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Welcome to Mossberg, a weekly commentary and reviews column on The Verge and Recode by veteran tech journalist Walt Mossberg, now an Executive Editor at The Verge and Editor at Large of Recode.
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Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble
https://www.theverge.com/games/997880/hideo-kojima-productions-physint-xbox-sony-playstation
Published: September 20, 2026 18:15
After it was announced that Sony was dropping Hideo Kojima's Physint, and that instead the Metal Gear Solid creator's latest title would be coming to Xbox, there were a flurry of rumors about the falling out. Bloomberg reported that the decision was driven…
Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997867/trump-ai-force-ai-czar
Published: September 20, 2026 15:39
The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the industry to pump the brakes on AI development. He…
A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/997853/a24-scp-movie-creative-commons-license
Published: September 20, 2026 12:45
After the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation universe. But as soon as it was announced, the backlash…
All roads lead to cable
https://www.theverge.com/column/997843/streamers-cable-fast-channels
Published: September 20, 2026 12:00
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on streaming platforms, FAST channels, and the future of entertainment, follow Charles Pulliam-Moore. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes…
A great new video game movie
https://www.theverge.com/tech/997322/resident-evil-steam-frame-fire-emblem-fortunes-weave
Published: September 20, 2026 12:00
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I flew out to Los…
The hidden monopoly behind your TI graphing calculator
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/997725/the-hidden-monopoly-behind-your-ti-graphing-calculator
Published: September 20, 2026 12:00
The same calculator has been on most kids' back to school shopping list since the early 2000's and the dominance of Texas Instruments' calculator division goes back even farther. In the next episode of Version History, David Pierce is joined by The Verge's…
Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems
https://www.theverge.com/science/997834/ai-cyberattack-energy-critical-infrastructure
Published: September 20, 2026 12:00
Before recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were always prey. We were just kind of surviving at the appetite…
Meta’s Muse is creepy, but maybe not for the reasons you think
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997833/meta-muse-creepy
Published: September 19, 2026 20:44
Meta's Muse is apparently an effective AI assistant, but one that's a little creepy. Part of that is because of its new Mac app, which can access Messages, Calendar, and Notes. But for all its smarts, Muse doesn't actually know how to describe itself.…
Trump treads further on free speech with new journalist bans
https://www.theverge.com/policy/997805/trump-cnn-msnow-politico-ban
Published: September 19, 2026 17:10
On Friday, the president threatened to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. It could have just been another one of his Truth Social fever dreams, but it turns out it's very real. All three publications were turned away from the White House…
Gemini went rogue, hacked three companies, and Google hid it
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997795/google-gemini-rogue-ai-hack
Published: September 19, 2026 15:25
In May, Gemini broke containment and hacked three different companies, but Google didn't disclose the incident until the Wall Street Journal approached the company. The hacks happened during a test of the model's cybersecurity capabilities run by…
The colorful, unique Hyte X50 PC case is $50 off
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/997467/hyte-x50-pc-case-deal-sale
Published: September 19, 2026 15:00
The Hyte X50 is a PC case that really stands out from the typical black box design, and it’s $50 off at the company’s site until September 21st, 2026, bringing the price down to $99.99. This attractive case supports motherboards from ITX all the way up to…
Anamanaguchi has ‘too goddamn many’ browser tabs open right now
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996855/anamanaguchi-anyway-yeah-i-guess-interview-music
Published: September 19, 2026 15:00
Anamanaguchi, the band consisting of Peter Berkman, James DeVito, Luke Silas, and Ary Warnaar, are most known for their chiptune music. Like me, you might have first heard them in game soundtracks like 2010's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game or know…
Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone????
