CMF’s clip earbuds hit the balance between cheap and good
CMF’s clip earbuds hit the balance between cheap and good

Clip earbuds are an exercise in compromise. It’s an inherent aspect of their design – and physics. They can be more comfortable for people that don’t like something jammed in their ear, but sound response suffers. Ambient awareness is great because you can easily hear the sound around you, which means to hear your own […]

Google’s Pixel Phones Are Getting a Tap-to-Share Feature for Contact Info and More

Google says the new Quick Share feature is an “instant, two-way exchange” for sharing.

Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds
Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds

Hoto is introducing its first soldering iron through its modular Snapbloq collection that lets you assemble your own custom toolbox by stacking magnetic cases and tools together. The new I-A06 Cordless Soldering Iron can heat to just over 200 degrees Celsius in about three seconds and offers an adjustable temperature range from 100 to up […]

The MSI Claw EX is the most important PC handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one
The MSI Claw EX is the most important PC handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one

As The Verge’s resident handheld reviewer, I have nearly every portable gaming PC on a shelf in my house. The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is now the first one I reach for. Thanks to a next-gen Intel chip and improved MSI design, the Claw EX is the most powerful handheld that truly feels […]

Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba
Apple trained its own AI model for China with help from Alibaba

Apple has reportedly trained a custom AI model for the China market alongside domestic tech giant Alibaba, a rare cross-border partnership that cuts across growing tensions between Beijing and Washington. The China-focused large language model was developed in partnership with Alibaba and trained with the company’s support, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed people familiar with […]

Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk
Help build a monument to that ‘sad little bitch’ Elon Musk

Cards Against Humanity is gearing up to build “something that will annoy Elon Musk,” and it’s crowdfunding the project with its usual flavor of vulgarity. The company behind the card game announced plans to build “a grand monument” to Musk on the parcel of land it owns near Starbase, Texas, with the aim to “make […]

Why the Founders Winning With AI Agents Aren’t the Ones Automating the Most

The founders pulling ahead aren’t automating more than everyone else — they’re reinvesting the reclaimed hours into the judgment work only they can do.

Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store
Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purchases made via external links that don’t use the company’s in-app purchase system. Epic has already responded, saying that Apple’s request is “far outside of the bounds” of the […]

WhatsApp Fights Back Against Scammers With New AI Alert Tool

Meta’s new Scam Alert tool will flag potential scam texts in WhatsApp while your messages stay encrypted.

Using AI Shopping Carts Could Lead You to Spend More Money, Study Says

Smart screens mounted on shopping carts might change people’s behavior at grocery stores in a few interesting ways.