This could be Windows’ M1 moment — but expect it to cost a ton
…Let’s keep in mind which feature Nvidia lists first on its website for the RTX Spark, and which is last. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06…
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Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
…https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/monday-brief-spark.png?quality=90&strip=all] Google first started dipping into personalization in 2024, when it integrated Gemini into…
The post-search Google era begins
…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…
Inside the return of Xbox
…with Microsoft 365 Core, OneDrive and SharePoint (ODSP), and Data Platform and Growth (DPG) all joining Lamanna’s Copilot, Agents, and Platform (CAP) team. * Xbox changes continue with new console boot animation…
Canva’s AI 2.0 update goes all in on prompt-powered design tools
…ready to refine or publish.” “Canva AI 2.0 transforms Canva into a conversational, agentic platform where teams can go from idea to execution in one place,” the company said in…
Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons
…You’ll hear Wassym talk about Assistant as the beginning of a big bet for Rivian, as it tries to create a more agentic software platform in its cars. I actually…
007 First Light is like a James Bond movie in the best way possible
…I couldn’t tell if IO even wanted me to focus on stealth, given the checkpoints before long unskippable conversations or before extensive platforming sections. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content…
This AI guitar pedal let me roll my own effects
…One of the first to take the plunge is Polyend, a well-respected music gear maker with a reputation for building niche, idiosyncratic devices. The company has built grooveboxes around old-school…
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
…And then there’s Antigravity, the agentic coding platform. Broadly, every year there’s a new paradigm for AI. There were LLMs first, and then maybe we’re going to chain some…
SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion
With an IPO looming for Elon Musk’s SpaceX / xAI / X combo platter of companies, SpaceX has announced an odd arrangement to either acquire the automated programming platform Cursor for $60 billion…