The Alexa Skills revolution that wasn’t
Image: Mojo Wang for The Verge Ten years ago, Amazon imagined a future beyond apps — and it had the idea basically right. But the perfect ambient computer remains frustratingly…
Shinichirō Watanabe is ready to tell humanity something about itself with Lazarus
Image: Verge Staff, Adobe Stock The visionary behind Cowboy Bebop opens up about his return to sci-fi and collaborating with Chad Stahelski. Continue reading…
Judges are using algorithms to justify doing what they already want
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images When Northwestern University graduate student Sino Esthappan began researching how algorithms decide who stays in jail, he expected “a story about humans…
The Amazon Echo graveyard
Image: Mojo Wang for The Verge The Echo ecosystem has seen its fair share of failures while trying to popularize Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant. Continue reading…
Alexa, thank you for the music
Image: Mojo Wang for The Verge When dealing with an aging parent, Alexa was a great help — in both practical and emotionally important ways. Continue reading…
Avride rolls out its next-gen sidewalk delivery robots
Avride, the robotics company that spun out of Russian search giant Yandex, has a new sidewalk delivery robot to show off. The company currently has plans to operate a fleet…
Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer?
Image: Mojo Wang for The Verge When Alexa launched 10 years ago, Amazon envisioned a new computer platform that could do anything for you. A decade later, the company is…
Nothing is making a glow-in-the-dark phone
Only 1,000 units of the Phone (2a) and Phone (2a) Plus Community Edition will be produced. | Image: Nothing Nothing has announced a new version of its Phone 2A Plus…
Sennheiser’s new wireless clip-on mics can convert to a tabletop microphone
The Profile Wireless microphones can be clipped or magnetically attached to clothing. | Image: Sennheiser Sennheiser has announced a new portable wireless microphone kit designed to be an affordable and…
Closing the Digital Divide with the Good Things Foundation
Ask anyone under 40 in most places on Earth and you won’t find many who spend a day without the Internet. In fact, as of July 2024, there were 5.45…
