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Out the windows / It’s the year of Linux on our desktops, at the very least.

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

If your laptop is stranded on Windows 10, the solution isn’t a new laptop. It’s a new operating system.

Stevie Bonifield
The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room

Bazzite can get you so close to the dream of PC gaming everywhere.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
I went back to Linux and it was a mistake

I need an OS, not another hobby.

Terrence O'Brien

Downgraded / The fanciest new phone tech isn’t arriving in the US.

The US gets the worst phonesThe US gets the worst phones

But Apple’s new CEO could fix that.

Dominic Preston
Phone batteries are getting more compact, but the US is missing out

Silicon-carbon cells are leading to thinner phones with longer battery life.

Dominic Preston
More phone cameras should come with telephoto lenses

I thought the Vivo X300 Ultra’s extender lenses were a gimmick. Now I’m hooked.

Allison Johnson
Xiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the name

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra and its Leica co-branded special edition are closer to cameras than ever before.

Dominic Preston

Brain rot / Is Silicon Valley out of touch or out of ideas?

Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people wantSilicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

Inventing the future requires a future people want.

Elizabeth Lopatto
THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
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Software brain is changing the world, but most people still aren’t buying.

Nilay Patel
We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings

What happens when an all-seeing eye looks in the mirror?

T.C. Sottek and Adi Robertson
Why people really hate AI

On The Vergecast: AI apps we really want, the future of foldables, and the DLSS 5 backlash.

David Pierce

“We are Xbox” / What does it mean that Microsoft Gaming is out and Xbox is back in?

‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future

Microsoft’s new Xbox leader starts to talk strategy for the company’s gaming business.

Tom Warren
Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming

Xbox is Microsoft’s gaming identity moving forward.

Tom Warren
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief is ‘reevaluating’ exclusive games

Asha Sharma has a new strategy for her return of Xbox.

Tom Warren
Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures

Leadership reshuffling signals the mounting pressure on Microsoft’s AI bet.

Tom Warren
Conspiracy theories are swirling about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shootingConspiracy theories are swirling about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Soon after gunshots were heard and administration officials were removed from the event, social media posts suggested the shooting was not as it seemed.

Mia Sato
We reviewed Valve’s new Steam Controller, ask us anythingWe reviewed Valve’s new Steam Controller, ask us anything

We’ve had Valve’s controller in our hands for more than two weeks.

Jay Peters and Cameron Faulkner
Valve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam MachineValve launches the Steam Controller without the Steam Machine

The Steam Controller is officially coming next week.

Sean Hollister
Why the Steam Controller is (and isn’t) a big dealWhy the Steam Controller is (and isn’t) a big deal

The official Steam Machine gamepad is here, and it works great on PC and Deck. But where do you sit on its $99 price?

Cameron Faulkner
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
PocketOS maker says an AI agent “deleted our production database in 9 seconds.”

The details of what happened should be taken with a grain of salt since some of its self-reported by the chatbot, which can be tricky. But according to Jer Crane, a Cursor coding agent running Claude Opus 4.6 found a credential mismatch that it fixed by deleting a Railway volume that contained production data and the recent backups, using a token it found that they hadn’t realized would allow that kind of access via Railway’s API for AI agents.

It was eventually recovered, and everyone is vibe coding once again.

Samsung’s first smart glasses have leakedSamsung’s first smart glasses have leaked

The Ray-Ban Meta rivals will reportedly launch later this year, with a second pair featuring a display coming in 2027.

Stevie Bonifield
Microsoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is deadMicrosoft and OpenAI’s famed AGI agreement is dead

The two companies’ oft-renegotiated deal has become even less exclusive.

Hayden Field
The Philips Hue Sync Box 8K is 30 percent offThe Philips Hue Sync Box 8K is 30 percent off

You can also save on pre-owned games, or score a discount on a speedy Baseus power bank.

Cameron Faulkner
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Sony’s new covers wrap your WF-1000XM6 earbuds in vegan leather.

The best (currently) noise-canceling earbuds will feel even more premium with Sony’s new $39.99 case covers that wrap the WF-1000XM6’s charging case in a smooth vegan leather finish. The cover’s available in black and light gray color options and while it makes the case slightly larger, it doesn’t inhibit wireless charging.

