being biased towards OpenAI's ChatGPT app. The Cupertino-based tech giant has refuted all allegations and highlighted that apps are ranked on the App Store based on algorithms and selection by experts operating with objective criteria. Notably, the Chief Technology … [Read more...]

Aug 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security Zoom and Xerox have addressed critical security flaws in Zoom Clients for Windows and FreeFlow Core that could allow privilege escalation and remote code execution. The vulnerability impacting Zoom Clients for Windows, tracked as CVE-2025-49457 (CVSS score: 9.6), relates to a case of an untrusted search path that could pave the way … [Read more...]

The latest Go language version is packed with performance updates to make code run faster, and tools to make your life as a developer easier.Go 1.25 digs deep into the engine room. The latest release optimises the runtime, sharpens the tools you use every day, and adds some new toys to the standard library. And, as always, you can upgrade with confidence, thanks to Go’s steadfast promise of … [Read more...]

The Time 2 sports a sleeker profile and RGB backlighting.Aug 13, 2025, 1:01 PM UTCVictoria Song is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine.Now that Pebble is Pebble again, we’re getting an official look at the new Pebble Time 2 that’ll ship to customers later this year. (We got a … [Read more...]

Obsidian is an unparalleled tool for knowledge management. Its core features — note-taking, linking, and visualization — are second to none. However, for all its brilliance, Obsidian’s built-in task management is basic at best. Even with the help of third-party plugins, I couldn’t replicate the features of dedicated task management apps. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

First announced at CES 2025, the TV could deliver more accurate colors using a new multicolor backlight technology.Aug 13, 2025, 1:00 PM UTCAndrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.Following Samsung’s announcement of the company’s first Micro RGB TV yesterday, Hisense has … [Read more...]

EntertainmentLike, maybe you should watch it.Aug 13, 2025, 1:00 PM UTCKevin Nguyen is a features editor at The Verge, where he publishes award-winning stories about labor, business, and policing. Previously, he was a senior editor at GQ.There’s a micro-genre of film called “screenlife movies,” where all of the action takes place on a desktop computer. In 2014, Unfriended made a horror movie out of … [Read more...]

If you want to know what an AI system is doing, look for transparency from the creator instead.Aug 13, 2025, 12:46 PM UTCAdi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011.On Monday, xAI’s Grok chatbot suffered a mysterious suspension from X, and faced with questions from … [Read more...]

Dozens of security advisories were published on Tuesday by Intel, AMD and Nvidia to inform customers about vulnerabilities found recently in their products. Intel has published 34 new advisories this Patch Tuesday. High-severity vulnerabilities have been addressed by the company in Xeon processors, Ethernet drivers for Linux, chipset firmware, processor stream cache, 800 Series Ethernet, … [Read more...]