Online Shopping
…early ’00s like Amazon and eBay changed how the world shopped. Some of those companies have stuck around, but a new generation of commerce platforms is quickly gaining ground. Ultracheap retailers like…
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The Razr Fold is stuck in the middle
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future
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How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
…to talk to each other,” to what extent is that all changing, going to affect how we look at policy, how we look at regulation and so forth? There’s two different…
Why everyone is turning on data centers
…It’s these really, really, really localized policies that may end up driving, if not national policy change and national policy discussions, but at least national political vibes. Whoever wins the Democratic…
Would you let robots spend your money? Google is betting on it
…The cart will also track prices, provide in-stock notifications, suggest potential discounts, and alert shoppers to potential issues with their selections. Despite the transformative changes AI has brought to the workplace…
AI is blowing up music production
…Are you investing more on the policy side, on the production side, where you’re saying you’re changing? What part specifically is growing? Well, one of the things that is really…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…Mexico border — itself part of a broader policy known as “prevention through deterrence” — has contributed to untold numbers of migrant deaths. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026…
Computer cops
…and policies; it just ingested the data it had been given, leading to a more intensive focus on historically over-policed areas: a self-perpetuating cycle. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com…
360-degree cameras have a new superpower
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