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Multiple photos of Sony’s WF-1000MX6 earbuds vegan leather case covers.
The new vegan leather WF-1000XM6 charging case covers match the colors of Sony’s flagship wireless earbuds.
Image: Sony
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAIElon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI
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Elon helped found OpenAI in 2015, but left and eventually started xAI. Now he claims OpenAI abandoned its mission.

Elizabeth Lopatto and Hayden Field
Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
The Elon Musk vs. OpenAI trial starts today.

I’m in the courtroom — and jury selection will begin shortly. Sam Altman is here, but I haven’t seen Elon Musk.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Pop Culture Jeopardy! returns for a second season on Netflix.

The game show spinoff, which covers topics like music, movies, culture, sports, celebrities, and entertainment, debuted on Amazon Prime Video. Now it’s headed to Netflix for another trivia-filled season starting May 11th, with host Colin Jost.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The dual camera version of DJI Osmo Pocket 4 could come to the US as the Xtra Muse 2 Pro.

Leaked photos and videos have revealed a dual camera pro version of the Osmo Pocket 4 that DJI almost certainly won’t release in the US. But Xtra Techology, the company that sells “exact hardware copies” of many DJI products, teased its new dual camera Muse 2 Pro coming to the US that looks a lot like the leaked Osmo Pocket 4P.

A blurred images of the Xtra Technology Muse 2 Pro handheld camera.
Is Xtra’s Muse 2 Pro a rebranded version of DJI’s leaked Osmo Pocket 4P?
Image: Instagram
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
Here be dragons.

Games of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon is heading into its third season, and HBO just released a new and appropriately-dragon filled trailer ahead of the premiere. The show debuts on June 21st.

Canva apologizes after its AI tool replaces ‘Palestine’ in designsCanva apologizes after its AI tool replaces ‘Palestine’ in designs

The Magic Layers feature is off to a good start.

Jess Weatherbed
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Webtoon’s animated AI avatars want to chat with you.

Hot on the heels of its new AI-powered localization tools, Webtoon is partnering with AI avatar firm Genies to launch a new chatbot feature that will allow users to “talk” with characters from comics featured on the platform.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Meta’s latest energy deal is for 24/7 orbit-to-grid solar power.

Meta announced a new deal this morning with Overview Energy, a space-based solar company with plans to demo beaming “energy wirelessly from space to a solar farm on Earth” in 2028, ahead of commercial delivery in 2030.

Its satellites sit in geosynchronous orbit roughly 22,000 miles above Earth’s equator, where sunlight is constant, collecting energy in space and beaming it to Earth-based solar facilities on the ground as low-intensity, near-infrared light. This means solar farms that currently sit idle at night can keep producing electricity around the clock, maximizing their output and creating more energy for the grid.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
CachyOS’s latest release includes a new security feature and improved support for Intel CPUs.

As XDA reports, the Arch-based Linux distro’s April update now “automatically configures fingerprint readers for ‘sudo’ prompts” and “detects specific Intel CPUs for better power saving,” among other new features and fixes. CachyOS users can run the command “sudo pacman -Syu” to update to the latest release.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
In space, no one can hear you over-decorate for Halloween.

Home Depot’s 12-foot Skelly is still a holiday headliner after nearly 7 years, but Spirit Halloween’s new Alien Xenomorph could be an even bigger draw for brave trick-or-treaters this year. The $450 animatronic features sounds inspired by the original film and multiple movements including an inner mouth that extends and screams.

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<em>The animatronic stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and features a detailed exoskeleton design.</em>
<em>All of the Xenomorph’s sounds and movement are triggered by an IR sensor so it’s not terrorizing your neighbors non-stop.</em>
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The animatronic stands 6 feet 8 inches tall and features a detailed exoskeleton design.
Image: Spirit Halloween
Amazon snaps up Oprah Winfrey’s podcastAmazon snaps up Oprah Winfrey’s podcast

New episodes of The Oprah Podcast will appear across Prime Video, Amazon Music, Audible, and Fire TV channels.

Emma Roth
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Time Frog Color is a watch-sized Game Boy Color that plays tiny carts.

