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The Verge @theverge.com · 1h
The tall, square-ish foldable is now launching internationally, after releasing in China this summer. www.theverge.com/tech/1002680...
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Vivo’s X Fold 6 accidentally feels like a throwback
The tall, square-ish foldable is now launching internationally, after releasing in China this summer.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 3h
The AI-powered Grokipedia, which recently started updating again after months without edits, just got some visual updates. www.theverge.com/tech/1003068...
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Elon Musk’s Grokipedia has a ‘newly refreshed’ design
There’s a new logo and books on its homepage.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 4h
Mattel chairman and CEO Ynon Kreiz is joining Paramount to help David Ellison run the company. www.theverge.com/news/1003037...
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The new and huger Paramount has a new co-CEO
David Ellison’s new co-CEO comes from Mattel.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 7h
Some background: A24 pissed off one of the internet’s largest horror communities when it announced it was working on an SCP Foundation film, but apparently hadn’t bothered to contact the SCP Wiki team, nor did it commit to releasing it under a Creative Commons license as required.
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A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie
A24 is claiming ‘worldwide rights’ to a film that has to be released under a Creative Commons license.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 7h
Seeing an easy PR win, Neon is cashing in by announcing it’s making its own SCP movie. But unlike A24, it proactively reached out to the SCP Foundation Wiki team and has pledged to release it under the Creative Commons ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license.
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Neon sticks it to A24 by announcing a Creative Commons SCP Foundation movie
The studio says the movie will be in theaters next year.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 7h
Gemini 4 Argon is launching first in a limited capacity so Google can make sure it’s not misaligned. www.theverge.com/tech/1002980...
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Google announces Gemini 4 and says it’s so capable that only ‘trusted cyber defenders’ can have it right now
Google claims Gemini 4 Argon stacks up against OpenAI and Anthropic’s models.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 7h
The Ace Ultra are here, at the same $449 release price as the Ace. They’ve improved on what the Ace did well, while finally adding the ability to pass audio from your Sonos system to the headphones and back. They’re what the Ace should have been the first time.
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The Ace Ultra are what Sonos headphones should be
This time Sonos got it right.
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Jay Peters @jaypeters.net · 10h
To fight unauthorized scraping, Reddit is further limiting Old Reddit and dropping support for RSS feeds: www.theverge.com/tech/1002788...
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Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
Reddit’s RSS feeds are on the way out too.
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Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 9h
So far, physical AI devices — pins, pendants and more — have largely crashed and burned in a graveyard of erstwhile hardware. Meta and OpenAI believe theirs will be different. Their strategy? Soft-launch as software before the hardware hard-launch. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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The AI Tamagotchis are coming
Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute.
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David Pierce @davidpierce.xyz · 9h
I’m back at work next week, and back hosting The Vergecast. I have lots of ideas and plans, but I want to know: what do you want from your favorite daily tech podcast? Ideas, feedback, critiques, I want all of it (but you’re only allowed to be mean to me specifically). Hit me!
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The Verge @theverge.com · 9h
Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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The AI Tamagotchis are coming
Personal AI hardware has mostly crashed and burned. OpenAI and Meta are counting on two selling points: it’s useful, and it’s cute.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 10h
Viewing the old Reddit UI will get even harder if you’re not a mod, now that it’s only available to accounts that have used it recently. www.theverge.com/tech/1002788...
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Reddit says it has to cut back access to ‘Old Reddit’ because of AI bots
Reddit’s RSS feeds are on the way out too.
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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 10h
I just gave away the biggest gadget prize we've done yet. Want to win some gadgets, too? Today I'm Toying With Giveaway #14 is live! www.theverge.com/gadgets/1002...
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It’s time to win the gadgets we can’t keep.
I just finished editing a new Today I’m Toying With video — and later today, I’ll pack up our biggest giveaway prize yet for one lucky winner. We don’t keep the gadgets we review, and I’m experimental...
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The Verge @theverge.com · 10h
Amazon doesn’t have much to say about privacy when it comes to drivers wearing camera-equipped smart glasses. www.theverge.com/tech/1002766...
