UPDATE: Aug. 10, 2024, 12:42 p.m. EDT This story has been updated to add four new Windows laptop picks: The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7, the Lenovo Legion 9i, the Lenovo Yoga 9i (gen 9), and the HP Omnibook X. The…

Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a new set of rules this week that would require robocallers to disclose when they’re using artificial intelligence for phone calls and text messages. The proposal…

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Using the Fold can feel special, but Google needs to make some obvious upgrades for the follow-up. Continue reading…

Photo: Dennis Troper (Facebook) Susan Wojcicki, Google’s 16th employee who helped jumpstart the company in her garage, ran its advertising business, and then helmed YouTube for most of the past decade, has died at 56, according to posts by her…

Thanks to a new feature, “blue checks” may no longer dominate reply threads on X.There has been a lot of criticism over the past few years regarding how Elon Musk changed the blue check. The blue checkmark was previously used…

Just look at those eyes. | Image: Sony As expected, Sony’s limited edition Astro Bot DualSense controller for the PS5 is now available for preorder for $79.99. The forthcoming gamepad, which is currently only available through the PlayStation Direct storefront…

Nearly 3 billion people are affected by a recent data breach at a background check company. A large database compilation filled with billions of users’ credentials was published just last month. Customers with AT&T, ADT, and countless other firms have…

Nova Launcher, in a very dated screenshot on top of the project’s website. | Image: Nova Launcher Nearly the entire team working on Nova Launcher, one of the biggest names in Android homescreen replacements, has been laid off. The team…

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram has starting testing a new feature that looks a whole lot like Snap Maps. This allows Instagram users to post text and video updates to a map based on where they were taken.…