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The fall of Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro speaks during Turning Point USA's annual AmericaFest conference on December 18, 2025. | Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images Just a few years ago, Ben Shapiro was the defining voice of...
This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
Nvidia's announcement that it's getting into the consumer laptop chip space with RTX Spark is huge. Apple has proved for years that Arm-based chips can perform incredibly well while also delivering...
Gemini’s new AI agent is about as good as Google’s demo
Google's new "24/7" AI agent, Gemini Spark, can be shockingly good at doing things on your behalf. But I'm not sure it's worth the financial cost and potential privacy tradeoffs. The company gave me...
Vox’s homepage gets a refresh
Today, Vox launched an updated version of its homepage, with new features designed to help audiences more easily understand the biggest stories of the day, while also being able to discover more of...
Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
Meta's AI support chatbot helped hackers hijack Instagram accounts, as reported earlier by 404 Media. In a video shared on Telegram, a hacker shows how they could take over an account by asking...
Casey Neistat’s guide to posting every day
Some news: The Vergecast is now a daily podcast! Starting today, we'll be posting every weekday, with even more gadgets and rankings and conversations and feelings and podcasts-within-podcasts....
BYD is assuming financial liability if you crash while using its self-driving tech
BYD is giving its self-driving tech a big vote of confidence.
Anthropic has officially filed to go public
After months of speculation about whether OpenAI or Anthropic would be first in their race to IPO, Anthropic on Monday reached a key milestone: filing to kick off the process with the U.S....
Sony’s new fight stick and gaming monitor launch in August
Sony is sharing new details about some of its upcoming gaming-focused hardware, including pricing and August launch dates for its FlexStrike fight stick and its 27-inch monitor. The FlexStrike fight...
Florida sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over alleged ‘exploitation of users’
Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI comes after a mass shooter at FSU reportedly consulted ChatGPT to plan the attack.