Jeff Williams will retire later this year. | Image: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple has announced that Sabih Khan, the company’s vice president of operations, will take over for Jeff Williams as chief operating officer later this month. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple said the move is part of a “long-planned succession” … Read more
The AirPods Pro 2 combine excellent sound quality with top-notch ANC, and they offer impressive hearing health features. Before this year’s Prime Day event began, there were already some great early deals on Apple products, allowing you to save on the Apple Watch, iPad, and the MacBook Air. Now we can add Apple’s second generation … Read more
Microsoft’s new 12-inch Surface Pro is awesome, and at $115 off at Best Buy, it’s a fantastic deal to jump on during Amazon Prime Day. Both Amazon and Microsoft are selling it for $699.99. No matter where you buy it, you can use the discount to cover most of the cost of the $150 keyboard, … Read more
Gmail’s Manage subscriptions makes it easier to deal with unwanted emails. | Image: Google Google is introducing a new Gmail feature for those feeling overwhelmed by an onslaught of subscription emails in their inboxes. The Manage subscriptions view shows a list of emails delivered through active subscriptions, automatically sorted with the most frequent senders at … Read more
It’s a great time to buy a new TV during Amazon Prime Day (or, days, rather), but that doesn’t mean you should only consider 2025 models. You can get huge discounts on last year’s models without compromising on much. For example, the excellent 2024 Samsung S90D OLED is available for its lowest price ever. The … Read more
For years, Warner Bros. Discovery has been playing a desperate game of catchup in hopes of recreating the success that Marvel achieved with its live action comics adaptations. DC movies had their moments, but they never managed to come together in a way that felt right or intentional. And for a long time, it seemed … Read more
Zoom has rolled out a standalone app for Meta Quest headsets. With the app, you can join or host meetings in virtual reality while appearing as your Meta Avatar. Zoom launched an app for the Quest in 2023, but it was only available through Meta’s Horizon Workspaces app, and users could also only host a … Read more
A photo shows flooding caused by a flash flood at the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on July 5th, 2025. | Photo: Getty Images By definition, flash floods are notoriously difficult to warn people about well in advance. They form rapidly, giving forecasters hours of lead time at best to figure out where they might … Read more
Amazon finally has listings for the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US – though right now, you can only register your interest for an invitation to purchase a console. If you’re interested, here are links to the console and Mario Kart World bundle and the console on its own. It’s a big change following Nintendo … Read more
The latest Echo Spot is a surprisingly great alarm clock, and it’s even better at 45 percent off. Amazon Prime Day is an excellent time to save on a wide range of big-ticket items, including 4K TVs, laptops, and the latest pairs of noise-canceling headphones. But if you, like me, are in the market for … Read more
Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint inside the Jeppesen Terminal at Denver International Airport (DEN) in Denver, Colorado, US, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. A key pillar of post-9/11 airport security theater may finally be going away. Multiple outlets are reporting that the Transportation Security Administration will start allowing … Read more
Twitter co-founder and Block Head Jack Dorsey launched a new peer-to-peer messaging app over the weekend called Bitchat that runs entirely over Bluetooth. Bitchat relies on Bluetooth Low Energy mesh networks to send encrypted communications directly to nearby devices without requiring internet or cellular service. “Bitchat addresses the need for resilient, private communication that doesn’t … Read more
Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to stock up on smart home gear. With big price drops on all of Amazon’s many smart home brands, from Blink and Ring to Echo speakers and Eero Wi-Fi routers, plus a ton of other manufacturers getting in on the action, making your smart … Read more
Samsung is preparing to parade the latest Galaxy-branded foldables, wearables, and perhaps some other surprises at its summer Unpacked event tomorrow, July 9th. The show is expected to cap off months of leaks around the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 phones, as well as the lightly redesigned Galaxy Watch 8 series … Read more
Lately, it has been difficult to ignore a tendency at The New York Times to make astonishingly bad news judgments. The paper’s obsession with a view from nowhere is long-standing, but as Republicans increasingly circulate insane conspiracy theories and racist nonsense, the cult of centrism has taken a self-destructive turn. The most recent – and … Read more
