Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future
…In fairness, that helps keep the phone itself thinner and lighter, and Samsung is likely betting that you were going to put a case on it anyway. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com…
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How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet
…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 things I want…
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 Universal Cart works across retailers and across Google surfaces. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Multi-merchant-cart-Ulta-and-Nike.jpg?quality=90&strip=all…
AI is blowing up music production
…that are ever-changing, and I love that our organization is moving quickly and staying ahead of a lot of those things. Are you investing more on the policy side, on the…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…Babel Street’s Babel X platform, according to one internal document obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, “can handle requests across more than 52+ social media platforms and millions of URLs…
Computer cops
…biases 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…
360-degree cameras have a new superpower
…do: * Change two settings on an off-the-shelf Insta360 camera or Antigravity drone * Record a video while walking (or flying) around the area * Sign up for a Splatica account and upload…
I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/img_4190_720.png?quality=90&strip=all] Despite what Gudtrip’s website, X account, Threads account, TikTok account, and a…
Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip-hop at its most daring
…On “Home of the Brave,” Lif gets more specific, calling out policies of the Bush administration, the Afghan war, and America’s thirst for foreign oil. > So Americans cheer while we kill…