If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. After a tumultuous 2024, in which iRobot lost its founder and CEO, Colin Angle, Amazon abandoned… Continue reading iRobot launches eight new Roombas and finally adds lidar mapping
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With a tea-making fantasy game, Davey Wreden gets real
The developer behind metafictional hits The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide returns in search of inner peace. The developer behind metafictional hits The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide returns in search of inner peace. Davey Wreden does not tend to make conventional games. He exploded onto the indie scene in 2013 with The… Continue reading With a tea-making fantasy game, Davey Wreden gets real
How longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries are coming via software updates
Better batteries through Breathe’s better algorithms. Better batteries through Breathe’s better algorithms. There’s an unbelievable amount of work going on right now to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries. PhDs around the globe are, at this very moment, furrowing their respective brows, trying to eke out a few percentage points of extra energy density, shave… Continue reading How longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries are coming via software updates
Monopolies, scalpers, and the future of online ticket sales
With Live Nation’s antitrust fight with the DOJ pending, legislative battles heat up across the country. With Live Nation’s antitrust fight with the DOJ pending, legislative battles heat up across the country. Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years… Continue reading Monopolies, scalpers, and the future of online ticket sales
Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley
The company is operating in a 27 square-mile service area that includes Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and parts of Sunnyvale. The company is operating in a 27 square-mile service area that includes Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and parts of Sunnyvale. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience… Continue reading Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley
Brompton G e-bike review: truth in advertising
Testing ‘the most versatile e-bike in the world.’ Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for almost 20 years. It fit! Despite Brompton embiggening everything on its iconic folding bike, I was chuffed to see… Continue reading Brompton G e-bike review: truth in advertising
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the newest Big Tech-to-space exec
Schmidt is now heading up Relativity Space, which is working on a reusable rocket. Schmidt is now heading up Relativity Space, which is working on a reusable rocket. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Eric Schmidt, who was… Continue reading Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the newest Big Tech-to-space exec
This is just the start
ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil for his role in pro-Palestine protests, signaling the beginning of a surveillance nightmare. ICE agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil for his role in pro-Palestine protests, signaling the beginning of a surveillance nightmare. Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and… Continue reading This is just the start
The Tesla protests are getting bigger — and rowdier
Anti-Musk protests are escalating across the US, and some demonstrators were arrested. Anti-Musk protests are escalating across the US, and some demonstrators were arrested. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. This weekend, protests… Continue reading The Tesla protests are getting bigger — and rowdier
Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution
Collisions are a growing risk as space gets more crowded, and greenhouse gas emissions could make things worse. Collisions are a growing risk as space gets more crowded, and greenhouse gas emissions could make things worse. Greenhouse gas emissions could affect satellite launches in the future, new research suggests. As it builds up, the pollution… Continue reading Space collisions could become a bigger risk thanks to greenhouse gas pollution