The year of the WNBA rookie: A timeline

We tracked Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and more as the most celebrated rookie class in history made its mark.

From 1-8 to the WNBA playoffs: How Caitlin Clark, Fever overcame early growing pains

Caitlin Clark had 21 turnovers through three games. Indiana started 1-8. But the Fever drowned out the outside noise to return to the WNBA playoffs.

When You Call a Restaurant, You Might Be Chatting With an AI Host

Restaurants field a high volume of phone calls from inquisitive tourists or diners running late. Increasingly, voice chatbots are picking up on the other end of the line.

Former Snap Spectacles engineer says the new glasses are ‘obviously bad’

The fifth-generation Snap Spectacles were described as “a disaster” by a developer who helped create them. | Photo by Nalani Hernandez-Melo for The Verge

Snap’s latest generation of augmented reality Spectacles have been lambasted by one of the engineers who helped to create them. The glasses, revealed earlier this week, were described as “a disaster” by Sterling Crispin, a former design engineer for Snap.

“I worked on these for about a year at Snap, and I have a million...

Anker recalls MagSafe iPhone batteries over fire risk

Anker is recalling three additional power banks, citing a manufacturing defect in their lithium-ion batteries. | Image: Anker

Anker has issued a recall notice for its Anker 334 MagGo Battery (PowerCore 10K, model number A1642), Anker Power Bank (model number A1647), and Anker MagGo Power Bank (model number A1652). The company says a manufacturing defect can cause the power banks’ lithium-ion batteries to overheat and potentially cause a fire risk.

It’s the same issue that...

Rivian is now shipping its Gen 2 R1T and R1S EVs with tri-motor powertrains

There’s three motors inside this one. | Image: Rivian

Rivian is now shipping its electric trucks and SUVs with a tri-motor configuration, adding an extra power boost over the dual-motor version. The new 850 horsepower powertrain uses Rivian’s new in-house Enduro motors, with one in the front axle and two in the rear axle.

The new tri-motor setup underpins Rivian’s newly redesigned Gen 2 models, which launched earlier this year in just a dual-motor configuration.

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Nvidia is partnering with this AI firm to refine climate tech

AI firm G42 said the two companies would work together to develop AI solutions for weather forecasting accuracy.

United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence company G42 has teamed up with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia to work on climate tech, G42 said on Friday, ahead of the first-ever visit to the White House by a president of the UAE next week.

Unlock the Secret of a Gravity-Defying Parkour Stunt—With Physics!

Yes, you really can climb a building by jumping back and forth between two opposing walls. Thank you, Isaac Newton.

WNBA Awards: MVP, Rookie of the Year, All-WNBA, FAQ, top candidates and more

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All of SB Nation’s WNBA award season coverage.

It’s the end of the WNBA regular season — and it’s time for awards. There’s been a lot of discussion around MVP (will A’ja Wilson be unanimous?) and Rookie of the Year (Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese was a tight race at one point) but there are also several other awards that the WNBA hands out at the conclusion of every season, including Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, and...

You’re cute no matter what phone you have

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The iPhone 16 is great. But it’s great in pretty much exactly the ways you’d expect it to be great — gone, it seems, are the days of big new ideas about these slabs of glass we all use all day. And that’s basically okay! But it does make you wonder: could you just train an AI to tell you everything you need to know about the new iPhone?

On this episode of The Vergecast, we find out. Joanna Stern, a columnist at The Wall Street Journal and a...

Welcome to the new and improved Verge Deals newsletter

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Hey, folks! Every week for the past four years, the team behind Verge Deals has combed the web, looking for the best deals and discounts on the tech we love most at The Verge. We pride ourselves in having tried and tested every product we recommend — well, almost every product — and we continue to share those deals with our readers via our daily deal coverage and Verge Deals newsletter. That being said, everyone could use a little change every now...

Elon Musk is navigating Brazil’s X ban — and flirting with its far right

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For more than two weeks, Brazilians have been without access to X. Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked the platform after Elon Musk failed to comply with court rulings. As X evades the ban and Musk’s companies work slowly toward a resolution, the real concern for many isn’t just the absence of social media. It’s Musk’s power play over the government as he backs Brazil’s far right.

X was banned on August 30th after months of...

'Arcane' Season 2 clip has Vi kicking the hell out of her trauma

Netflix dropped a new clip from "Arcane" Season 2 showing Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) in a fighting ring. Watch.

'The Eternaut' trailer has people struggling to survive a snowy, radioactive wasteland

Netflix has dropped its trailer for "The Eternaut", a post-apocalyptic thriller series about a toxic snowfall and an alien threat.

'Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft' trailer is a battle of personal and literal demons

Netflix's trailer for animated series "Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft" is here, and our hero (voice by Hayley Atwell) has demons to conquer.

Netflix's 'Territory' trailer is already being compared to 'Yellowstone'

A land succession drama on an Australian cattle ranch where everyone's out for blood? That's the pitch for Netflix's new drama series "Territory."

Netflix's 'Devil May Cry' teaser is an assault on the senses

Netflix has dropped its teaser for "Devil May Cry", a demon-hunting anime based on Hideki Kamiya's famous game franchise of the same name.

Netflix's 'Wednesday' Season 2 behind-the-scenes gives us a torturously short teaser

Netflix dropped a behind-the-scenes look at "Wednesday" Season 2 with Jenna Ortega on set.

'Never Let Go' review: Halle Berry horror flick intrigues, then stalls

Never Let Go creeps onscreen like a dark fairy tale, enveloping its audience in a forest landscape of gnarled tree branches and mossy stones. At the center of this grove lies a solitary wooden house, home to a woman known simply as Momma (Halle Berry), as well as her twin sons Nolan (Percy Daggs IV) and Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins). According to Momma, they're the only three people left in the world. A great Evil wiped out the rest of humanity, and now it's coming for her family.

There are...

I used this portable monitor with my MacBook Air for the first time — and now my setup feels complete

Over the years, I’ve trained myself to only use one monitor.

That may seem counterproductive to the millions of people out there who can’t live without a second (or third) screen at their workstations, but it works for me. It gives me more desk space, saves me money, and helps discourage digital clutter. And thanks to Plugable’s new $199 portable USB-C monitor, my hard-fought habits might have to finally die.

Plugable, a brand normally associated with docking stations, has entered the...