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Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview
Can Forum outlast Facebook’s old Groups app?
Google appeals search monopoly ruling, says it won business ‘fair and square’
The judge “egregiously exceeded” his discretion, according to Google.
Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for
“Got it! Let me know if you need help with anything else.”
If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one
The new Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is almost perfect for me, except it’s $3,600.
The Boys limped through its last season, but made up for it with the finale
A satisfying conclusion to a bloody mess of a show.
Microsoft is letting Office users remove an annoying Copilot button
A floating Copilot button has irritated Excel users the most.
Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction
Anker’s next earbuds come with a new AI chip inside.
Anker’s new earbuds have the best call quality I’ve ever heard
The Liberty 5 Pro set the bar.
GOP leaders abruptly cancel House vote on Iran war powers, shielding Trump from rebuke
House GOP leaders abruptly canceled a vote Thursday on a resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran just as Republicans were on the verge of losing the vote due to absences.
Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI
Project Nova brings more customization and bubbly tabs.
Spotify is going to reserve concert tickets for ‘real fans’
Spotify wants to help you get to your favorite band’s show.
Netflix’s next great sci-fi show is set in a retirement community
Welcome to the Boroughs.
I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app
From prompt to phone in minutes flat.
Sony’s other PS Plus plans are going up in price too.
When it announced price hikes this week, Sony focused on the cheapest Essential tier. As we suspected though, now the new prices are live, Extra and Premium have gone up too. Extra now starts at $16.99 per month, while Premium is $19.99. [Link: Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus | https://www.theverge.com/games/932430/sony-playstation-plus-subscription-price-raise | The Verge]
Scientists discover hidden weakness shared by hundreds of cancer mutations
Scientists have unveiled a powerful new tool called PerturbFate that could change how researchers tackle diseases driven by huge numbers of genetic mutations, including cancer and Alzheimer’s. Instead of trying to target every faulty gene individually, the system tracks how different mutations reshape cells over time and identifies the hidden “control hubs” where those pathways converge.
‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
Demis Hassabis made a bold health tech claim at I/O this year.
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
The second major Xbox leadership changes this month.
It’s make or break time for AI labeling systems
It’s time for SynthID and C2PA to prove they work.
News industry scion James Murdoch buys New York magazine and Vox
Other Vox titles, including Eater, Popsugar, SB Nation, the Dodo, and the Verge, are not included in the transaction. They will make up a second, independent company under a new name.
Google is launching an Android version of its AI Studio vibe coding tool.
The app, which you can pre-register for on Google Play, will let you use AI and prompts to starting building other apps. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-5.10.01PM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
Keep an eye on things with Live Updates.
Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year
FOMO is probably the point.
Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
Gemini Spark is giving Google a whole new level of access to your data.
The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
Gemini, AI in Search, vibe coding, and more at I/O.
Google can now vibe-code you an Android app
Build it on the web and test it on your phone.
A first (and second) look at the Android XR glasses launching this year
Three!! Android XR!!! glasses!!! this year!!!
Sony’s 1000X The Collexion are a luxurious and expensive celebration of its iconic headphones
Say hello to Sony’s most expensive wireless headphones.
Anker fixes the two worst things about power stations
Cheap, small for 2kWh, and super efficient.
Microsoft launches Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 with Intel chips
Three new Intel-powered Surface devices arrive for businesses, but they all have high price tags.
Nintendo keeps finding new ways to reinvent platformers
Yoshi is more than just an adorable face.
Xbox fans want exclusives, more backward compatibility, and free online multiplayer
Microsoft’s new Xbox Player Voice portal makes fan feedback a lot more visible.
PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore
You’ll need a PlayStation to check out big tentpole releases.
Walmart launches new budget-friendly Android tablets starting at $97
That’s a 7-inch Android tablet for $97.
Google is rolling out its redesigned Workspace app icons
Google’s Workspace icons got an ombre makeover.
Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus
The price hike goes into effect on May 20th.
Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports
Linux is getting flooded with duplicate AI bug reports.
Leaked images reveal Sony’s 10th anniversary ‘ColleXion’ headphones
The carry case is basically a handbag.
Arsenal Women to let England youth international leave for US
Arsenal midfielder and England youth international Laila Harbert is on the verge of joining American club San Diego Wave.
Disco Elysium’s spiritual successor can’t escape its phantoms
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies carries the ZA/UM name, but the studio has changed a lot since its previous hit.
Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode
The company wants to focus on improving video quality and performance instead of gimmicks.
Business investment growth in UK is less than half pace of US
There has been a widening divergence between the two economies since 2019
Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
The company is banking on privacy being its AI differentiator.
Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
Windows 11 Insiders can choose a smaller taskbar as well.
ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop
Banned authors won’t be able to submit papers for one year.
