Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise has covered a lot of ground in its 18 years. The Assassin-Templar conflict has taken players across five continents, from Ancient Greece to Victorian London, spann...
"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...
Ukraine is using ground robots to evacuate the wounded, and some have cages or armor to protect the soldiers. 1st Separate Medical Battalion A ground robot evacuating a wounded Ukrainian soldier was a...
When you have a series that's consistently gotten new games for almost 40 years, you have to think about how younger generations will be able to play them. That, and, of course, thinking about your bo...
Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI In 2026, quitting smoking and joining a gym are no longer enough for a new year's resolution. Young adults, addicted to their phones and exhausted with dating apps , are reso...
Let’s take bets on how much Hayao Miyazaki would hate this. You can't shake a stick without hitting an AI gadget at CES this year, with artificial smarts now embedded in just about every wearable, scr...
This cutaway shows how the Bluetti Charger 2 can be integrated into your vehicle. | Image: Bluetti Bluetti's latest car charger can quickly charge power stations at a very fast 1200W - about 10 times ...
The Light Straight maxes out at 320 degrees Fahrenheit. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Hair gadgets have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Hair dryers, curlers, steamers - you na...
The ROG NeoCore concept router from Asus. The first Wi-Fi 8 routers and chips made a surprise appearance at CES 2026, and could launch this year, only a couple of years after Wi-Fi 7 debuted. So, if y...
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...
I was surprised that these… work pretty dang well. My biggest gripe about open-ear buds is that they're rotten for loud city commutes. Cue a pedantic audiophile pointing out that the whole premise of ...
The SmartVoice Air Fryer responds to over 1,000 voice commands. | Image: IAI Smart A new line of small appliances and devices from IAI Smart, billed as Emerson Smart products , are now available that ...
Up down, touch the ground… | Image: Mui Lab The Mui Board is, as far as smart home controllers go, soothing and nondescript. There's no bright HD screen, or even anything obviously technological. It's...
A QWERTY keyboard and interchangeable back plates. You ever find yourself thinking, "I wish my phone had a phone?" Good news, friend. Clicks - the company behind the QWERTY keyboard case for your iPho...
I’m Gopal, the guy behind QuickClip. I built this out of pure frustration. Copying items between my phone and laptop was very painful. Sending notes and links on WhatsApp. Saving random drafts I’d for...
Indonesia has temporarily suspended access to Grok. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Indonesia and Malaysia have suspended access to Grok after it was used to create sexualized AI images. Indonesia'...
When asked why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, famed British mountaineer George Mallory famously offered the simple reply, "Because it’s there.” After several hours playing through an exclusive, hands...
In the fall of 2025, I had the great pleasure of attending Tokyo Game Show, a trip that also naturally included a few pit stops to meet local developers and see what they were up to. On the very last ...
Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix have very different approaches to remote work. John Lamparski/Getty Images; Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; Beata Zawrzel/Nu...
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 ...