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Startup Raises $60 Million to Artificially Cool the Planet

Getty / Futurism A geoengineering startup Stardust Solutions has raised $60 million to lay the groundwork for tech that could be used to dim the Sun, Heatmap News reports. The concept behind geoengineering is as simple as it is controversial among scientists. By spraying aerosol particles into the Earth’s atmosphere from a plane or weather… Continue reading Startup Raises $60 Million to Artificially Cool the Planet

Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Forget your phone spying on you — maybe it’s your vacuum you should really be worried about. In a post on his blog Small World, the computer programmer and electronics enthusiast Harishankar Narayanan detailed a startling find he made about his $300 smart vacuum: it was… Continue reading Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House

The next legal frontier is your face and AI

Things are getting weird. by Adi Robertson Oct 26, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking… Continue reading The next legal frontier is your face and AI

The WWE Says It’ll Use AI to Write Storylines, in the Latest Case of Forcing AI Into Everybody’s Lives

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Sabitus / Craig Ambrosio / WWE via Getty Images Whether you’re a longtime fan or you couldn’t care less, it’s hard to deny how much skill — and blood — goes into professional wrestling. Though plot lines are scripted ahead of time and the impacts are staged,… Continue reading The WWE Says It’ll Use AI to Write Storylines, in the Latest Case of Forcing AI Into Everybody’s Lives

The Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Slamming on the Brakes, Scientist Says

Jewitt and Luu 2025 In case you missed it, there’s a fascinating object from another part of the universe visiting our neck of the woods. Dubbed 3I-ATLAS — “three” as in the third known interstellar object from outside of our solar system — the bizarre entity has had the astronomical community in a quiet fervor… Continue reading The Mysterious Interstellar Object May Be Slamming on the Brakes, Scientist Says

An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager

Getty / Futurism An AI-powered gun detection system hooked up to a Baltimore County high school’s cameras mistook a bag of Doritos chips as a weapon — and called the cops on a 16-year-old student. As local news station WBAL-TV 11 News reports, Taki Allen was enjoying the snack while sitting outside of Kenwood High… Continue reading An AI Mistook a Doritos Bag for a Gun and Called the Cops on a Teenager

Baseus Inspire XC1 Review: Excellent Open Earbuds

Speaking of critical listening, the XC1 work with Sony’s hi-res capable LDAC Bluetooth codec, should you happen to own a compatible Android phone (sorry, iPhone users). Using LDAC can reveal more detail, especially when listening to a source of lossless audio, but for these earbuds, I don’t think the juice is worth the squeeze. Using… Continue reading Baseus Inspire XC1 Review: Excellent Open Earbuds

The Best OTC Hearing Aids (2025), Tested and Reviewed

If you’re spending hundreds or thousands of dollars buying an OTC hearing aid, make sure you’re getting a product that offers a sustainable long-term solution to your hearing loss needs. Aside from the obvious things like sound quality, take a few minutes to look into these specs. What size and style works best for you?… Continue reading The Best OTC Hearing Aids (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Tech left teens fighting over scraps, and now it wants those too

They’ve been pushed out of the workforce, now we’re training robots to do the few jobs teens have left. They’ve been pushed out of the workforce, now we’re training robots to do the few jobs teens have left. by Terrence O’Brien Oct 25, 2025, 6:00 PM UTC Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He… Continue reading Tech left teens fighting over scraps, and now it wants those too