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‘AGT’ Recap: Who Got Mel B.’s Live Golden Buzzer?
Night two of the Live Shows featured 11 more acts hitting the stage for a shot at the Semifinals.
AI Made Expertise Cheap. Judgment Is The New Competitive Advantage
AI has made polished work abundant and less meaningful. Employers must look beyond outputs and hire for judgment, reasoning and accountability.
Five things to know about Anthropic ahead of Wall Street debut
Anthropic, the OpenAI rival that bet everything on computer coding, is expected to go public within weeks in a listing that could eclipse SpaceX's record Wal...
AI Will Deflate Value of IT Work by Up to 25%, Hexaware CEO Says
AI could lower the price of routine IT projects by as much as 25%, the head of India’s Hexaware Technologies Ltd. said, highlighting the impact the technolog...
How Modern Appointment Viewing Shows Are Bringing Back ‘Watercooler’ Television
There’s nothing better than sitting on the couch to binge your favorite TV show. Or, maybe, there is. In the era of streaming, binge-watching is easier than...
South Korea's Wrtn raises Series C funding at over $722 million valuation
SEOUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - South