Inside Google’s Beam Lab, an AI face appears
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/verge-google-beam-ai-agent.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Today, Google is experimentally revealing “Beam video agents,” which it’s…
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The best part of Mina the Hollower is how it randomizes the Zelda formula
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/minascreenshot_13_steam.png.webp?quality=90&strip=all] Mina the Hollower blends elements of retro Zelda adventures like Link’s…
A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers
…To fix the problems, Meari’s unnamed spokesperson says it shut down its EMQX platform entirely, changed usernames and passwords, and told its customers to upgrade devices to the latest firmware (it…
Can Puck reinvent news for the influencer age?
…Before that, again, you were at Facebook and Twitter during some periods of pretty rapid change there. You spent a minute at Refinery 29. Quickly describe your experiences at the platform companies…
Climate Change
Climate Climate change is already shaping what the future will look like and plunging the world into crisis. Cities are adapting to more frequent and intense extreme weather events, like superstorms and…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…the “vendor community.” [Image: Border Czar Tom Homan delivers the keynote speech at the opening of the Border Security Expo in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. https://platform.theverge.com…
The Razr Fold is stuck in the middle
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/IMG_20260512_134131966_HDR.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05…
Who is the Palantir chore coat for?
…Palantir itself also communicates directly with individual investors or fan communities. (Palantir appears to have previously even hired a moderator from the company’s Subreddit into a communications role.) A line of…
Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
…source.” Richell explained that the sponsors of Colorado’s age attestation bill invited community members to suggest changes to the bill, most of which were included in amendments that passed in committee…
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/yarbo-email-andreas-0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05…