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/997382/openai-microsoft-anthropic-elon-musk-cartel-ai-competition
Published: September 19, 2026 14:00
Today on Decoder, we’ve got the first of a two-part series on the future of business, and I’m talking with Jonathan Kanter, the former antitrust chief for the US Department of Justice in the Biden administration. These days, he’s both a professor of law at…
It’s not just LG. Every TV company is spying on you
https://www.theverge.com/tech/997682/every-tv-company-is-spying
Published: September 19, 2026 13:00
The TV world has been a pot of controversy thanks to a two-hour-and-15-minute video from Gamers Nexus claiming LG TVs are nefariously spying on everything you do. They can record and store audio even when they seem to be off, track everything you watch,…
The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997706/the-ai-regulation-smackdown-isnt-over
Published: September 19, 2026 13:00
At the start of this week, the who's-who of AI seemed - at least tentatively - on the side of AI regulation. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had proposed a three-step plan for slowing AI development, including by embedding third-party…
OpenAI and Microsoft knew they were starting a ‘doom loop’ for the web
Published: September 18, 2026 21:07
Recently unsealed court documents in the New York Times' case against OpenAI and Microsoft are pretty damning. The companies' own documentation warned that it was starting a "doom loop" that would damage the web, characterized its scraping of data to train…
Virginia governor creates an AI task force and moves to restrain data centers
https://www.theverge.com/policy/997573/virginia-governor-spanberger-data-center-ai-task-force
Published: September 18, 2026 19:09
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger ordered the state government to take steps that could empower local communities to have a larger say in data center development and slow down approvals in a state that is already home to the data center capital of the…
Disney’s first CTO is Character.AI’s former CEO
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/997555/karandeep-anand-disney-character-ai
Published: September 18, 2026 18:54
You would think that a multimedia conglomerate as large as Disney would have a few chief technology officers by now, but the company has just appointed someone to the position for the very first time. Today, Disney announced that Karandeep Anand is joining…
Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch
https://www.theverge.com/policy/997516/california-governor-newsom-ai-kill-switch
Published: September 18, 2026 17:12
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a "kill switch" for frontier models, with a new executive order issued Friday. Newsom's order directs the state to convene a…
The real story of the iPhone 18 Pro’s camera
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/997366/the-real-story-of-the-iphone-18-pros-camera
Published: September 18, 2026 17:06
It's one of the most fascinating years in a while when it comes to iPhone camera upgrades. The big story of the iPhone 18 Pro is the variable aperture main lens, which lets you open the aperture up wider for better low light shots and make the aperture…
What Hollywood thinks about existential AI warnings
Published: September 18, 2026 16:35
As the tech sector sounds alarms about AI's potential to destroy humanity, entertainment labor groups are urging the public to stay focused on what's already happening. The Verge reached out to Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Lionsgate, and other studios who have…
Security researchers used Claude to help them hack into OpenAI
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997444/openai-hack-claude-heif-heist
Published: September 18, 2026 16:30
A team of three independent security researchers at Hacktron says it took less than 72 hours for them to hack into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.8 and 5, The Wall Street Journal reports. They were able to access OpenAI's GitHub…
Brendan Carr’s FCC is more worried about who The View interviews than foreign governments owning Paramount
https://www.theverge.com/policy/997416/brendan-carr-fcc-foreign-governments-paramount
Published: September 18, 2026 15:12
The FCC has announced it's waiving its rules limiting foreign equity ownership to 25 percent in the Paramount-Warner Bros. case and will allow three sovereign wealth funds run by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi to own 49.5 percent of…
Lenovo’s Yoga Slim 7X is the most laptop that $1,000 can currently buy
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/997388/lenovo-yoga-slim-7x-laptop-fire-emblem-switch-2-deal-sale
Published: September 18, 2026 14:51
Anyone shopping for a Windows laptop with a $1K budget should head to Best Buy, where for the rest of the day you can get a great deal on a capable Lenovo laptop. The Yoga Slim 7X is a slim 14-inch machine with a 2K 16:10 OLED touchscreen, Snapdragon’s…
This cartridge-playing Game Boy clone is smaller and cheaper than Analogue’s Pocket
