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Samsung’s wider Z Fold 8 feels just right
The new Z Fold 8 is squat and wide, but don’t hold that against it. | Photo: David Imel / The Verge A year after overhauling its Z Fold phone with a radically thinner design, Samsung has changed...
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 hands-on: Slightly thinner, but more expensive
It's a year of minor upgrades for the Z Flip series.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has a sharper ultrawide camera and a bigger battery
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra foldable smartphone, the flagship in the expand Z Fold lineup.
Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 bet big on battery
The squircle squad is here to stay. | Photo: David Imel / The Verge It's a year of refinement for the Galaxy Watch. With the new Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, which are being announced...
Climate adaptation isn’t surrender. It’s survival.
The skyline of lower Manhattan is reflected on the top of a monument as wildfire smoke from Canada shrouds the sunrise in New York City on July 18, 2026, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. | Gary...
The 2026 Honda Prelude is a marvel of hybrid technology
When it comes to enthusiast-geared Honda hardware, the Civic Si, Civic Type R, and Acura NSX often come to mind first for their revvy VTEC (Honda's form of variable valve timing) engines and playful...
Meta made its own AI detection system. It should have just used Google’s
Content Seal sounds a lot like a less accessible and reliable version of SynthID. | Image: Meta / The Verge IIn March, Meta's Oversight Board called on the company to "meet its public commitments...
A crucial governor’s primary just became Democrats’ biggest debacle
Move over, Maine. A new Democratic primary has taken the crown as the country’s most dysfunctional. | Manuel Agosto Moreno/Getty Images Move over, Maine. A new Democratic primary has taken the...
Utility companies promise to spare us from AI’s energy bill
The pledge was introduced in March, and has done little to quell concerns so far. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase...
An HIV vaccine is within reach
In January 2025, Linda-Gail Bekker stood inside a vaccine manufacturing plant and allowed herself to believe that the first HIV vaccine candidate conceived through African science and led by...