How the Apple Watch defined modern health tech
In my humble opinion, the Series 4 was a watershed moment in wearable tech history. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear
Waiting for Trump Phone
Nothing moved the needle this week. | Image: The Verge / Shutterstock Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. Crickets. Despite recent signs of life, another week has come and gone without the
I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux
Two weeks ago I set aside my M4 MacBook Air and picked up a nine-year-old ThinkPad. It's one of an estimated 200 to 400 million Windows 10 PCs that don't meet Microsoft's requirements for Windows 11. When Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 in October, it became "obsolete." The solutio
Best iPad apps to boost productivity and make your life easier
There are many iPad apps to help you organize recipes, sync tasks across devices, be more productive, and manage your notes.
Anker’s small, five-port travel adapter is down to its best price yet
Anker’s pocketable Nano Travel Adapter can power up to five devices and works in over 200 countries. | Image: The Verge Few things kill the vibe of your relaxing spring break abroad faster than realizing you forgot a way to keep things charged. Anker’s Nano Travel Adapter makes it easy to charge you
Mercedes adds steer-by-wire — and a dang steering yoke — to the EQS
Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack, is coming to Mercedes-Benz. The German automaker says it will use the steering technology in its forthcoming refreshed EQS sedan, marking its first fora
The best iPad deals you can get right now
The new iPad Air is already on sale. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those moments. The day-to-day discounts come and go like the changing winds, so there’s
Lenovo Legion Go 2 suddenly costs $650 more as RAMageddon lays waste to gaming hardware
The Legion Go 2’s mouse mode, unique among Windows handhelds. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Remember when we thought the Legion Go 2 was expensive at $1,099 and up? Those were the days - Best Buy is now listing Lenovo's handheld for $1,499 with a Ryzen Z2 or $1,999 with a Z2 Extreme.
Tesla’s Texas factory workforce reportedly shrunk 22% in 2025
Tesla's headcount fell from 21,191 workers to 16,506 workers in 2025, according to a report, as it grappled with its second straight year of declining sales.
OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence
OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment - who was until recently the company's CEO of applications - says in the memo that she will be stepping away on medical leave "for the next several wee
The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia
When Fizz quietly debuted in Saudi Arabia, founder and CEO Teddy Solomon wasn’t expecting the app to catch on like it did.
NASA did eventually solve Artemis II’s Outlook glitch
NASA’s Artemis II rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. | Photo: Joe Raedle via Getty Images On Thursday, during Artemis II's journey to the Moon, commander Reid Wiseman ran into a tech issue some of us back on Earth can relate to: Microsoft Outlook wasn't working. In a convers
Lucid blames dip in Q1 sales on seat supplier issue
Lucid said it has resolved the problem and is not changing its guidance for 2026.
Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra
Using OpenClaw with Claude AI is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to Anthropic's new policy changes. Beginning April 4th at 3PM ET, users will "no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw," according to an email sent to users on Frid
Brick vs. Bloom Card: I tested both for my screen addiction, and the winner depends on you
This cheaper Brick alternative blocks distracting apps and adds its own unique features. There's just one catch.
Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says
Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue.
Look Outside's April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent 'smooch mode'
For April Fools' Day, the developer of Look Outside released an update that added a new option to your interactions with NPCs: kissing. Instead of just fighting or talking to enemies and surviving neighbors in the cursed apartment building, you could give 'em a smooch. Their dialogue and sprites wer
I turned to PrivacyBee to clean up my data - here's how it made me disappear
PrivacyBee is one of the most comprehensive data removal services I've tested, with the ability to remove your personal information across hundreds of sites.
Amazon hits sellers with ‘fuel surcharge’ as Iran war roils global energy markets
The e-commerce giant called the surcharge "temporary" but couldn't give a date for when the policy would be retired.
The Artemis II mission has started its 10-day journey around the moon
The Artemis II mission successfully launched into space on April 1, at 6:35pm Eastern time, from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day