Hades II just keeps getting better

Hades II just received its second major update as part of its early access development, which was a great excuse for me to jump back in. Since its initial release,…

The iOS 18.4 beta brings Matter robot vacuum support

As spotted by 9to5Mac, Smart Home Centre confirmed the functionality using a Switchbot S10, which offers its own beta support for Matter. (Switchbot first added Matter robot vacuum support last…

Best cheap phone: four smartphones for under $500

Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not…

Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue

We have identified a rare issue affecting less than 0.5% (half a percent) of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPUs which have one fewer ROP than specified.…

Apple’s News app is getting a recipes section

Apple is adding a recipes section to its News app that will be available to News Plus subscribers, according to a press release. The new section, Apple News Plus Food,…

Elon Musk at CPAC 2025: a transcript

Elon Musk spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday, giving a strange and often inarticulate on-stage interview to Newsmax presenter Rob Schmitt. Schmitt was all smiles and…

Amazon’s ‘Buy with Prime’ direct-to-consumer program to include Adidas

Adidas’s site and app will soon get “Buy with Prime” Amazon fulfillment, allowing Prime members to receive free shipping and streamlined returns when ordering directly from the three-stripe brand. Beginning…

Volvo’s ES90 sedan will be built with a Nvidia supercomputer

Volvo’s next electric vehicle, the ES90 midsized luxury sedan, sounds like its got some serious computing chops. The new EV will come with a dual Nvidia Drive AGX Orin configuration,…

The best indie games we’re playing right now

Sometimes, though, indie games can fly under the radar. But we here at The Verge love seeking out hidden gems, so we want to use this space to share some…

Eufy’s FamiLock S3 Max smart video lock unlocks with a wave of your hand

Anker’s smart home arm, Eufy, has announced its first smart lock that uses palm vein recognition to unlock your door. The $399 FamiLock S3 Max is also a video doorbell…