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One of this year’s hottest upcoming phone series is set to debut shortly. Yes, it’s time for the iPhone 18 series, but as you’ll hear, the standard iPhone 18 may debut at a different time than the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. And there’s also the foldable iPhone Fold set to appear as well. What’s the difference this year? Multiple reports suggest that Apple will break its regular yearly cycle of iPhone launches as it juggles with multiple different models of iPhone and smartphone development slows down year-to-year. It seems we will get a premium-only lineup this year,…
Apple bumped up its trade-in offers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and certain Android phones, with some devices now worth over $100 more, 9to5Mac reports. The Mac Studio’s trade-in value increased the most, going up by $260. While some devices’ offers are unchanged, most got an increase of around $5 to $20, with a few seeing an increase of over $100:Additionally, Apple is now offering trade-in credit for a handful of new Android devices:While some new Android phones have been added to the list, Apple lowered its trade-in credit for a few others, including:The higher trade-in credits on most…
Two years ago, Lego and F1 shook hands on what looked like a fairly standard licensing deal. It’s since turned into one of the most successful partnerships in motorsport (up there with Rust-eze and Lightning McQueen). It started with some Speed Champions sets and a bit of cross-promotion. Job done, right? Instead it’s turned into something far bigger – drivable life-sized cars, a race-ready F1 Academy livery, and helmets so detailed that drivers turned up to the track with them. I’ve been watching F1 since Jenson Button won the title with Brawn GP, and I’ve been playing with Lego for…
In the AI industry, Google prides itself on seeming like the adult in the room: quiet, stable, time-tested. On Wednesday, even as the company announced its largest AI org shakeup yet, Google and its leaders presented a unified front, keeping their messaging focused on how the changes tee up future success.But the reality is that the laundry list of executive changes likely signal deeper issues within Google’s AI organization. That starts with its tenuous position in the AI race, and it stretches to problems like Google DeepMind leader Demis Hassabis’ interest in longer-term research over shorter-term product shipping, as well…
Today, I’m talking with Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, about the growing backlash against AI data centers.Gaby recently reported a fantastic piece about Hernando County, Florida, where last month the county commission unanimously approved a yearlong moratorium on data center construction. She attended a protest there organized by a group called Humans First, a conservative grassroots movement focused on combating AI data center build-outs.Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Decoder wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here.You’ll hear Gaby explain that it was…
Bose has overhauled its mainstream noise-cancelling headphones offering for 2026, bringing fresh new looks, smarter ANC and immersive listening inherited from the firm’s flagship over-ears. The QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) also add two-way USB-C audio and a generously long battery life. This is a thoroughly modern redesign, with pill-shaped ear cups that are stuffed with more plush synthetic leather cushioning than the outgoing pair. A continuously adjustable sliding headband better follows the contour of your head, which should mean clamping force isn’t quite so vice-like – but still secure enough to keep the cans in place while on the move. It…
I enjoy using display-mirroring glasses as a way to play Steam Deck games on a big screen, and I’m always on the hunt for the best pair. There’s still not one perfect model I can recommend to everyone, but Viture’s new $299.99 Pro 2 have sharper-looking screens than models that cost hundreds more. It’s mostly thanks to the simple but effective diopter-adjusting dials that sit above each eye.The dials move the lenses, helping more people get the clarity they are hoping for out of the box. These have been in some past models that sold for around $400 or more,…
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to toss out Apple’s landmark lawsuit accusing the ChatGPT maker of stealing trade secrets, describing the allegations as “meritless.” In a motion filed yesterday to dismiss the complaint, OpenAI says that Apple is mischaracterizing both the actions of the AI startup’s employees as theft, and “generic” product development information as “trade secrets,” adding that Apple made no reasonable efforts to maintain such secrecy.Several aspects of that blog make a more formal appearance in OpenAI’s dismissal request, alleging that Apple’s case is poorly investigated, built on selective or out-of-context communications, and “rotten to its core.”…
Your iPhone can snap excellent photos with no effort. Point the camera, press the button, and Apple’s image processing handles everything from exposure and colour, to noise reduction. But while this works brilliantly most of the time, it also means that many photographic decisions are made for you. If you own a compatible iPhone Pro and want more control over your pictures, switching to Apple ProRAW gives you much greater control over the final result. It won’t magically improve every picture, of course, and the files are enormous. But if you want to take your smartphone photography game to the…
xAI’s Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia with AI-generated articles that Elon Musk once promised would be a “massive improvement” over Wikipedia, apparently hasn’t been updated since April 24th, according to a report from Lawfare. “As far as we can tell, no entry has changed in more than three months,” Lawfare said.Grokipedia launched in v0.1 in October 2025 with an initial batch of 885,000 articles, and is now on v0.2 (released in November 2025) and has more than 6,000,000 total articles, according to grokipedia.com/live. But that live page also has a section titled “Recent changes to…” with a message under it that…
He says that “almost every aspect of X” has been rebuilt while he was head of product, including its timeline, Android app, chat, and notifications. Going forward, the “next leaders” mentioned are Benji Taylor leading design with iOS lead Jonah Katz and Mridul Singhai leading the product team.Bier previously co-founded the startups tbh (acquired by Meta) and Gas (acquired by Discord). He was appointed to lead product just days before former X CEO Linda Yaccarino stepped down, and has been a public face of the company ever since. Read the full article here
Ring has debuted a new version of its smart doorbell camera that’s designed to be easily installed as a replacement for a door’s peephole without drilling or running wires. The Peephole Cam 2K is a replacement for the brand’s Door View Cam that first debuted in 2019 and, alongside a sleeker design, it features a bump from 1080P to 2K video recording, some tracking upgrades, and a cheaper price. It’s available for preorder now for $99.99 with shipping expected later this month.As with previous models, the Peephole Cam 2K is divided into two halves that connect to each other through…