Free Our Feeds wants to build a social media ecosystem ‘resistant to billionaire influence’ Image: Free Our FeedsTechnology advocates and celebrities are backing the launch of Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to “save social media from billionaire capture.” The project aims to raise $30 million over three years to support the development of a social media ecosystem powered by the AT Protocol, or the decentralized network powering Bl…

What does Mark Zuckerberg want from Donald Trump? Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesAt this point, it’s pretty clear what Donald Trump wants from Mark Zuckerberg. But what does Zuckerberg, who has now gone to Mar-a-Lago twice since the November election, want from the President-elect? That’s the question I’ve been asking sources in and around Meta over the last several days. They al…

How to turn off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone Illustration by Samar Haddad / The VergeIt’s getting increasingly difficult to avoid AI when you open up your phone or laptop — as soon as I started this article in Google Docs, I was immediately offered some AI assistance to write it (which I didn’t take). And with the rollout of Apple Intelligence, that now applies to iPhones, iPads, and Macs,…

The iPhone Air could be coming later this year Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeApple may have settled on iPhone 17 Air as the name for the rumored skinny iPhone that’s expected this fall, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. He writes that the phone will be “a testing ground for future technologies,” including the tech that leads to the company’s first foldables. T…

Robot vacuums just keep growing Roborock’s Saros Z70 looks set to be the first robot vacuum with an articulating arm to come to market. It’s designed to pick up light items like socks and tissues. (Not actual size) | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The VergeCES saw wild innovations from Roborock and Dreame and helpful upgrades from the rest of the pack, all of which are set…

The best actually real stuff at CES 2025 Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 66, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy 2025, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about loneliness and Web3 scams and the future of procedural TV, watching Deadpool & Wolverine on an air…

L’Oréal’s new skincare gadget told me I should try retinol The Cell BioPrint is designed to be used in retail spaces and dermatology offices. | Photo by Victoria Song / The VergeLas Vegas is punishingly dry. The arid winter air means I woke up on Day 3 of CES 2025 with a nosebleed, chapped lips, and ashy legs. This in spite of the fact I slathered myself with two pumps of a fermented bean essence, eye …

How Watch Duty’s wildfire tracking app became a crucial lifeline for LA Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe. If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably already intimately familiar with Watch Duty, the free app that shows active fires, mandatory evacuation zones, air quality indexes, …

Anker’s display-equipped wall charger from CES is already on sale Anker’s latest GaN offering sports four USB ports on the bottom, which isn’t where they’re typically relocated. | Image: AnkerThe inventive gadgets and gizmos at CES can often define the year, but most everything that appears on the showroom floor isn’t going to be available until later in the year, if at all. Fortunately, that’s not the case wi…

Amazon Prime will shut down its clothing try-on program Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon will be winding down its Prime Try Before You Buy program, which let Prime members try on clothes before paying for them, reports The Information. It will shutter on January 31st, according to a banner at the top of the service’s landing page. Amazon spokesperson Maxine Tagay said in a statement emai…

Coming back to CES after a decade-long break was a trip Cool screens are still undefeated at CES.Twelve years ago, I could have told you exactly what happened at my first CES and what happened at my third. Each was a chapter with a beginning, middle, and end; the lines between them drawn clearly. But now, 15 years since I attended my first CES, it’s a lot fuzzier. I know I missed my flight home at th…

Why Honda is merging with Nissan: factories, SUVs, and China Photo by PHILIP FONG / AFP via Getty ImagesHonda’s potential merger with Nissan would represent one of the largest shake-ups to the industry since the creation of Stellantis in 2021. But there are huge risks involved, too. On Tuesday in Las Vegas, during a roundtable discussion with select media, Honda executives offered some more insight into …

New Glenn: how to watch Blue Origin’s next big rocket launch Image: Blue OriginBlue Origin is preparing for one of its biggest launches yet. On Sunday, the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space company will attempt to send its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. The launch comes after almost a decade of development, and its outcome could threaten the dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX —…

New renders show the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup ahead of Unpacked Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNew renders of the Samsung Galaxy S25 series have appeared in a leak from Android Headlines ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event later this month. The most obvious change here is that Samsung has tweaked the design of the S25 Ultra, rounding off the phone’s corners a bit. From the renders, it looks like…

Everything we know (and think we know) about the Nintendo Switch 2 Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeLeaks and rumors supported by multiple third-party manufactures make up the bulk of info out there about the new Switch. Nintendo’s announcement of the Switch successor is imminent. Just how imminent is anyone’s guess with the company stating that it would reveal info on the console before the end of i…

Intel still dreams of modular PCs — it brought a tablet laptop gaming handheld to CES Photo by Sean Hollister/ The VergeAt CES 2025, Intel let journalists into its private “Innovation Showcase,” where we saw things like prototype next-gen laptops and giant stereo 3D handheld gaming PCs. While I was there, I also spotted a heavy metal handheld on a table that didn’t seem fully… attached to its screen. When I lifted the screen, i…

Amazon is ‘winding down’ some of its DEI programs Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeLike Meta, Amazon is ending some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a memo sent last month, Candi Castleberry, Amazon’s VP of inclusive experiences and technology, said the company has been “winding down outdated programs and materials” related to its efforts around representation an…

Zuckerberg trash talks Apple in interview with Joe Rogan Laura Normand / The VergeMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks Apple “ really invented anything great in a while” and that it has been coasting off of its past success. “Steve Jobs invented the iPhone and now they’re just kind of sitting on it 20 years later,” he said this week. Zuckerberg made the statements during a nearly three-hour long po…

Mark Zuckerberg lies about content moderation to Joe Rogan’s face Mark Zuckerberg takes his “no, really, Mr. Trump, I’m your guy!” tour to Joe Rogan | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesI’ll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out: Mark Zuckerberg’s interview on The Joe Rogan Experience is full of lies. Zuckerberg, CEO of Face…

Tesla recalls 200,000 vehicles with faulty on-board computers Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesTesla issued a recall for over 200,000 electric vehicles due to an issue with its latest computer hardware that can short circuit and disable some safety features including the rearview camera. Tesla submitted the recall on January 6th, which acknowledges faulty computers are in some of the most rece…