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In an interview with Bloomberg, Amazon's head of consumer electronics, Panos Panay, confirmed the company would phase out the Fire brand in favor of Alexa Tablets.

Apple has just announced a new October event, taking place in New York on October 13th at 9AM ET.

Google has released an experimental note-taking app that can transcribe meetings and audio files entirely offline, as reported earlier by TechCrunch.

Music is always a major part of a Grand Theft Auto game, and Rockstar Games says GTA VI will have the series' "biggest and widest-ranging selection of in-game radio yet."

The Retro Song Bird may look similar to devices like Epilogue's GB Operator with a slot on top for Game Boy cartridges, but it's not designed for playing retro games.

It’s always a little awkward when this many deals survive what was supposed to be the “end” of a big Amazon sale.

Google is launching a "universal" Gemini AI agent that can work across apps and devices in the background.

After resurrecting iconic consoles like the 2600 and Mattel's Intellivision, Atari is relaunching one of the brand's personal computers that originally debuted 43 years ago.

I’ve spent a year living with Alexa Plus, and it both delights and frustrates me, which is the smart home in a nutshell. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Of all the things Alexa Plus can do, I never expected it to make me cry.

At the New York Film Festival premiere of Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's satirical Sam Altman biopic, the director said onstage that "[when] someone wants to play God, that's very interesting to me."

My Decoder guest today is Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, and we’re discussing the new wave of consumer-friendly AI agents.

Alongside its new collection of Alexa Tablets that run Android with full access to the Google Play store, Amazon is introducing kid versions with similar functionality but the ability for parents to limit what software and content they have access to.

The GTA VI leaks keep coming - and the latest is almost as long as the game's official "extended look" on Netflix.

Amazon is launching a new lineup of tablets that bear almost no resemblance to any tablet Amazon has ever launched before.

Amazon's Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap.

Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the number one show on the platform - and in the world.

Jack Black in A Minecraft Movie. | Image: Warner Bros.

Ella Stiller, Mike Colter, and Rachel Keller star in Cupertino. | CBS Cupertino brings the tech backlash to the CBS procedural - an initially awkward combination, but with rewarding results.

While much of the automotive world sits dumbfounded as China gobbles up all its customers, BMW continues to roll out extremely well-crafted, technologically advanced electric vehicles that impress in both drive quality and price.

Teenage Engineering founder and CEO Jesper Kouthoofd told Highsnobiety that it plans to stop making synths.

What year is it, and what dessert name of Android are we up to?

Anker’s 45W charger is less than $50 during Amazon’s October sale.

Just over a week ago, we covered a deal at Amazon that knocked around 30 percent off Roku’s new (and first-ever) OLED TVs.

OpenAI is launching a new Intelligent UI feature in ChatGPT that allows the chatbot to answer your questions with interactive visuals.

The 15-inch Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,599. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge The first array of laptops powered by Nvidia's new RTX Spark chip are designed to compete with high-end MacBook Pros - and they've got some high-end prices to match.

What’s in a URL anymore, really.

Microsoft just wrapped up a big Windows and Surface-focused keynote in San Francisco.

At today's Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS.

The Meta Quest 3S features inside-out tracking for standalone functionality almost anywhere. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Until the end of Amazon’s October sale later tonight, you can grab the 128GB Meta Quest 3S for just $297.49 (usually $349.99)…

Before Microsoft releases a laptop to the public, it needs to put the device through its paces.

Image: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images | Getty Images Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning has its fair share of cinematic flair, but many details in the story hew closely to real life.

Months after revealing its Surface Laptop Ultra, Microsoft has announced that the Nvidia RTX Spark-equipped device will launch on October 16th.

Microsoft's Nvidia-powered Surface RTX Spark Dev Box is available for preorder now directly, and slated to ship in November for just about $6,000.

Microsoft has created a magnetic charging solution for its Surface Laptop Ultra that uses USB-C.

The peptide wild west is hard to quantify. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're g…

Several configurations of the Apple Watch Series 12 are $50 off for the first time for the remainder of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days.

We're in San Francisco today to hear what's next for Windows and Surface.

Next year's Super Bowl is headed to Disney Plus.

When you’re riding a Titan in VR, you can look around the cockpit. | Screenshot: Sean Hollister / The Verge Titanfall has a special place in my heart.

ITHACA, NY - OCTOBER 5: A woman walks past the Stewart Cooperative dormitory at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Monday, October 5, 2026,where a banner hangs in response to a lawsuit alleging the 2024 gang rape of a female student at the Chi Phi fraterni…

Xreal launched its xbx A01 Plus display glasses over the summer for $299, and they’re a decent value.

A preview of OpenAI’s College Planner. | Image: OpenAI OpenAI is bringing new tools to ChatGPT for Teens, a mode for teens introduced in August with safeguards and break reminders, to help users with the college application process.

After launching nearly a month ago and spending several weeks as the top free app in Apple's App Store, the latest update to Meta's Muse iOS app introduces native support for the iPad.

Google DeepMind, Meta, and AI drug discovery startup Isomorphic Labs are jointly investing $300 million into Biohub, the nonprofit biomedical research organization founded by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, as reported by Reuters.

Leaked renders shared on X appear to reveal several of Apple and LG’s new smart home devices. | Image: X Following a report from Bloomberg yesterday that Apple is collaborating with LG for a new collection of smart home devices and accessories, a reliable…

Amazon announced its first smart lock that eliminates the need for a physical backup key should its rechargeable battery die while you're away from home.

I’m choosing to believe that they’re cleaning chocolate and Mountain Dew. | Image: Bissell For a while, I swore by Bissell’s Little Green carpet cleaner.

Most people know that Amazon collects data about your shopping history to serve up personalized product recommendations.

Microsoft is heading to San Francisco this morning to reveal what's coming next for Windows and Surface and a "conversation on how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC."

When David Fincher's The Social Network premiered in 2010, many people still thought of Mark Zuckerberg as a genius who had revolutionized the world by creating Facebook.