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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 10:05 EDT

Over half a million power tool batteries have been recalled due to a USB-C charging fire risk

Greenworks Tools has issued a recall for around 554,780 Kobalt-branded power tools designed for yard work because of a battery issue "posing a risk of serious injury from fire hazard." There have been 34 reports of the tool's batteries "producing smoke, sparking or catching fire while the batteries are inserted in the tool and charging […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 10:00 EDT

The manosphere’s testosterone fever is coming for the troops

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. I was in the middle of writing a different Optimizer column this week when I learned that Pete Hegseth is […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 10:00 EDT

Bethesda teases Fallout 5 soon after Xbox’s mass layoffs

Xbox is currently in a "reset" period that includes laying off around 3,200 employees over the next year, involving deep cuts at beloved studios like id Software and Obsidian Entertainment. Now, in an attempt to show that things are still running fine, the company has announced a slate of upcoming projects at Bethesda Game Studios […] Read more ›

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 09:30 EDT

Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM

Last year, Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop quickly became one of my favorite thin-and-light Windows notebooks. At $900, it was easy to recommend to anyone wanting MacBook Air-like build quality and battery life on Windows - I even convinced my sister to buy one on sale. But that was last year. This year, thanks to RAMageddon, […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 08:49 EDT

Trump is selling high-speed access to his market-moving Truth Social posts

Trump Media, the company behind Truth Social, is selling Wall Street faster access to the "most market-moving" posts on the US President's social media platform. On Thursday, Trump Media announced plans to launch "Truth API," a licensed real time data feed for businesses that provides "the fastest access to Truth Social's most influential accounts." It […] Read more ›

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Georgina Torbet @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 07:00 EDT

The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research

The Trump administration is waging a culture war on science, and the latest salvo is in the form of a dry, bureaucratic proposal from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that could threaten the future of US science as we know it. The proposal would give political appointees unprecedented control over grant funding, the […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 07/17/2026 06:14 EDT

God Of War TV series is recasting Kratos

Amazon's upcoming God Of War show has hit a major snag - it's now on the hunt for a new Kratos, after an on-set injury put its current lead actor out of commission. Sons of Anarchy star Ryan Hurst was originally cast for the role in January, with Deadline reporting that four episodes of the […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 17:30 EDT

Fortnite is getting a bunch of AI-powered ‘personas’

Get ready for more AI characters in Fortnite. Developer Epic Games is going to let Fortnite creators publish experiences featuring characters with AI-powered voices starting on July 30th, and ahead of that launch, it's created 36 characters with "consistent voices and personas" that creators can use as NPCs. The characters include Fortnite staples like Agent […] Read more ›

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Brad Bourque @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 16:47 EDT

Samsung’s 55-inch Frame art TV is $200 cheaper than usual

Samsung’s Frame is different from your average 4K TV. Its biggest selling point involves what it does when you aren’t actively using it. It can display art, turning your living room into a gallery. The Frame has bezels that make it look like — you guessed it — framed art, and its matte finish can […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 16:29 EDT

Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI

Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it's "increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost." It also provided some examples of […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 15:55 EDT

Why are CD sales suddenly growing again?

CD sales are apparently going up, reportedly thanks to fans realizing they're an affordable way to support their favorite artists. According to a new report from research firm Luminate, 16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year. The growth in CD sales was driven […] Read more ›

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 14:43 EDT

Kalshi says it caught Trump’s teleprompter operator insider trading

Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator. ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 13:58 EDT

New York governor says she’s using AI to analyze ‘every single rule’ in the state

New York Governor Kathy Hochul might have just signed a moratorium on new AI data centers in the state, but she's not against using the technology herself. During an interview with Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Hochul said that her team is using "AI to analyze every single rule, regulation, [and] policy" to check for outdated […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 13:57 EDT

Ecovacs’ self-cleaning Deebot X11 has hit a new low price

Sometimes it feels like keeping your floors clean is one of those never-ending chores, which is why it's nice to have a versatile robot vacuum take it off your hands. The Ecovacs Deebot X11 robovac / mop hybrid is designed to do just that, and it's now $699 ($400 off) at Amazon and directly from […] Read more ›

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 12:55 EDT

Google is better at playing this game

Today, the European Union ordered Google to give its AI rivals greater access to Android, the open-source operating system that powers billions of devices worldwide. The demand is hardly surprising. It may look like a defeat on paper for Google, which has spent years resisting exactly this kind of access, but it is a regulatory […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 12:45 EDT

Roblox will let people use AI to make games on their phone

Roblox is about to let people make games with AI right inside its mobile app, which could make a platform that's already filled with content of questionable quality feel even more overloaded. The company has embraced AI with open arms, including a preview of an ambitious take on AI world models similar to Google's Project […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 12:00 EDT

Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook

Google is giving its AI note-taking app a new name. The company announced on Thursday that NotebookLM is becoming Gemini Notebook, but will remain a standalone app even as it integrates more deeply across Gemini and Google Search. Google first revealed Gemini Notebook - then called Project Tailwind - in May 2023 before widely releasing […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 11:42 EDT

Time’s running out to save $10 on Splatoon Raiders physical preorders

Splatoon Raiders’ July 23rd launch day is almost here, so your window to preorder the physical version at a $10 discount is about to close. The digital version is $49.99, and so is the game on cartridge if you preorder at Walmart. Amazon previously honored the preorder discount, but it’s selling the game at full […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 11:41 EDT

Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash overrode FSD by pressing accelerator ‘100 percent,’ investigators confirm

The Tesla driver who fatally struck a woman after crashing into her home "manually overrode" the vehicle's Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology by pressing the gas pedal to 100 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed in a preliminary report on Wednesday. After examining the car's electronic data, investigators found that the Tesla Model 3 […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 07/16/2026 11:04 EDT

Apple’s OLED iPad Mini upgrade is on the way as prices continue to rise

The iPad Mini could get an OLED display upgrade as soon as October, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. It would be the most significant refresh for the Mini since its 2021 redesign. An OLED iPad Mini has been rumored for months now, with Gurman previously reporting last year that it will also come with a […] Read more ›

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