The LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough to click. After college, she’d struggled to make a living as a freelance journalist, gone to grad school, then pivoted to what she hoped would be a more stable career […]
Day: March 10, 2026
After complaints, Google will make it easier to disable gen AI search in Photos
One toggle for “fast classic search.”
Sonos just launched Play, a new $299 portable speaker
Sonos is returning to focus on the system that made it a driving force in whole-home audio. And to support that system, it’s releasing its first new consumer speakers since 2024, the Sonos Play and Era 100 SL, which join the Amp Multi that the […]
AI can rewrite open source code—but can it rewrite the license, too?
Is it clean “reverse engineering” or just an LLM-filtered “derivative work”?
I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything
It’s MacBook Neo review day, so let’s talk Apple’s new $599 laptop. I’m going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last time, it’ll all take place in the comments section of this post. What do you […]
Podcast Review: Mercy | Official Trailer 2
Welcome to the world of tomorrow, folks! Your friendly neighborhood film critic is back, ready to navigate the matrix of sci-fi thrillers, courtroom dramas, and AI judges. Today, we’re diving deep into the latest offering from Amazon MGM Studios, “Mercy”. Directed by visionary filmmaker Robert […]
‘Age Verification’ could force trans people to out themselves to use the internet
In 2026, a photo ID is not just paperwork – it essentially grants you permission to exist in society. Last month, Kansas legislature passed a law categorically invalidating trans people’s driver’s licenses and IDs overnight, requiring them to obtain new IDs with incorrect gender markers. […]
Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board
Meta’s methods for identifying deepfakes are “not robust or comprehensive enough” to handle how quickly misinformation spreads during armed conflicts like the Iran war. That’s according to the Meta Oversight Board – a semi-independent body that guides the company’s content moderation practices – which is […]
Gemini burrows deeper into Google Workspace with revamped document creation and editing
Gemini can now pull context from your files, emails, and more to create and edit documents.
NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander
“NASA’s tracking of SpaceX’s manual control risk indicates a worsening trend.”