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Marshall’s new hub connects to multiple Bluetooth speakers without pairing
Technology

Marshall’s new hub connects to multiple Bluetooth speakers without pairing

Marshall has announced a new music streaming hub called the Heddon that can broadcast to multiple speakers using the Bluetooth Auracast feature that's finally s...

Today only, you can buy the AirPods Pro 3 for less than $200 
Technology

Today only, you can buy the AirPods Pro 3 for less than $200 

If you’re considering gifting the AirPods Pro 3 for Valentine’s Day, now’s a great time to pick them up. Today only, Best Buy is selling the noise-canceling ear...

Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea
Technology

Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea

Every week, more than 230 million people ask ChatGPT for health and wellness advice, according to OpenAI. The company says that many see the chatbot as an "ally...

Why this winter storm will likely be a wild one
Technology

Why this winter storm will likely be a wild one

Most of the US is bracing for a prolonged stretch of frigid weather and a massive winter storm that could wreak havoc on roads and power grids over the next sev...

The end of the Sony era in TVs
Technology

The end of the Sony era in TVs

There aren't many tech companies that can claim Sony's level of influence in how we live our lives. From the Walkman to the PlayStation to the Trinitron, Sony h...

Anbernic’s next wireless controller adds a screen and heart rate monitoring
Technology

Anbernic’s next wireless controller adds a screen and heart rate monitoring

Anbernic has announced its second wireless controller through a teaser video on YouTube highlighting its features. The company's first gamepad, the RG P01, offe...

Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?
Technology

Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?

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...

AI labs wage a reputational knife fight at Davos
Technology

AI labs wage a reputational knife fight at Davos

This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The leaders of...

Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions
Technology

Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions

Tesla scrapped its Autopilot driver assist feature that used to come standard in new vehicles, as it attempts to steer customers to its newly subscription-only...

Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI
Technology

Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI

In early December, I brought you the news that Google has begun replacing Verge headlines, and those of our competitors, with AI clickbait nonsense in its conte...

Microsoft Paint can now make AI coloring books
Technology

Microsoft Paint can now make AI coloring books

Microsoft is giving its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows new AI capabilities for editing text and making digital illustrations. The updates are currently rolli...

The TikTok deal is done, finally
Technology

The TikTok deal is done, finally

Just over a year after it briefly disappeared from app stores, TikTok in the US is now part of a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. With approval from b...

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