Why OpenAI killed Sora
On Tuesday morning, everything was business as usual at OpenAI. By the end of the day, the company had announced that it would scrap its video-generation...
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The must-have app for frequent flyers
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 121, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, good luck in...
Read moreMeta to fund seven new natural gas power plants to fuel AI data centers — Entergy partnership to deliver 7 gigawatts of power for Louisiana AI facility
Meta is paying for the construction of seven new natural gas plants to supply its largest data center, massively expanding the fossil fuel infrastructure underpinning its...
Read moreAsus ROG Swift PG34WCDN 34-inch QD-OLED 360 Hz gaming monitor review: New levels of speed and brightness
Asus embraces RGB Stripe OLED tech in its new ROG Swift PG34WCDN. It’s a 34-inch curved ultra-wide panel with 360 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR500 and Quantum Dot...
Read moreLinux 7.0-rc6 Bringing A Lot Of Audio Quirks / Fixes
The Linux 7.0-rc6 kernel due for release tomorrow has a lot of audio fixes/quirks to correct a wide variety of different hardware issues, mostly different problematic...
Read moreChinese universities performing military research acquired Super Micro servers with sanctioned Nvidia AI chips — public documents reveal purchases were completed in 2025 and 2026 despite US export controls
Public documents revealed that four Chinese universities, including two that worked on military research for the PLA, were able to acquire servers with Nvidia A100 AI...
Read moreAfter a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages
For years, many Ubuntu users have felt that traditional .deb packages were being gradually sidelined in favor of the Snap ecosystem. It started quietly. Double-clicking a...
Read moreWhat Is the Best Garmin Watch Right Now? (2026)
We tested Garmin’s GPS-enabled fitness trackers and found the perfect picks for casual hikers, backcountry skiers, and more.
Read moreLLVM’s DTLTO Now More Efficiently Adding Files To The Link For Much Better Performance
Last year LLVM began landing their Distributed ThinLTO “DTLTO” support as an enhancement to their ThinLTO approach for link-time optimizations. An improvement merged this week to...
Read moreHong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords, including from US citizens, under penalty of imprisonment — border controls become more invasive worldwide
Hong Kong border agents and police can demand device passwords under penalty of imprisonment
Read moreHow new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures
Our oceans are full of sophisticated, perfect traps: Nets, hooks, fishing lines. Designed to capture animals destined for our dinner tables, they often catch other wildlife...
Read moreGedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions
Following the release of GNOME 50, Gedit 50 was released on Friday as the newest version of this graphical text editor aligned with the GNOME desktop....
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