Google’s Gemini AI smart home controls are rolling out to everyone
Google’s Nest Learning thermostat. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Google is bringing smart home controls in
Heat pumps in EVs are making a big difference in cold-weather driving
This icy 2025 Audi Q8 E-Tron has a heat pump. | Image: Umar Shakir / The Verge Many EV manufacturers
Threads now lets you schedule posts
Image: The Verge Following last month’s test, Threads will now let everyone schedule posts, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced on
Bill Gates’ nuclear energy startup inks new data center deal
A screenshot from a video of TerraPower’s groundbreaking ceremony for its demonstration project in Wyoming. TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup
Everything we saw at Xbox’s Developer Direct 2025
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Though Nintendo can technically claim it had the first big gaming news event of
Substack is spending $20 million to court TikTokers
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta and YouTube aren’t the only platforms looking to benefit from TikTok
Perplexity now has a mobile assistant on Android
Image: The Verge Perplexity has turned its AI “answer engine” into a mobile assistant on Android. The new assistant can
Doom: The Dark Ages looks metal as hell and launches in May
Image: id Software After revealing its next Doom game last summer, id Software is almost ready to release it: the
Android 16’s first public beta adds Google’s more limited take on live lockscreen notifications
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Android 16’s first public beta will start rolling out later today, bringing with it
Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is officially launching a new Android security feature for Pixel devices with