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Are EVs making a comeback in 2026? Presented by @Atlassian
The Verge· 2025-12-14 16:00
Economically, the only car anyone should buy is a used Model 3. >> I know >> forever my favorite Neiake because it is unequivocally true and makes everybody feel feelings and I love it. >> I think people actually want electric cars regardless of like all the noise and like people who experience them are like this is a better experience than gas cars. I'm saying this as somebody who has gas cars and like the dumbest possible gas cars and loves them very much.There's no reason for my daily driver to be anythi ...
Here's how the iPhone 4 got leaked months before its official launch. #VersionHistory
The Verge· 2025-12-14 15:01
Every single detail of this was a huge deal. >> Yeah. >> Like Apple was famous for its secrecy.Apple stuff didn't leak. A software engineer at Apple who's at a bar in Redwood City. He leaves the phone on a bar stool and the person next to him picks up the phone, ends up just like taking the phone with him and going home.The next morning, wakes up, sees that this phone uh has is is actually not a 3GS. it's something else disguised to look like a 3GS and discovers it's it's a completely different phone. Gizmo ...
Paramount’s $108B bid to pull Warner from Netflix #Vergecast
The Verge· 2025-12-13 17:01
Netflix and Warner Brothers Discovery announced that Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. $83 billion, huge deal. And then like out of nowhere, off the top rope, Paramount decides what it actually wants to do is launch a a hostile $108 billion bid to take over the whole company.And Netflix was the villain, right. Hollywood was furious that Netflix was going to buy Warner Brothers and take the Warner Brothers legacy and turn it all into streaming slop and d and then Paramount showed up. But now Netflix seems r ...
Would you let a robot cook your dinner?
The Verge· 2025-12-13 16:00
This kitchen robot will cook dinner for you, but you still have to do the prep. The POA is an induction cooktop with a robotic arm that takes ingredients that you've prepped and put into these four containers based on a pre-programmed guided cooking recipe using a camera with AI powered features. Of course, it monitors the cooking to in theory make sure that your dish comes out perfect.It also adds spices and herbs at the appropriate time during the cook. Plus features water and oil dispensers so that reall ...
#ad Ashley from The Verge’s Hype Desk checked out Ring’s brand new Floodlight Cam Pro.
The Verge· 2025-12-12 20:00
I have a Ring Flood Light Cam Plus installed above my garage, and it's pretty sweet. It's got 1080p video, pretty bright lights, decent nighttime views. What more could I ask for.Gotcha. Actually, I can ask for more. It's upgrade time.Ring was kind enough to send me their newest version, the second gen Ring Flood Light Cam Pro. It's got features like retinal 4K color night vision with low light sight. So, I'm gonna do a little comparison test and I'm going to use one of my favorite items on the planet.It's ...
How to vibe-write a country hit | The Vergecast
The Verge· 2025-12-12 13:00
Welcome to Birdcast, flagship podcast of hostile takeovers. Our podcast now owns your podcast. I don't know how it works, but we did it. And if I say it loudly enough, it's just going to happen. >> I've launched a hostile takeover of Waveform. I be bidding $50 a share. Uh, and whatever phone wins the smartphone awards. >> You You each get one. I get Waveform. >> I'm David Pierce. Neil Abel is here. >> Yo. >> Hello, sir. How's it going? Uh, we have like a lot going on this week. A lot. >> Just just a tremend ...
Want to save a great gamepad from becoming a brick? #todayimtoyingwith
The Verge· 2025-12-11 16:01
Have you seen this game pad. Speak up if you have because today I'm rescuing a Google Stadia controller from a fate worse than death. Google axed at Stadia Cloud Gaming Service years ago, but these game pads now work great with Steam.And you've only got till December 31st to rescue them. Stadia. google.com lets you flash them into Bluetooth gamepads, and it's quick and easy to do. Plug in the pad, tap a few buttons to find the controller. It should pop up in the upper left.Unplug and replplug while holding ...
Vacuums and AI assistants got smarter in 2025, but two stood out the most. Presented by @T-Mobile
The Verge· 2025-12-11 15:01
I have two smart home picks this year. I have one hardware and one software. My hardware pick is the Matic robot vacuum.I first met this little guy in 2024 and finally got to test it out in my house this year and it is a complete rethink of the robot vacuum. Developed by two Google Nest engineers, it was designed specifically to address many of the common frustrations of the robot vacuum. It rarely gets stuck.It moves more like a human around your house and less like a robot and it just gets the job done. O ...
e’ve officially entered the era where everything has ads again. #Vergecast
The Verge· 2025-12-10 17:00
I would just put the the memorial award for the thing that died was ad free products. That's good because as soon like I was at my sister's house for Thanksgiving and boy are there just ads on her Alexa display. They're just there just the weirdest Amazon ads you have ever seen in your entire life.All of the streaming services were like the ad supported tier is or growth tier. That's the one we're doing. It is just the ad the adree internet experience has come to an end.It Yes. I my least favorite thing rig ...
On The Vergecast, we look back at the year as it wraps up and dig into what we’re most anticipating.
The Verge· 2025-12-10 16:01
You're not like a gamer. Make the case for Steam machines. I'm surprised that you in particular would think this is like a huge deal.>> 2026 is the year of Linux on the desktop, David. And I think it's important to say that out loud. I think the fact that Valve has invested so much in making Windows games run on Linux and on ARM and then they're putting out actual hardware to do that thing will completely bottom out the consumer market for Windows PCs in like a very specific kind of way and will make people ...