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The Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL phones are $250 off

During Amazon’s October sale, the Pixel 11 Pro and Pixel 11 Pro XL are discounted by $250 or more. The base model Pixel 11 Pro with 256GB of storage is only $849 (originally $1,099), $50 lower than the usual price for the base Pixel 11, while the 256GB 11 Pro XL is $999, a $300 […]

Users are finally switching over to Windows 11 — mainly because the cost of staying on Windows 10 is set to soar

Windows 10 ESU cost just $61, but with third-year costs reaching $244, companies are starting to ditch it.

This Bose Bluetooth speaker won our blind portable speaker showdown, and now it's finally available at an affordable price

The Bose SoundLink Micro Gen 2 sounds fantastic for a speaker of its size, and now it's so much easier to recommend thanks to this price cut.

Roku Pro Series OLED TV review: an affordable way to OLED

The Roku Pro Series OLED TV is an upgrade thanks to that OLED panel, but trades off some performance in other areas.

RAM to be hit with 'meaningful price increases' before 2026 is out

Chatter about the memory supply shortage, both on the grapevine and from analysts, has taken another gloomy turn.

The Verge’s guide to the best October Prime Day deals

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. There are a ton of good deals, and bundling them all into this package is the easiest way to keep the blast of upcoming coverage under control. Below, you’ll find every de...

GamerCard Review: A Flawed Pocket-Size Retro Handheld

This pocket-size Raspberry Pi handheld has a fantastic retro-ready screen, but awful controls and awkward software deal it a losing hand.

The hidden cost of AI agents is memory

AI agent's leave a memory trail and it's driving up enterprise costs.

Amazon Alexa Plus keeps creepily singing ‘lalala’ for minutes on end

An unsettling Alexa Plus bug has seen some Amazon Echo smart home speakers reduced to saying - and sometimes singing - nothing but "lalala" on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users. When quizzed about the behavior, Alexa is apparently entirely unaware of what...

The Best Amazon Prime Day Pet Deals on Feeders, Litter Boxes, and More (2026)

Some gadgets don’t live up to their promises. These automatic feeders, litter boxes, fountains, and cameras earned my recommendation.

How to resolve the missing cellular signal icon bug in Android Auto

Android Auto's disappearing signal icon bug has been acknowledged and fixed by Google. Here's how to download the patch.

When identity isn’t human: securing the agentic enterprise

Organizations can secure AI agents through continuous identity, governance and runtime control.

Our Go-To Over-Ear Headphones Are 37% Off This Prime Day (2026)

The Nothing Headphone (1) is one of my favorites for its stylish design, tactile on-ear controls, and fun sound. It’s over $100 off for Prime Day.

The Best Power Station Is 30% Off for Prime Day (2026)

The Bluetti Elite 300, my favorite portable power station, is on sale, and it’s perfect if you want to go off-grid or have a backup at home.

I use Anker’s budget noise-canceling Soundcore Q20i headphones every day at work — so of course they're my top Amazon Prime Day pick

For my money, nothing beats the Anker Soundcore Q20i noise-canceling headphones - I use them every day. Easily my top budget pick for distraction-free working.

This 13-port Plugable Thunderbolt 4 dock is 15% off for Prime Day

Plugable 13-port Thunderbolt 4 dock gets a discount for Amazon Prime Day. It'll power your laptop, drive dual 4K monitors, and features Gigabit Ethernet.

2026 Climate Tech Companies to Watch

Here’s how our climate team picked 10 promising companies to watch

As the team at MIT Technology Review set out to choose companies for this year’s edition of our annual list of Climate Tech Companies to Watch, the challenge felt more daunting than any year since we started compiling the list in 2023.  This year is shaping up to be one of the hottest ever recorded....

WeLion New Energy and its semi-solid-state batteries

WeLion New Energy is on a quest to make safer, better batteries. The company’s semi-solid-state cells could improve safety and offer greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries to power electric cars, boats, and drones. From the EVs that carry commuters home to the ships that transport goods a...

Form Energy and its iron batteries

Form Energy is building iron-based batteries that can store energy for multiple days. The company is ramping up supply at its factory and signing deals for commercial projects. New solar and wind installations produce electricity more affordably than fossil fuels in most places, but their output var...

X-energy and its helium-cooled nuclear reactors

X-energy is developing small modular reactors to satisfy some of the planet’s most power-hungry users: industrial manufacturers that need high temperatures to produce billions of tons of concrete, plastics, fibers, and chemicals. Solar panels and wind turbines are great at producing electricity but...

Brimstone and its one-stop process for making cleaner cement and critical minerals

Brimstone is making strides on two industrial problems, reducing the emissions from cement and providing a way to produce more critical minerals within the US. If the company can do both, with the same rocks in the same plant, it would unlock a cleaner and more efficient process for manufacturing bu...

Energy Dome and its carbon dioxide batteries

There’s a growing need for long-duration storage to meet energy demand and balance out renewables on the grid. Energy Dome uses compressed carbon dioxide gas in its massive grid batteries, which can deliver power for up to 24 hours.  As the world races to meet growing electricity demand, solar and o...

BasiGo and its fleet of electric buses

BasiGo aims to replace the tens of thousands of diesel-powered buses on sub-Saharan African roads with electric ones that generate far fewer emissions. The company’s pay-as-you-drive business model has helped make EVs more attainable and is changing the way public transport operates. In a bid to con...

WaveSave and its portable rubber dam

As sea levels rise and flood risks worsen due to global warming, WaveSave’s easy-to-erect portable dam offers a quick-response tool. People can use the dam to protect themselves and their property, and it can also store freshwater for later use. Communities in Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia have...

Moment Energy and its shipping containers packed with old EV batteries

Demand for energy storage is surging, with capacity expected to grow eightfold in the next decade. To meet that demand, Moment Energy wants to shortcut a supply chain that now flows largely through China, by domestically repurposing EV batteries into new grid-connected storage systems. Moment Energy...

Kevin Roose Didn’t Use AI to Write His Book About AI

The author of The AGI Chronicles says his book “was written by a very tired, overworked, under-slept human being.”

Why governance and visibility are the real defense against AI sovereignty risks

Why visibility matters when the AI switch can be flipped without warning.

I took my favorite super-rugged JBL speaker on a kayaking holiday to celebrate a year together — and itstill sounds as amazing and looks as good as the day we met

The JBL Flip 7 was my go-to pick for a Bluetooth speaker to take on a recent holiday. Here's why.

GTA 6 must-have accessory deals live – this Prime Day is the last chance to upgrade your setup for cheap before the game arrives

Our live coverage of the autumn sales, which provide the last opportunity to upgrade before GTA 6.