Americas News
Today only, you can buy the AirPods Pro 3 for less than $200
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Jan 23, 2026
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 earbuds for $199.99 ($50 off), matching the...
Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Jan 23, 2026
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" to help navigate the maze of insurance...
Why this winter storm will likely be a wild one
- Technology
- Justine Calma
- Jan 23, 2026
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 several days. At least 170 million American...
The end of the Sony era in TVs
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Jan 23, 2026
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 has been making excellent gadgets in mult...
Anbernic’s next wireless controller adds a screen and heart rate monitoring
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Jan 23, 2026
Anbernic has announced its second wireless controller through a teaser video on YouTube highlighting its features. The company's first gamepad, the RG P01, offered features like Hall effect triggers a...
Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Jan 23, 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...
AI labs wage a reputational knife fight at Davos
- Technology
- Alex Heath
- Jan 23, 2026
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 the three preeminent frontier AI labs sp...
Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Jan 23, 2026
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 Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. Accordin...
Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Jan 23, 2026
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 content feed. Google appeared to be backing a...
Microsoft Paint can now make AI coloring books
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Jan 23, 2026
Microsoft is giving its Paint and Notepad apps on Windows new AI capabilities for editing text and making digital illustrations. The updates are currently rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Window...
The TikTok deal is done, finally
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Jan 23, 2026
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 both the US and China closing on the sche...
Ring can verify videos now, but that might not help you with most AI fakes
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jan 23, 2026
Ring has launched a new Ring Verify tool that the company says can "verify that Ring videos you receive haven't been edited or changed." But since Ring won't verify videos that have been altered in an...