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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. It’s now been more than a week since Trump Mobile announced that phones would “start shipping this week.”Last week Trump Mobile announced that the T1 Phone was ready to start shipping by the end of the week. Almost two weeks later, there’s no sign that’s actually happened — and the company still hasn’t shipped either of the two phones ordered by The Verge.Depending on where you get your news, you might believe the company when…

As well as a 1.78in display on their case, Soundcore’s latest earbuds have an AI-powered notetaker on board, meaning they can double up to transcribe meetings or events and generate summaries and action points from them. Anker says that these recordings are stored locally, protected by encryption. The $230/£200 Liberty 5 Pro Max is powered by Anker’s own VibeOS based around a new chip called Thus AI, again Anker-designed. These earphones are also joined by the slightly lower-priced Liberty 5 Pro costing $170/£150 with a smaller display and without the AI feature. Both sets of earphones boast a new Whisper-Clear…

Google is many things, but most of the time it’s a verb: It is what it is to search the internet for information. But what if it’s an AI agent doing the searching? And it’s doing it proactively? Without even telling you about it? In the world Google imagines, in which so much of the actual googling happens without your prompting, involvement, or even knowledge, can you even call Google a search engine anymore?These are the heady questions we get to in this episode of The Vergecast. But first, we have some news to talk about. There’s the corporate news…

If you’ve tried downloading the Sonos app on your iPhone or Mac today, you’ve probably noticed something odd – it’s gone. Reported by MacRumors, the Sonos app has temporarily disappeared from both Apple’s iOS App Store and the Mac App Store, leaving users unable to install it on new devices, or re-download it after deleting it. Thankfully, existing Sonos systems don’t appear to be affected, and people who already have the app installed can still use their speakers normally. The issue currently seems limited to downloading or reinstalling the app through the App Store. According to MacRumors, Sonos said it’s…

Microsoft is rolling out Office app updates next week that allow users to disable a floating Copilot button. The button appeared in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in recent weeks, and floats above the bottom right-hand section of spreadsheets or documents. It has angered many Excel users in particular, because it obstructs cells and you can’t fully disable it.“While we are seeing increased engagement with Copilot in Office apps with this update, we are also hearing the need for more control over how Copilot appears,” admits Katie Kivett, partner group product manager at Microsoft. “While one of our goals is to…

I’ve loved the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 since it launched in 2020. I bought one for my wife after reading about how awesome it was on a little site called The Verge dot com.Since then, the G14 has gotten some facelifts, chip bumps, an occasional special edition, a full redesign, and a 16-inch sibling — and it’s remained great. Now, in 2026, Asus has new flagship models making the switch from AMD chips to Intel Panther Lake CPUs. And it now has something I have a soft spot for on any laptop: a full-size SD card slot.The Zephyrus G14 already…

For decades, we’ve been inundated with futuristic smartphone concepts that do away with bezels altogether. And while some phones have come close with niche attempts over the years, a new leak suggests Apple could finally be moving in that direction with its 2027 iPhone plans. According to a new leak from reliable Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station (via MacRumors), Apple is currently testing an iPhone 19 Pro prototype with a quad-curved display – where the screen curves around all four edges of the phone rather than just the left and right sides. The claim also suggests that Apple is experimenting…

Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. Mehdi announced his departure in an internal memo on Thursday, noting that he will leave Microsoft next year. He will remain focused on marketing for Windows, Copilot for consumers and the Microsoft 365 consumer business until 2027.“As I thought about this decision, one thing was crystal clear: I want to ensure I have the time and space to set the team – and our mission – up for continued success,” says Mehdi in his memo. “We are in the middle of…

Details have emerged about a tentative deal struck between Samsung and semiconductor employees who had threatened to strike. The deal reportedly makes some workers eligible for average annual bonuses of $340,000.The proposed 18-day strike had hinged on Samsung’s bonus cap for employees in the semiconductor division, and followed a substantial rise in the possible bonuses available to employees of SK Hynix, another South Korean chipmaker enjoying a boom thanks to demand for AI components.Under the terms of the new deal, Reuters reports that all ​chip workers will receive 50 percent of their annual salary as a regular bonus in cash.…

After back-to-back losses in trials grappling with its impact on teens’ mental health, Meta just settled what was supposed to be its next legal battle with Kentucky’s Breathitt County School District. Google’s YouTube, Snap, and TikTok all recently settled similar claims brought by the school district, which was seeking payment from the companies to cover the cost of combatting social media-related mental health harms.The trial had been set to begin in June as the first bellwether trial of the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) cases, which include claims from school districts, state attorneys general, and individuals against the social media platforms.…

The Liberty 5 Pro are available starting today for $169.99 in blue, white, black, and pink color options. They carry forward the charging case LCD touchscreen functionality of their predecessor, but it’s now located on the outside for easier access and is a bit larger at 0.96 inches. The touchscreen can be used to adjust ANC levels or turn on transparency mode.The addition of the Thus chip does result in a small hit to battery life, with up to 6.5 hours of listening with ANC turned on, which can be boosted to up to 28 hours in total when paired…

Soundcore, Anker’s audio brand, has mostly lived in the budget-to-midrange world, but with its new Liberty 5 Pro earbuds, it’s aiming at the big guys. The two new earbuds — the Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max — use Anker’s new Thus chip, which has more processing power than previous Soundcore earbuds to try and compete with the chips found in Apple, Sony, and Bose products. And that extra processing power gives the Liberty 5 Pro the best in-call noise canceling I’ve heard in any earbuds.Previously, the highest-priced Soundcore earbuds (not counting the sleep buds) were the Liberty…