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11 Oct

Apple ends support for Clips video-editing app

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Apple’s Clips video editing app is no more. It debuted in 2017 as a way to stitch together videos with music, text, and filters with a clear focus on sharing to social media. Over the years Apple added AR features and more advanced video editing tools. But recently updates had slowed to a trickle. Apple finally decided to pull the plug though, removing Clips from the App Store. The company also updated its support page to state clearly that “the Clips app is no longer being updated, and will no longer be available for download for new users as of…

11 Oct

How Verge readers, and writers, are managing our kids’ screen time

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This week the Pew Research Center published a study about how parents managed screen time for their kids 12 and under. The results were not particularly surprising (or enlightening, if we're being honest). A full 90 percent of parents said their children watched TV, and 61 percent said their kids interact with smartphones at least on occasion. Somewhat surprisingly, only 50 percent said they let them play a game console of some kind. While 42 percent of respondents said they could do better managing their kids' screen time, 86 percent did say they had rules around screens, even if they…

11 Oct

The AirPods 4 and Lego’s brick-ified Grogu are our favorite deals this week

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Although Amazon’s fall Prime Day event has come to an end, there are still some lingering discounts available. That means you have yet another chance to pick up an early gift for the holidays, or just something for yourself. Right now, for instance, Apple’s base AirPods 4 are sitting at their lowest price to date, as is Lego’s adorable Star Wars Grogu set. Meanwhile, if you’re looking to add smart lights to your space, a two-pack of Philips Hue smart LED bulbs is cheaper than ever. We’ve also rounded up a few more deals worth checking out below. Apple AirPods…

11 Oct

American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming

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When Donald Trump's administration issued orders to send the National Guard into Portland, Oregon, a person in a frog balloon suit showed up at the city's ICE facility, where protesters had gathered. After the frog humped the air in front of a throng of federal law enforcement - many dressed in head-to-toe camo with military-grade helmets, gas masks, and riot shields - the feds slowly began to retreat. What else could they do? A soldier knows what to do when they encounter another soldier. But an air-humping frog? @theantifascistfrog this is the war ravaged city that Trump is talking aboutððð…

11 Oct

Dreams of Another feels like a fever dream

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Dreams of Another is like playing an art-filled dream. It's filled with unexpected events, disjointed acts, and hazy landscapes. Scenes end abruptly, and then you unexpectedly pick up the thread later on. You'll meet talking angel statues and fish that want to escape their home and swim to the ocean. But it's that same unstable, dreamlike quality that makes the game so memorable. In Dreams of Another, from PixelJunk developer Q-Games, you play as a pajama-clad man who is aptly referred to only as the Man in Pajamas. He wields a gun given to him by a man called the…

10 Oct

Hollywood has no idea what to do about AI

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This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. This week, I got an up-close look at how far apart Silicon Valley and Hollywood are on what to do about AI. First, at OpenAI DevDay, Sam Altman presented the new Sora app as a gift to content creators. If anything, he suggested, OpenAI was being too censorious by not allowing people to make even more kinds of AI videos. "On the whole, creators, rights holders, people are very excited about the potential of…

10 Oct

OpenAI allegedly sent police to an AI regulation advocate’s door

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Will OpenAI send police to your door if you advocate for AI regulation? Nathan Calvin, a lawyer who shapes policies surrounding the technology at Encode AI, claims OpenAI did just that. “One Tuesday night, as my wife and I sat down for dinner, a sheriff’s deputy knocked on the door to serve me a subpoena from OpenAI,” Calvin writes on X. In addition to subpoenaing the organization he works for, Calvin claims that OpenAI subpoenaed him personally, with the sheriff’s deputy asking for his private messages with California legislators, college students, and former OpenAI employees. “I believe OpenAI used the…

10 Oct

Bose is yanking key features from its SoundTouch speakers

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Bose is discontinuing support for the cloud-based features available on its SoundTouch products on February 18th, 2026. “After February 18, certain features — including access to integrated music services like Spotify and TuneIn, as well as multi-room playback — will no longer be available,” Bose says. That same day, the SoundTouch app will stop working, too, meaning you won’t be able to use it to control your speakers. “However, if your SoundTouch product supports Bluetooth, AUX, or HDMI, you’ll still be able to enjoy high-quality audio playback from connected devices.” Specifically, here’s what Bose says will be affected: Some functions…

10 Oct

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

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“ChatGPT shouldn’t have political bias in any direction,” OpenAI wrote in a post on Thursday. The latest GPT-5 models come the closest to achieving that objective goal, according to results from an internal company “stress-test” of ChatGPT’s responses to divisive issues. The test has been months in the making, the company says, and falls on the heels of a yearslong effort to tamp down on complaints from conservatives that its product is biased. OpenAI developed a test that evaluates not only whether ChatGPT expresses what it deems an opinion on neutral queries, but how the chatbot responds to politically slanted…

10 Oct

You can still snag LG’s C4 OLED TV at half the price

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LG’s C4 OLED TV is an excellent value now it’s $800 off. | Image: The Verge It’s normal to feel some FOMO after a big sales event like Amazon’s fall Prime Day, but don’t worry — not every great deal has vanished. LG’s 48-inch C4 OLED TV, for instance, is still going for its lowest price yet of around $799.96 ($800 off) at Amazon. Even the newer C5 model is on sale, starting at $899.99 ($700 off) at Amazon and Best Buy in the 48-inch sizing. LG C4 OLED TV Where to Buy: $1599.99 $799.96 at Amazon (48-inch) LG C5…