Amazon is betting on agents to win the AI race
Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host and deputy editor at The Verge. One of the biggest topics in AI these days is agents — the idea that AI is going to move from chatbots to reliably completing tasks for us in the real world. But the […]
Google’s next big Android update can force dark mode and icon themes
Android 16 will let users force dark mode onto apps that don’t support it natively. Google has started rolling out its latest batch of Android 16 features to beta testers, including expanded support for dark mode and themed app icons. The QPR2 beta 1 was announced yesterday alongside Google launching the Pixel 10 series, […]
You can fine tune the resistance of the joysticks on GuliKit’s new controllers
GuliKit’s new TT Max controller also features glowing accent lighting around the base of each anti-drift joystick. | Image: GuliKit GuliKit was the first company to address the original Switch’s drifting issues with a Hall effect Joy-Con upgrade kit, and it released one of the first controllers that can remotely wake the Nintendo Switch […]
Hank Green’s Focus Friend swapped my screen time for bean time
Earlier this week, a bean moved into my phone. Their name is Billie Bean King, and when I’m working, they work too, knitting socks and scarves. Billie’s knitted wares are more than just cozy clothes – they’re currency, used to buy lo-fi decorations for their barren room. But there’s a catch: Billie can only […]
Insta360 redesigned its compact action cam with a bigger battery and swappable storage
The Insta360 Go Ultra is available in midnight black and arctic white color options. | Image: Insta360 Insta360 has announced the next version of its compact Go action camera, which helped the company differentiate itself from established competitors like GoPro several years ago. As Insta360 teased earlier this week, the new Go Ultra not […]
Google Search’s AI Mode is going global and getting smarter
Google is putting AI Mode into Search in 180 countries and territories, allowing the AI-powered search feature to expand beyond the US, UK, and India. The expansion means more people can search for topics using a chatbot-like interface, though it’s still only available in English. Along with a global expansion, Google revealed that it’s […]