https://www.theverge.com/tech/997379/funnyplaying-fpbg-mini-game-boy-color-handheld-fpga-cartridge
Published: September 18, 2026 14:41
FunnyPlaying, a Chinese company known for its Game Boy and GBA upgrade kits, has announced a new handheld that plays original Nintendo cartridges and ROMs. The FPGB Mini's cartridge support is limited to the Game Boy and Game Boy Color so it isn't as…
Flash floods can strike without warning — this new technology could change that
https://www.theverge.com/science/997083/flash-flood-warning-tacls-satellite-machine-learning
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
On the morning of June 9th, Laura Lin was working from her home in Lanesville, a rural southern Indiana town about 15 miles from the Kentucky border. She was on a Zoom call, unaware that the heavy rain outside was beginning to flood her yard. "I look over…
Waymo says Singapore will be its next international robotaxi city
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/997091/waymo-singapore-robotaxi-launch-2027
Published: September 18, 2026 02:00
Waymo says it will launch a robotaxi service in Singapore in 2028, as the Alphabet-owned company continues to eye overseas markets for expansion. Waymo's vehicles will begin arriving in Singapore in "the coming months," the company says, in preparation of…
The AI Superintelligence Slowdown
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/996923/ai-safety-slow-openai-anthropic
Published: September 17, 2026 20:05
Remember when tech leaders would tell their employees to “move fast and break things”? It seemed that would be the way of AI too. But after a summer where rogue AI agents became reality, and researchers warned that AI could kill us all, a number of leading…
Claude Code relaunches Projects to manage multiple AI agents in the cloud
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/997134/anthropic-claude-code-projects
Published: September 17, 2026 18:59
The revamped projects feature in Claude Code allows users to run multiple agents under the same roof, with a shared memory, goals, and library of files and artifacts. Similar to Grok Bot and other tools that manage groups of AI agents, each project has…
Save $30 or more on a refurbished Apple TV 4K
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/997009/refurbished-apple-tv-4k-ring-doorbell-deal-sale
Published: September 17, 2026 17:14
Most hardware prices have soared in 2026, and that includes a variety of Apple laptops, tablets, and smart devices. Thankfully, you can offset some of the increased costs on an Apple TV 4K by buying one refurbished through the company. The 64GB model is…
Xbox’s clever disc-to-digital feature was 15 years in the making
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996826/microsoft-xbox-disc-to-digital-history-notepad
Published: September 17, 2026 16:00
When Xbox announced a new feature last month that lets you digitize existing physical game collections, I immediately thought of the Xbox One. Disc-to-digital seems like a clever new feature for Xbox, perfectly timed as a response to Sony killing…
Camp Snap’s 110D gives slim retro film cameras a digital upgrade
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996453/camp-snap-110d-digital-camera-retro-horizontal-kodak-100-film
Published: September 17, 2026 15:00
Camp Snap is expanding its small collection of screenless digital point-and-shoot cameras with the new pocket-friendly 110D featuring a thin horizontal design first popularized by Kodak film cameras in the 1970s. The Camp Snap 110D is available for…
Your robotaxi might be a narc
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/996863/robotaxi-waymo-police-privacy-surveillance
Published: September 17, 2026 15:00
In early September, two teenagers got into a Waymo, but then ended up in the back of a police car. The robotaxi company said it detected "a violation of our terms of service involving a firearm," pulled the car over, and alerted emergency services,…
AI is feared globally as the destroyer of jobs
Published: September 17, 2026 14:00
Pew Research has published a new global survey that sheds light on how people view AI, including its impact on jobs, life in general, and income inequality. The survey questioned 42,151 people across 37 countries from February 8th to May 13th - well ahead…
Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
Published: September 17, 2026 14:00
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. As you’re no doubt aware, the biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation. It should come as no surprise that Mustafa has strong opinions on how…
Lunacy Audio Nova is a place to build and sell your own AI-powered music plugins
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996860/lunacy-audio-nova-ai-music-plugin-vst
Published: September 17, 2026 14:00
Lunacy, purveyor of fine VST plugins like Cube, a synth that you control by moving a ball around a 3D space, has just launched Nova, a platform where creators can build custom music tools using AI and sell them to others. At first, there will be a handful…
Spotify’s Fresh Finds Forward gives artists free studio time and more