The Analogue 3D is finally getting save states
A new firmware update for Analogue’s 4K N64 clone will let you save your progress at any point during a game.
The promises and pitfalls of personalized health
Can the algorithm adjust to factor in my PMOS?
AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists
Journal editors and peer reviewers are being flooded with AI-generated papers that are almost impossible to detect.
Faith and politics converge at Southern Baptist Convention meeting / Texas Monthly
Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses
After launching in early access, the feature is rolling out widely.
Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller
The Elite 3 controller appears to have new scroll wheel buttons and a removable battery.
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
Thousands of Microsoft developers will use GitHub Copilot CLI instead
Leaked images show Microsoft’s new Xbox Cloud Gaming controller
A Brazilian regulator has published photos of an unreleased Xbox controller.
AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards
A performance boost for your GPU.
Dell and RAMageddon are watering down the Alienware brand
Dell’s new gaming laptop is an Alienware in name only.
Insta360’s new viewfinder turns the action cam into a retro shooter
Insta360 tries to capitalize on the tiny camera trend.
I’m obsessed with Forza Horizon 6, and I’ve barely even raced
An open world full of open roads.
Windows Update will soon automatically roll back faulty drivers
Microsoft is making Windows Update a lot less disruptive.
Microsoft’s Edge Copilot update uses AI to pull information from across your tabs
Copilotification.
AMD’s best CPU tech for gamers is coming to workstations too
AMD’s 3D V-Cache isn’t just for gaming anymore.
Instagram hits the copy button again with new disappearing Instants photos
Another new way to encourage you to post.
Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘completely private’ encrypted Meta AI chat
End-to-end encryption for AI, but not Instagram DMs.
Sony ups its new A7R VI to 66.8 megapixels and jumps the price to $4,500
It now features a fully stacked sensor for faster shooting and 8K video, making it a more do-it-all high-resolution camera.
Microsoft’s Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass
An Xbox disc-to-digital conversion might be on the way, too
Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
‘If I black and white say no, I would say that was accurate. But I also think it’s misleading.’
Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
Google has a new operating system and a new laptop platform, but no hardware just yet.
Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all
Phone projection is getting more embedded.
Panasonic’s new Lumix L10 is a compact camera with a focus on photography
The L10 features the same sensor as the Lumix GH7 but with a fixed lens and limited video capabilities.
Anker’s fast, foldable 3-in-1 charging station is back to its best price yet
Also, you can sign up for three months of Crunchyroll for just $6.
Google’s Aluminium OS revealed in 16-minute leaked video
Is this our first look at Android on PC?
How to watch Google’s Android Show: I/O Edition today
Expect a look at Android 17 and Gemini updates.
Here’s what Mira Murati’s AI company is up to
Thinking Machines is showing off something called “interaction models.”
Govee’s new portable smart lamp is on sale for the first time
The colorful lamp also supports Matter.
Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone
Look for the “Encrypted” text when talking with your Android friends.
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
Hackers are also targeting AI agents.
A million baby monitors and security cameras were easily viewable by hackers
They should be fixed now. Hopefully.
Global Health in Transition at WHA79
Global health thinkers, doers, and decision-makers will converge in Geneva for the 79th annual World Health Assembly from May 18 to 23.
Discord adds a free Xbox Game Pass ‘starter edition’ for Nitro subscribers
Nitro members will also get discounts off Logitech and SteelSeries gear.
Windows 11 is getting a macOS-like speed boost
The speed boost is similar to macOS and Linux
Forza Horizon 6 has been leaked and cracked a week before its release
The source of the leak appears to be an unencrypted Steam preload.
Logitech’s tiny folding mouse improves upon the laptop trackpad
The design looks like a flip phone.
Cricut’s $99 craft cutting machine helped me feel creative again
You’ll make things quickly, eventually.
Letter: Science corrects itself, but doesn’t issue an apology
For 20 years, climate scientists fed the public a steady diet of apocalyptic projections — flooded cities, mass extinctions, a planet on the verge of collapse. What they didn’t prominently disclose was that most of those projections w…
Dyson’s powerful 360 Vis Nav robovac is down to $279.99 for a limited time
The deal runs through May 11th.
Quantum dot TVs beat RGB LED TVs, says the company that makes QDs for TVs
Quantum dot TVs still hold on edge over RGB LED.
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display
How small is too small for a sidekick display?
Discord is back after a major outage.
For more than an hour on Friday, many people were having trouble connecting to Discord, with the platform showing a message saying that there were “increased API errors.” Discord confirmed it was investigating issues at 3:08PM ET, and by 6:38PM ET, it reported that all “critical functionalities have recovered for all users.” Updates: Discord says the issues are resolved. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/slack-upload-1778269131728.png?quality=90&strip=all]