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Google is launching its own version of OpenClaw
…Announced during Google I/O 2026, Gemini Spark is an always-on AI agent that can write emails for you, create continually updated study guides, monitor credit card statements for hidden subscription…
Whisker’s latest Litter-Robot uses AI to recognize your cat’s face and poop
…The company is also introducing an optional subscription service, Whisker Plus, that monitors and tracks your kitty’s bathroom behavior over time to produce “detailed analysis of data trends,” which could help…
Texas sues Netflix for advertising ‘bait and switch’ and spying
…users in this same way.” In the lawsuit, Paxton claims Netflix drove up subscriptions by promoting its platform as an “escape from Big Tech surveillance.” But that changed when Netflix introduced an…
The 5 biggest changes coming to Gemini
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/gemini-omni.png?quality=90&strip=all] Google is updating its Gemini app with a new kind of model that will…
Spotify is narrating magazine articles now
Would you listen to magazine articles on Spotify? The streaming platform certainly hopes so, as it’s launching a new format for narrated long-form articles, alongside its usual array of music…
Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges
Xbox is having yet another tough quarter, as revenue from content and services like its Game Pass subscription dipped 10 percent over the past few months. At the same time, Xbox hardware…
These great digital gifts will arrive just in time for Mother’s Day
…to learn how to play the guitar, a Fender Play subscription can help them do so thanks to a continuously updated catalog of hundreds of instructor-led video lessons. You can gift…
Google’s Pixel Watch 5 dives deeper into AI and health
…Most of the new health software updates will be backward-compatible. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Google-Pixel-Watch-5-4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all…
Vizio made a great dumb TV, and it might have been by accident
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/268611_Vizio_Mini_LED_Quantum_TV_JHiggins_0016.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads…