Microsoft’s next Xbox, Project Helix, won’t reach alpha until 2027

But don’t expect that next Xbox soon: Microsoft will begin sending out “alpha versions” of Project Helix to developers in ...

You can’t replace the battery in Lego’s Smart Bricks — and many of its sensors aren’t active yet

The first Lego Smart Brick sets, based on Star Wars, aren’t quite what my kids and I hoped, and I suspect much of that’s down ...

Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus review: This again

While Samsung has treated its Flips and Folds to a few major hardware upgrades over recent years, the Galaxy S flagships have ...
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Uber, Wayve, and Nissan have robotaxi plans in Japan.

The companies aim to launch a pilot program in Tokyo by late 2026, allowing Uber riders to book robotaxis based on the Nissan Leaf EV, powered by Wayve’s autonomous driving tech. In its press release, ...

Grammarly says it will stop using AI to clone experts without permission

Now it will ‘reimagine’ the Expert Review feature, and allow experts a choice about participating in future AI plans. is a ...

Would you look at that: the original Xbox prototype.

We’d heard it was at the Game Developers Conference and here it is: the original metal X prototype, which predated the Bill ...

iPhone Fold rumor: iPad-like multitasking, but no iPad apps and no Face ID

Even without the pill-shaped notch, Gurman reports that the folding iPhone will still include Apple’s Dynamic Island feature, which lets users keep tabs on real-time events. The device will also ...

One of Grammarly’s ‘experts’ is suing the company over its identity-stealing AI feature

Angwin says she found out her identity was used by way of Casey Newton, who is also one of the experts that The Verge uncovered being used by Grammarly when we tested the feature this week. Several ...

Google will let developers sell both mobile and PC versions of a game for one price.

The feature, announced as part of various updates alongside the GDC Festival of Gaming, is rolling out to select games to start, including Brotato: Premium. Also: free 60-minute game demos, ones that ...

Nvidia’s head of autonomous driving opens up about his plan to beat Waymo and Tesla

Every six months or so, Nvidia’s head of automotive, Xinzhou Wu, invites CEO Jensen Huang to go for a ride in a vehicle equipped with the company’s hands-free autonomous driving system. But only when ...

Some of the best horror games ever made are included in Humble’s $15 bundle

Humble has teamed up with Frictional Games for a new bundle of PC games that pushed the horror genre forward. The bundle includes the Penumbra Collectors Pack, all four Amnesia ti ...

Epic judge wants experts to weigh in on Google settlement.

Epic and Google are settling, but the US version of the plan still rests in Judge Donato’s hands. He’s asking for “friend of the court” briefs in early April, meaning it’ll be longer before he makes a ...