Headspace XR made me forget how much I hate meditation tech
I’m the most shocked that I enjoyed the app. | Image: Headspace, Meta I am not a chill person, but I would like to be. It’s why I keep trying…
The EU’s new competition rules are going live — here’s how tech giants are responding
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Digital Markets Act’s deadline for compliance is imminent. Its six designated “gatekeepers” have fought the rules, but also bent…
Logitech’s new MX Brio is a $200 4K webcam with ‘AI-enhanced image quality’
Image: Logitech Logitech’s MX Brio is a new $199.99 (£219.99 / €229) 4K webcam aimed at everyone from remote workers to streamers. Key specs include the ability to stream in…
OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted ‘absolute control’ of the company
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI has responded to Elon Musk’s lawsuit by saying that he at one point wanted “absolute control” of the company by…
Microsoft invokes VCRs in motion to dismiss The New York Times’s AI lawsuit
Illustration: The Verge The VCR will always invoke a sense of nostalgia, but Microsoft hopes it can help in court; it’s citing the tech in its attempt to dismiss three…
The Pixel 8a may get a 256GB storage boost — and a price hike
Is this what the Pixel 8a will look like? | Image: OnLeaks / Smartprix The Pixel 8a phone is getting a new 256GB tier, at least according to rumblings heard…
Twitter’s music label legal trouble might have legs
Image: The Verge The music labels suing Twitter — now X — for copyright infringement can move forward with parts of their lawsuit. In a filing on Tuesday, US District…
Microsoft argues Supreme Court’s VCR ruling should doom NYT’s OpenAI lawsuit
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aliaksandr Litviniuk) Microsoft urged a federal court to dismiss part of The New York Times’ copyright lawsuit against itself and OpenAI, claiming that the NYT…
After collecting $22 million, AlphV ransomware group stages FBI takedown
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The ransomware group responsible for hamstringing the prescription drug market for two weeks has suddenly gone dark, just days after receiving a $22 million payment and…
We drive Mini’s first electric crossover, the 2025 Countryman SE ALL4
Enlarge / Mini has made a fully electric version of its Countryman compact crossover, replacing the outgoing plug-in hybrid Countryman. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) BMW provided flights from Washington to Lisbon,…