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iOS 27 is launching very soon, and the beta reveals Apple may have some powerful new AI features coming for Apple TV 4K and HomePod devices.

Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to be released soon.

The FBI has disrupted infrastructure associated with a technical "quartermaster" that provided reconnaissance, proxy management, and operational routing capabilities for Chinese cyber espionage activities. [...]

"We're living in this world of scarcity with the Moon."

In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.

The Sonnet Echo 21 Thunderbolt 5 SuperDock, the follow-up to the similarly named Echo 20 Thunderbolt 4 SuperDock (review), lets you add tons of I/O to your Mac via a single Thunderbolt cable, and brings several noteworthy improvements for those looking to upgrade or future-proof their Mac setups....

The special-edition translucent green Xbox finally has an official price. Preorders for the console start August 27th at 10AM ET / 7AM PT, although Microsoft says "some of XBOX's most dedicated fans" will receive early access preorder emails starting today. The console will launch on November 13...

Snowflake is ending password authentication for legacy service accounts, forcing organizations to migrate them to passwordless methods. Token Security explains why the harder challenge is identifying what uses each account, who owns it, and how much access it still needs. [...]

SoundCloud will let you buy music directly from artists.

Newegg bundles the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, MSI X870E Carbon Wifi, and 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 for only $1,345.99 - a solid $259.99 off, plus a free 240mm AIO and AMD game bundle. A wicked deal for gamers and creators alike

Sleep trackers detect sleep via a combination of motion, heart rate, and temperature sensors. 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 O...

SoundCloud has launched a new beta feature that allows artists on the audio streaming platform to sell music directly from their profiles, instead of diverting fans to purchase from third-party services like Bandcamp and Beatport. The feature aims to give listeners a better way to support the mus...

FromSoftware is hoping to make a splash on the Switch 2 later this year when it launches The Duskbloods, a gothic competitive multiplayer game that's unlike anything the studio has made before. But before that, Switch 2 owners have a chance to experience the studio's biggest hit for the first tim...

Biology is coming to psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, even as reliable biomarkers remain rare.

The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly designed platforms like Instagram and Facebook to addict children, despite knowing about the harms the platforms could pose to young users.

Apple launched a new Mac mini yesterday with M6 and M5 Pro chips, and reports online show that recent, backordered M4 purchases are being upgraded for free to the new model.

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta settled its latest kids online safety trial with a group of 29 state attorneys general, sparing it from the remainder of a trial that could have cost it hundreds of billions of dollars. Under the terms of the settlement, wh...

Cloud giant expresses love for DuckDB by buying its main support and development company

Fujitsu gave us a detailed look at its 144-core Monaka server CPU at Hot Chips 2026 on August 24, confirming for the first time that the Arm chip runs dual 256-bit SVE2 vector units, down from the 512-bit SVE in its A64FX predecessor.

Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up.