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Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • May 14, 2026

In January, Colorado lawmakers introduced a proposal to make operating systems collect users' ages and pass them to app developers. The bill, SB26-051, had clearly been designed for commercial platfor...

Jury orders Boeing to pay $49.5 million to family of 737 MAX crash victim

  • Business
  • Joel Rose
  • May 14, 2026
  • US

A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.

Use this map to find the data centers in your backyard

  • Technology
  • Gaby Del Valle
  • May 14, 2026

When Oregon resident Isabelle Reksopuro heard Google was gobbling up public land to fuel its data centers in her home state, she didn't initially know what to believe. "There's a lot of misinformation...

Subnautica 2 is already having a huge launch on Steam

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • May 14, 2026

Subnautica 2, the new underwater survival game from Unknown Worlds, took less than an hour to rocket up Steam's charts. The game has already sold more than 1 million copies, according to a press relea...

Leaked images show Microsoft’s new Xbox Cloud Gaming controller

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • May 14, 2026

I revealed earlier this year that Microsoft was working on a new Xbox controller that includes Wi-Fi to connect direct to Xbox Cloud Gaming servers. It now looks like that controller has leaked, thank...

Netflix’s new INKubator studio will produce animated shorts with AI

  • Technology
  • Janko Roettgers
  • May 14, 2026

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Netflix has been building a new int...

Americans do not want AI data centers in their backyards

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • May 14, 2026

Over 70 percent of Americans oppose AI data center construction in their area, according to a new Gallup survey. Just seven percent said they were "strongly" in favor of new data centers. According to...

The Beats Solo 4 have returned to their best price of the year

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • May 14, 2026

If you want a pair of Apple-made wireless headphones that work just as well with Android as with iOS, the Beats Solo 4 are down to around $129.95 ($70 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. That matche...

Razer’s Blade 18 is getting a $500 price hike and a new Intel chip

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • May 14, 2026

Razer just announced a new Blade 18 gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus chip. The flagship laptop is available now on Razer's site, starting at $3,999.99 with an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti and...

How companies weaponize the terms of service against you

  • Technology
  • Nilay Patel
  • May 14, 2026

Today, I’m talking with Brendan Ballou, founder of the Public Integrity Project and author of a new book, called When Companies Run the Courts, about the rise of forced arbitration. Brendan’s actually...

AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • May 14, 2026

AMD is bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older graphics cards. In an announcement on X, Jack Huynh, AMD's head of computing and graphics, says FSR 4.1 will roll out to RDNA 3 GPUs in July, follow...

Dyson put a camera on its purifier so fresh air can follow you around the room

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • May 14, 2026

Dyson has announced a new air purifying bladeless fan that's its first to incorporate an AI-powered camera for tracking the location of people in a room. Dyson already uses a mix of cameras and AI in...