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Sony’s AI Camera Assistant is exactly as bad as it looks
I’m sorry Sony, your AI isn’t very good at photography. When Sony announced the Xperia 1 VIII last month, it promoted the phone by sharing some of the worst photos taken on a Sony camera in years....
My go-to Kindle is back at its best price yet for Prime Day
The latest Kindle Paperwhite is $35 off. | Image: Amazon If you’ve been thinking about picking up a Kindle, Amazon’s Prime Day sale is a great time to do it. The retailer is currently offering steep...
Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
For the past three years, "Meta" and "Ray-Ban" have been synonymous in the smart glasses space. Not anymore. Yesterday, I slipped on several pairs of Meta Glasses - no Ray-Bans - in three different...
I’m not giving up my Steam Deck for MSI’s new Claw
This is not a review of the MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus, the first gaming handheld available with Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme handheld gaming chip. Now that my colleague Sean Hollister is done reviewing...
Valve confirms it’s working with Intel and Nvidia on SteamOS for more GPUs
A YouTuber got SteamOS running on an MSI Claw 8 AI Plus like this one. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge MSI's Intel-powered Claw gaming handhelds have so far mostly been Windows machines,...
China takes back top spot in latest supercomputer ranking
China took the supercomputer crown by relying on CPUs and not GPUs like other models.
Oracle laid off 21,000 employees over the past year, citing AI as one of the reasons
Oracle's latest filings say it employs 141,000 people, down from 162,000 last year.
What happens when it breaks 100 degrees in Europe
People cool off in the fountains of the Trocadero Gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on June 20, 2026. Much of Europe — including France, Spain, and Italy — continues to endure a...
Elon Musk and the plot to hijack America’s broadband
At 9PM ET on the night of May 28th, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket sat on the launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The craft was in the middle of a hot-fire test awaiting the arrival...
These are the best smart home deals this Prime Day
Smart locks and smart doorbells are on sale for Prime Day. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Every Prime Day is a good day to make your home smarter, as deals on connected gear...