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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 06/11/2026 13:14 EDT

Here are the price-matching policies for Best Buy, GameStop, and others

Nothing is more frustrating than buying a new pair of headphones, an OLED TV, or a laptop just to find out that you could have gotten it for cheaper somewhere else just a few days or weeks later. That’s why, in order to keep customers happy and prevent them from shopping elsewhere, some retailers offer […] Read more ›

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Janko Roettgers @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 11:30 EDT

How Atlas Obscura plans to embrace the 3D web

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Atlas Obscura has been crowdsourcing strange and wonderful places from all around the world since its founding in 2009. To date, the site's users and editorial staff have collected and […] Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 11:30 EDT

iRobot’s bankruptcy isn’t the end — it’s a reboot, says its CEO

The news that the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy this week came as no surprise. Its CEO, Gary Cohen, had been warning investors all year that the company could run out of cash unless a buyer was found. When its last potential deal fell through, bankruptcy became inevitable. But Cohen […] Read more ›

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 10:30 EDT

Microsoft’s holiday Copilot ad is wrapped in empty promises

Microsoft is at it again with another round of ads showing people talking to Copilot AI on their computers. This time it's holiday-themed, including a cameo from the big man in red. The 30-second TV spot asks if you're "ready for the holidays" and features actors in various festive home settings asking Copilot for some […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 10:14 EDT

Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026

Micron, one of the three biggest memory suppliers in the world, forecasts rough months ahead for the global RAM supply. As part of its earnings report released on Wednesday, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said "tight industry conditions" across DRAM and NAND flash memory are expected to "persist through and beyond" 2026 as AI drives up […] Read more ›

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Kate Cox @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 10:00 EDT

‘All chaos and panic’: Nilay answers your burning Decoder questions

Welcome to our end-of-year Decoder special! Senior producers Kate Cox and Nick Statt here. We’ve had a big year, including nearly 100 episodes, a new YouTube channel, an ad-free podcast feed, and a slate of great guest hosts while Nilay was on parental leave. It’s been a lot. We’ve also had a lot of great […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 09:00 EDT

The latest iPad Air is $400 for the first time, and arrives by Christmas

If you have $400 and want an iPad, your options are usually kind of limited to either just the base iPad, or better yet, the latest iPad Mini — if it happens to be on sale when you’re shopping (it is now, but that’s not always the case). But right now, you should consider getting […] Read more ›

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Brandt Ranj @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 08:38 EDT

The best gifts for dads that have everything (but deserve more)

What do you get the man who says he has everything? It's a tough question - and one you have a limited amount of time to answer, given the holidays are nearly upon us. You could try dropping subtle hints or asking friends and family for suggestions, but they might save their best ideas for […] Read more ›

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John.Higgins @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 08:30 EDT

2025 was the beginning of the end of the TV brightness war

Much like the audio industry's compression-driven loudness war, which reached its distortion-fueled apex (and not the good kind) with Metallica's Death Magnetic in 2008, the television industry has been having its own battle the past couple of years: the brightness war. Sparked by the introduction of HDR and its higher brightness mastering levels, brands began […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 08:06 EDT

Trump Media is merging with a nuclear fusion company

Trump Media, the company that runs social network Truth Social, is pivoting to nuclear fusion. It has announced a merger with California-based fusion power company TAE Technologies, and plans to start construction on a fusion power plant in 2026. Trump Media & Technology Group will become the holding company of the new organization, though shareholders […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 08:00 EDT

AI companies are sick of their favorite buzzword

The cringe comes for us all, and for all our hot new turns of phrase. "Rizz" lost its luster when grandparents started asking about its meaning. Teachers who dressed up as "6-7" on Halloween drove a nail into the coffin of Gen Alpha's rallying cry. And tech CEOs who once trumpeted the quest for "artificial […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 06:55 EDT

Apple opens iOS to third-party app stores in Japan

Apple has announced the changes it's making to the iOS App Store in Japan in order to comply with recent legislation in the country. It will allow third-party app stores and payment processing options, though is introducing new commission fees for those transactions. Developers in Japan will now be able to distribute apps on alternative […] Read more ›

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 02:30 EDT

Kuxiu’s S3 MagSafe power bank is bigger and better and probably won’t explode

Kuxiu is back with a new S3 portable battery that addresses most of the issues I had during my review of the S2, aka the "world's first" semi-solid state power bank. It also introduces a few new ones, while adding useful features like a kickstand and integrated USB-C cable. As a reminder, these are not […] Read more ›

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 12/18/2025 02:02 EDT

Cowboy saddles up with a new owner

The Brussels-based electric bike company has officially closed its deal to be acquired by ReBirth Group Holding, which also owns cycling brands Peugeot, Gitane, and Solex. The transaction includes new, undisclosed funding from ReBirth as well as €15 million ($17.6 million) from existing shareholders. The funding will be used to restart production and deal with […] Read more ›

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Richard Lawler @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 23:27 EDT

The ChatGPT app store is here

On Wednesday evening, OpenAI launched an App Directory to browse all the tools currently available and opened its SDK for developers to build new interactive experiences that operate within the bot's UI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last month that "We are planning to build the obvious features that you would expect for a robust […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 22:57 EDT

Sony’s legal battle against Tencent’s Horizon ‘clone’ is already over

In July, Sony sued Tencent to prevent the release of Light of Motiram, a game Sony alleged was a "slavish clone" of its popular Horizon series. But the legal battle is already over; the two companies have reached a "confidential settlement" and the case has been dismissed with prejudice, according to a court document filed […] Read more ›

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John.Higgins @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 20:00 EDT

LG and Dolby partner to release the first FlexConnect soundbar

Dolby Atmos FlexConnect technology debuted this year with the TCL Z100 speakers, and now we're getting our first FlexConnect soundbar thanks to LG. The new H7 soundbar - which runs on the same Alpha 11 Gen 3 chip as LG's OLEDs and new Micro RGB LED - is a part of the LG Sound Suite, […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 18:55 EDT

Snapchat’s new Quick Cut stitches a video together for you

Snap just launched a new Quick Cut video editing tool right inside Snapchat that "helps Snapchatters turn their favorite Memories into beat-synced, ready-to-share videos in seconds." With Quick Cut, you can select multiple photos or clips and then "instantly preview a rendered video," and the feature is accessible from multiple places in the app, including […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 18:54 EDT

The 44 best gift ideas for mom this holiday season

Your mom deserves the best, and we're going to help you get them something special. The right gift can make family or friend time more valuable, after all, or it can greatly enrich time spent alone. If your mom says that she has all that she needs, don't take her word for it and show […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 18:36 EDT

Billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed as new head of NASA

The Senate confirmed Jared Isaacman's appointment as the head of NASA on Wednesday, a decision that comes just months after President Donald Trump pulled his nomination before picking him yet again in November, as reported earlier by CNBC. Isaacman, the founder and CEO of a payments platform called Shift4, has flown to space twice through […] Read more ›

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 12/17/2025 17:35 EDT

Brendan Carr doesn’t regret his threats to broadcasters

A defiant Brendan Carr testified before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday in his first public appearance before lawmakers since threatening broadcasters who aired comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show. Over the course of nearly three hours, the Federal Communications Commission chairman ping-ponged between heated exchanges with Democrats and largely muted questions from Republicans. But at least […] Read more ›

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