Nearly 22 percent of children are on Pinterest while there was "no statistically significant change" in AI chatbot use.

New York is suing Kalshi over claims the prediction market is running "an illegal gambling operation." In the lawsuit, New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses Kalshi of violating state laws by accepting wagers without a license from the state's gaming commission, as reported earlier by CN...

There's a difference between waterproof and water resistant.

When the phrase "OpenAI hacked Hugging Face" has more or less entered mainstream culture, you know we have an AI problem. This week, we learned more about exactly how OpenAI's agent broke out of a sandbox and autonomously traversed the web, including a bunch of other supposedly secure web service...

If you're worried about noise, utility costs, or pollution: here's how to fight against a data center.

Anthropic just realized several of its Claude AI models hacked into the systems of three different organizations during testing, acting on their own and without the company noticing. The revelation comes days after rival OpenAI said one of its own models had breached developer platform Hugging Fa...

Meta's smart glasses are supposed to alert bystanders when they're recording. Bypassing those safety features is trivially easy, unfortunately.

If your Wi-Fi is a bit sluggish, there are some things you should check before upgrading your router.

The sunny 2002 platformer was the direct follow-up to Super Mario 64.

Today is the day the EU's Right to Repair rules come into force that will, eventually, make it much easier to fix your broken gear.

You can bring your next D&D campaign to Azeroth. | Image: Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons is no stranger to franchise crossovers, and now it's kicking off its biggest multiverse initiative to date, starting with a World of Warcraft expansion. Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has announced th...

Slate's anti-truck EV is poised to deliver on all of its promises.

I already see that dang AI sparkle icon everywhere, and now it’s on my flesh forever (hopefully). | Image: Jess Weatherbed / The Verge The refurbished railway station in London I entered last week had none of the usual signs of being a tattoo studio. The walls were devoid of any art, and there ...

Cape Fear has always been a thriller about paranoia. And in 2026 there are few things less trustworthy than technology. Apple TV's recent remake of Cape Fear is "inspired" by the 1991 film of the same name (Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg even returned as executive producers on the project),...

Sony has received a lot of backlash from PlayStation fans since announcing that it's killing physical game disc production, but that hasn't swayed its decision. During Sony's latest earnings call, chief financial officer Lin Tao said that while the company "put in a lot of thought and time" when ...

Electronic Arts will close its $55 billion deal to go private by August 4 next week.

Microsoft has started rolling out the Xbox app to Hisense TVs and other TVs powered by VIDAA OS.

HoverAir has unveiled Versa, an interesting product that marries a gimbal camera and drone.

The NHTSA has given Amazon's Zoox permission to charge for rides. It's the first AV with no manual controls to get it.

Tecno is teasing a truly bezel-less smartphone concept and it'll reveal it at IFA 2026.