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Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’
Your Amazon delivery could come with an unwanted photo op.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 10h
Who needs legally binding regulations when you can be your own AI safety judge? www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan
Suprising? No. But they sure are…interesting.
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Victoria Song @vicmsong.bsky.social · 10h
And now for this week’s Optimizer, we shift gears to the internet’s latest health fixation: fibermaxxing. www.theverge.com/column/10026...
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This blog could help you poop better
Let’s talk about fiber, baby. Insoluble and soluble.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 10h
Fibermaxxing might help boost an underconsumed nutrient, but you should also be wary of ‘maxxing’ trends. www.theverge.com/column/10026...
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This blog could help you poop better
Let’s talk about fiber, baby. Insoluble and soluble.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 11h
Asus is not publicly committing to US manufacturing. www.theverge.com/policy/10025...
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Asus won’t say how it escaped the US router ban
Asus is not publicly committing to US manufacturing.
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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 11h
"Xbox is not for sale," says Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Microsoft's gaming chief is taking a "long-term view" of the Xbox division, amid rumors CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood were considering selling off Xbox. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/1002736...
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“Xbox is not for sale” says Microsoft’s gaming chief
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is taking a ‘long-term view’ of Microsoft’s gaming division.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 11h
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is taking a ‘long-term view’ of Microsoft’s gaming division. www.theverge.com/news/1002736...
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“Xbox is not for sale” says Microsoft’s gaming chief
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is taking a ‘long-term view’ of Microsoft’s gaming division.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 11h
You can select any f-stop setting with the latest update to Halide Mark III. www.theverge.com/tech/1002642...
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The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
It’s worth upgrading your iPhone’s camera app.
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Nathan Edwards @grackle.space · 12h
The potato drone story also comes with a rare video appearance from yours truly, edited into coherence by @kevinmcshane.org and @owengrove.bsky.social
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Begun the potato wars have.
YouTube video by The Verge
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The Verge @theverge.com · 13h
Around 100 publishers have joined Google’s pilot program, The Information reports. www.theverge.com/tech/1002665...
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Google reportedly tests paying publishers for AI search results
Around 100 publishers have joined Google’s pilot program, The Information reports.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 13h
What happens when platforms tell everyone how to optimize their content? www.theverge.com/tech/1002402...
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Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Social media platforms are telling creators what and how to post
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Nathan Edwards @grackle.space · 14h
This is the silliest thing I’ve written in a while
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The Verge @theverge.com · 14h
The day the dads in my neighborhood discovered drone delivery www.theverge.com/report/10021...
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Potato by air
Millennial potato subsidy
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The Verge @theverge.com · 14h
“I think it’s great when companies are public,” Altman said, adding, “I think it’s also kind of bad for the world if OpenAI waits too long to go public.”
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Sam Altman says OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
The OpenAI CEO said he didn’t want ‘additional pressure’ from Wall Street.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 14h
Dasher retail returns will also expand nationwide in November. www.theverge.com/tech/1002545...
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You’ll soon be able to order DoorDash by text message
Is that really less effort than opening the app?
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The Verge @theverge.com · 14h
Amazon's also launching a redesigned Fire TV remote with a new shape and clickier controls. www.theverge.com/streaming/10...
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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K can pull power directly from your TV
Will you be upgrading your streaming stick?
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The Verge @theverge.com · 15h
‘Over time, it may make sense to codify these steps into laws or regulations.’ www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Here’s how tech leaders will self-police AI safety under Trump’s deal
The bar is very, very low.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 15h
The Galaxy Tab S12 Plus gets a big update, though the Tab S12 Ultra is a more modest refresh. www.theverge.com/tech/1002533...
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Samsung gives its two-year-old Galaxy Tab S Plus an overhaul
There’s no regular Tab S12.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 15h
The Galaxy SmartTag 3 is launching in South Korea next month, with the rest of the world to follow in 2027. www.theverge.com/tech/1002552...
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Samsung’s new SmartTag is smaller, longer-lasting, and works with iPhones
Previous SmartTags didn’t even work with other Android phones.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 16h
The long-rumored smart home hub will reportedly be revealed alongside a new HomePod mini and Apple TV. www.theverge.com/news/1002563...