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996505/spotify-fresh-finds-forward
Published: September 17, 2026 13:49
Getting added to Spotify's Fresh Finds playlists can be a huge break for artists trying to cut through the noise on streaming. Now Spotify is launching a program called Fresh Finds Forward, which aims to give artists the tools to capitalize on that…
Bose’s next open earbuds have more bass, more volume, and more battery life
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996341/bose-ultra-open-earbuds-second-gen-wireless-sport
Published: September 17, 2026 13:00
Bose announced a new version of its Ultra Open Earbuds that helped kick off the industry trend of clip-on wireless earbuds nearly two-and-a-half years ago. The new Ultra Open Earbuds (2nd Gen) feature a subtle redesign with improved performance in both…
Grand Theft Auto VI’s soundtrack will feature 34 brand-new tracks
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996831/grand-theft-auto-6-soundtrack
Published: September 17, 2026 12:31
After teasing a music-related reveal a few days ago, Rockstar has officially announced the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto VI. Called Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the soundtrack will feature 34 songs, which Rockstar describes as "brand-new, original…
Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety
Published: September 17, 2026 12:25
On a sunny July day in Berkeley, California, the country's top AI safety researchers gathered on an unmarked floor of an unmarked building. They had come together for a "war room" to dissect the high-profile cybersecurity incident that had rocked the AI…
The Apple Watch Series 12 is the start of a new wearable era
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996715/apple-watch-series-12-review-wearables-smartwatch
Published: September 17, 2026 12:00
You wouldn't know that the Apple Watch Series 12 is a big deal just by looking at it. It has the same design, buttons, sizes, and sensor types as generations of Apple Watches before it. But under the hood, the Series 12 builds in major changes that lay the…
The streamers are fighting over Halloween
Published: September 17, 2026 03:00
The Toronto International Film Festival is a place to go to see the future of film, but this year it also provided a glimpse at what is coming very soon in the realm of streaming. Four different streamers - Peacock, Netflix, Amazon, and AMC - all premiered…
I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996422/snap-specs-hands-on-ar-glasses
Published: September 16, 2026 23:49
My favorite part of wearing the Specs, Snap's new augmented reality glasses, was playing dominoes. Sitting across the table from a Snap employee wearing the same pair of chunky glasses, I could select a virtual domino with a pinch and then move my hand to…
Snap is launching a new Specs AI tool, and it’s coming to iOS and Mac
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996078/snap-specs-intelligence-ai-agent-ios-mac
Published: September 16, 2026 23:40
Snap is introducing "Specs Intelligence," a new AI assistant that can connect other digital accounts to help you with things like work tasks and keeping track of travel information. It seems similar to AI assistants like Meta's Muse and Gemini's Spark,…
The 2.5-hour AI-generated Odyssey movie is 2.5 hours too long
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996499/ai-odyssey-movie-review
Published: September 16, 2026 21:03
Christopher Nolan's engrossing take on The Odyssey dominated at the box office and spurred a newfound interest in classic literature among filmgoers. But a new retelling of the story made entirely with AI is so bad that it might just make viewers hate the…
The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/996470/ai-data-center-e-waste-ban
Published: September 16, 2026 20:40
E-waste from the AI boom has been vastly underestimated, a new report warns. By 2050, it could become enough trash to fill 23 million shipping containers - roughly enough 40-foot containers to circle the world six times if lined up in a row. It's a…
Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/996416/resident-zach-cregger-review
Published: September 16, 2026 18:45
When Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil hit theaters in 2002, video game movies were largely seen as a niche. Films like Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider had proven that big-screen game adaptations could be successful, but the commercial and critical failure…
Walmart takes a bite off the cost of Metroid Ravenous physical preorders
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/996379/metroid-ravenous-preorder-deal-sale
Published: September 16, 2026 18:20
The Metroid series is going back to its 2D roots again with Metroid Ravenous for the Nintendo Switch 2, the first side-scrolling game in the series since 2021’s Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. If you’re already excited enough to consider…
Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996321/apple-servers-ai-nvidia
Published: September 16, 2026 17:20
