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AI agent makers are promising privacy — will they deliver?
At this year's OpenAI DevDay, CEO Sam Altman unveiled the company's new AI agent Dots - and told the crowd that the company wants to "set a new standard for privacy in frontier AI." OpenAI would...
LG’s RGB LED TV is good for certain situations, but an OLED is better
The LG’s picture is bright and punchy, but its panel is very reflective. When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED...
What is QoS on your router, and should you turn it on?
QoS is another acronym buried in your router's settings that you might have just ignored, but it may be worth turning on in some scenarios.
What’s the difference between RAM and ROM memory?
RAM and ROM are two core types of memory used in every computing device, but their meanings haven't stayed the same since their inception.
The techlash has gone Hollywood
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 147, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I missed you all, and also you can read all the old editions at the...
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving is now called Assisted Driving in Europe
Tesla has renamed Full Self-Driving in Europe, as it seeks to get it approved in more countries.
The “grim” state of free speech in the US
CNN and Politico have been banned from traveling with the press pool on Trump trips. | Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images On his first day back in office in January 2025, President Donald Trump...
The Telo MT1 is a big truck trapped in a tiny truck’s body
I'm bouncing down the road in San Carlos, California, zipping past behemoth tech companies like EA and Oracle, in America's smallest electric truck. The Telo MT1 (which stands for "mini truck")...
The director of Fjord takes the ‘risky position’ of moderator
Renata Reinsve (top center) and Sebastian Stan (top right) play religious Romanians living in Norway. | FLC Press Cristian Mungiu's sixth feature, Fjord, concerns a family on trial. They seem like...
Why Francesca Hong is still on the campaign trail
Francesca Hong, a representative in the Wisconsin State Assembly, poses for a photo with a supporter in Racine, Wisconsin, on July 19, 2026. | Sara Stathas for the Washington Post via Getty Images...