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Xreal’s Project Aura smartglasses are a maximalist take on Android XR
At Google I/O 2026, we took a closer look at Xreal's Project Aura, one of the first Android XR smart glasses.
Anthropic and OpenAI take their beef to the midterm elections
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the car crashes piling up on a daily basis at the Washington-based intersection of technology and politics. If you're not a...
Vibe coding is coming to your phone
Coming to your homescreen soon: your own app. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge "There's an app for that" was the promise of the App Store from the very beginning. The app that will get your...
Volvo is trying to put its EV stumbles in the rearview
Volvo once had ambitions to fully exit the gas car business. Now it's trying to keep its tenuous foothold in the EV market. It's not an understatement to say that Volvo's EV journey has been a bumpy...
Airbnb expands into hotel bookings and even grocery deliveries
Airbnb is adding thousands of boutique hotels, new services and experiences to its app.
You can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AI
Google announced a new YouTube Shorts Remix feature that lets users restyle clips or even insert themselves into other people's videos using Gemini Omni. Now, at the bottom of a YouTube Short, when...
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry,...
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Some ads will have chatbots built in. | Image: Google Google's AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you search for a product, Google's Gemini AI chatbot will surface...
Android Auto’s big 2026 makeover is Gemini at its most practical
Android Auto's big 2026 makeover is full of small but helpful upgrades.
Anker’s travel-friendly Laptop Power Bank has returned to its best price of the year
Whether you’re heading out for a quick Memorial Day getaway or preparing for summer travel, a reliable power bank can come in handy when there’s no outlet in sight. Fortunately, Anker’s Laptop Power...