Amazon’s Colorful New Kindles and the Dots Arrive in This Week’s Verge Newsletter
A look at Amazon's new Kindle lineup, plus a free Witcher 3 update, Bose earbuds, and more tech tidbits from The Verge's newsletter.
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Car Is a Smartphone on Wheels. Here’s Who’s Listening
Researchers find connected cars share personal data with manufacturers and third parties, leaving drivers with no control over it.
Big Brands Finally Push Gaming Mouse Tech Forward in 2026 — at $200 Prices
Big brands push gaming mouse tech forward in 2026 with $160+ haptic, FrameSync, and UWB models. Worth the spend?
White House Renames AI “Super Intelligence” as CEOs Sign Safety Pledge
Trump calls AI "super intelligence" while companies push enterprise sales; only 2% of consumers buy it.
Nabu Casa Renames Home Assistant Cloud to Home Assistant Link
A cloud named Link, once called by another name, is now freed from the word that made it bitter.
Micron Posts Record Profits And Warns Prices Will Keep Rising Through 2028
Micron posts record profits and warns of 'even higher prices' and 'greater tightness' through 2028 as RAM production lags behind demand.
ChatGPT Can Now Virtually Try On Clothes — But Google Beat It to the Feature
ChatGPT now lets you upload selfies to see how clothes fit, with a new favorites library for saved items.
AI Companies Are Now Selling You a Personal Assistant Trained Just for You
OpenAI's Dots are always-on agents that watch your web activity and act before you ask. Here's how they work and why cuteness is the new guardrail.
OpenAI DevDay 2026: 20+ Launches, a New AI Agent, and the Security Question
OpenAI's DevDay promises 20+ launches, including a rumored consumer agent named Aeon. Here's what we expect from CEO Sam Altman's keynote.
$1000 Smart Glasses Recalled After Users Report Burns
A $1000 pair of smart glasses overheats and burns users, leading to a recall in the U.S. and Canada.
Philips’ Motion-Tracking Smart Toothbrush Is Now on Sale, and It Undercuts Dyson
Philips puts its motion-tracking smart toothbrush in stores, undercutting Dyson's CameraJet by $120.
Developer Leaves Fly.io to Build a Phone Where Users Program in Plain English
A veteran coder says AI will turn users into programmers, building apps in plain English. His new phone proves it.