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The fourth generation of the Nest Thermostat improves on the original in almost every way, and it’s still a stunner. 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. There are only a handful of smart home gadgets I

/ Amnesty International says that Serbian police detained activists and journalists on false premises in order to hack their devices with Cellebrite tools and install Android spyware. 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

/ Whisk is Google’s ‘fun’ AI experiment that uses images for prompts and doesn’t need words. 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 An AI-generated image I made in Whisk using Google’s suggested images

/ ChromeOS M131 is rolling out now with a new, lighter-touch factory reset and an accessibility update. 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: Google This week, Google announced it’s rolling

/ A new Android feature designed to hide notifications containing things like 2FA codes is blocking Phone Link from showing them on connected PCs. 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:

/ Nest Audio and Nest Mini speakers can now answer your questions using the power of generative AI, as long as you fit Google’s very specific criteria. 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

/ The AI tool that makes a podcast out of whatever information you plug in is adding an ‘interactive’ mode and a new paid tier that adds more features. 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

/ Plus, the excellent Logitech G203 Lightsync gaming mouse is just $19 and you can save 50 percent on a travel-friendly Anker charger. By Quentyn Kennemer, a writer who helps The Verge’s readers save money by surfacing the best tech deals and presenting the latest product recommendations from our experts. He has covered tech and

/ On The Vergecast: a lot of new AI looking for a purpose, TikTok’s future, and more. 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: Alex Parkin / The Verge ChatGPT launched roughly two

/ More tech leaders are trying to smooth over their rocky histories with Donald Trump. 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 Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos

/ “The Willow chip is not capable of breaking modern cryptography,” Google’s director of quantum tells us. By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Share this story Image: Google Experts believe that

/ You can get a glimpse at the contents of a folder without having to dig through it. 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 Illustration by Alex Castro / The

/ Here’s why you can’t click the title to go back to YouTube on our videos. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For about a year, I’ve gotten notes from readers asking why our YouTube embeds are broken in one very specific way: you can no longer click the title to open the video

/ Someone is going to be the Android of face computers, and Google would like it to be Android. 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 XR stands for “extended reality,” which you should

/ The new features will allow Android device owners to pause location updates and locate unfamiliar trackers. 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 Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is rolling out two

/ The tech giant announced a new research prototype called Project Mariner along with updates for Project Astra. By Kylie Robison, a senior AI reporter working with The Verge’s policy and tech teams. She previously worked at Fortune Magazine and Business Insider. Share this story Project Astra is supposed to be more useful than ever

/ Project Astra is the future of AI at Google — and Astra demands smart glasses. Google might make some. 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 Here’s what Google’s latest smart glasses prototype looks

/ The YouTube Kids app also supports portrait mode now instead of only widescreen landscape viewing. By Quentyn Kennemer, a writer who helps The Verge’s readers save money by surfacing the best tech deals and presenting the latest product recommendations from our experts. He has covered tech and gaming for all of his 15-plus-year career

/ Google has a new strategy for building AI data centers. Illustration: The Verge In what it’s calling a “first-of-its-kind partnership,” Google will collaborate with developers to build data centers powered by renewable energy generated on-site. It’s partnering with energy company Intersect Power and investment firm TPG Rise Climate on a $20 billion initiative to

/ On The Vergecast: as many questions as we can answer about subscriptions, podcasts, ads, and everything else. 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: Alex Parkin / The Verge Every once in

/ Google says Willow is a quantum computing chip capable of performing a task in 5 minutes that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years to complete. 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.

/ We also found deals on the latest Kindle Paperwhite and UE Wonderboom 4 Bluetooth speaker. 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 a

/ The CFPB placed Google under federal supervision over Google Pay fraud and issue resolution complaints. 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: Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Consumer Financial

/ The company says its AI model outperformed a traditional forecasting system. People shelter under umbrellas from the wind and rain as they cross a road near Shinjuku train station on October 12, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan ahead of Typhoon Hagibis’ expected landfal later in the evening.Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images GenCast, a new AI

Google/ Tech / The feature, initially announced earlier this year, lets you create a digital ID from your passport. 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: The Verge Google is now rolling out

/ Has computational photography reached a point where Google can stick with smaller camera sensors? By Chris Welch, a reviewer specializing in personal audio and home theater. Since 2011, he has published nearly 6,000 articles, from breaking news and reviews to useful how-tos. Share this story Illustration: The Verge There’ve already been renders of Google’s

Google/ Tech / The 2024 Recap feature showcases your memorable snaps alongside insights into your photography habits 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 Every company is trying to copy Spotify these

/ Google is extending more updates to some phones than originally promised. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may

Google/ Tech / Look for the option to ‘Try without personalization.’ 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: The Verge Google is making it easier to switch off personalized search results thanks to

/ He also welcomed any side-by-side comparison to Microsoft’s AI tech, saying ‘they’re using someone else’s models.’ 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: Laura Normand / The Verge Google