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/ Google has open-sourced the Pebble software, which means anyone — including Pebble’s founder — can make one. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story The Pebble Time Round just got a new lease

/ Game developer Second Dinner said it would start the process of restoring Marvel Snap to Gooogle Play on Friday. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Image: Second Dinner Mobile card

/ Offenders will have their review capabilities restricted and prominent warnings will be placed on Google profiles of deceptive UK businesses. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Annoyed by fake reviews on business

/ Gemini’s Google Home extension can now carry out more complex requests, like ‘Turn on all the living room lights except the armchair light.’ By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story

/ The AI assistant can perform tasks for you as well as ‘see’ what’s on your screen. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge

/ The company recalled 1.7 million Ionic watches in 2022 after reports of overheating and two third-degree burns. By Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right. Share this story Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Fitbit is

/ The feature is officially rolling out for Pixel devices with Android 15. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is officially launching a new Android

/ Live Updates are dynamic notifications that live on your lockscreen, but they’re limited to ride shares, food orders, and navigation for now. By Dominic Preston, a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Share this story Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Android

/ Epic will temporarily pay the Apple Core Technology Fee for participants in its free games program. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Share this

/ The details that showed where on a site a search result comes from won’t show up on your phone anymore, just the domain info. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The

/ Workspace admins can now make approved extensions easier to find, and eventually, remove them from end-users’ browsers remotely. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story The ability to remotely remove installed extensions is

/ AI has made virtual assistants a big deal again. So far, it looks like ChatGPT, Siri, Alexa, and the rest are all chasing after Gemini. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story Illustration:

/ It sure looks like a thin phone. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Samsung just teased the Galaxy S25 Edge — the new ultra-slim entry into the Galaxy S25 lineup.

/ The Galaxy S25 Edge was teased at the end of Samsung’s Unpacked event. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story The Galaxy S25 Edge, deconstructed.Screenshot: Samsung Samsung just teased the Galaxy

/ The recently announced feature sees a wider rollout, along with new Chromebooks and ChromeOS classroom features. By Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Share this story I want to

/ Driver’s licenses and military veteran cards will be the first documents available on the GOV.UK Wallet service launching this year. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge;

/ Here’s what’s been rumored for Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked on January 22nd. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung is set to announce its

/ The risk doesn’t disappear just because Trump says so. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge,

/ TikTok is back in the US for some users who have the app installed, but Apple’s App Store and Google Play still aren’t offering it for downloads or updates. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and

/ Google is offering steep discounts on smartwatches, earbuds, and other devices through the end of today. By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn

/ Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet want to know why Big Tech firms have donated millions to Trump’s inauguration. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia /

/ It withdraws from voluntary disinformation agreements that are still set to be formalized into law. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google has notified the European Union that it

/ The college-age brothers started the tracker as a school project. It has since become one of the most-watched tools for assessing the effectiveness of congestion pricing.  By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News

/ It also sports IP69 water-resistance and not one, not two, but three camera flashes. By Dominic Preston, a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Share this story Realme’s 14 Pro and 14 Pro Plus turn blue in the cold, even underwater.Image: Realme

/ The “Car ready moble apps program” for developers is launching soon to make it easier to convert tablet apps to automotive ones. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share

/ The smoke and CO alarm is finally coming to the Home app, along with increased functionality for smart locks connected to Google Home via Matter By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, a smart home reporter who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a contributor to Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, and US News. Share this story If

/ The B2B AI wars are heating up, and Google’s trying to make sure everyone gets a taste of Gemini. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story Image: The Verge If you wanted to

/ Microsoft has quietly killed off its spoofed Google search UI that appeared on Bing in early January. By Tom Warren, a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Microsoft has quietly killed off its spoofed

/ The Android texting app will once again allow you to set a custom name and photo for each of your contacts instead of sticking to what’s in their Google profile. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years

/ The Automotive AI Agent package from Google is behind a more ‘conversational’ system coming later this year in the new CLA. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this