Waymo is opening up its robotaxi service to younger riders with the launch of teen accounts in Phoenix. Teenagers aged 14–17 can now sign up for an account on Waymo One, the company’s ridehail service. The account will be linked to their parent or guardian, but approved teens will be allowed to ride independently without … Read more
Garmin has announced that a free Google Maps app is now available for most of the company’s smartwatches that lets you know where and how far your next turn is while walking, cycling, or running. Unlike the more robust version of Google Maps available for Wear OS that can be used to search for destinations … Read more
With season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us in the books, and with no The Last of Us Part III coming in the immediate future, Naughty Dog has come up with an interesting way to funnel all the attention from the show into the game. The studio has released a new, free patch for … Read more
Prime Day is in full swing, and we’ve already found close to 200 amazing deals. The Meta Quest 3S with 128GB of storage is one of them, thanks to a deal that knocks $50 off its usual $299 price. You can grab the latest VR headset for $249 ($50 off), its all-time low price, at … Read more
Mastodon 4.4 is out now, and it brings a bunch of changes for things like profiles and lists and also lays the groundwork for quote posts. With profiles, you can now feature specific hashtags so that people can see all the posts you’ve tagged with those hashtags, the Mastodon says. Mastodon is also making a … Read more
Microsoft has added threaded conversations to its Teams communications app this week. After promising to launch the highly-requested feature in mid-2025, Microsoft is now releasing a public preview of threaded conversations for Teams users to enable. The Microsoft Teams threads integration debuts in the channels section of the app, where it works a little differently … Read more
The M4 MacBook Air is a cool $150 off. Amazon has solid discounts on laptops during its four-day Prime Day sales event. One of the nice things about shopping during Prime Day, even if you don’t have the requisite Prime subscription, is that Best Buy and others often follow suit with their own competing deals. … Read more
The Oura Ring 4 starts at $296.95, marking a new low price. Smartwatches aren’t for everyone. Maybe you don’t want to wear a screen-equipped gadget to bed, or you’re just after something that’s less obtrusive. Subtlety is where smart rings like the Oura Ring 4 shine, and Prime Day has knocked down its cost. It … Read more
The Galaxy Fold 7 could weigh “less than a large bar of chocolate.” | Image: Roland Quandt via Bluesky Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is just one day away, but a new leak may have just revealed even more details and images of the company’s upcoming devices. In a series of posts on Bluesky, reliable leaker … Read more
Anker’s 8-in-1 charging station features a wireless pad on the front and seven ports on the back. Between our rotation of everyday devices, keeping them all charged can feel like a constant juggling act. Thanks to Prime Day, though, finding deals on the right charging accessories can help tame the chaos. A great GaN wall … Read more
One of the best Prime Day deals brings the price of an 11-Inch M3 iPad Air (128GB Wi-Fi) with two years of AppleCare Plus down to an all-time low price of $538.99 ($139 off) at Amazon. Here’s why this deal is so good: AppleCare Plus normally costs $50 per year, but you’re getting two years … Read more
We’ve all had it happen. You slip on a trusty pair of headphones, hop on a call, and your friends, family, and coworkers say, “What?!” Cue your own personal reenactment of the classic “Can you hear me now?” commercials from Verizon. On this episode of The Vergecast, we kick off Hot Girl Vergecast Summer with … Read more
Roborock’s S8 Max Ultra, a Verge-favorite, is nearly half off. | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon Prime Day has arrived, bringing fantastic deals on robot vacuums that make it easier than ever to clean without spending a lot of time or money. Whether you need a model that effortlessly sucks up pet … Read more
Beyerdynamic is launching its new Aventho 100 wireless headphones in Canada first. | Image: Beyerdynamic Beyerdynamic has announced the second generation of its Aventho wireless headphones, which originally debuted in 2017. The new Aventho 100 feature the same 45mm drivers as the original but benefit from upgraded Bluetooth support and a massive improvement in battery … Read more
Every month, we like to ask our staff about their favorite stuff — whether it’s tech, kitchen tools, or camping gear. What they answer gives us some interesting insights into what the folks here like to use when they’re at the job or enjoying some time off. Now that Amazon’s Prime Day sales have come … Read more