Image: Vizio After announcing plans to acquire Vizio in February, Walmart officially owns the company after the $2.3 billion transaction closed on Tuesday. The retail giant says the acquisition will help bolster its advertising business, as Platform Plus — the…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is banning data brokers Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla from collecting, using, and selling “sensitive” location data of Americans, the agency announced on Tuesday. The FTC targeted Gravy…

Parks and Recreation is jam-packed with hilarious moments: from Jerry’s “Fart Attack” to Leslie opening the door to reveal Andy stark naked. Jim O’Heir (Jerry Gergich) takes us through the stories that were happening around set that might be just…

Threads, in its ever-constant attempts for relevancy, is adding more search tools.”We’re making it easier for you to search for specific posts here,” the Threads account posted in a post on Threads. “In the search bar, tap on the menu…

SAVE $400: As of Dec. 3, the Roborock Qrevo Master robot vacuum with self-emptying and self-washing and drying mopping pad station is still on sale at its Cyber Monday price of $899.99 for Prime members. That’s around 30% off. Opens…

A quick glance at the best Cyber Monday deals: Best Apple deal Apple AirPods Max (Lightning) $499.99 at Best Buy (Save $50) Get Deal Best robot vacuum deal Eufy X10 Pro Omni $549.99 at Amazon (Save $250) Get Deal Best…

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is asking the inspector general at the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether agency management improperly leaked news of its antitrust investigation into the company, and make their findings public. Bloomberg first reported that the probe…

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger holds up an early Intel 18A wafer in late 2023. | Image: Intel On Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger abruptly decided to retire after less than four years on the job. That was the official story,…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon has announced a series of new AI foundation models under a new “Nova” branding that will be available as part of the Amazon Bedrock model library in AWS. There are three “understanding”…

Because everyone loves an electric screwdriver. | Image: Hoto Whenever Verge staffers are asked to describe their favorite games, smart tech, desktop accessories, or whatever, they are free to talk about things they recently bought, things they picked up 10…