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OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle

  • Technology
  • Hayden Field
  • May 15, 2026

OpenAI announced yet another reorganization Friday, consolidating certain areas and making company president Greg Brockman the official lead of all things product. In a memo viewed by The Verge, Brock...

One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off

  • Technology
  • Cameron Faulkner
  • May 15, 2026

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was billed by the company in late March as one of its “fastest gaming desktop processor ever.” That hype was evidently accurate, as benchmarks done by Gamers Nexus sho...

AI radio hosts demonstrate why AI can’t be trusted alone

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • May 15, 2026

Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run by some of the most popular AI models ou...

Does Trump Mobile know how many stripes are on the American flag?

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • May 15, 2026

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't hav...

Google updates its spam rules to include attempts to ‘manipulate’ AI

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • May 15, 2026

Google updated its spam policy to mark attempts to "manipulate" its AI model in search results as spam, including results in AI Overview or AI Mode in Search, as Search Engine Land reports: "In the co...

OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • May 15, 2026

Your trust in AI is about to be put to the test: OpenAI will soon let you give the chatbot direct access to your bank accounts. The new feature announced in preview today will allow users to "securely...

BioLite’s stakeable solar lights are down to a new low price for Memorial Day

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • May 15, 2026

The Memorial Day deals have arrived — err, at least some of them. BioLite, purveyors of all things solar, has kicked off a larger holiday promo ahead of May 26th, resulting in reduced pricing on smoke...

Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?

  • Business
  • Andrea Hsu
  • May 15, 2026
  • US

Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere.

The funniest thing about the Trump arcade game is how good it is

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • May 15, 2026

This week, a trio of video game cabinets emblazoned with pixel art of Donald Trump and a number of other government officials' faces suddenly appeared at the DC War Memorial. Looking at the cabinets f...

The promises and pitfalls of personalized health

  • Technology
  • Victoria Song
  • May 15, 2026

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life...

X is fighting Andrew Tate’s attempt to unmask his critics

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • May 15, 2026

X is fighting for its users' right to anonymity against the far-right influencers and accused human traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are seeking to unmask their online critics. The Tate brothe...

Bose’s new Lifestyle Ultra speakers are now available

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • May 15, 2026

Sonos has a new rival in town. Bose’s new Lifestyle Collection includes a $299 Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, a $1,099 Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar, and the $899 Ultra Subwoofer, all of which are now available...