Selling the smart home has been hard. Even Amazon has lost money in the space, despite putting hundreds of millions of Echo devices in people’s homes. Google has also reportedly struggled to turn a profit from its substantial investment in Nest. But now Google is seeing dollar signs in the prospect of selling AI-driven subscriptions […]
Android 16 has a bug that lets apps route traffic outside your VPN tunnel and expose your real IP address, even with strict VPN settings enabled.
The AI agents are coming. A lot of them.
Google confirmed a Snapchat integration, a new UI, and strong hints at Wallet and Tasks support. It’s the update the feature actually needed.
Yesterday, I built my first Android app. Then, I made two more – three in one afternoon. For one, I literally typed 148 words into my web browser and walked away. Ten minutes later, I had an entire new app on my actual Android phone. I did have to prep that phone by enabling a […]
CapCut is partnering with Google’s Gemini app, letting you edit images and videos directly inside Gemini using CapCut’s tools. No more app-switching mid-workflow.
A new study claims YouTube’s recommendation algorithm may steer men and women toward vastly different political content, raising fresh concerns about online echo chambers and polarization.
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. This week’s issue is a special early edition tied to The Verge’s Google I/O coverage. You can expect our next issue at its usual time […]
Canva has spent the past year quietly embedding itself into every major AI assistant. First came Claude, then ChatGPT, then Microsoft Copilot. Now Google Gemini gets the same treatment, and the strategy is complete. The company launched its Connected A…
Google’s Android Studio Migration Assistant can port iOS projects to native Android by converting features, assets, and interfaces through an agentic workflow.