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This ultraportable tablet is one of my favorites for media consumption - and it's at a new low price

For a limited time, get $200 off the OnePlus Pad 2 and receive a protective case.

I wore 5 different headphones across 8 flights - here's how each pair handled my stress tests

The airplane is the ultimate test for headphones and earbuds. I tried the top models so you don't have to.

I did not expect to like these open-ear headphones as much as I did - just look at them

The Nwm One open-ear headphones aren't perfect in every environment, but their unique design and rich sound make a case for aware, immersive listening.

How to buy the right laptop for school, work, and play (and common mistakes to avoid)

If you're upgrading your Windows or Mac PC and are overwhelmed with the options, here's what to prioritize in your selection process.

Turn your old tech into Costco gift cards before Black Friday - here's how

Got old gadgets laying around? Trade them in for gift cards - no Costco membership required.

I changed 10 settings on my Fire TV to significantly improve the performance

If your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick feels sluggish, don't rush to replace it - these quick tips can give it a serious speed boost.

You should turn off ACR on your TV right now (and why it matters so much to privacy)

Your smart TV comes with privacy risks. Here's how to avoid one of the biggest with just a few steps.

How to record your screen in Windows 10 or 11 - in just a few clicks

Your Windows PC already has everything you need to record your screen. Here's how to do it.

Google Finance gets a Gemini-powered upgrade - what it can do for you now

These new AI features surface more information faster. Can they help Google compete with Yahoo Finance?

Best early Black Friday laptop deals 2025: 12+ sales out early

Black Friday is a few weeks away, but there are some good deals on laptops live now. Here are the best ones from Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo, and more.

FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archive.is

The FBI is attempting to track down the identity of the owner of Archive.today and its numerous mirrors, like Archive.is and Archive.ph. As reported by 404 Media, the FBI subpoena, which was posted on the official Archive.today X account, was sent to web domain registrar Tucows on October 30th demanding the “customer or subscriber name, address of service, and billing address” associated with Archive.today. The subpoena also requests telephone records, payment information, internet se

You can now make your own Wordle puzzles

If you’ve ever wanted to make your own Wordle puzzle to challenge (or annoy) your family and friends, The New York Timeshas announced an official tool that lets you do that.If you have an All Access or Games subscription, you can make a 4-7 letter puzzle with the NYT’s Wordle creation tool. (You’ll be able to add an optional clue if you want to give the people you share your puzzle a bit of help.) When you’ve made the puzzle, you’ll get a unique URL you can share with others, and they don’

The latest Blink Video Doorbell is over 50 percent off

The latest Blink Video Doorbell offers higher resolution and a wider field of view than its predecessor. | Image: Blink With Black Friday and the holiday season approaching, packages will start piling up, making now a good time to take steps to protect your doorstep from porch pirates. Thankfully, multiple retailers are already offering early Black Friday discounts on smart security devices to help you keep tabs on deliveries, with Amazon’s and Best Buy’s deal on the latest Blink Video Do

Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 winds the clock back in new trailer

While Stranger Things's upcoming fifth season will bring the Hawkins gang's story to a close, Netflix's new Stranger Things animated spinoff series is about to send the crew on a side quest set in the recent past.Today, Netflix dropped a teaser video for Stranger Things: Tales From '85, a new spinoff that takes place some time between Stranger Things' second and third season. The series follows as Eleven (Brooklyn Davey Norstedt), Max (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) Mike (Luca Diaz), Lucas Elisha

Google Finance offers Gemini AI tools to stock traders

Google’s well-honed strategy of adding AI to absolutely everything continues: the company announced on Thursday that Google Finance is getting a Deep Search feature to turbocharge its AI chatbot, as well as other upgrades to support traders like prediction market support.The new Deep Search feature will let you get more detailed responses and ask more complicated questions from Google Finance’s built-in AI chatbot, which launched as part of the app’s AI makeover earlier this year. To use i

Microsoft AI says it’ll make superintelligent AI that won’t be terrible for humanity

Microsoft AI wants you to know that its work toward superintelligence involves keeping humans “at the top of the food chain.” In a lengthy blog post on Thursday, Microsoft AI head Mustafa Suleyman highlighted the formation of a new team dedicated to developing a “humanist superintelligence” that’s “designed only to serve humanity.”This kind of superintelligence, according to Suleyman, won’t be “an unbounded and unlimited entity with high degrees of autonomy” and will instead be “carefully

Sports streaming is a fragmented hot mess

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week.This week, JJ Watt finally had enough. The former NFL star, who played for the Houston Texans for close to a decade, took to X to declare that he was ready to give up on watching Monday Night Football. "Just frustrating," Watt posted. "All of it."Watt's ire was caused by the ongoing carriage dispute between Disney and YouTube TV

Pebblebee’s new trackers are brighter, louder, thinner, and more colorful

Pebblebee will be making its Clip 5 tracker available in limited edition colors that change every 12 weeks. | Image: Pebblebee Pebblebee has announced new versions of its AirTag-like Clip tracker and wallet-sized Card tracker. The new Clip 5 features a similar design to the previous version with a built-in loop for attaching it to a keychain but includes improvements focused on its personal safety features, plus more color options. The new Card 5 is 30 percent slimmer than the old Pebbleb

Spotify is launching a weekly mini ‘Wrapped’

Spotify has introduced a new “listening stats” feature that gives you a weekly overview of your recent music streaming habits. It essentially acts like a mini version of Spotify’s annual Wrapped review, showing you which artists and songs you’ve listened to the most each week, and making curated playlists inspired by those results. Listening stats will be available to revisit for four weeks.Like Wrapped, the feature allows users to share their results to platforms like Instagram and WhatsA

How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education

Here on Decoder, we’ve talked a lot about generative AI, which is a very big idea that is causing quite a few problems. One thing we keep hearing about over and over again is that generative AI is causing a lot of problems in schools.A lot of people out there, including many of the listeners of this show who email us, are worried about the obvious problem: students using ChatGPT to cheat on assignments — and yes, some students definitely do.Verge subscribers, don’t forget you g