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…The storm struck Friday evening, causing damage to one of the buildings in Rivian’s facility. A photo posted on Reddit showed the inside of Building 2 with the roof partially collapsed…
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The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
…Build full Android apps with prompts in Google AI Studio Google will let users vibe-code entire native Android apps now, which they can eventually even publish to the Play Store straight…
The secret to Roku’s success: not being cool
…Roughly 10 years ago, someone told me that Roku was making “cheap hardware to sell to Walmart customers in flyover states.” The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company…
I went looking for the AI weed vape that gives you Bitcoin for smoking
…a joint and earn bitcoin?” On Threads, Gudtrip posted about “building wealth one puff at a time” and explained that users can “Earn Bitcoin from every single puff.” A pulsating TikTok video…
Inside the return of Xbox
…Kevin Gammill, corporate vice president of Xbox user experience, is also stepping down after nearly 20 years at Microsoft. This Xbox platform shakeup is designed with a goal to “build a platform…
Grok schlock panned by fed flock
…As part of xAI’s push for enterprise customers, Musk has reportedly strong-armed banks into buying Grok subscriptions if they wish to participate in SpaceX’s IPO — but if they…
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
…Everyone should treat gadgets like these as hostile agents, Petach says. “It is unfortunate that in the name of convenience, homeowners and other users are really invited to treat technology as their…
Verge Product Updates
…We post updates on new features and release notes as things roll out, put out calls for participants in user research and ask for your direct feedback. To contact us directly with…
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
…Jack says if Patreon didn’t build its own audience platform, then everyone would be at the mercy of Meta and Google to find audiences — and customers. You’ll hear Jack say…
The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
…own take on the concept as another Gemini Intelligence feature. Create My Widget lets you build custom homescreen widgets from natural language. Google suggests a meal planner that recommends protein-heavy recipes…