Europe’s Deep-Tech Paradox
Europe’s Deep-Tech Paradox

Europe does not suffer from a shortage of capital. What it lacks is the legal courage and analytical competence required to direct that capital toward the areas where it can create the greatest long-term value: SciTech startups. This gap shapes the ent…

The Galaxy S26 is a photography nightmare
The Galaxy S26 is a photography nightmare

In many ways, Samsung’s new phones are fairly normal upgrades. The S26 lines come with some useful new things – particularly the Privacy Display on the S26 Ultra, which looks like an extremely cool bit of tech and a really useful new feature – and a lot of iterative year-over-year changes. The new camera features, […]

OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank
OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank

OpenAI has closed another round of funding, totalling $110 billion being newly committed to the maker of ChatGPT, which it says has more than 900 million weekly active users and over 50 million consumer subscribers. Amazon is investing $50 billion and striking a deal that includes plans for custom models and more. Nvidia and SoftBank […]

OpenAI secures record-breaking $110B funding to “Scale AI for everyone”
OpenAI secures record-breaking $110B funding to “Scale AI for everyone”

OpenAI announced a landmark funding round and strategic alliances on February 27, 2026, aimed at expanding the reach of artificial intelligence across consumers, developers, and enterprises while cementing its leadership in global AI infrastructure. Th…

TCL’s $7,000+ flagship TV is ready to fight
TCL’s $7,000+ flagship TV is ready to fight

Since I saw the TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV at a pre-CES event in December, I’ve been eager to get a close look at it in my living room. At first glance, the TV impressed me enough that I named it the best TV of CES 2026. From the moment I completed Google TV setup […]

Jeffrey Epstein saw promise in Bitcoin — and its far-right supporters
Jeffrey Epstein saw promise in Bitcoin — and its far-right supporters

The tranche of Jeffrey Epstein emails and files released on January 30th tie the infamous pedophile, sex trafficker, and influence peddler to elite figures across the tech industry. The world of cryptocurrency is no exception. Epstein’s connections are intriguing, disturbing – and worth mapping closely. With his interest first piqued as early as 2011, Epstein […]

Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery
Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery

Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a “biointelligence AI” platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman’s third-generation smart ring, and promises up to 15 days of battery life before needing to recharge, alongside 250 days of on-device health history storage. Those are some significant […]

Phones are going to get weird next week
Phones are going to get weird next week

With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days. The good news is, a boatload of those rare exceptions are about to show up at once, courtesy of Mobile World Congress. The tech industry’s biggest mobile show may not quite have the clout it once did, when the likes of Samsung, Sony, LG, and HTC […]

MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona

The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, computer components, and AI inanity, but for all things mobile, MWC has it beat. Since it’s a global show, that includes all manner of announcements of phones, […]

Microsoft’s Copilot Tasks AI uses its own computer to get things done
Microsoft’s Copilot Tasks AI uses its own computer to get things done

Microsoft is previewing a new AI system, Copilot Tasks, that it says is designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, the company announced on Thursday. The feature takes the load off your device using its own cloud-based computer and browser, allowing it to handle a variety of jobs ranging from scheduling […]