According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with NVIDIA to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the…
Google will now let any AI agent run your smart home
Published: September 16, 2026 17:07
Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze your home's data using the standardized Model Context Protocol. Google Home MCP is a new integration that lets…
Your ‘health age’ is fake
https://www.theverge.com/column/995939/optimizer-health-age-wearables-longevity
Published: September 16, 2026 17:00
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. During last week's Apple Watch…
Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/996234/anthropic-one-claude-cowork-docs-slides
Published: September 16, 2026 16:30
Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They'll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with other users. As part of the announcement, Anthropic is also simplifying how…
The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/995348/ai-dating-app-scams
Published: September 16, 2026 15:47
Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. According to her bio, she's a 41-year-old Sagittarius with red hair, blue eyes,…
Xreal’s well-rounded 1S glasses are back down to their lowest price
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/996216/xreal-video-glasses-beats-pill-sonos-ace-deal-sale
Published: September 16, 2026 14:44
USB-C-connected video glasses are a lot of fun if you want to see your games, movies (or just your computer screen) on a large, immersive virtual screen. One of the most well-rounded pairs out there, Xreal’s 1S, has returned to their lowest price yet,…
The iPhone 18 Pro’s big camera update is all about the small gains
https://www.theverge.com/tech/995945/iphone-18-pro-max-review-camera-aperture
Published: September 16, 2026 12:10
Last week, Apple announced an iPhone unlike any it has made in the past. An iPhone that has seemingly already led several other phone manufacturers to pursue entirely different designs for their flagship products. A remarkably distinct device with the kind…
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
https://www.theverge.com/policy/995534/a-brief-history-of-ai-executives-calling-for-regulation
Published: September 16, 2026 12:00
Over the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it's time to make everyone slow down before we lose control - including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder…
Nintendo opens up Fire Emblem with the gigantic Fortune’s Weave
https://www.theverge.com/games/995539/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-switch-2-review
Published: September 16, 2026 12:00
Nintendo has gotten quite good at making open-ended games. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild upended the idea of what a Zelda game could be by giving the player free rein to tackle any part of the map, a philosophy iterated upon with Tears of the…
Meta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses
https://www.theverge.com/tech/996138/meta-luna-ray-ban-smart-glasses-camera-free-connect
Published: September 16, 2026 08:54
Meta may be ready to reveal a new pair of smart glasses with no camera at all, amid a PR crisis for the company caused by the video recording capabilities of its flagship smart glasses. A new report from The Information claims the camera-free glasses,…
The Boox Palma 3 gets stylus support and a sleek redesign
https://www.theverge.com/tech/995826/boox-palma-3-e-ink-reader-pocket-smartphone-android-16
Published: September 16, 2026 02:00
Nearly two years after the last update to Boox's smartphone-sized black-and-white e-reader, the company announced the Palma 3 with a sleek redesign, new functionality, and a handful of other small updates that may justify its significant price bump…
The EOS R8 Mark II is Canon’s lightest full-frame camera with stabilization
Published: September 16, 2026 01:00
Canon announced the second-generation of its EOS R8 with a new retro-inspired redesign and the addition of in-body stabilization. That feature was one of the most notable omissions from the original R8 that launched in 2023 as a smaller, cheaper, and more…
AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular in every poll
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/995917/data-center-nyt-midterm-poll-september
Published: September 16, 2026 00:03
Poll data released Tuesday by the New York Times and Siena University confirms what we've already been seeing, and what politicians are responding to - AI and data centers are incredibly unpopular. Asked if they support or oppose the construction of data…
Microsoft announces Windows and Surface event for October 7th
https://www.theverge.com/news/994714/microsoft-windows-surface-event-october-7-san-francisco
Published: September 15, 2026 20:39
It's been more than two years since the last major Windows event, so Microsoft is heading to San Francisco next month to outline the future of Windows and Surface devices. At an event on October 7th, the company says it will host a "conversation on how…
What if social media isn’t hurting kids?
