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David Pierce @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 09:14 EDT

It’s not your job to fix the internet

The concept of enshittification, as coined by the author and activist Cory Doctorow, just feels right. Whether you're searching on Google, shopping on Amazon, or scrolling on Facebook, large platforms often feel like they're not trying to bring us value so much as extract every bit of value they can out of us. It wasn't […] Read more ›

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 09:00 EDT

Zoox will let public riders use its robotaxis in San Francisco

Zoox is getting closer to a full launch of its robotaxi service in San Francisco. Last month, the Amazon-owned company started allowing select riders to hail its toaster-shaped, four-passenger vehicles for the first time. And today, Zoox is finally inviting members off its public waitlist, which it calls “Zoox Explorers,” to do the same. The […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 09:00 EDT

Wyze’s budget-friendly smart lock gets a Wi-Fi upgrade without a price increase

Wyze has announced a new version of its electronic door lock that features Wi-Fi, allowing it to be controlled remotely from anywhere using a mobile app or voice commands through Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. The original Wyze Lock Bolt is currently featured in our smart lock buyer’s guide as the “best budget smart(ish) lock,” […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 08:30 EDT

Sony is taking $100 off its PS5 consoles for Black Friday

Sony is cutting the price of its PS5 consoles by $100 for Black Friday. Deals include a PS5 Digital Edition 825GB Fortnite bundle for $399.99 and a 1TB PS5 Fortnite bundle for $449.99 — both ship with exclusive Fortnite in-game content and 1,000 V-Bucks. While the Fortnite bundles shave $100 off the regular price of […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge 3 place · 11/18/2025 08:29 EDT

A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector

Cloudflare, a networking company that provides DDoS protection and delivery services for many companies around the globe, is experiencing a major outage that’s taking down sites across the web. Users are running into an error message when they try to access X, ChatGPT, and even the outage-tracking website DownDetector has an error message saying “Please […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 08:00 EDT

Zigbee’s next big update lets you add smart home devices without a hub

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has released Zigbee 4.0, an updated version of its wireless mesh networking standard with better security, improved battery life, and batch setup of new devices like smart lights, switches, and plugs. It’s also announcing a new feature called Suzi, which is short for Sub-GHz and Zigbee.  While Zigbee smart home devices […] Read more ›

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 08:00 EDT

Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent

It's not hard to understand the AI future Microsoft is betting billions on - a world where computers understand what you're saying and do things for you. It's right there in the ads for the latest Copilot PCs, where people cheerfully talk to their laptops and they talk back, answering questions in natural language and […] Read more ›

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 08:00 EDT

Steam Machine and Steam Frame: your questions answered

Valve is making a game console that might take on Sony and Microsoft. It's also making a gaming headset to compete with Meta. These are big, ambitious, and messy efforts, and we have lots of questions. So do you! We've gotten a lot of questions about Valve's huge 2026 hardware push and entry into the […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 07:00 EDT

DJI’s next action camera has an adjustable aperture for better low-light performance

After initially launching it exclusively in China last week, DJI has announced a global release (not including the US) for its new Osmo Action 6 action camera. The camera is not a radical departure from the physical design of last year’s model, but DJI is introducing some innovative new functionality. For example, it features an […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 11/18/2025 07:00 EDT

Roblox will require age estimation to chat starting next year

Roblox will soon require that users go through an age estimation process if they want to be able to chat with other people on the platform. The requirement will be in effect for all users starting in early January. Roblox has come under significant scrutiny over child safety on the platform, with multiple states filing […] Read more ›

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 18:11 EDT

Google is fighting the defamation battle Meta caved on

Google filed a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by anti-corporate diversity activist Robby Starbuck, who claimed Google’s AI falsely associated him with sexual assault allegations and a white nationalist. Starbuck’s claims against Google came after he filed a similar lawsuit against Meta, whose AI he claimed falsely asserted that he’d participated in the […] Read more ›

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 18:00 EDT

The best foldable phone you can buy

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. A foldable phone isn’t for the faint of heart. They’re generally heavier, pricier, and have less capable cameras than a standard slab-style phone. They’re […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 17:47 EDT

OpenAI is finally letting employees donate their equity to charity

Current and former OpenAI employees have grown increasingly frustrated by the fact that the company hasn't allowed them to donate their equity to charity in years. But OpenAI has finally seemed to bow to pressure, sending out an email from the company's equity team stating that current and former employees with eligible shares will be […] Read more ›

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 17:00 EDT

Google updates its weather forecasts with a new AI model

Google debuted a new and improved AI weather model today that will be incorporated into popular products like Search, Gemini, and Pixel phones.  The company’s AI-enhanced forecasts have proven themselves to be quite accurate so far. AI weather models have also been able to make predictions faster and more efficiently than conventional physics-based models. Until […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 17:00 EDT

The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life

Editor’s note: Black Friday doesn’t officially take place until Friday, November 28th; however, if you want to shop ahead of time, we’ve rounded up the best early Black Friday deals you can already get. Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 16:15 EDT

Google Calendar can finally block off time without faking a meeting

The latest feature update for Google Calendar allows you to block off time for tasks and mark yourself as busy, all in one place, expanding the existing Tasks feature in Calendar. It’s something Workspace users have been specifically requesting and effectively allows tasks to function like meetings, including options to set (and adjust) a specific […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 15:49 EDT

NetChoice sues Virginia to block its one-hour social media limit for kids

The tech industry trade group NetChoice is suing Virginia over a new law that will restrict minors from using social media for more than one hour per day. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, asks the court to block the law over claims it violates the First Amendment by putting “unlawful barriers on how and when […] Read more ›

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Brandon Russell @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 15:00 EDT

Bose’s noise-canceling QuietComfort Headphones are more than 50 percent off

Traveling during the holidays can be chaotic and loud, but a quality pair of over-ear headphones can provide much-needed peace and quiet on your journey. Fortunately, you can currently snag Bose’s QuietComfort Headphones on sale at Amazon for an all-time low of $169.99 ($180 off) in select colors. That’s more than 50 percent off the […] Read more ›

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 14:34 EDT

How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes

On December 11th, 2010, Jeffrey Epstein was fretting about what came up if you Googled him. By this time Epstein had already pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution with a child and was a registered sex offender, and just a few days earlier he had been photographed in Central Park taking a stroll with Prince Andrew.  […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 11/17/2025 13:59 EDT

Your online reservations are telling restaurants all about you

Are you a red wine drinker? A high spender? Or perhaps you're a slow eater, the sort who takes up a restaurant's table for longer than they'd like. You might not even know - but OpenTable does. Those are just a few of the notes that the reservation platform has started serving up to some […] Read more ›

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