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Xbox previews two new ways to control cloud games
I revealed yesterday that the new Xbox Nano controller supports a Wi-Fi connection directly to Xbox Cloud Gaming, and now Microsoft is making it official today. Two new Xbox previ…
Google’s Pixel 11 phones are up to 27 percent off
You can save a heck of lot of money on Google’s Pixel 11 phones through November 8th, whether you want the best-for-the-least Pixel 11, or the slightly pricier Pixel 11 Pro that t…
Pangram’s new models spot AI fakes in images and video, it says
Pangram launched Pangram Image 1.0 for AI images and the faster Image Flash 1.0 for video. It claims near-perfect scores on its own tests and 98.7% on the DF26 academic benchmark.…
Nintendo's main Switch cartridge supplier is leaving the ROM business
This is potentially terrible news for those who love physical media.
Nothing teases a screen-free AI device ahead of launch next month
Nothing CEO Carl Pei said in a post on X that the company's launching its first AI device in December. That's just a little over a year after Pei announced plans for "AI-native" d…
Apple will check shared iCloud links for ‘harmful content’
Apple will start checking iCloud items that are accessible to anyone who has the link for "harmful content" starting with iOS 27.3 and other 27.3 updates, the company says. "When …
Waymo confirms it’s shaking up its Uber relationship in January 2028
The change will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.
Waymo confirms it will split with Uber in January 2028
The split will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.
Google will spend $15B on data centres in Malaysia over two years
Google plans to spend $15B in Malaysia in 2027 and 2028 on data centres, cloud operations, water, power and training. It will expand its Selangor campus and build new ones in Sela…
‘You Can See Everything’ is getting an outer space release and it hasn’t even come out in Europe yet
It is easier to watch the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" in low Earth orbit than in London.
Cyberattack disrupts blood storage refrigeration systems in France
France's national blood service has confirmed that a cyberattack targeting a refrigeration equipment provider raised temperature and defrost settings at three of its facilities, t…
People say they want small smartphones—the Enough Phone will put that to the test
It won't win the specs race, but it will actually fit in your hand.
ChatGPT will now make you animated GIFs
ChatGPT can now create GIFs using a prompt or a photo uploaded to the AI chatbot. The update, which is rolling out alongside OpenAI's new Images 2.6 model, allows you to adjust th…
My therapist thinks I should chuck the Amazon Bee Frontier out a window
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…
God of War Laufey is delayed until May 20
Santa Monica Studio will use the extra time to push the game "to its fullest potential."
Parsec founders raise $8.75M from a16z to give AI agents their own PCs
Phaze, started by the team behind remote desktop firm Parsec, raised an $8.75M seed round led by a16z. It lets employees and AI agents use powerful remote computers, so companies …
Pliant raises $80M to open its B2B payments platform to AI agents
Berlin fintech Pliant has raised an $80M Series C to open its B2B payments infrastructure to AI agents, the company said on Wednesday. Seaya Nova and Speedinvest led the oversubsc…
Galantas CEO Mario Stifano on AI, data centres and the copper supply gap
Mario Stifano is chief executive of Galantas Gold, a gold and copper company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange in Toronto and on AIM in London. He has more than 25 years of exper…
Redditor uses AI to get Switch games running natively on Apple TV
The TVPort project is another example of people using Claude Code to bring software to other platforms
Bluetooth is going to get a lot faster in 2027
Bluetooth HDT's rollout will benefit a wide range of wireless devices and how they communicate.
Aformic raises $6.95M to move its factory robots into AI data centres
Aformic, which makes self-driving forklifts and carts for factories, raised a $6.95M seed round led by Veteran Ventures Capital. It says it has more than $34M in orders and plans …
Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion
Sequoia is consolidating into a smaller, Bay Area–centered firm, shutting down the programs and offices it built during a 20-year expansion while announcing roughly $10 billion in…
God of War Laufey delayed until May
God of War Laufey's release date is being delayed to May 20th, 2027, developer Santa Monica Studio announced today. It was set to launch on PlayStation 5 on February 16th. Here is…
Nintendo is losing a Switch cartridge supplier
Nintendo is about to lose a major memory supplier for its Switch cartridges. The supplier, Macronix, announced during a recent quarterly earnings call that it would be gradually p…