https://www.theverge.com/policy/995704/peter-gray-restoring-childhood-jonathan-haidt
Published: September 15, 2026 20:13
Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation. The book posits that the rise of social media and smartphone use is largely to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since…
Kia’s electric van lineup is getting more interesting with reveal of PV7
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/995608/kia-pv7-electric-van-specs-sale
Published: September 15, 2026 18:54
You may not know it, but minivans are making a comeback in the US. Look around, and you'll start to notice an uptick in these breadboxes on wheels. Sales were up 21 percent in 2025, suggesting that the humble minivan is shaking off its "uncool" stigma and…
One of the best 3D printers for beginners is almost $100 off
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/995518/elegoo-3d-printer-switch-joy-con-deal-sale
Published: September 15, 2026 18:11
If the high price tag of premium 3D printers have kept you from exploring the hobby, this deal is a great entry point. Elegoo has its Centauri Carbon 2 Combo on sale for $369, almost $100 off its usual price of $449. This capable 3D printer can handle four…
How The Oregon Trail became a generational icon
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/995432/how-the-oregon-trail-became-a-generational-icon
Published: September 15, 2026 16:18
Whether you played it in the back of your classroom or on your computer at home, if you were a kid in the last 30 years you almost certainly grew up playing The Oregon Trail. On the season 5 premiere of Version History, our fearless wagon leader David…
Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/995472/tiff-2026-vintage-violence-the-devils-gentle-monster
Published: September 15, 2026 16:00
There are a lot of movies that have tried to seamlessly integrate modern tech - text messages, livestreams, etc. - into their storytelling. Some of the most novel attempts have been in the genre space, like the Twitch-style horror flick Deadstream. But the…
Meta’s new One subscriptions put a price on social media and AI
https://www.theverge.com/tech/995453/meta-one-subscriptions-ai
Published: September 15, 2026 15:00
Shortly after launching its new do-everything AI assistant Muse, Meta's launching subscription bundles that pair its standalone app subscriptions with extra AI usage. Some of the new Meta One bundles were in testing earlier this year, but are now available…
Now Light’s minimalist phone can easily call an Uber
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/995449/light-phone-uber-lyft-rideshare-app
Published: September 15, 2026 15:00
More than a decade after its Kickstarter proposed a "cell phone designed to be used as little as possible," Light is adding a direct connection to Uber and Lyft with a new Rideshare tool. For owners of either the Light Phone III or the upcoming Light Flip,…
Fujifilm’s Instax Pal 2 is a tiny digital camera that may not disappoint
Published: September 15, 2026 14:11
Fujifilm announced a follow-up to its tiny and quirky Instax Pal camera that debuted three years ago bundled with an instant printer. While the original Pal was a palm-sized camera with a round design that lacked a screen or viewfinder, the new Instax Pal…
This doorbell camera lets a human security guard watch your front door
https://www.theverge.com/tech/995365/simplisafe-video-doorbell-series-2-virtual-guard-price-specs
Published: September 15, 2026 13:47
DIY home security company SimpliSafe is bringing its AI-powered proactive security feature to the front door. The new SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Series 2 launches today for $199.99 and works with the company's Active Guard Outdoor Protection (starting at…
The premium AirPods 5 are the best open-ear earbuds Apple has made
https://www.theverge.com/tech/995273/airpods-5-wireless-charging-case-review
Published: September 15, 2026 13:22
It's almost a guarantee that the new version of a product will be, at best, the same price as the old one, and often (especially in the past couple years) more expensive. But that's not what Apple did with the AirPods 5. The $149 AirPods 5 with Wireless…
Voicemod’s new pocket-friendly device brings real-time voice changing to your phone
https://www.theverge.com/tech/994828/voicemod-voice-changer-key-pocket-ios-android-soundboard
Published: September 15, 2026 13:00
Voicemod announced a new mobile device that expands the capabilities of the Voicemod Key dongle it launched in late 2024 as a way to bring the company's real-time voice changing tech to consoles. While the older Voicemod Key only used a smartphone as an…
GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994875/gm-chevy-gmc-truck-software-ui-carplay-android-auto
Published: September 15, 2026 11:00
General Motors is polishing up the software experience in its bestselling trucks in an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous tapping and swiping that's required to access the most-used controls. It's also giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto spiffy new…
Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch
https://www.theverge.com/news/995302/microsoft-out-of-band-windows-11-update-fix-issues
