Month: January 2026
This 3D-scanned insole is another example of placebo tech
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. I…
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Siri is a Gemini
We know how the next-generation Siri is supposed to work. Apple showed it off in 2024, made commercials about it, and generally promised that AI would change the way we used our gadgets forever. And then, well, none of that came to pass. So Apple made a deal: It tapped…
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‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
Adam runs a company called Quora, which has a product called Poe, which uses large language models, including those of OpenAI and some of its competitors. The way I perceived it was after GPT-4 was demoed to the board in summer 2022, Adam began taking his responsibilities as a board…
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9 Best Wi-Fi Routers of 2026 for Working, Gaming, and Streaming
Don’t suffer the buffer. These WIRED-tested home routers will deliver reliable internet across your home, whatever your needs or budget. Source
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Smart Plug Guide (2026): When You Should and Shouldn’t Use One
Smart plugs can add controls to any outlet, but they aren’t perfect for everything. Here’s our guide to using one and which ones to buy. Source
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The Morning After: ASUS stops making some NVIDIA GPUs due to memory supply crunch
If you thought we were exaggerating, the hunger for memory and GPUs is making many companies reassess their priorities. YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed discovered ASUS has stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB due to the ongoing memory crunch. Both GPUs are 16GB models, making them more…
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