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These are my favorite Prime Day deals on earbuds and headphones

I can’t think of a tech accessory I actively use more than headphones. Whether it’s for music, calls, or just to block out ambient noise so…

Zuckerberg reportedly wants a Polymarket clone — but without real money

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has tasked a small team at the company with making an app that works like the prediction markets Polymarket and Ka…

Formula E’s new season is starting to look more like F1

The next season of Formula E will feature a new race format and three new race locations when it starts in December to go with the new Gen4…

Why corporate AI super PACs spent $27 million on a local election

Hello and welcome to Regulator, the newsletter for Verge subscribers chronicling the misadventures of their favorite tech overlords and Was…

Laptop prices suck these days, so here are some Prime Day deals that help a little

The RAM, storage, and component crunch has come for new laptop prices. Plenty of models have gone up in price after being on the market for…

The Pixel 10A finally costs what it should

We can usually rely on Google to put together a compelling package in its Pixel A-series devices. The Pixel 10A was kind of a letdown, thou…

Something’s off with Midjourney’s pivot to body scanners

Last week, Midjourney, an AI startup best known for its image generator, made an unusual pivot: medical imaging. The company announced a fu…

Netflix’s next TV gaming experiment will scare the hell out of you

As part of the latest evolution of its gaming initiative, Netflix has made a big push into cloud-based games you can play on your TV, much …

Here are the best Prime Day deal on the Verge staff’s favorite stuff

While there are several thousand products discounted for Prime Day 2026, most of them aren’t what we’d call winners. We’ve already gathered…

Meta’s smart glasses now have a dedicated charging stand

Meta launched a stand accessory that lets you display the company's smart glasses on your desk or nightstand while they're being recharged.…

How much would the Steam Machine cost to build?

The Steam Machine is here, with a base price of $1,049. Yes, that's nearly twice the price of a PS5, but what you're buying here isn't a co…

The Fitbit Air takes a smarter approach to the AI health dumpster fire

Google Health Coach seems to think I'm on the verge of physical collapse. My sleep is not where it needs to be, hence my unimpressive readi…

Hoto’s 25-bit electric screwdriver is 40 percent off during Prime Day

You knew there’d be a Hoto deal, right? Whether you’re moving into a new apartment or tackling a growing list of small repairs around the h…

The Oura Ring 4 is as low as $226 for Prime Day

Yes, the Oura Ring 5 just launched. But if you’re looking for a bargain and don’t mind a slightly thicker smart ring, then copping the last…

Sony’s AI Camera Assistant is exactly as bad as it looks

When Sony announced the Xperia 1 VIII last month, it promoted the phone by sharing some of the worst photos taken on a Sony camera in years…

Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban

For the past three years, "Meta" and "Ray-Ban" have been synonymous in the smart glasses space. Not anymore. Yesterday, I slipped on severa…

I’m not giving up my Steam Deck for MSI’s new Claw

This is not a review of the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus, the first gaming handheld available with Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme handheld gaming chip…

Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs

MSI's Intel-powered Claw gaming handhelds have so far mostly been Windows machines, meaning that anyone who picks one up has to deal with t…