AI ‘content creators’ are getting harder to spot
…But even then, the focus is still largely on content, not whether the account posting it represents an actual person. As with so much on social media, the burden falls back on…
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I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app
…Gemini explains one of the reasons my calorie counter wasn’t reliable (yet). https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/chrome_a0VZ9gly3b.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] My…
If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one
…3 (one underneath) --- Zephyrus laptops have been getting steady price increases for years, even before the ongoing global memory shortage spurred by AI data centers that’s driving up the cost of…
More phone cameras should come with telephoto lenses
…com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/IMG_20260411_161916.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] It took a minute to wrap my head around using a 200mm lens on a smartphone…
Alienware’s new gaming monitor offers a 240Hz QD-OLED panel for just $350
…It even comes with Alienware’s three-year warranty against burn-in. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Alienware-27-240Hz-QD-OLED-AW2726DM-Ecosystem.jpeg…
Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
Google’s first new smart speaker in six years starts shipping on June 25th, narrowly missing its promised spring launch window. Preorders for the Google Home Speaker open today, June 17th. Nothing…
Huawei beats Apple and Samsung with new wide foldable
…which launched last year, and is also wider than other foldables — Huawei has previous here, and isn’t just chasing a trend. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2…
Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
…Googlebooks details are so light for now, they all fit on this one-pager. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/Recap-Graphic.png?quality=90&strip=all…
Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr
…making the content themselves. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Scg18efMM] It’s the opposite on Fiverr, where gig-seekers are open about their history of working on projects for other…
RGB LED TVs show color crosstalk issues in Display Week demo
…One TV was a mini-LED panel with super quantum dots, and the other was an RGB LED — this year’s hottest TV trend. Both TVs were showing the same content at…