Google shakes up Gemini leadership, Google Labs head taking the reins
On the heels of releasing its most capable AI model yet, Google is making some changes to the Gemini team. A new report from Semafor reveals that longtime Googler Sissie…
FTC chair says he’d ‘obey lawful orders’ if Trump asked to drop an antitrust case like Meta’s
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has refused to commit to resisting President Donald Trump if he ordered the agency to drop its antitrust suit against Meta, saying he would…
Verge staffers react to the Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has finally aired its big Switch 2 Direct, and now we know a whole lot about its next console. The Verge staff has a lot of feelings about the…
Sonos permanently drops the price of its Era 100 speaker and Ray soundbar
The Era 100 was originally $249. Sonos is lowering the price of two products in an effort to boost hardware sales amid a continued slump. The company’s Era 100 smart…
Here’s the Switch 2’s homescreen
Nintendo didnât spend much time on the Switch 2âs UI during todayâs big Direct presentation, but the company has just given us a pretty good look at the new consoleâs…
Here’s everything Nintendo has revealed about the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons
In its April 2nd Direct event, Nintendo revealed a lot of the Switch 2 details we’ve been waiting for, including the console’s price ($449.99 in the US), its June 5th…
A 32-bit processor made with an atomically thin semiconductor
On Wednesday, a team of researchers from China used a paper published in Nature to describe a 32-bit RISC-V processor built using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as the semiconductor.…
DOGE staffer’s YouTube nickname accidentally revealed his teen hacking activity
A SpaceX and X engineer, Christopher Stanley—currently serving as a senior advisor in the Deputy Attorney General’s office at the Department of Justice (DOJ)—was reportedly caught bragging about hacking and…
AI bots strain Wikimedia as bandwidth surges 50%
On Tuesday, the Wikimedia Foundation announced that relentless AI scraping is putting strain on Wikipedia’s servers. Automated bots seeking AI model training data for LLMs have been vacuuming up terabytes…
Not just Signal: Michael Waltz reportedly used Gmail for government messages
National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and a senior aide used personal Gmail accounts for government communications, according to a Washington Post report published yesterday. Waltz has been at the center…