Alexa is moving into Amazon․com
…wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Alexa-for-Shopping-Chat-Window.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] At launch, Alexa for Shopping’s capabilities include setting price alerts, comparing items, and automatically…
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Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/nvidia-rtx-spark005.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] And between Microsoft and Nvidia’s wrangling efforts, lots of Windows developers are…
How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas
…Western stars and directors. Netflix committed to investing $500 million into Korean content in 2021. By 2023, Netflix pledged to spend another $2.5 billion on Korean movies and TV shows. Further…
The future of game consoles is looking bleak
…Nintendo launched a new console amidst all of this volatility — the Switch 2 was officially unveiled on the same day as President Trump’s initial sweeping tariffs — and has been relatively successful…
Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point
…Control Resonant launches on September 24th on the PS5, Xbox, and PC.
Social Media Platforms
…The platform , built on the decentralized Nostr protocol and launched initially last year , “preserves archived videos from the Internet Archive” (it says it has “restored access” to about 500,000 Vines) and…
Why Nuro thinks being a robotaxi ‘second mover’ gives it an advantage
…Nuro plans on launching the service in San Francisco later this year. And earlier this month, it was granted the first of several permits it will need in order to launch that…
The AI-designed car is taking shape
…The push for software-defined vehicles means more complex integration efforts that have delayed launches and cost billions. AI is seen as a potential boon here, too. At Nissan, the main focus…
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
…The agent rolls out to trusted testers this week, and a beta will be available in the US next week on Google’s Ultra plan. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content…
360-degree cameras have a new superpower
…lens distortion parameters, shutter speed, accelerometer and gyroscope data, and GPS — streamed from the Insta360 mobile app directly to the camera during capture,” Splatica CEO and cofounder Eugene Nikolskii tells The Verge…