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Is Trump giving up on his slush fund?
President Donald Trump returns to the White House after spending the day at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on May 31, 2026. | Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images This story appeared...
Trump’s Freedom 250 fest crashout proves he’s the only true MAGA celebrity
President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the Villages Charter School in Sumterville, Florida, on May 1, 2026. | Thomas Simonetti/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump spent the...
The Google Pixel Watch 5 may have been spoiled by… the creator of Borderlands
We may just have gotten an early look at the Google Pixel Watch 5 - and from an unusual source. Randy Pitchford, the creator of the Borderlands game franchise, posted a pair of images of a watch on...
Pebblebee’s Halo can help track lost items and keep you safe, and it’s on sale for $50
If you’re planning to travel this summer, both a Bluetooth tracker and a personal safety device can come in handy, especially if you’ll be exploring on your own. The Pebblebee Halo...
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....