Author: Zach_Wilson

Ten years ago Acer debuted its awesomely ridiculous $10K gaming laptop – how well does it hold up in 2026?

When I was a teenager, the ultimate piece of tech unobtanium for me was the Acer Predator 21X. A decade ago, I remember seeing this ridiculous brute of a laptop and thinking “What if?” with regard to ever getting my hands on one. It wasn’t so much the internals of…

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Agentic AI: Transforming industries and tackling the interoperability imperative

The agentic AI buzz is more than noise. It’s a sign of real transformation happening across organizations. Teams in every department are sharing stories of how intelligent agents are reshaping their daily workflows, uncovering insights, and improving their decision-making. Karthik SJ General Manager of AI at LogicMonitor. From automating routine…

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How the Apple Watch defined modern health tech

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday 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. You can trace the state of health tech today to a single gadget:…

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Waiting for Trump Phone

Despite recent signs of life, another week has come and gone without the Trump T1 Phone. We’re now over nine months since its announcement in June of last year, and it just keeps missing ship dates. That’s enough time to gestate and birth a whole human baby! It’s also like,…

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Your Amazon shop will soon cost more — 3.5% ‘fuel and logistics-related surcharge’ added due to Iran war knock-on effects

Amazon announces 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for customers in the US and nearby Two-stage approach introduces changes on April 17 and May 2 It’s unclear whether the company plans to remove the surcharge when possible Amazon has confirmed the introduction of a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for sellers…

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Apple’s best product ever

Then, we compare your top 10 to our own rankings, which we’ve been making and tweaking for weeks. Turns out, we all agree on some big things — and we have a few to argue about. Is it recency bias, anti-printer bias, or something else? Who knows. After that, it’s…

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