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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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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 18:45 EDT

You need to listen to Sudan Archives’ violin opus for the club

My introduction to Sudan Archives was the song "Nont for Sale" from her first EP Sink in 2018. I've been a die-hard fan ever since. With each album, she finds new ways to sculpt the sound of her violin, contorting it in defiance of expectations. Athena found her in conversation with it, leaving its timbre […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 16:24 EDT

Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting

Grok's track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the aftermath of the tragic mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia is shocking. The AI chatbot has repeatedly misidentified 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who heroically disarmed one of the shooters, and claimed the […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 14:00 EDT

Absynth is back and weirder than ever after 16 years

Absynth is something of a cult classic in the soft synth world. It was originally released in 2000, and quickly found an audience among the growing cadre of people making music on computers. But its last major update, Absynth 5, was released in 2009, and Native Instruments officially discontinued the instrument in 2022, citing a […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 10:30 EDT

Inside the high drama of the iPhone 4

By 2010, the iPhone era was in full swing. Smartphones were still a new and unfinished idea - the iPhone had only just gotten copy and paste! - but it was clear that these big slabs of glass were going to change the way we did pretty much everything. Apple was also already on an […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 09:29 EDT

The end of OpenAI, and other 2026 predictions

Here's a thought: what if the next-generation Siri is awesome? Not just awesome for setting timers and dictating text messages (though that would be nice), but so awesome and fun to talk to that people actually start falling in love with their iPhones. We may not be prepared for what happens next. On this episode […] Read more ›

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 09:00 EDT

I’m finally beginning to trust Microsoft’s handheld Xbox

I still wouldn't buy an Xbox Ally, and I still don't think the tweaked version of Windows that shipped with it is ready for primetime. The Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) needs work. But two months after I panned the cheaper $600 white Xbox Ally and wasn't quite sold on the $1,000 black one, one […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 08:00 EDT

A new old idea about video stores

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 109, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you're staying warm, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Google Maps and shopaganda and life as a pop […] Read more ›

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 12/14/2025 08:00 EDT

AI image generators are getting better by getting worse

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on smartphones and digital imagery - real or otherwise - follow Allison Johnson. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Remember the early days of […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 12/13/2025 13:17 EDT

A Kinect for kids is outselling Xbox to become the hot console this holiday

It's a small sample size, likely driven by Black Friday discounts and temporary virality, but the Nex Playground has gone from little-known console curiosity to best-seller. It's now on track to quadruple its sales from last year. According to research firm Circana, the Playground was the second best-selling console in the US for the week […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 12/13/2025 12:00 EDT

Slab is the first MIDI controller built exclusively for Serato Studio

Native Instruments and Ableton have had incredible success with their custom MIDI controllers that integrate with their DAWs (digital audio workstations), Maschine and Live, respectively. Native Instruments' Maschine (yes, it's the name of the hardware and the software) and Ableton's Push are pretty much the gold standard for integration between music-making software and hardware. Serato […] Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 12/13/2025 11:00 EDT

This $1,500 robot cooks dinner while I work

As I'm sitting in my office writing this review, delicious, cheesy, garlicky scents are wafting up the stairs. I can hear whizzing and whirring, and the occasional clunk, as a robot chef in my kitchen is making macaroni and cheese. Its app tells me there are three minutes left in the process, and based on […] Read more ›

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Brandon Russell @ The Verge · 12/13/2025 10:16 EDT

The Nex Playground and Pixel Buds 2A top our list of the best deals this week

The Nex Playground is apparently one of the hottest consoles this holiday season thanks to its kid-friendly games and fun, motion-controlled gameplay. And now through December 14th, the cube-shaped console is on sale for its Black Friday low of around $199 ($50 off) at Amazon. There are some other great deals still available you might […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 12/13/2025 10:00 EDT

The best thing I bought this year: a portable mechanical keyboard

As a writer, I take the tools of my trade relatively seriously. I’m not crazy enough to drop $3,600 on a keyboard, but I also find typing on a MacBook for extended periods of time deeply unsatisfying — and distracting. So this spring, I started looking into distraction-free writing setups, which included an e-reader / […] Read more ›

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Brandt Ranj @ The Verge 1 place · 12/13/2025 09:00 EDT

Here are the shipping deadlines to get your holiday gifts on time

Let’s face it, the same thing happens year after year. Things get busy with work, school, and life in general until you’re suddenly up against the clock as you race your gifts to your local post office, FedEx store, or UPS location. We’ve all been there, but we’d like to help as you plan your […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 12/13/2025 09:00 EDT

Sektori is psychedelic, tough as nails, and worth the pain

Sektori is an old-school twin-stick shooter. Created by a former developer at Returnal studio Housemarque, it puts you in the role of a little ship that blasts through swarms of enemies, and you have to weave through them to get upgrades to help you survive. Often, my runs end after less than a couple minutes, […] Read more ›

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 12/12/2025 19:08 EDT

The Verge’s 2025 holiday gift guide

The holidays have a way of sneaking up on us. One minute you're trick-or-treating with your kids, and the next you're panic shopping in a Buc-ee's gift aisle. But it doesn't have to be that way. With the right cheat sheet, you can keep the holiday spirit high and stress levels low. Fortunately, we did […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 12/12/2025 18:31 EDT

The best instant cameras you can buy right now

Even with the ability to take excellent photos with our phones and instantly share them across the world, there’s something magical about the old-school instant camera. With just a click of a button, you can capture a moment in a photo that you can see and touch almost immediately. Images captured by an instant camera […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 12/12/2025 17:16 EDT

Parents call for New York governor to sign landmark AI safety bill

A group of more than 150 parents sent a letter on Friday to New York governor Kathy Hochul, urging her to sign the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, a buzzy bill that would require developers of large AI models - like Meta, OpenAI, Deepseek, and Google - to create safety plans and follow […] Read more ›

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Brandon Russell @ The Verge · 12/12/2025 16:22 EDT

The Verge’s favorite holiday gifts under $100

Between all the new phones, smartwatches, and laptops we see throughout the year, it often feels like we're constantly being nudged toward shinier, more expensive gadgets. And I get it. As a self-professed gadget nerd, few things are more exciting than unboxing and setting up a new device. But the truth is, you can still […] Read more ›

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Kevin Nguyen @ The Verge · 12/12/2025 16:14 EDT

The long shot

The long take, the unbroken tracking shot, "the oner" - whatever you want to call it, filmmakers agree that it's one of the most difficult technical achievements in cinema. It's a feat of creativity, but also great coordination and choreography when a single, tiny mistake can ruin a shot. Some famous examples: the casino scene […] Read more ›

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