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Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
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Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy

Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a popular read across the game industry, and he's "widely respected across gaming, media, and technology," according to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma. Sha...

Tom Warren
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Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
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Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads

Google's AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you search for a product, Google's Gemini AI chatbot will surface relevant items and generate a "custom explainer" about why you should purchase a specific one. The update comes just one day after Google revealed a new Sear...

Emma Roth
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The Verge’s 2026 high school graduation gift guide
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The Verge · Technology

The Verge’s 2026 high school graduation gift guide

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 resp...

Cameron Faulkner
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A feature-packed MagSafe power bank is 20 percent off for Memorial Day
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A feature-packed MagSafe power bank is 20 percent off for Memorial Day

Having personally recently tested a bunch of MagSafe power banks for an upcoming piece, let me tell you that it’s tough to find a low-cost model that offers a bunch of features. Anker’s 10,000mAh Zolo power bank is an exception to the rule, with its built-in, braided USB-C cable, MagSafe magnets to...

Cameron Faulkner
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It’s make or break time for AI labelling systems
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It’s make or break time for AI labelling systems

We're about to find out if the systems designed to make deepfakes and AI-generated content easy to spot are actually up to snuff. SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two distinct technologies for invisibly tagging image, video, and audio files with information about their origins, are getting thei...

Jess Weatherbed
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Trump Mobile may be leaking customer addresses
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Trump Mobile may be leaking customer addresses

Just as the T1 Phone is seemingly on the verge of release, Trump Mobile has been accused of insecurely storing customer data, leaving addresses and phone numbers vulnerable. The alleged leak has also revealed how many T1 Phone orders were apparently placed, and it's far fewer than viral figures have...

Dominic Preston
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Insta360’s Mic Pro uses a three microphone array for improved recordings
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Insta360’s Mic Pro uses a three microphone array for improved recordings

After initially revealing its unique design at NAB 2026 last month with few technical details, Insta360 has announced and launched its new wireless Mic Pro system featuring a couple of industry firsts. While the Mic Pro transmitters that can directly connect to devices over Bluetooth are available i...

Andrew Liszewski
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Trump is waging a silent war on legal immigration
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Trump is waging a silent war on legal immigration

When the member states of the United Nations reviewed their Global Compact on Migration earlier this month, one country was conspicuously absent from the discussions: the United States. In a post on X explaining its reasoning, the State Department said it objects to global "efforts to facilitate rep...

Gaby Del Valle
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If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
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If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can

For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern. Over the past six months, that has started to change, thanks largely to the viral open-source AI agent platform OpenClaw. And among the top AI labs now chas...

Hayden Field
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The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah
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The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah

Utah may host one of the world's most colossal data centers, despite stark warnings from experts and fierce public backlash. Earlier this month, commissioners in Box Elder County signed off on the Stratos Project: a 40,000-acre data center stretching across the county's Hansel Valley. It's supposed...

Emma Roth
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Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff
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Android 17 is getting its own version of Apple’s Handoff

Google is adding a new Android feature that resembles Apple's Handoff, allowing you to start a task on your Android phone and continue it right where you left off from a compatible tablet. "Continue On" is designed to eventually be bidirectional, but Google says that at launch it will only support t...

Dominic Preston
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Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time
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Samsung workers set to strike at worst possible time

More than 47,000 Samsung Electronics workers are gearing up for an 18-day strike after bonus payment negotiations between the company and its union collapsed. The strike is set to start on Thursday, and will be limited to Samsung's domestic chipmaking plants, raising concerns around the already cons...

Jess Weatherbed
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Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds
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Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds

The era of ultra-high performance Mercedes EVs is here. The German automaker finally revealed its new super sedan, the AMG GT 4-door coupe, with technology borrowed from the automaker's XX concept that last year made history by driving 24,901 miles in under 8 days at Nardò Ring in southern Ital...

Andrew J. Hawkins
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Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist
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Wear OS 7 will keep track of deliveries and sports scores on your wrist

Amid the flurry of today's Google I/O announcements, Google shared details about Wear OS 7, the next major update to its smartwatch platform. To help you keep track of things like deliveries and sports scores, Wear OS 7 will get the iPhone-style Live Updates that were introduced on Android last year...

Jay Peters
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We react to Google I/O 2026
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We react to Google I/O 2026

What better way to unwind from a two-hour-long keynote presentation than to pour over the weirdest and wildest details, from a Gmail bot you can converse with to DeepMind's leader saying the singularity is near. The Vergecast went live right after the show, with Senior AI Reporter Hayden Field joini...

Jacob Kastrenakes
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The future of Google is a search box that does everything
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The future of Google is a search box that does everything

Last year, after watching Google's I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google's future was Google googling. After watching this year's I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don't think Google just wants to google for you - I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search box. Take the trusty Goog...

Jay Peters
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Nintendo’s $500 Switch 2 bundle includes a game, and it’s available now
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Nintendo’s $500 Switch 2 bundle includes a game, and it’s available now

Nintendo recently teased the “Choose Your Game” Switch 2 console and digital game bundle, coming in early June. However, multiple retailers (including Nintendo itself) are already offering the $499.99 bundle. The list currently includes GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy, and the Nintendo Store. It’s a deal...

Cameron Faulkner
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Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
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The Verge · Technology

Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data

Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims will make your life easier. Gemini Spark, Google's always-on AI agent, can help organize an upcoming event, while Daily Brief can offer a rundo...

Emma Roth
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Here are our favorite Memorial Day tech deals so far
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The Verge · Technology

Here are our favorite Memorial Day tech deals so far

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the season. If your plans involve beach days, pool parties, or backyard barbecues, now’s a great time to pick up a portable Bluetooth speaker, as many of o...

Sheena Vasani
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