Cable management and other tips for planning a new workspace Image: Jackson Gibbs for The VergeThe Verge’s favorite methods for keeping our tech in reasonable order. Continue reading…

X’s blue checkmarks are deceptive, rules EU Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photo: Getty ImagesThe European Union has warned X that its blue checkmark verification system violates rules under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), finding it to be deceptive for users and against established industry practices. Following its investigation into the platform, the EU also found th…

Microsoft’s Copilot AI now understands your terrible handwriting The VergeMicrosoft is preparing to enable Copilot in OneNote to read and analyze handwritten notes. The feature entered beta testing late last month, and will allow OneNote users to write handwritten notes using a stylus and then summarize them, ask questions, or even generate to-do lists based on the notes. The AI-powered Copilot feature in One…

Getting up close and personal with space junk These photographs of a discarded H-2A rocket upper stage were taken at a distance of just 50 meters. | Image: AstroscaleWe’re getting a close look at some of the space junk that’s floating in space thanks to Tokyo-based company Astroscale Japan. New images taken from a distance of just 50 meters, show the discarded upper stage of a Japanese H-2A…

Nintendo’s Zelda-themed ‘Hyrule Edition’ Switch Lite is finally up for preorder Would you confront Ganondorf ten times over to acquire such a relic? | Image: NintendoPreorders have just opened for the ‘Hyrule Edition’ Nintendo Switch Lite, which commemorates the forthcoming launch of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Best Buy is currently accepting orders for the limited edition console for $209.99 ahead of its Septemb…

The AI-focused COPIED Act would make removing digital watermarks illegal Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesA bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill to make it easier to authenticate and detect artificial intelligence-generated content and protect journalists and artists from having their work gobbled up by AI models without their permission. The Content Origin Protection …

Google Pixel 9: all of the leaks and rumors so far The leaked Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL. | Image: RozetkedPixels are leaking again, and this time, it looks like a larger Pixel 9 Pro ‘XL’ is coming and coming fast in August. Continue reading…

Planet Coaster’s slippery sequel lets you build your own water park Image: Frontier DevelopmentsPlanet Coaster’s sequel isn’t just about building the best theme park anymore: it’s about water parks, too. The sequel, coming this fall, will finally let you construct everything from wave pools and lazy rivers to custom-built waterslides. You’ll also get to outfit your aquatic experience with changing rooms, sunbeds…

Here’s how OpenAI will determine how powerful its AI systems are Illustration: The VergeOpenAI has created an internal scale to track the progress its large language models are making toward artificial general intelligence, or AI with human-like intelligence, a spokesperson told Bloomberg. Today’s chatbots, like ChatGPT, are at Level 1. OpenAI claims it is nearing Level 2, defined as a system that can solve b…

Arm announces an open-source graphics upscaler for mobile phones Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeArm is launching its own upscaler for mobile gaming. The chip designer says its Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (ASR) can make games look better, while lowering power consumption on your phone. It’s also making the upscaling technology available to developers under an MIT open-source license. Arm based its te…

Heritage Foundation insists it was not hacked by ‘gay furries’ Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeA group of self-proclaimed “gay furry hackers” says it breached the Heritage Foundation earlier this month, releasing two gigabytes of the right-wing think tank’s internal data on Tuesday. On its Telegram channel, the hacktivist collective SiegedSec — which has previously claimed responsibility for hack…

Apple’s AirPods Max have dropped below $400 for the first time It’s a big price for big sound, but the AirPods Max are a little more reasonable at $398. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeThe high-end pricing on Apple’s first-gen products never ceases to amaze me — just look at the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro or its $5,000 display. The AirPods Max were also probably a bit more expensive than they should have bee…

Max might not be the one to watch after all Illustration: The VergeWarner Bros. Discovery has been debuting its newer IP-based series on Max for the past few years in an effort to make it “the one to watch,” but the company is now switching things up with a big plan to rebrand multiple projects as — wait for it — HBO shows. Though The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy were both initially billed …

You can’t screw up Arduino’s new DIY electronics kit Seven different Arduino-based devices can be built with the Plug and Make Kit kit. | Image: ArduinoArduino’s new starter kit features electronic components that can be connected without having to know anything about soldering or wiring. It’s similar to LittleBits’ electronic building blocks that make it easy for kids to learn about electronics b…

One of our favorite robovacs is down to its all-time low ahead of Prime Day Unlike the standard model, the iRobot Roomba j7 Plus comes with an auto-empty dock. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeAs an extremely lazy person, I am a big fan of robot vacuums like the Roomba j7 Plus. Nothing beats rotting in bed as iRobot’s last-gen flagship navigates my cluttered home and does the cleaning on my behalf. What I d…

Tesla reportedly delaying its robotaxi reveal until October Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeTesla won’t reveal its long-promised fully autonomous robotaxi until October in order to give the company’s engineering team more time to build and test prototypes, Bloomberg reports. The event was originally set for August 8th, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced earlier this year amid questions about…

Why The Atlantic signed a deal with OpenAI Illustration: The VergeCEO Nicholas Thompson discusses the deal: ‘AI is coming. It is coming quickly. We want to be part of whatever transition happens.’ Continue reading…

Verizon’s Total Wireless prepaid brand is now offering a five-year price guarantee The new circular Total Wireless logo. | Image: Total WirelessTotal Wireless, a prepaid brand owned by Verizon, now offers a five-year price lock on unlimited data plans. The company is kicking off its new deal with an updated logo and a customer promo that advertises “less than $30 per month,” although you would need four lines to achieve that p…

YouTube Shorts adds TikTok-style artificial voiceovers Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeYouTube has announced a set of new features for YouTube Shorts, some of which are available now, like a new text-to-speech video narration that lets you add an artificial voiceover. On TikTok, those are the sometimes startlingly robotic voices that you hear a lot on videos with something to promote. The pro…

The King of Chum The man behind the AI gaffes at Sports Illustrated and USA Today has a yearslong history of filling the internet with garbage. Continue reading…