All these smart glasses and nothing to do
…Big Tech wants smart glasses to be AI wearables, but right now, the AI stinks for most people. Meta AI isn’t great, and the glasses that come with proprietary models layered…
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Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/268500_Dreame_NEXT_2026_KMcClellan_0033.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Dreame’s second phone is the Aurora Lux, though calling…
Speech and Moderation
Speech On today’s internet, the boundaries of acceptable speech are set by a few massive platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and a handful of others. If those companies find something…
What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?
…to make you move more. Ten years ago, nobody was better at this than Fitbit. For a time, it was the Kleenex or Band-Aid of wearables — a brand so ubiquitous…
Microsoft Build
…Microsoft’s new publication has a familiar name and is aimed at developers, kicking off with information about the launch of Project Solara , its agentic AI hardware-focused platform. Introducing Command Line…
A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Warby-Parker-Lifestyle.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] Instead of calling these AI glasses, Google and Samsung seem to have landed…
Can Puck reinvent news for the influencer age?
…When I talk to people at Substack or the people who have moved to Substack about that 10%, the justification is generally that Substack drives more subscriber growth than any other platform…
AI is blowing up music production
…Streaming platform Deezer reports that more than 50,000 AI-generated songs are being uploaded every day. All that AI-generated music is getting harder to identify and filter out, while at…
The Remarkable Paper Pure is the best digital notepad I’ve ever used
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/remarkablepaperpure5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/remarkablepaperpure6.jpg?quality…
Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble
…But amid a global debate over internet regulation, its latest updates also looked like a defensive move in a brewing fight against Meta and other app developers. Apple announced an expanded toolkit…