Author: Zach_Wilson

This slim camera has a transparent LCD screen for a viewfinder

Despite the fact that smartphones have become impressively capable shooters, standalone point-and-shoot cameras are enjoying a renaissance. The tiny Kodak Charmera is still wildly popular, while influencers are scrambling to find aging Canon cameras on eBay. Godox, a company best known for its photography lighting products, is the latest to…

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I finally got my Trump phone

12 months, 16 days, 21 hours, and 54 minutes after I first heard about Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), I’m finally holding one in my own hands. That’s right, The Verge’s Trump phones have arrived. And yes, I do mean phones – we have three of them: We…

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Hydration isn’t complicated: Just drink water

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Europe is melting, the eastern US is currently trapped in a “heat dome,” the Midwest…

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7 new movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and more this weekend (July 3)

We are officially halfway through 2026 — how did that happen??? — but the world’s best streaming services aren’t letting up on the new movies and TV shows front. Indeed, this week’s selection might be on the smaller side, but every entry we’ve rounded up below is definitely worthy of…

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Anthropic wants to develop its own drugs

At the event “The Briefing: AI for Science” earlier this week, Anthropic announced Claude Science, a new “AI workbench for scientists” that pulls fragmented tools and datasets into one environment, and generates figures and visuals. Anthropic, already dominating the industry with its popular coding tools and powerful AI models, framed…

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Engadget Podcast: Who needs Valve’s Steam Machine?

This week on the Engadget Podcast, we've got our first impressions of Valve's pricey Steam Machine, and we chat about Sony dumping PlayStation discs in 2028. Source

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