Instead of taking the easy route with an emulator, Chris Hackmann, the modder behind the excellent Frog Boy Color, created a watch-sized Game Boy Color using the handheld’s original CPU. It also plays games through custom tiny cartridges and features a tiny D-pad on the side along with other button controls.

Spotify is partnering with Peloton for guided workoutsSpotify is partnering with Peloton for guided workouts

Not content with music, podcasts, audiobooks, and video, Spotify adds fitness classes.

Terrence O'Brien
Govee’s multicolor ceiling light doubles as a low-res screenGovee’s multicolor ceiling light doubles as a low-res screen

Govee’s largest ceiling light yet uses its dense array of LEDs to display color-changing effects and images.

Andrew Liszewski
Is this Samsung’s upcoming wide foldable?Is this Samsung’s upcoming wide foldable?

A new leak claims to show a dummy unit of the passport-style Z Fold 8 Wide.

Jess Weatherbed
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Now Android users can wait for Tesla Robotaxis too.

Eight months after the iOS app launched, Tesla has released an Android version of its Robotaxi app. The service expanded to Houston and Dallas last week, but still seems to only have a small number of vehicles actually on the road.

Tesla Robotaxi

[Google Play]

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
A strong scientific background.

Gwyneth Paltrow doesn’t seem to know what a peptide is, which might not entirely surprise you.

Electric Mayhem:

Color me shocked that the person who puts lemon juice in their alkaline water might not have an intuitive grasp of biology.

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The AI-designed car is taking shapeThe AI-designed car is taking shape

Amidst a global maelstrom of trade wars and uncertain demand, automakers are leaning on AI to slash development times.

Tim Stevens
Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Our first look at Alien: Isolation’s sequel.

In 2024 Creative Assembly announced a followup to the only game that has ever made me genuinely freeze in fear. A year and half later, yesterday’s “Alien day” (4/26, get it?) brought us a brief first look. We don’t see much, but it looks like this time we might be going planetside.

This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmareThis touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare

The Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 has a 2.25-inch display that’s begging to be accidentally brushed against.

Jess Weatherbed
Robert Hart
Robert Hart
China blocks Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI agent startup Manus.

The economic watchdog did not explain its decision to cancel the deal, which Beijing had scrutinized since it was first announced in December. It was largely complete and Manus is already integrated into some of Meta’s tools.

Robert Hart
Robert Hart
Elon Musk drops fraud claims against OpenAI and Sam Altman before trial.

The federal judge overseeing the case granted Musk’s request on Friday, which he says will “streamline the case” and keep things focused on “ensuring that OpenAI adheres to its public charitable mission.” Two claims will proceed to trial this week.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
A political battleground is forming around data centers.

Multibillion-dollar data center developments in Georgia are sparking bipartisan backlash, with Politico reporting that 47 percent of local voters oppose the plans. Given this is just one of several states experiencing an AI boom, similar opposition may also define local and statewide elections going forward.

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Is Letterboxd looking for a new owner?

Tiny — the movie-tracking social media platform’s controlling investor — has reportedly pitched its stake to potential buyers , including CNBC parent company Versant and Hollywood startup The Ankler. Tiny hasn’t modified much since it bought Letterboxd in 2023, but that could change under a new steward.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
The long rumored foldable iPad may never see the light of day.

Apple has supposedly been working on a folding tablet since at least 2023. The rumored release has slipped from 2024, to 2026, to 2028, to 2029, and now, according to Mark Gurman, it might not happen at all. While it was a priority for incoming CEO John Ternus, its future is now in doubt:

Foldable iPad: Apple has been working on a roughly 20-inch foldable iPad. This device has been a Ternus priority but may end up being a wacky experiment that doesn’t see the light of day, according to several people who have worked on it.

Google’s new gradient icon design is coming to more appsGoogle’s new gradient icon design is coming to more apps

The looks are softer and more varied.

Terrence O'Brien
Trump turns the WHCD shooting into a pitch for the White House ballroomTrump turns the WHCD shooting into a pitch for the White House ballroom

‘This event would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom,’ he wrote on Truth Social.

Tina Nguyen
Tomora’s Come Closer is an ecstatic love letter to ’90s dance musicTomora’s Come Closer is an ecstatic love letter to ’90s dance music

The collab between Norwegian singer Aurora and Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowland was a surprise Coachella highlight.

Terrence O'Brien
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