Technology
Samsung’s new tablets arrive more expensive, and its tracker lasts longer
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S12+ and S12 Ultra reach Europe on 7 October at 1,299 and 1,539 euros, roughly 180 euros above the model the first replaces, against a 100 dollar rise in Amer…
CScale exits stealth with $145m to stop laser failures stalling AI
CScale, a Palo Alto startup building optical interconnect for AI data centres, has come out of stealth with $145m in Series C funding. The round takes its total funding to $188m, …
The ugly economics of consumer AI
There’s a reason frontier labs have gotten gunshy about consumer AI — and it’s not because the tech isn’t good enough.
Oura postpones its $2.2bn IPO, citing market uncertainty
Oura has postponed its Nasdaq IPO, citing “uncertainty in the IPO market”. The Finnish-founded smart ring maker said so in a statement on Tuesday, a week after it launched the off…
Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’
Amazon deliveries could soon come with a new catch: the delivery driver's smart glasses will be snapping photos of anything they see while they're in use, including people and pri…
Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
After hosting a meal with Big Tech leaders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump responded to journalist questions about his artificial intelligence announcements in typical fashion.…
OpenAI is sued over the rogue agents that hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI has been sued over the AI agents that hacked Hugging Face in July. The New York non-profit Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST) filed the complaint in Sa…
This blog could help you poop better
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 y…
An Analogue Pocket restock is coming October 2
It's sure to sell out fast again.
Alex Stamos joins Cognition to make AI security affordable
Alex Stamos has joined Cognition, the maker of the Devin AI coding agent, as its chief information security officer. He announced the move in an article on X on Tuesday, titled “W…
So what's happening with Russia's new, long-delayed crewed spacecraft?
Russia says it has a "promising, reusable manned transport spacecraft."
Attackers Exploit Zimbra Flaw to Deploy Web Shells and Harvest Authentication Secrets
Threat actors have weaponized a now-patched security flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to deploy web shells and access mailbox data, according to findings from the Microsof…
Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban
This spring, the United States banned all future foreign-made consumer routers - effectively all future routers - unless their makers could 1) convince the US government that they…
ElevenLabs doubles its valuation to $22bn in a $300m share sale
ElevenLabs is now worth $22bn, double its $11bn valuation in February. Employees and existing investors sold $300m of shares, the voice AI company said in a blog post on Wednesday…
Attackers Abuse MSP360 to Deploy ScreenConnect in Dual-RMM Phishing Attacks
Microsoft has warned of phishing campaigns distributing an installer for the MSP360 Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) software under the guise of meeting invitations, PDF-the…
‘Xbox is not for sale’ says Microsoft’s gaming chief
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has denied reports that Microsoft is considering selling off its Xbox business. The Information reported in June that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy …
Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission
Meta says its Muse AI agent cannot access a user’s Messages without explicit permission, disputing a journalist’s account that the agent read his private messages while the requir…
FTC opens probe into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI labs
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI labs over the risks their technology poses to consumers. An FTC spokesperson confirmed the probe on…
DoorDash launches a text-to-order AI agent that runs inside Apple Messages
DoorDash has opened an American waitlist for an AI agent that takes food orders inside Apple’s Messages app, using your order history and stored payment method. Bloomberg’s testin…
Tinder now offers group hangouts as an alternative to one-on-one dates
At least in theory, it's a little less nerve-wracking.
Xbox's disc-to-digital feature is now available for everyone
Many (if not all) Xbox Series X and Xbox One games are supported.
Google's early attempt to pay websites for AI answers is struggling
Many sites see just one-tenth of one percent of their advertising revenue from AI payments.
Amazon launches a faster Fire TV Stick 4K with a new remote design
Amazon has launched a faster Fire TV Stick 4K with a redesigned remote, running its own Vega operating system rather than Android. That switch also removes sideloading, and the Di…
DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food
By launching an AI agent for food ordering, DoorDash is looking to gain an edge over rivals Uber Eats and Grubhub.