Something Weird Is Happening to Earth’s Magnetic Field

ESA’s Swarm constellation shows the magnetic field’s weak spot has expanded dramatically.

AT&T is raising home internet prices for the second year in a row

Everything seems to be getting back-to-back price hikes right now, why not your home internet bill too? AT&T is raising prices by $5 a month on all AT&T Internet plans, the company confirms to The Verge. That’s on top of its $5-a-month increase from November 2024, and, it appears, a $5-a-month increase on some customers […]

Why world models are the next big thing in AI

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. Around the middle of last year, Pim de Witte started reaching out to a handful of prominent AI labs to see if they’d be interested in using data from […]

MacBook Pro rumor points to OLED, touchscreen upgrades next year

Apple just announced 14-inch MacBook Pro updates that add a new generation M5 processor, faster storage, and a promise of 24-hour battery life, but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now reports next year’s refresh will be more thorough. For several years, Gurman has said that, according to his sources, the next major MacBook Pro revamp would add […]

Moderators call for AI controls after Reddit Answers suggests heroin for pain relief

We’ve seen artificial intelligence give some pretty bizarre responses to queries as chatbots become more common. Today, Reddit Answers is in the spotlight after a moderator flagged the AI tool for providing dangerous medical advice that they were unable to disable or hide from view. The mod saw Reddit Answers suggest that people experiencing chronic pain […]

Finn Wolfhard Was Worried ‘Stranger Things’ Would Biff Its Finale Like ‘Game of Thrones’

The star of Netflix’s long-running series got over it after seeing the script—and assures fans the ending won’t disappoint.

Screw M5: The M6 MacBook Could Finally Get an OLED Touchscreen

I guess we shouldn’t remind CEO Tim Cook about his comparison of touchscreen computers to ‘refrigerators and toasters.’

Amazon shares a ‘first look’ at new nuclear facility

A rendering of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility. | Image: X-energy via Amazon Amazon shared some new details about its plans to help deploy more nuclear energy across Washington State, where the company is headquartered. About a year ago, Amazon announced an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of public utilities in Washington, to support the development of […]

I just reviewed the Xbox Ally and answered your burning questions

It’s-a-me, Ally-o. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Hey! I’m Sean Hollister, and I’ve been The Verge’s unofficial handheld gaming PC reviewer since 2022, when the Steam Deck and kin took over my life. (I also helped launch this website back in the day!) I also just spent the past week reviewing the […]

Waymo will also drive for DoorDash in Phoenix

Waymo has announced a new partnership with DoorDash that will make the company’s self-driving cars a delivery option for users in Phoenix, Arizona. You can already hail a ride in Waymo’s Arizona service area, but this new partnership will give the company’s cars something to do when they’re not transporting human cargo.To start, Waymo says […]