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China may have accessed Mythos

According to a new report from Semafor, the White House's decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic's Mythos was driven in part b…

Conclave is the sound of a NYC summer block party

I have this vivid memory of walking to pick up my oldest from school in June of 2022. For a variety of reasons, I was in a very bad place m…

How to watch most of the World Cup matches with free trials

Hoping to catch some World Cup matches while spending as little money as possible? You have a few options for finding a few days of free st…

The impossible dream of the universal remote

You don't really ever have to explain why a universal remote is a good idea. You have a bunch of stuff that needs controlling; this thing c…

Solid-state batteries still aren’t ready, but gels are

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on e-bikes, power stations, and h…

Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban

According to the Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was tri…

X-Men ’97 has what Master of the Universe is missing

In 2026, Marvel and Mattel are both releasing projects designed to capitalize on people's love for iconic animated heroes from their childh…

Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million

A copy of Super Mario Bros., still in the box and sealed with its original sticker, just sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. That abs…

Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project He…

Bose’s latest QuietComfort Ultra are $70 off, marking a new low price

If you’re planning on traveling anytime soon, Bose’s second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones are a great companion for long flights…

My first 24 hours with Siri AI on the Mac

I turned off Siri on the Mac years ago and never looked back. Similarly, I found Apple Intelligence so fruitless I never engage with it. Bu…

Never Post’s Mike Rugnetta on the creative process and the value of reliable power

Mike Rugnetta is a writer, podcast host, producer, audio engineer, educator, musician, sound designer, and father. In short, the man wears …

My yard is dying, so I made an app for that

When I returned to my computer five minutes after giving Gemini a lengthy prompt, I had two things: a functional app in a preview window, a…

Anthropic cuts off Fable 5 and Mythos 5 access following government order

On Friday evening, the government ordered Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nations, both inside and outsid…

A better way to manage all your screenshots

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 132, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy so…

Apple’s new AI photo editing tools mostly work, for better and worse

The most popular camera in the world just got its first set of serious AI photo editing features, and I don't think any of us are ready. As…

Echo Isle is a pint-sized adventure inspired by classic Zelda

Echo Isle is heavily inspired by The Legend of Zelda, and it's not afraid to show it: The retro graphics bear a striking resemblance to Lin…

The future of Hollywood isn’t feeding prompts into vanilla gen AI models

For all the noise that's been made about how generative AI is poised to revolutionize the filmmaking industry, there haven't really been an…