Why a two-seater robotaxi makes more sense than you think

Senators are pushing to find out how much electricity data centers actually use

The versatile Play speaker is a great way into the Sonos world

Some of our favorite Apple tech is cheaper than ever during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Webtoon is adding AI localization tools to its comics platform

EU backs nude app ban and delays to landmark AI rules

One of the coolest laptops we saw at CES in January was the new Dell XPS 16, with a unique 1–120Hz variable refresh rate display that can sip power when you don’t need the screen to stay speedy.

DJI’s Avata 360 is a more functional, flexible 360 drone www.theverge.com/tech/899735/...

My journey to becoming a drone guy continues: I took DJI's new Avata 360 out for a spin alongside the Antigravity A1, to see how the two stack up

OpenAI shelves erotic chatbot ‘indefinitely’ www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Uber aims to launch Europe’s first robotaxi service with Pony AI and Verne www.theverge.com/transportati...

Intel and LG Display may have beaten Apple and Qualcomm with the best laptop battery life ever www.theverge.com/tech/901155/...

The Sonos Ace are a hefty 25 percent for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale www.theverge.com/tech/900836/...

The portable Fanttik X9 Pro tire inflator is down to its best price in months www.theverge.com/gadgets/9008...

Meta is laying off hundreds of employees as it pours money into AI www.theverge.com/tech/900946/...

Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes www.theverge.com/streaming/90...

Razer’s new Blade 16 gaming laptop has an Intel Panther Lake chip and very fast RAM www.theverge.com/gadgets/9005...

The surprise hit Nex Playground is the latest console to get a price hike www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

Wrote about Disney's no good, very bad week of investments into the metaverse and gen AI that all seem to be backfiring

Disney could still integrate generative AI into its streaming service, and we might end up seeing some version of the company’s metaversal dreams become reality. But yesterday’s news from OpenAI and Epic point to an uncertain future for some of Disney’s biggest bets.

this was a good hbo show www.theverge.com/2022/12/5/23...

Woot is offering over 20 percent off Switch 2 controllers and games today www.theverge.com/gadgets/9004...

Why the heck is the United States banning routers? Here is a 2,000-word explainer that should entertain and enrage you. www.theverge.com/tech/899906/...

Can you monitor a situation without monitors? The Polymarket sports bar tried www.theverge.com/column/90053...

Huge result here - the idea that social platforms can be defective products that cause harm is going to send shockwaves through an industry that has claimed essentially blanket protection from liability by saying everything is speech

The United States router ban, explained www.theverge.com/tech/899906/...

Wow - huge win across the board for plaintiff Kaley G.M. in the landmark social media addiction case against Meta and YouTube. On the heels of Meta's loss in New Mexico just the day before. www.theverge.com/policy/90065...

The jury found the companies’ negligence was a substantial factor in harms like the mental health issues sustained by a now 20-year-old woman Kaley G.M., who used Instagram and YouTube. Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social:

Nintendo is going to charge less for digital Switch 2 games www.theverge.com/games/900590...

X tries to limit creator revenue for foreign influencers but Musk intervenes www.theverge.com/tech/900535/...

Like much of Trump’s second-term agenda, his position on the shutdown makes little sense on its face. But the strategy becomes clear when examined through the lens of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, which calls for the complete dismantling of the TSA.

Cox Communications not liable for pirated music, Supreme Court rules www.theverge.com/policy/90050...

Seiko resurrected a 44-year-old digital watch NASA astronauts wore to space www.theverge.com/tech/900428/...

wrote about fortnite and how games can now be too big to succeed www.theverge.com/games/900389...

The very thing that has made Fortnite such a success and the biggest player in the space is also what has made it so difficult to maintain. Read more from @andrewrweb.bsky.social:

Reddit accounts with ‘fishy’ bot-like behavior will soon need to prove they’re human www.theverge.com/tech/900363/...

Google Lyria 3 Pro makes longer AI songs www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

This got cut for length, but one of the reasons Veatch uses a few AI-generated clips (which are all clearly labeled) was to test the claims that generative AI programs like Sora can help filmmakers make more money through better deals with studios. Turns out, it's not that simple

Senate Democrats are trying to ‘codify’ Anthropic’s red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance www.theverge.com/policy/90034...

You can install these wireless security cameras over half a mile away www.theverge.com/tech/898980/...

Before the shutdown news, OpenAI told Ghost in the Machine director Valerie Veatch it was "cringe" when she sounded the alarm about Sora’s racist and sexist outputs. Read more from @charlespulliam.bsky.social:

To me that was always a leading indicator of real demand and led to one of the weirdest stories I ever reported! www.theverge.com/22822775/cha...

The council will advise Trump on AI, the economy, education, and national and homeland security.

Ring finally brings 4K video to its battery-powered doorbell camera www.theverge.com/tech/900270/...

Keychron’s mechanical keyboards are up to 60 percent off www.theverge.com/gadgets/8994...

Apple’s iOS 26.4 update adds age verification in the UK www.theverge.com/tech/900284/...

The best deals we’ve found from Amazon’s Big Spring Sale (so far) www.theverge.com/gadgets/8995...

Dell made its new Pro laptops thinner and tweaked their naming scheme, again www.theverge.com/tech/900090/...

New Mexico got a historic $375 million jury verdict in the first of several cases nationwide against Meta. The jury decided against Meta on every count, though it declined to award a penalty as high as the state sought, which would have been closer to $2 billion.

Sony and Honda ain’t feelin’ the Afeela anymore www.theverge.com/tech/900219/...