Alby Churven's Y Combinator application went viral on X. Alby Churven Alby Churven founded Clovr, a front-end vibecoding startup. He's 14 years old. Churven told Business Insider that his age gave him...
China’s biggest tech groups and a clutch of fast-rising consumer electronics brands are battling for coveted sponsorship slots at the Spring Festival Gala, as intensifying competition in artificial in...
It's harder than ever for a new video game to crack the top of the most-played list. According to the Circana Player Engagement Tracker and video game market analyst Mat Piscatella, in 2025, the top f...
Charles Swann uses the help of AI tooling to have his junior-level employee gain years of experience in seconds. Courtesy of Charles Swann Startup founder Charles Swann hired only one other full-time ...
A screening for leading short-drama app ReelShort's 'Wings of Fire.' Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for ReelShort Soapy micro dramas gained popularity in the US but face a reckoning in 2026. Big questions ...
The Lock Vision deadbolt replaces your existing door lock instead of being retrofitted over it. SwitchBot has announced a new deadbolt smart lock that can be unlocked with a glance. Like the Keypad Vi...
At CES 2026, Xreal announced an upgraded, slightly more affordable version of its entry-level AR glasses: the $449 Xreal 1S. And this time, you can also convert 2D videos to 3D without any extra apps,...
Valve has announced the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards and, unsurprisingly, Hollow Knight: Silksong , took home the Game of the Year honors. It was also given the "Best Game You Suck At" award, whic...
Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers' stock trades, raised a $30 million Series A round in 2025. Dub The creator economy has captivated notable VCs' attention and checks. Some crea...
Lil Uzi Vert performed at a party celebrating FaZe Clan's listing on the Nasdaq. Andrew Toth/Getty Images for FaZe Clan FaZe Clan's top talent left last week, marking the end of an era at the esports ...
This $270 power bank from EcoFlow requires proprietary modules and a desktop dock to reach its full potential. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge There was a time not too long ago when buying a powe...
After causing a splash at last year's CES with a pair of high-tech, high-powered e-bikes, Segway returned to the show with a little something more for everyone. The Ninebot-owned brand announced two n...
Fender Audio , the consumer electronics brand owned by the famous guitar maker, has announced its first pair of wireless headphones at CES 2026. What sets the Mix headphones apart from the competition...
2025 was a big year for gaming, and that includes gaming hardware. Nintendo launched its Switch 2 console in June, and since then, numerous Switch 2 titles and noteworthy updates for original Switch g...
Aireal is a new AI assistant for the Tapo smart home. | IMAGE: TP-Link Tapo, the smart home brand owned by networking giant TP-Link, is launching an AI assistant at CES this year - because isn't every...
Zeroth’s W1 robot isn’t quite WALL-E — but it’s close. An AI robotics startup called Zeroth is turning WALL-E into a real-life robot companion. Though the WALL-E version with the Disney-licensed desig...
The ELIE speakers don’t make you choose audio from just one source. | Image: Fender Audio Fender, the guitar maker also known for its amps and speakers, has a new consumer electronics brand called Fen...
This is one of the first desktop docks to support faster 25W Qi2 charging. Chinese accessory brand Baseus has launched a new desktop dock for CES 2026 with an exhaustive array of ports and power optio...
It has a magnetized ring that lets MagSafe devices, as well as other magnet-equipped phones or cases, snap on with ease. When the Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June, AR glasses brand Viture beat Xreal...
A close up photo of an Asus monitor showing its RGB stripe sub pixel layout. CES is a lot — a deluge of consumer tech surrounded by lots of bad carpeting. The Verge’s on-the-ground team of super nerds...