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- The Verge’s 2026 high school graduation gift guideby Cameron Faulkner on May 29, 2026 at 5:00 pm
High school graduation is a time of change that might be felt more deeply by family members than by the grads themselves. While some grads may immediately embark on a career path, many continue their education and delve deeper into their studies at college. Either way, they’ll be taking on more responsibility, meaning it’s up
- Microsoft delays Fable (again) to avoid GTA VIby Jay Peters on May 29, 2026 at 4:51 pm
Microsoft has delayed its upcoming Fable reboot once again. The game was set to launch in autumn 2026, but Microsoft now says that Fable will come out in February 2027. However, it will show a “new look” at the game at its Xbox Games Showcase on June 7th. “This is year is packed with incredible
- Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’by Tom Warren on May 29, 2026 at 4:21 pm
I pondered the other day what’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PC lineup, and it looks like we’re about to find out. Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri has just teased “something new is coming for developers,” complete with a mysterious image of what looks like a curved display edge. Davuluri notes that whatever is coming
- Trump’s mass deportations are only possible with racial profilingby Gaby Del Valle on May 29, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Border security czar Tom Homan keeps threatening to “flood” New York City with ICE agents. But a new investigation shows that ICE has been quietly ramping up arrests in the New York area already – and disproportionately targeting Latino neighborhoods. The City, a local nonprofit news organization, found 430 street arrests in the metropolitan area
- At $549, Lenovo’s Legion Go S gaming handheld is suddenly a good dealby Cameron Faulkner on May 29, 2026 at 2:59 pm
This week, the Steam Deck OLED with 512GB of storage went from $549 to $789, putting it even further out of reach for those who were considering getting one as they came back in stock after months of unavailability. I consider it a tiny consolation that there’s a decent PC gaming handheld that is currently
- You can buy two of Anker’s Qi2 wireless chargers for under $25by Sheena Vasani on May 29, 2026 at 2:46 pm
If you’re looking for a fast iPhone or AirPods charger that’s easy to toss into your purse, backpack, or carry-on, Anker’s Zolo Magnetic Wireless Charger is a smart pick. It’s tiny and comes with a built-in USB-C cable, and you currently can buy two for $23.99 ($16 off) at Amazon and Anker (with code WS7DV2PK68EW),
- What would you be willing to put in your body?by Victoria Song on May 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. At this time last week, I was getting ready to ask people what drugs they were on. I was waiting
- How Ferrari bungled the design of its first EVby Abigail Bassett on May 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm
For nearly 80 years, Ferrari occupied a unique cultural space where its cars were aspirational, even for people who resented those who could afford them. The price, the exclusivity, and the opacity of the buying process allowed Ferrari to sail above ordinary criticism. You might not be able to afford one, but you still wanted
- Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAMby Antonio G. Di Benedetto on May 29, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop that starts at $699. The laptop will use Intel’s lower-cost Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake” chips – either Core 5 or Core 7 models, both of which are six-core processors. It comes in green,
- Backrooms is at the forefront of horror’s YouTube waveby Charles Pulliam-Moore on May 29, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Though YouTube has always been a place where up-and-coming artists could be discovered and make it big, in recent years the platform has become a launching pad for some of Hollywood’s most exciting new horror directors. The filmmakers behind films like Talk to Me, Iron Lung, and Obsession all started off as content creators posting
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- Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigationby Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on May 29, 2026 at 5:03 pm
A public spat between Microsoft and an independent security researcher reopens a long-running debate over who is responsible for securing software.
- Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humansby Julie Bort on May 29, 2026 at 4:13 pm
Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn’t designed to supplant human programmers.
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- Kiwibit’s AI-powered bird feeder is my new backyard buddyby Lauren Forristal on May 29, 2026 at 1:00 pm
If you’re looking for a fun way to connect with nature while collecting bird species on an app like Pokémon, give this smart feeder a try.
- This chip startup just raised $135M on a bet that AI’s biggest bottleneck isn’t compute — it’s memoryby Kate Park on May 29, 2026 at 12:00 pm
South Korean chip startup XCENA is betting that AI’s real bottleneck is not compute, but memory.
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Floridaby Sean O’Kane on May 29, 2026 at 1:22 am
The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.
- Glean’s top line crosses $300M as AI budget cutting becomes its major selling pointby Marina Temkin on May 29, 2026 at 12:44 am
The enterprise AI search startup tripled its annual revenue even as tech giants entered the category.
- Waymo dominates autonomous vehicle registrations as Tesla trails behindby Kirsten Korosec on May 29, 2026 at 12:14 am
A new law and AV tracker tool gives the clearest accounting yet of how many robotaxis and self-driving trucks are in Texas.
- How to apply to Startup Battlefield 2026, what you need ahead of the June 8 deadlineby Isabelle Johannessen on May 28, 2026 at 11:01 pm
Startup Battlefield applications are due tomorrow, so now’s the time to put the finishing touches on your submission!
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- Startup offers free home cleaning—if it can record it all for robot trainingby Jeremy Hsu on May 29, 2026 at 4:16 pm
The latest twist in paying humans to wear head cameras for robot training data.
- After years of stability, F1 reliability can no longer be taken for grantedby Jonathan M. Gitlin on May 29, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Until recently, a driver had maybe a six in ten chance of finishing a race.
- Severed sea cucumber appendages don’t seem to dieby Jacek Krywko on May 29, 2026 at 3:10 pm
They seem to reorganize their tissues and then just keep living.
- Rocket Report: A dark day for Blue Origin; Pentagon eyes new launch siteby Stephen Clark on May 29, 2026 at 1:03 pm
A new crew launched to China’s Tiangong space station, and one of the astronauts will stay for a year.
- Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophicby Eric Berger on May 29, 2026 at 12:43 pm
“I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.”
- These researchers would be in Africa fighting ebola—but Trump cut their fundingby Emily Mullin on May 29, 2026 at 10:30 am
US Infectious diseases centers launched during COVID have lost their funding under Trump.
- The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Floridaby Eric Berger on May 29, 2026 at 2:21 am
New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA’s Artemis Program.
- 2027 Audi RS5 first drive: A performance PHEV with split personalitiesby Jonathan M. Gitlin on May 28, 2026 at 10:01 pm
Audi has developed an entirely new electric torque-vectoring rear differential.
- LLMs believe false statements even after explicit warnings that they’re falseby Kyle Orland on May 28, 2026 at 9:29 pm
Fine-tuning tests show “bias… toward confidently representing the claims as true.”
- Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their codeby Dan Goodin on May 28, 2026 at 8:29 pm
Undisclosed addition in jqwik instructed AI coding agents to delete app output.



















