On Trails is a wandering tale that blends hiking, science, and history

Can Record Club succeed where so many others have failed? Let's find out together: record.club/terrenceobrien

Let's be clear: If you prompt an AI for a bluegrass version of Break My Soul, you're not engaging with art in any significant way. You're not learning anything. You're not building a deeper connection with Beyoncé.

In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs

I wanted “gently modulating resonant pings that follow the pitch of my guitar, almost like a string section.” Instead, I got what sounds like a ’70s synth having a nervous breakdown.

"Absolute classic" might be underselling it, honestly.

Really excited to see which specific iteration of a post-apocalyptic Mad Max wasteland we leave our children.

Human oversight in AI is a must. Pass the NY FAIR News Act - legislation requiring transparency, disclosure and human oversight if Artificial Intelligence is used in the news!

Black people do more prison time than this for weed

With Hokum out in theaters, now is an excellent time to revisit Damian McCarthy's previous film, Oddity.

Just a perfectly normal headline. www.theverge.com/tech/932131/...

The first installment of our new weekend Q&A series is live! I'm very excited about some of the people queued up for future editions, but we're kicking things off with Manoush Zomorodi.

It's hard to pick a favorite AI meltdown from this story. Claude turning Marxist? Gemini cheerfully detailing horrific tragedies? Grok's word salad? ChatGPT's refrigerator magnet poetry?

Congratulations to the Verge art team for creating something more upsetting than any horror movie I've seen this year.

Why is my GAS triggered by the goofiest things?

We’ve covered a lot of companies wasting a shitload of money but none of it was ever as insane as @lopatto.bsky.social’s Vice reporting www.theverge.com/24094310/vic...

For Billy Joel’s birthday, I’m re-upping @fluxblog.bsky.social’s 🎯 tweet.

I can't wait for a full-length LP from London's Ashnymph.

Seeing little kids get gassed by their own governmnent in Portland is up there with the most traumatic things I've witnessed as a journalist

This isn't something to brag about. This is just daming evidence of how fucked we are as a society.

If there was a switch you could flip to automatically filter out AI music on Spotify or Apple Music, I bet a lot of people would click it.

Come over to my little corner of The Verge where we find art without algorithms. I want to know what you're listening to. Drop a rec in the comments. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

I'm like 99.999% sure I only know Rita Ora because of the NYT crossword.

"People are fleeing Windows because Microsoft is shoving AI into every nook and cranny of their broken OS, what should we do?" "Huh, sorry, I couldn't hear you I was busy shoehorning AI into our broken OS."

‘Disappointed,’ Surprised,’ ‘Betrayed’: 12 Charlies Brown on Trying to Kick the Football Lucy is holding.

Some nighttime thoughts about what happens when people start distrusting traditional media outlets and getting their news from engagement-chasing content creators

Ring the Alarm is probably my most played track of 2026 and I've only known about its existence for like 2 weeks.

Describing this as a "real bozo the clown move," feels like an incredible understatement.

What should I read next: Japanese Gothic Annihilation Monstrilio

Photographer: "Now lets get a few of you smiling." Me: "I am smiling."

Blah blah blah cancel culture, blah blah safe spaces, blah blah first amendment.

They saged Citi Field live on SNY tonight. Spoiler: It didn't work.

Important question: Why is the Apple Music desktop app so terrible? I've pulled 30-year-old CDs out of a flooded basement that work better than this.

The Stars My Destination is classic proto-cyberpunk

"I had to stop and reboot my bike" is not a phrase I feel like I should ever have to use... but here we are.

Nine Inch Nails Year Zero somehow feels more relevant with every passing day.

"Freedom from Adobe’s app ecosystem is actually starting to look plausible. And making that freedom increasingly free is the icing on the cake." Two of the most exciting sentences I've read all year.

Which seminary did Vance graduate from again?

I greatly appreciate Zeteo.com following up on the Gestapo ICE / CBP invasion here in Minnesota. They’re a bit quieter (sneakier) now but they haven’t stopped! Abolish these thug agencies and prosecute their illegal activities to the fullest. No mercy. (and thanks Zeteo)

I can think of about 254 billion reasons.

I must have missed when Greg Ginn turned Black Flag into punk rock daycare.

'Cause we've all got Moon on the brain this week.

I decided to rewatch the Nine Inch Noize set while I get some writing done and my oldest just came running into the room. "My ears detect spookiness." I'm doing a bang-up job as a dad.

Me: I don't need another camera. @superantonio64.bsky.social : That's cute...

I am exhausted today after staying up to watch David Byrne's Coachella set last night, but it was worth it.

New York's Enhanced Energy Affordability Program: We hear you're having trouble keeping up with those heating bills this winter. Here's a little something to help — You're welcome.

Over here spending just as much time enjoying Dijon's set as I am going "ooo wait, what pedal / synth / sequencer is that?"

It's nice when the Times remembers to have a backbone and be honest.

Los Thuthanaka’s Wak’a is a mellower follow-up to last year’s surprise Pitchfork favorite

I haven't been able to get this "game" out of my head since I first discovered it. www.theverge.com/games/907162...