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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 18:31 EDT

Splatoon Raiders preorders for the Switch 2 are nearly 20 percent off

Nintendo recently announced a new pricing policy, which knocks $10 off the cost of digital versions of future first-party titles exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2. Splatoon Raiders, for instance, is available for preorder ahead of its July 23rd release for $49.99 digitally or $59.99 for the physical edition. However, Amazon and Walmart are the exception in […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 18:01 EDT

Microsoft tests redesigned Windows 11 Run menu with dark mode and more

Microsoft is testing its much-needed refresh for the Windows 11 Run menu, offering a modern interface that the company says is faster and comes with support for dark mode. The redesign is rolling out now to Windows 11 Insiders in the new Experimental Channel. In a blog post explaining the changes, Microsoft says it decided […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 17:52 EDT

Apple raises the Mac Mini’s starting price

Apple's Mac Mini now starts at $799 after the company pulled the $599 option with 256GB of storage from its online store, as spotted earlier by MacRumors. The model's discontinuation comes just one day after Apple CEO Tim Cook said during an earnings call that a chip shortage will impact its Mac products in the […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 15:14 EDT

All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman

The Musk v. Altman trial is underway, and that means exhibits, or the evidence to be presented in court, are being revealed piece by piece. So far, email exchanges, photos, and corporate documents are circulating from the earliest days of OpenAI - and from before the AI lab even had a name. Some high-level takeaways: […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 14:42 EDT

Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother’s Day

From crafting machines to smart calendars, a number of unique gifts are already on sale in the run-up to Mother’s Day, May 10th. Birdfy smart feeders are another discounted option to consider, particularly the new Birdfy Feeder Metal 2 (4K), which is on sale for $259.99 ($50 off). If you’re looking to spend less, you […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 13:55 EDT

Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones

Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says it's making smartphones now. I'm not sure I believe it. The company showed off two phones at its own Next event, which took place in California this week, though both had previously been revealed in China in […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 13:55 EDT

Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year

Amazon's built-in price tracking feature now allows you to see how much a product's price has changed over the past year. To use the feature, open the Amazon app and select the "Price history" button next to the item's price, or ask Amazon's AI assistant Rufus. The expansion comes just weeks ahead of Amazon's annual […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 13:00 EDT

This accessory can snap a Steam Controller to your phone — or almost anything else

Valve's new Steam Controller goes on sale on Monday for $99, and accessories-maker Mechanism will be ready. As far as we know, Mechanism's new Basegrip is the very first way to attach a Steam Controller to your phone - as well as Mechanism's lineup of accessories, including mounts for hanging handhelds and gamepads on the […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 12:57 EDT

Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’

The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction market platforms from allowing users to bet on a player's underperformance or injury, Sports Business Journal reports. In their letter, the unions cite the need for "appropriate regulations" to protect athletes and […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 12:55 EDT

Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help

Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail" that allows any user to give themselves administrator privileges. The exploit, publicly disclosed as CVE-2026-31431 on Wednesday, uses a Python script that works across all of the vulnerable Linux distributions, requiring "no per-distro offsets, no version checks, no […] Read more ›

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 12:33 EDT

Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0–60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now

When I first heard that a vacuum company had released a rocket-powered electric vehicle with physically impossible-sounding performance specs, I immediately thought James Dyson was up to his old tricks again. Fortunately, I was wrong. This time the household appliance company trying its hand at super car design is Dreame (pronounced like "dreamy"), a little-known […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 12:28 EDT

We just got a new reason to believe the Trump phone is real(ish)

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This time we've discovered a little more evidence that the phone is on its way to a release. Trump Mobile's T1 Phone has just passed another milestone on its slow […] Read more ›

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 11:00 EDT

Aurzen’s tiny trifold projector is almost 40 percent off right now

Not all trifolds are created equal — just ask our own Allison Johnson, who recently spent time with Samsung’s ill-fated Galaxy phone. Aurzen’s Zip projector is the kind of trifold gadget we can fully get behind, though, and it’s currently on sale at Amazon for $259.99 ($140 off). You can also pick it up in […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 10:24 EDT

Some of Xteink’s credit card-sized e-readers are losing their best feature

The Xteink X4 and X3 are excellent alternatives to Kindles and Kobos if you want an e-reader that's as easy to slip into your pocket - just not out of the box. Both devices come with stock firmware that's clunky, limited, and occasionally confusing, but that can be easily fixed by plugging them into a […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 10:09 EDT

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk's xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowing the agency to use their AI tools in classified settings, according to an announcement on Friday. At the same time, the Defense Department has left out Anthropic - which it previously used for classified information - […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 10:09 EDT

The Verge’s 2026 Mother’s Day gift guide

Whether it's managing a busy home or looking out for everyone around them, moms spend a lot of time every day caring for others. Mother's Day, May 10th, is an opportunity to return the favor, so we've rounded up practical gadgets and little luxuries that can lighten her load. This year's picks are designed to […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 10:00 EDT

My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday 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 take my beauty rest seriously. So seriously that, after months of testing, I bought my ludicrously expensive […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 09:33 EDT

Elon Musk had a bad week in court

Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI "stole a nonprofit," and saying he was the actual driving force behind one of the most important companies currently in tech. All indications are that he won't win his case against the company, but he's fighting it anyway. So you'd […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 09:30 EDT

Your guide to sci-fi streaming season

I haven't quite figured out the reason why, but for the last few years, summer has become the moment for new science fiction shows on streaming services. And 2026 isn't any different - aside from the fact that premiere dates seem to be moving up a little. This year, the release schedule is nearly as […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 05/01/2026 09:25 EDT

Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr

In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor using skills that took years to develop. In the age of generative AI, though, many of these gig workers have embraced the technology in order to meet clients' demands. These workers' profiles emphasize that they can quickly […] Read more ›

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