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Apple’s “HomePad” will reportedly launch on October 13th
Apple has a trio of new devices on the way for Siri AI
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Hayden Field @haydenfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Or, at least, safer... Specific quotes inside from press Q+A with Sam Altman after his DevDay keynote. theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1002505/sam-altman-openai-ipo-devday-ai-safety
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OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
The OpenAI CEO said he didn’t want ‘additional pressure’ from Wall Street.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 30/09/2026
The OpenAI CEO said he didn’t want ‘additional pressure’ from Wall Street. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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OpenAI won’t go public until its models are safe
The OpenAI CEO said he didn’t want ‘additional pressure’ from Wall Street.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
“The word super is the best word of all,” Trump says. www.theverge.com/policy/10024...
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Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
“The word super is the best word of all,” Trump says.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
The i3 50 xDrive will start at $62,850 when it arrives in the first quarter of 2027. www.theverge.com/transportati...
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BMW’s revamped i3 boasts up to 468 miles of range
The i3 50 xDrive will start at $62,850 when it arrives in the first quarter of 2027.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
After a months-long pause, Grokipedia is showing some activity once more. www.theverge.com/tech/1002448...
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Elon Musk’s AI-powered Grokipedia is updating again
Did someone remember that Grokipedia exists?
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
The 24-year-old man is linked to the hacking group behind attacks on the FBI, Rockstar Games, Ticketmaster, and more. www.theverge.com/tech/1002410...
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Suspected ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands
The FBI issued a warning to remaining ShinyHunters hackers.
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Travis Larchuk @larchuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
The Vergecast has been nominated for a Signal Award! You can vote to help us win here:
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I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
Today on The Vergecast, guest host David Imel and The Verge's Charles Pulliam-Moore take a look at the the state of the Pokémon TCG market and what the 30th anniversary collection means for collectors and resellers.
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Pokémon trading cards are their own economy | The Vergecast
The Pokémon Trading Card Game isn't just a game, it's an economy. Livestreamers provide vicarious dopamine hits to viewers who tune in to watch them open booster packs, and the rarest cards can…
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
A series of videos from people inside the industry building AI technology echoed some of the ‘doomer’ warnings others have sounded recently. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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AI researchers put out videos saying superintelligence is ‘exactly as dangerous as it sounds’
One researcher claims human extinction is “a coin flip.”
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
We also spotted launch deals for The Witcher 3 Remastered, plus Fire TV Cube 4K and Fellow Stagg EKG discounts. www.theverge.com/gadgets/1002...
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Razer’s low-latency wireless gaming keyboard is almost half off
Don’t let your old membrane keyboard keep you from FPS greatness.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
More than a dozen organizations came together at OpenAI DevDay to sponsor a rally outside the entrance to the event venue at San Francisco’s Fort Mason, including Bay Resistance, Tech Workers Coalition, Service Employees International Union, San Francisco Rising, and the San Francisco Labor Council.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
Dots are always-on AI assistants that OpenAI says can ‘do nearly anything’ using a cloud computer and connected apps. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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OpenAI launches Dots, its Muse competitor
Dots are OpenAI’s answer to Meta’s Muse.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
Data centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event. The protest reflects a bipartisan movement led by people opposing the power concentration in the AI industry, as well as the lack of government regulation. Read more from @haydenfield.bsky.social:
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Protesters gather at OpenAI’s DevDay
Data centers, ICE contracts, and more were under fire at a rally around the event.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
Xbox testers can try out the new Mythic Achievements today. www.theverge.com/news/1002099...
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Xbox’s Mythic Achievements are here and they’re just like PlayStation Platinum trophies
Xbox testers can try out the new Mythic Achievements today.
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Adi Robertson @thedextriarchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the past week reminds me of this @lopatto.bsky.social piece about *just how much* of the past several years has been shaped by powerful men dismantling the court of public opinion, because it was the last court they might face any consequences in
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How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 29/09/2026
John Ternus reportedly wants Apple to launch products more often. www.theverge.com/tech/1002107...
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Apple’s new CEO could change when it launches phones and laptops
John Ternus is already putting his stamp on the company.
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