My $5K smart bed needs to shut the hell up
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the…
Elon Musk had a bad week in court
Elon Musk is the one who wanted this trial. He has spent months claiming OpenAI “stole a nonprofit,” and saying…
Weird Quantum Gadget Spits Out Chaotic ‘Sound Particles’
The device could come handy in communication contexts where light sources struggle, such as the deep ocean.
Your guide to sci-fi streaming season
I haven’t quite figured out the reason why, but for the last few years, summer has become the moment for…
Women sue the men who used their Instagram feed to create AI porn influencers
A little over a year ago, MG was leading the relatively normal life of a twentysomething in Scottsdale, Arizona. She…
Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr
In the beginning, platforms like Fiverr were places where people could hire freelancers to do specialized creative labor using skills…
Longshot Polymarket Bets on Military Activity Are Paying Off at a Jaw-Dropping Rate
A new analysis found the bets succeeded at dramatically higher rates than other types of wagers on the platform.
Carding service Jerry’s Store leak exposes 345,000 stolen payment cards
Jerry’s Store, a card-checking service used by cybercriminals, exposed 345,000 stolen payment cards after leaving its server open, revealing sensitive…
There’s a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true?
The Beijing Auto Show is currently taking place in China, offering those of us behind the Trump tariff curtain a…
Careful Adoption of Agentic AI Services
CISA, in collaboration with the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) and other international and U.S. partners,…