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Kallie Plagge @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 16:00 EDT

Pokopia made me look at Pokémon’s high-tech future in a whole new way

Pokémon Pokopia features, of all things, a 3D printer. I wasn't sure why this surprised me so much, given all the other high-tech gear in pretty much every Pokémon game. But I was not expecting to find, inside the once-crumbling Pokémon Center I'd just worked hard to restore, a kind of machine I'd never seen […] Read more ›

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Terrence O’Brien @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 15:27 EDT

Amazon.com is up and down, with login errors and prices not loading

If you're having issues shopping on Amazon or loading your playlists on Amazon Music, you're not alone. Downdetector is showing a sizable spike in people reporting issues with checkout, search, and logging in. The problem seems to be affecting both the site and the mobile apps. Several Verge staffers have experienced issues themselves. Clicking through […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 15:22 EDT

United Airlines can permanently ban passengers who don’t wear headphones

United Airlines has updated its "Contract of Carriage" to include a line that requires passengers to wear headphones while listening to audio and video content on flights, CBS News reports. Under the updated contract, United can "refuse transport on a permanent or temporary basis" to passengers who don't follow a list of rules, which now […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 15:14 EDT

Microsoft teases its next Xbox, says ‘Project Helix’ will play PC games too

The next-generation Xbox console will play both Xbox and PC games, and its codename is "Project Helix," according to Asha Sharma, who took over as Microsoft's gaming CEO last month. "Great start to the morning with Team Xbox, where we talked about our commitment to the return of Xbox including Project Helix, the code name […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 13:58 EDT

Birdbuddy’s AI-powered hummingbird feeder is matching its best price to date

Spring is peak bird-watching season, and if you want a closer look this year, Birdbuddy’s Smart Hummingbird Feeder Pro Solar has you covered. Normally $299, Birdbuddy is now selling the solar-powered feeder for $189 ($110 off), which matches its lowest price to date. Although the feeder is designed for hummingbirds, when paired with its companion […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 13:27 EDT

Netflix is buying Ben Affleck’s AI startup

Though Netflix lost the war for Warner Bros., it has just bought an AI startup from the internet's favorite Dunkin' Donuts aficionado. Today, Netflix announced that it has acquired InterPositive, Ben Affleck's AI company that specializes in tools for film and television production. The deal will see all 16 of InterPositive's current team of engineers […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 13:00 EDT

OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents

OpenAI is launching GPT-5.4, the latest version of its AI model that the company says combines advancements in reasoning, coding, and professional work involving spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. It's also OpenAI's first model with native computer use capabilities, meaning it can operate a computer on your behalf and complete tasks across different applications. The new […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 11:58 EDT

Roblox is censoring chats with AI

Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned language, which replaces certain words and phrases with "#" symbols. Now, Roblox says those words and phrases can be "translated into […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 11:37 EDT

Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya

Meta's AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten. The report, which was published last week, claims Meta contractors in Kenya have seen videos captured with the smart glasses that show "bathroom visits, sex and other intimate […] Read more ›

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Janko Roettgers @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 11:30 EDT

Osmo is trying to crack AR edutainment (again)

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. I still remember the first time I tried the kids edutainment system Osmo back in 2014: I was sitting in front of an iPad, placed vertically on a white iPad […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 10:46 EDT

You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker

Alongside smart Lego bricks and lots of robots, one of the most anticipated gadgets announced at CES 2026 was a cheap Bluetooth speaker from the company best known for flat-packed furniture. Ikea is no stranger to electronics, but after ending its partnership with Sonos last year, its approach to Bluetooth speakers has been a focus […] Read more ›

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 10:34 EDT

Preorders for Apple’s colorful MacBook Neo come with a $25 gift card

The forthcoming MacBook Neo is certainly compelling — at least for the right person. One could argue that buying a last-gen MacBook Air is a better bet in most instances; however, if you’re still sold on picking Apple’s colorful budget laptop ahead of its launch on March 11th, Best Buy is throwing in a $25 […] Read more ›

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Nilay Patel @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 10:00 EDT

Prediction markets in the news are a dangerous gamble

Today on Decoder, let’s talk about prediction markets, which continue to insert themselves into the news cycle and the news itself in increasingly weird, unsettling, and potentially illegal ways.  My guest today is Liz Lopatto, senior reporter at The Verge, who owns what we cheerfully call the chaos beat. Liz has been writing a lot […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 09:17 EDT

Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart bulbs are now available in the US

After being announced last November, Ikea's Matter-compatible smart home collection has been slowly trickling into its stores around the world over the past few months. Despite some early connectivity issues, one of the most anticipated items in that collection is Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread smart bulbs. The company originally said they'd hit the US sometime in […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 09:00 EDT

Apple Music adds optional labels for AI songs and visuals

Apple is asking artists and record labels on its music streaming platform to voluntarily label songs that were made using AI. The new "Transparency Tags" metadata system for Apple Music was announced in a newsletter to industry partners yesterday, according to Music Business Worldwide, and covers four categories, including track, composition, artwork, and music videos. […] Read more ›

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 08:30 EDT

AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts 

Do you have a Reddit alt, secret X, finsta, or Glassdoor account you trash your boss with? AI might have just made it a lot easier to unmask you. That's the conclusion of a recently published study, which hints at some uncomfortable consequences for staying private online - even if it's not quite time to […] Read more ›

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 06:46 EDT

Anthropic makes last-ditch effort to salvage deal with Pentagon after blowup

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is reportedly back at the negotiating table with the Department of Defense in an attempt to salvage the company's relationship with the US military and prevent it from being iced out of defense work for being a "supply chain risk." Talks between the two parties imploded on Friday after weeks of […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 06:15 EDT

Nothing is finally covering up with the metal Phone 4A Pro

Today Nothing has revealed the 4A and 4A Pro, its latest midrange phones. The two look startlingly different from one another, with varying designs and Glyph Light interfaces. The Pro is especially striking: it's the first Nothing phone to almost entirely abandon the brand's trademark transparent design. I'm currently at Nothing's launch event in London, […] Read more ›

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John.Higgins @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 06:15 EDT

Nothing’s Headphone A are something worth considering

After the release of the Headphone 1 last year - Nothing's first over-ear headphones - the company is back with the Headphone A. They're a slimmed-down over-ear option that keep the Nothing design aesthetic and excellent controls while decreasing the weight and bumping battery life up to a maximum of 135 hours. There are some […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 03/05/2026 05:16 EDT

Bill Gates’ nuclear company is the first to get approval to build next-gen reactor

Bill Gates-founded nuclear energy startup TerraPower has been granted approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a next-generation reactor in Wyoming. This is the first commercial-scale, advanced nuclear power plant to ever receive the federal permit, according to the press release, and will be the first commercial reactor constructed in the US in almost […] Read more ›

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