The Verge

What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?
OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots
The US government just banned Roombas
Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever
The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans
Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350 off
DoorDash is going airborne with new drone delivery division
The Nothing Ear 3A look great… and sound good enough
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future
Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning
OpenAI’s rogue AI agent didn’t stop at hacking Hugging Face
We’re running out of reasons to ignore AI safety
Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
The US is banning foreign robots
Ariana Grande is suing the hackers who’ve been leaking her songs and videos for years
The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding
eBay’s bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement
AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
Is it illegal to trick the US government into wiping your phone during a questionably legal search?
AI’s finally expensive enough to make Wall Street nervous