The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
…Gemini 3.5 Google launched updated AI models at I/O, starting with Gemini 3.5 Flash, with Gemini 3.5 Pro following next month. Starting today, Gemini 3.5 Flash will…
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Inside the return of Xbox
…updates. Sharma also stressed the need to improve the overall Xbox platform in her all-hands, so it’s no surprise that earlier this week she announced a reorganization of the platform…
Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Nanoleaf-Product-Desk.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Nanoleaf…
Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage
…Once disabled the model will no longer download or update. More details in our help center article.” Update, May 6th: Added statement from Google.
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
…Microsoft is rolling out a lot of changes to Windows Update, including the ability to delay updates indefinitely at up to 35 days at a time. That means you’ll soon be…
More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel
Back in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++, a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making, building off of previous releases dating back to the freeware…
This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
…might make it more agile in terms of overall updates, it also makes it somewhat harder to fully understand how the platform takes a script and comes up with a bevy of…
Vivo’s X300 Ultra has the best cameras in any phone
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/vivo-x300-ultra-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05…
It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Google-C2PA-adoption-IO.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] This is the sort of collaborative effort we’ve been waiting for…
Dyson finally made a better robot, but a worse vacuum
…with other platforms.” Lawson McLean confirmed that the Dyson tech is mostly found in the cyclonic auto-empty dock, the Dyson-designed roller mop system, and the Dyson-developed AI-powered stain…