Why does the Googlebook exist?
…But there’s glowy lights! https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Glowbar.png?quality=90&strip=all] It looks like a workable desktop experience with Android apps…
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Will a new CEO help realize Apple’s smart home potential?
…about to change. [Image: Apple’s StandBy Mode for iPhones could be a glimpse at the type of controls a HomePad will have. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2…
ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. If a paper has “incontrovertible evidence that…
OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
…and flag any changes in spending habits. [Image: It’s not just bank accounts — you can connect ChatGPT with investment platforms too. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026…
Why your Whoop might tell you to up your testosterone
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/257818_Whoop_5_AKrales_0049.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Wearable technology comes with a basic promise. Wear this device. Monitor…
Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/pre-media_26c0129_006.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] The high-performance battery, meanwhile, utilizes tall, ultra-slim cylindrical cells that…
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Screenshot_20260531_212701.png?quality=90&strip=all] But Nvidia says there’ll be lesser versions later, targeting lower prices, and…
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
…Substack cofounder Hamish McKenzie pushes back on claims that the platform is a “walled garden,” saying “no walled garden would let you export your mailing list, content, and even payment relationships at…
Your feed is overrun with clips — this is the cutthroat community of “clippers” behind it
…It might be effective in pumping views for a while — but if we are to believe the platforms where this kind of recycled content lives, reused clips may have a short shelf…
TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads
…core platform experience otherwise “won’t change” for paid or free users. [Image: “Enjoy” personalized ads feels like a bit of a stretch there, TikTok. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads…