The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever
…125, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old editions…
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Ikea’s smart lamp is a sweet treat
…While she’s rarely a fan of me adding smart tech to her room, she did give this an “It’s nice” accolade — high praise from my 15-year-old. The donut…
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
…Nadella didn’t address the issues Microsoft is trying to fix in Windows 11 but chose to woo the audience with Microsoft’s slick Surface RTX Spark Dev Kit instead, calling it…
Google Pixel
…The release notes say it adds desktop window-like app bubbles so users “can organize, move between, and move bubbles to and from anchored points on the screen,” although testers report they…
The things we’re building
…also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) Happy Ruthless Self-Promotion Week! We’re dedicating almost all of this issue to the stuff we’ve been…
Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr
…People in the AI community often share tips about how to deal with roadblocks like different platforms’ limits on how many generations users can make in a day. But when you look…
Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube wave
…Some of “the most talented artists” Parsons knows are “random people from Discord who are, like, 14-year-olds who are not working in the industry at all, but they’re fucking…
The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen
…Yeah, fine, whatever, this is a two-year-old game, but it’s finally on Xbox and Switch! I know how many FF fans there are out there, and by all accounts…
The app you need to clean up your computer
…Bartender has always been a classic power-user Mac app for cleaning up your menu bar. For $15 a year, Bartender Pro does way more: It adds a bunch of small utilities…
Interior design at 25,000 mph
…s toilet — though this particular bit of hardware had a few teething issues. This kind of attention to user experience isn’t just window dressing, but rather a key part of getting…