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This sleek alarm clock uses lights and sounds to help you sleep, focus, and wake up
The clock uses animated lights instead of moving hands to display the time. | Image: Balmuda Dieter Rams already showed the world that something as mundane as an alarm clock can be beautiful....
Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines
Since roughly the turn of the millennium, Google Search has been the bedrock of the web. People loved Google's trustworthy "10 blue links" search experience and its unspoken promise: The website you...
Amazon is reportedly working on a new phone built around Alexa
Amazon is reportedly planning to re-enter the smartphone market more than 10 years after its last attempt. According to a Reuters report, the mysterious phone is internally codenamed...
Much ado about protein
Why is my local Target selling protein powder in the tampon aisle? An investigation. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects...
Amazon is making an Alexa phone
Over 10 years after shelving the Fire Phone, Amazon is reportedly planning to launch another smartphone, this time focused on Alexa. According to Reuters, the phone, which is code-named...
Why people really hate AI
There's a big, and increasing, disconnect in culture right now when it comes to artificial intelligence. Companies of all shapes and sizes are hunting for places to deploy AI and can't stop talking...
Major drugs, cash, and gambling machines seized in Johnston County raid investigation
Authorities in Johnston County say a joint operation this week uncovered a large stash of drugs, illegal alcohol, cash and gambling equipment at a Benson property. Deputies with the Johnston County...
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale 2026: all of the latest deals
If you’re looking for the best time to get a deal this spring, it might very well be during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, which kicks off at 3:01AM ET on March 25th and runs through 2:59AM...
ByteDance is selling its Moonton game unit to Savvy Games for a cool $6 billion
Following discussions first reported on earlier this year, ByteDance has agreed to sell its games unit Moonton to Savvy Games Group for $6 billion. Moonton is known for mobile titles popular in Asia...
The pain from the Strait of Hormuz crisis will be felt far beyond the pump
Fertilizer is loaded into a fertilizer spreader from a transfer wagon in Neubukow, Germany. | Bernd Wüstneck/picture alliance via Getty Images The gas prices are unmissable. Since the US and Israel...