Published: September 15, 2026 09:45
Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs…
Volvo’s plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 can really go the distance
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994792/volvo-xc60-xc90-phev-longest-electric-range
Published: September 15, 2026 07:00
Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what's…
Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2
https://www.theverge.com/games/995256/valve-steam-deck-2-how-and-when
Published: September 15, 2026 00:13
Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today's Steam Frame - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve isn't saying so yet. The company is figuring out "how and…
Apple Home’s new security camera features cost as much as $60 a month
https://www.theverge.com/tech/994949/apple-intelligence-apple-home-icloud-plus-cost-subscription
Published: September 14, 2026 23:21
With the public release of iOS 27 and tvOS 27, Apple Home is getting an injection of Apple Intelligence - but you'll have to pay more for it. Apple Intelligence for Home brings AI-powered video summaries to HomeKit Secure Video, so you can get short text…
Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
Published: September 14, 2026 22:59
When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had…
What execs and politicians are saying about slowing down AI development
Published: September 14, 2026 21:21
Dario Amodei kicked off a flood of statements over the past few days about AI safety by publishing a long essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier" detailing why AI development should be slowed down. Other AI leaders and politicians are speaking out in…
Trump throws out power plant climate pollution rules
https://www.theverge.com/news/995051/epa-power-plant-climate-pollution-rollback-ai-data-centers
Published: September 14, 2026 20:45
The Environmental Protection Agency announced its plans today to kill any remaining standards on how much greenhouse gas pollution power plants are allowed to emit in the US. The move will only make electricity dirtier as AI, electric vehicles, and a…
Jensen Huang puts Trump on speakerphone onstage to announce robots won’t take over the world
Published: September 14, 2026 20:03
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a call from President Trump on Monday while onstage at the All-In Podcast's All-In Summit. It's not the first time Huang has taken a call from the president during work, but this time he put Trump on speakerphone before a big…
Valve’s virtual reality plans hit actual reality
https://www.theverge.com/tech/995055/valve-steam-frame-price-ram-impact
Published: September 14, 2026 19:52
The Steam Frame headset is here, and it may not surprise you: it was supposed to cost less than $1,059. "We set out to come out with a device that would have been far more affordable, but the global RAM market, the global storage market have impacted us…
The best deals from Nintendo’s ‘customer appreciation’ sale
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/994892/nintendo-customer-appreciation-tariff-refund-deal-sale
Published: September 14, 2026 19:30
As promised, Nintendo has marked down a wide variety of Switch games and accessories at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, as well as its own digital storefront. Its “Customer Appreciation” sale is happening because of tariff-related refunds it received from…
Valve has ported Half-Life: Alyx to ARM, and it’s free with Steam Frame
https://www.theverge.com/games/994454/valve-half-life-alyx-standalone-arm-port
Published: September 14, 2026 17:47
Today, Valve is launching its first headset since 2019 - the new Steam Frame - while dodging our questions about whether it'll ever make another VR game to go with it. But buyers of the $1,059 gadget will get one flagship VR game anyhow, and it's great.…
The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me
https://www.theverge.com/tech/994267/steam-frame-review
Published: September 14, 2026 17:34
For nearly three weeks, I've been testing the limits of Valve's Steam Frame, the company's new wearable PC. At first glance, it's easy to write it off as a pricey headset that missed the VR craze. At $1,059 with 256GB of storage or $1,299 for 1TB, it costs…
macOS 27 is available now
https://www.theverge.com/tech/994818/apple-macos-27-golden-gate-available-now
Published: September 14, 2026 17:33
Apple released macOS 27 Golden Gate on Monday, which brings the new Siri AI assistant, Liquid Glass improvements, improved performance, and more. The update is compatible with all Macs with Apple Silicon, but not Intel Macs - Apple released its final big…
Apple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaul
https://www.theverge.com/news/994756/apple-ios-27-launch-iphone-siri-ai-update
Published: September 14, 2026 17:33
Apple is now rolling out its iOS 27 update to compatible devices today, alongside the watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 updates. Siri AI is the headline feature across all four updates, the delayed AI-powered overhaul of the Siri assistant. Siri AI is…
TIFF 2026: the latest movie reviews from Toronto
