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Author: Emma Roth The wearable technology company Even Realities has taken the wraps off its latest pair of “human-centric” smart glasses, which it claims are designed not to interfere with your everyday life. The G2 Display Smart Glasses come without outward-facing cameras and external...

Author: Stevie Bonifield A few new features are coming to the Uber app, including one that could make it simpler to pick someone up or cover their ride. The new “Send a Ride” feature allows you to pay for someone else’s Uber ride directly from the app. You set the number of rides and spending...

Author: Emma Roth Disney’s plans for the future of its streaming service may involve AI-generated videos. During an earnings call on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company is “really excited about AI,” adding that the technology could allow Disney Plus to provide viewers with the...

Author: Hayden Field Google DeepMind’s new AI agent learned how to play a bunch of video games — including No Man’s Sky, Valheim, and Goat Simulator 3 — to become a viable “interactive gaming companion.” The new agent tool, SIMA 2, builds on its earlier iteration, SIMA (Scalable Instructable...

Author: Emma Roth LinkedIn is launching an AI-powered search feature that allows you to find people by describing who you’re looking for. Now, instead of searching for an exact name, job title, or company, you can enter a more descriptive search, such as “Northwestern alumni who work in...

Author: Stevie Bonifield The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has been over a decade in the making, but its opening day is finally in sight. It’s officially less than a year away on September 22nd, 2026. The museum will include over 40,000 works of “narrative art,” ranging from murals to comic...

Author: Dominic Preston Dbrand warns: “The Companion Cube cannot feel pain. Or speak. If it tells you otherwise, we urge you to ignore it." Dbrand did the thing: it announced a Portal Companion Cube skin for Valve’s boxy new Steam Machine, allowing you to turn the new PC / console hybrid into...

Author: Nilay Patel So a lot of people think AI is a bubble. That includes OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who keeps saying AI is a bubble all while raising and spending enormous amounts of money in ways that seem like bubble indicators to everyone else. This is all pretty confusing. So we sent Verge...

Author: Cameron Faulkner One of the easiest things to do during the holidays is spend too much money. It happens to many of us, even when we swear that things are going to be different this year. We want to help you stay true to your intentions to save money when possible, and we're doing...

Author: Andrew Liszewski The Analogue 3D is compatible with N64 cartridges from all over the world. | Image: Analogue First announced in October 2023 with an expected release sometime in 2024, the Analogue 3D is finally shipping on November 18th following repeated delays. The console is...

Author: Allison Johnson The OnePlus 15 will land later than expected. OnePlus wants to sell you its new flagship phone; it just doesn’t know when it will be able to. Like so many other things these days, the OnePlus 15 is in limbo thanks to fallout from the government shutdown. The 15...

Author: Allison Johnson The alert slider might be gone but the red cable is still here. Have you ever laid down for the night, only to realize your phone charger is across the room? And then thought to yourself, "Nah, I'm not going to get up and plug it in"? And then known without a shadow...

Author: Elissa Welle Spotify is launching a new AI feature for audiobooks that summarizes what you’ve already heard without needing to rewind. The company likens the feature, called Recaps, to a “previously on” segment at the start of episodes in a TV series. Recaps will be available...

Author: Andrew Webster It's been a few years, but the Titans are about to stomp their way back onto Apple TV. The streamer just announced that Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will return for season 2 on February 27th. The new season will span 10 episodes. Monarch initially premiered back in...

Author: Mia Sato Google is infusing artificial intelligence into just about every part of how people shop online — including having an AI tool call local stores on a human’s behalf and purchase items automatically. Beginning Thursday (and ahead of the holiday shopping season) Google users in...

Author: Ash Parrish Over the last five years, Magic: The Gathering games have gotten a bit strange. Cards featuring characters from Final Fantasy, Spider-Man, and, in a few weeks, Avatar: The Last Airbender are starting to show up with increasing frequency, making a typical Friday Night Magic...

Author: Tom Warren Valve has created a PC-based game console that lives under your TV. The Steam Machine takes everything that's great about the Steam Deck and adds the raw power to compete with the latest PlayStation and Xbox consoles. It also puts a huge amount of pressure on Microsoft to...

Author: Andrew Liszewski The Neo 2 adds obstacle avoidance but still features prop guards as a backup. | Image: DJI After launching exclusively in China last month, DJI is announcing wider global availability for its Neo 2 selfie drone, including Japan, Canada, the UK, and other countries...

Author: Thomas Ricker Samsung’s trifold phone on display at the K-Tech Showcase exhibition in October. | Photo: SeongJoon Cho / Bloomberg via Getty Images Reputable gadget leaker Evan Blass has taken to X with “some confirmed details” on Samsung’s upcoming trifold phone. It’ll be called the...

Author: Dominic Preston Google says that it’s softening its plan to require every Android developer — even outside of the Play Store — to verify their identity, a move which critics warned could kill sideloading for good. The company now says it’s developing a workflow to allow “experienced...