Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a stopgap measure that would continue funding the US government through early December. While the measure still requires the signature of President Trump,…
Philips Hue adds Nanoleaf’s light panels to its ecosystem with a $40 module
Nanoleaf’s colorful wall panels will work in the Hue app thanks to a partnership between the two companies. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Philips Hue is…
Belkin’s first trackers come ready to attach to your gear.
Belkin’s SureFind Loop Cable Tag tracker includes a removable USB-C charging cable. | Image: Belkin After selling accessories for attaching Apple’s AirTags to everything from keys to backpacks, Belkin is…
Belkin introduces its first longer-lasting semi-solid-state power banks
Belkin is joining companies like BMX, Kuxiu, and Zens with the launch of its first power banks featuring semi-solid-state battery technology. The company claims the new accessories have been “engineered…
Here’s the first 4K 120Hz UST projector with optical lens shift
A projector for people who can afford to call this a “man cave.” | Image: Awol Vision Detail-preserving optical lens shift is not something you expect to find on an…
Microsoft discloses Azure revenue as part of major financial reporting changes
Microsoft is changing how it reports its finances to investors by splitting its businesses into two segments and disclosing quarterly revenue for its Azure cloud business for the first time.…
Delivery Hero board backs Uber’s $15B takeover bid
If approved, the combined company would become one of the largest food delivery platforms in the world.
It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service
An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver’s license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.
MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S.…
OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts
OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models.