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/994834/tiff-2026-movie-reviews
Published: September 14, 2026 17:32
If you want an idea of what’s next in film, the Toronto International Film Festival is a good place to start. Every year TIFF features a huge range of features from around the world, and often some of them go on to be huge hits or awards contenders; the…
I reviewed Valve’s Steam Frame, ask me anything
https://www.theverge.com/games/994535/steam-frame-ama-your-questions-answered
Published: September 14, 2026 17:27
Hey! I'm Sean Hollister, you might have seen me around this place a few times, and I just spent three weeks beta-testing the Steam Frame, Valve's hotly anticipated new don't-call-it-a-VR-headset that might also be an early glimpse at the future of games…
Valve’s Steam Frame costs $1,059
https://www.theverge.com/games/994376/valve-steam-frame-vr-headset-price-release-date
Published: September 14, 2026 17:02
Valve is finally releasing its Steam Frame headset, which can run both flat and VR games locally and stream both kinds of games from your PC. The Steam Frame will start at $1,059. Valve will also offer a 1TB model that starts at $1,299. Every Steam Frame…
The Dell XPS 13 is the first real competitor to the MacBook Neo
https://www.theverge.com/tech/994636/dell-xps-13-2026-intel-wildcat-lake-8gb-16gb-review
Published: September 14, 2026 17:00
Dell's last XPS 13 was meant to be a farewell before the company sunset the entire XPS brand. But it was a bitter ending, and an overpriced one as well. Earlier this year, Dell resurrected the XPS name with the excellent (and very expensive) XPS 14 and 16.…
Netflix is making a Crazy Taxi movie and a Sonic show with ‘edge’
https://www.theverge.com/streaming/994861/netflix-crazy-taxi-sonic-stranger-than-heaven
Published: September 14, 2026 16:48
Netflix has announced three new adaptations of Sega games: a Crazy Taxi film, a Sonic animated series "built for kids who want to feel a little edge," and a live-action movie based on the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven from Yakuza developer RGG Studio. The…
Volkswagen’s slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records
https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994670/volkswagen-mission-efficiency-ev-aero-drag-record
Published: September 14, 2026 15:12
No, that's not a Tesla Cybercab. That's Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency, the world's slipperiest electric vehicle. The near-production 2+2 seat electric coupe prototype was built on VW's MEB+ platform, incorporating front-wheel drive components from the…
Google’s Pixel 11 is cheaper ahead of iPhone 18 Pro launch
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/994737/google-pixel-11-pro-10a-amazon-fire-tv-cube-game-deal-sale
Published: September 14, 2026 15:10
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro will release this Friday, September 18th, and it’s tough to see it as just a coincidence that Google’s latest Pixel phones are discounted. The Pixel 11 Pro carries the biggest discount, with its fog, olive, and obsidian color schemes…
Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/991471/adam-conover-youtube-tv-media-union-labor-ai
Published: September 14, 2026 15:00
Today, I’m joined by comedian, podcast host, and YouTuber Adam Conover. Adam is a familiar face to anyone who’s spent time on the internet. He got his start, like so many successful comedy writers, at CollegeHumor back in the day. That was before…
The four-hour-long Elon Musk documentary might be preaching to the choir
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/994596/musk-documentary-review-tiff-2026
Published: September 14, 2026 13:50
It makes sense that Musk is a long film. The latest from Alex Gibney, who has previously directed documentaries about Theranos and Steve Jobs, is an impressively thorough retelling of the story of Elon Musk, from his early days as a dot-com millionaire to…
Microsoft says ‘people matter more than AI’ following safety concerns
https://www.theverge.com/news/994566/microsoft-humanist-ai-code-of-conduct
Published: September 14, 2026 13:35
Microsoft is publishing a 37-page "humanist AI code of conduct" today, amid growing safety concerns over AI model progress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a coordinated slow down of AI development over the weekend, after researchers warned recently…
What happens after a town de-Flocks
https://www.theverge.com/policy/994414/cities-ditching-flock-cameras-controversy
Published: September 14, 2026 11:00
From Florida to Washington state, local governments across the country are canceling their contracts with Flock, the company behind the controversial AI-enabled license plate readers, in response to public outcry. But ending the contracts doesn't…
Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting
Published: September 13, 2026 19:41
Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a lengthy open letter saying it was time to "pace the frontier" and slow down AI development. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk both agreed, publicly voicing their support on X. Even Alphabet's Demis Hassabis…
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