"Shrimp Jesus" was early AI slop on Facebook. Facebook We're going to really have to be on our toes to separate AI from reality this year. The head of Instagram says it's getting harder and ha...
After Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty teased the return of Microsoft's now-annual Xbox Developer Direct showcase last month, the publisher has now confirmed the details. The 2026 Dev Direct will air...
Towerborne , a side-scrolling action RPG published by Xbox Game Studios that has been available in early access, will officially launch on February 26th. But instead of launching as a free-to-play, al...
Tim Fung is the founder and CEO of Airtasker, a gig work app based in Australia. Airtasker Gig work underwent major changes with the rise of automation and increased competition in 2025. Tim Fung, CEO...
Nicholas Svensson, CEO of Smart Technologies Courtesy of Smart Technologies Smart Technologies CEO Nicholas Svensson calls employees worldwide to gather direct feedback. Employees have told him where ...
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the...
Intel announced yesterday that it's developing an entire "handheld gaming platform" powered by its new Panther Lake chips , and joining an increasingly competitive field. Qualcomm is hinting about pot...
Elgato's Stream Deck has come full circle. Almost eight years after the company picked up the pieces of Art Lebedev's ambitious Optimus keyboard and went in a different, cheaper direction with the ide...
Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the...
Shadowheart contemplates a powerful artifact in Baldurâs Gate 3 Following some controversy, the developers at Baldur's Gate 3 creator Larian Studios have further clarified their use of generative AI. ...
As part of a few changes to its search filters , YouTube is going to allow you to search specifically for Shorts or longform videos. Right now, a filter-less search shows a mix of longform and short f...
The personal computer has remained surprisingly resilient to change over the past 15 years. Apple promised a "post-PC" era with the iPad in 2010 and failed to deliver one. Smartphones even overtook la...
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards air on Sunday. Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, and Michael B. Jordan are nominated for acting awards. Taylor Hill/Dia Dipasupil/Daniele Venturelli Polymarket, the predictio...
Mark Cuban urged entrepreneurs to focus on customers, embrace AI wisely, and protect their intellectual property in an uncertain economy. Clover Billionaire Mark Cuban is bullish about AI and believes...
This week, Google announced a new AI Inbox view for Gmail that replaces the traditional list of emails with an AI-generated list of to-dos and topics to track based on what's in your inbox. It's not w...
Stonks are going to look so good in 6K. | Image: Dell The world's first 52-inch 6K monitor has arrived in Dell's UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor, which was announced at CES 2026 . It's a 21:9 as...
Amid Mohamed, 17, founded Viral Cartel Inc. in 2024. Amid Mohamed Amid Mohamed is the 17-year-old founder of Viral Cartel Inc. His company creates social media campaigns for film studios using TikTok ...
Buddyo is a smart base designed to add AI to figurines like Funko Pops using NFC tags. AI toys, companions, and robots have been everywhere at CES this year , but among the horde of waddling plushies ...
Mira is a hormone testing kit that I tried out ahead of CES 2026. I had to pee in that cup. This is Optimizer , a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that diss...
Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, is about to kick off season 2 of "Beast Games." Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Prime Video MrBeast is making the first episode of "Beast Games" Season ...