The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally a thing you can buy in the US. The $450 console officially went up for sale at midnight ET on June 5, with several retailers offering the device both online and in-store. Predictably, online stock has dried up fairly quickly and remains highly limited as of late Friday afternoon. We've seen with the console available at Costco most recently, but you'll need a … [Read more...]

A day after announcing new AI models designed for U.S. national security applications, Anthropic has appointed a national security expert, Richard Fontaine, to its long-term benefit trust. Anthropic’s long-term benefit trust is a governance mechanism that Anthropic claims helps it promote safety over profit, and which has the power to elect some of the company’s board of directors. The trust’s … [Read more...]

It's finally time. Summer Game Fest starts today June 6. The annual kickoff stream begins at 5PM ET, which isn't ideal for folks with regular jobs, but we'll be in Los Angeles to cover the event in person, so you can just hit up the site later for updates.The best way to watch along this is via the YouTube stream above. After all, the event is being hosted at the YouTube Theater. There will also … [Read more...]

Early-stage AI startups are imbuing new life into San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront, after years of “for lease” signs dotting the post-pandemic landscape. According to the San Francisco Business Times, five AI-focused companies — four backed by Y Combinator — recently leased 23,900 square feet at the Waterfront Plaza complex. This is part of a citywide trend: AI firms are one of the few sectors … [Read more...]

The head of Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot program, Milan Kovac, is leaving the company, according to Bloomberg News. The departure comes as Tesla CEO Elon Musk has claimed the company will have “thousands” of Optimus robots operating in its factories by the end of this year. “And we expect to scale Optimus up faster than any product, I think, in history, to get to millions of units per year as … [Read more...]

An Italian parliamentary committee confirmed that the Italian government used spyware made by the Israeli company Paragon to hack several activists working to save immigrants at sea. The committee, however, said its investigation concluded that a prominent Italian journalist was not among the victims, leaving key questions about the spyware attacks unanswered.   The Parliamentary … [Read more...]

President Donald Trump plans to extend the pause on enforcing the TikTok ban once again, The Wall Street Journal reports. Trump previously extended the pause on April 4 to give TikTok, its potential US buyers and the Chinese government more time to reach an agreement, but the deal has made little progress since then.The current pause on enforcement is supposed to end on June 19. Given the state of … [Read more...]

Windows is one of the most feature-packed desktop operating systems out there, and each new release seems to add something new that becomes essential for your PC. Sometimes, though, these features can feel like bloatware, and that's especially true when they're left to rot in the deep recesses of Windows, even after being replaced with more modern and accessible alternatives. Source: … [Read more...]

The feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump may be bad for the MAGA camp, but it’s proven to be beneficial for X, which has seen engagement soaring over the past 24 hours. According to new data from Sensor Tower, the app formerly known as Twitter skyrocketed up the U.S. App Store’s top charts, landing at the 23rd overall spot on June 5 — up from an average rank of No. 68 over the last 30 … [Read more...]

Now subscribers can ask the AI assistant to provide calendar summaries on a daily basis or generate a summary of an event after it takes place.Now subscribers can ask the AI assistant to provide calendar summaries on a daily basis or generate a summary of an event after it takes place.Jun 6, 2025, 7:39 PM UTCEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social … [Read more...]

A sophisticated new social engineering attack campaign has emerged that exploits users’ familiarity with routine security checks to deliver malware through deceptive Cloudflare verification pages. The ClickFix attack technique represents a concerning evolution in phishing methodology, abandoning traditional file downloads in favor of manipulating users into executing malicious commands directly … [Read more...]

Brett Adcock, co-founder and CEO of the humanoid robotics startup Figure AI, made a rare public appearance at the Bloomberg Tech conference on Thursday. Figure has recently been the subject of a couple news articles that questioned its progress with marquee customer BMW. Figure objected so strenuously to at least one of these reports that Adcock publicly threatened to sue the publication. When … [Read more...]

When planning out and setting up your home lab, there are a few viable routes to go about it. This includes choosing the right operating system (OS) for the job. We'd often recommend Proxmox, but it's not the only option out there. Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros for PCs, and it's also great for creating servers. Although I've switched to Proxmox as my primary system, I still have … [Read more...]

The sleek smart glasses let you take hands-free photos, calls, and more.The sleek smart glasses let you take hands-free photos, calls, and more.Jun 6, 2025, 7:16 PM UTCSheena Vasani writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge.With summer just around the corner, sunglasses make a practical and timely Father’s … [Read more...]

Fortnite’s graphical upgrades for the Switch 2 are an absolute gamechanger.Fortnite’s graphical upgrades for the Switch 2 are an absolute gamechanger.Jun 6, 2025, 7:15 PM UTCCharles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.While you could play Fortnite on the … [Read more...]

For years, gray-market services known as “bulletproof” hosts have been a key tool for cybercriminals looking to anonymously maintain web infrastructure with no questions asked. But as global law enforcement scrambles to crack down on digital threats, they have developed strategies for getting customer information from these hosts and have increasingly targeted the people behind the services with … [Read more...]

Think back to 2013, a year where we saw some amazing big titles launch, such as Battlefield 4, Metro: Last Light, and Grand Theft Auto V. Some of these were tough to run at maximum settings, but there was an answer: Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan. It packed seven billion transistors, 6GB of GDDR5 VRAM, and drew, what was considered at the time, a pretty high 250W to run. There were no RT or Tensor … [Read more...]

LoveFrom, the creative firm founded by former Apple chief designer Jony Ive, played a role in the development of Rivian’s first electric bike, according to multiple sources who spoke to TechCrunch.  For about 18 months, a handful of LoveFrom staff worked alongside Rivian’s design team and engineers within a skunkworks program led by Specialized’s former chief product and technology officer … [Read more...]

Nvidia's recent RTX 5060 wasn't met with a warm reception, largely due to controversy over how Nvidia decided to handle reviews for the graphics card, and its 8GB frame buffer. Despite earning some criticism, one aspect of the RTX 5060 that hasn't gotten enough attention is just how much faster it is over the RTX 4060. Although the RTX 5060 falls short of competitors like the Arc B580 and RX 9060 … [Read more...]

DragonForce, a sophisticated ransomware operation that emerged in fall 2023, has established itself as a formidable threat in the cybercriminal landscape by claiming over 120 victims across the past year. Unlike traditional ransomware-as-a-service models, this threat actor has evolved into what security experts term a “ransomware cartel,” fundamentally changing how cybercriminal operations are … [Read more...]