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This RPG series does everything wrong, and it’s working

In case it wasn’t clear, The Last of Us made it obvious: at their very best, big-budget video games should be comparable to prestige television, so much so that adapting one for HBO is a relatively straightforward affair. This bar-setting…

Google adds Gemini AI upgrades to Chrome

Google is rolling out what it calls the “biggest upgrade yet” to its Chrome browser. The update centers on integrating the company’s Gemini AI model, which is gradually being made available to users. The article Google adds Gemini AI upgrades…

The Apple Watch SE 3, Series 11, and Ultra 3 are now available

The iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 fleet of phones took the spotlight during Apple’s “Awe dropping” event. If you weren’t tempted by the new phones, the fact that the entire Apple Watch lineup got refreshed might have been even…

You can now buy the AirPods Pro 3

Apple’s most impressive wireless earbuds are now available from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target for $249. Our reviewer Victoria Song had a lot of good things to say about them in our review. But if it’s an in-depth spec showdown…

The Verge’s guide to upgrading your fall

Autumn is a time for renewal. Summer, a time for vacations and relaxation, is over. And now, we must look to the start of a new school year and a renewed attention to work. It can sometimes be difficult to…

The right to anonymity is powerful, and America is destroying it

To cover American tech policy over the past few years has been to watch a series of individually dangerous waves of regulation and political operations roll toward an inevitable convergence. To cover American tech policy over the past few months…