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Inside the fight over Claude Mythos 5

As the rest of the country celebrated the USA's first World Cup win and the New York Knicks championship, Anthropic spent its weekend fight…

Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory

Xbox is closing down Ninja Theory, the studio behind the Hellblade series, a source tells The Verge. Staffers were told on a call on Monday…

Facebook’s new AI Mode search gets its info from public posts

Your public Facebook posts could help inform AI-generated results in Meta's new AI Mode. When you search on Facebook, the "AI Mode" option …

Fox wants to take over your TV — and the tech inside it

Fox is about to take over the TVs in more than 100 million homes worldwide. On Monday, Fox announced that it's acquiring Roku, the streamin…

Amazon’s Smart Thermostat is on sale for just $58

If your electricity bill climbs every summer, a smart thermostat could help keep cooling costs in check. The Amazon Smart Thermostat is an …

All the news about Anthropic’s new AI fight with the White House

Anthropic was already navigating one dispute with the government in its standoff with the Pentagon, and then came an order on June 12th to …

The best early Amazon Prime Day deals so far

Amazon’s earlier-than-usual Prime Day doesn’t begin until June 23rd, but there are several even earlier deals on must-have products that yo…

Trump’s Anthropic shutdown just made the case for non-American AI

At Washington's request, Anthropic suddenly took its newest and most powerful AI models offline over the weekend. The American company said…

Google Chrome is closing the loopholes that let old ad blockers keep working

Google Chrome version 150 and 151, expected in late June and July, respectively, will cut off support for the last remaining workarounds fo…

Big Tech’s desperate last push at AI regulation

For months, Big Tech's Washington lobbyists have chased after the holy grail of pro-AI legislation: preemption. This would be a comprehensi…

Xbox turmoil continues with a studio closure and executive departures

Last week, Xbox boss Asha Sharma sent a memo warning of an Xbox "reset" ahead of expected layoffs, and today, Kotaku reported that Xbox pla…

Roblox exec says ticking a box for age verification is ‘not enough anymore’

Roblox's vice president of safety product policy, Eliza Jacobs, told NBC News that Roblox is "optimistic" that its new facial age estimatio…

My favorite Qi2 power bank is cheaper than ever for Verge readers

I recently published a buying guide on the best Qi2 power banks. Out of seven feature-packed batteries, I really dug the Baseus AM52 10,000…

The Verge’s Father’s Day 2026 gift guide

With Father's Day on the horizon, happening June 21st, it's time to start thinking about what kind of gifts you want to buy for the fathers…

Happy birthday to the Trump phone

From the day it was announced, on June 16th, 2025, the Trump phone sounded ridiculous. The T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), as it was official…

Skydio CEO Adam Bry on why Silicon Valley shouldn’t draw red lines for drone use

Today, I’m talking with Adam Bry, who is CEO of Skydio, the leading US maker of autonomous drones. Before we recorded this episode, I actua…

Google Earth’s flight simulator is now available in your browser

On Friday Google announced it was making a relatively unknown feature of Google Earth available to a wider audience. The desktop version of…

Fox is buying Roku

Fox has announced that it's acquiring Roku outright, in a deal that values the streaming company at $22 billion. The deal will see Fox's TV…