Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition
As masked and armed men in combat armor swarmed throughout the Twin Cities, Gov. Tim Walz took to primetime television to ask Minnesotans to film ICE. The videos, he said, would "create a datab...
Fear and blogging (and prerelease laptop testing) in Las Vegas
During a chaotic multiday event, I found myself working anywhere. And always in a rush.
At CES, I did what you're not supposed to do: I brought a pre-production laptop to use as my primary workh...
Our favorite cozy game is back
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 112, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I hope your home is warmer than mine right now, and also you c...
TCL’s PlayCube projector is more fun than a Rubik’s Cube
Twisting the PlayCube angles the image without a tripod.
The best all-in-one portable projector is the one that makes all the right compromises. It needs to balance image and sound quality with ...
Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling
Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies me...
Fortnite blocks creators from selling prize wheel spins
A prize wheel in Steal The Brainrot.
Epic Games is making a big change to the rules for Fortnite creators just days after allowing them to publish experiences with in-game transactions. Beginnin...
Google brings its AI videomaker to Workspace users
An AI-generated scene created by Flow.
Google is expanding access to its AI videomaking tool. Launched last May, Flow was initially only available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but ...
The two things AMD subtly revealed at CES that actually excite me
As we predicted, the world's biggest consumer electronics show was a bit of a bust for gamers this year! CES 2026 brought us several neat gamepads, but barely any handhelds and no new desktop G...
Verizon-owned Visible is offering outage credits, too
Customers of Visible Wireless, which is owned by Verizon, may be getting a $5 credit toward their next bill in response to a Verizon cell service outage earlier this week. Verizon customers wer...
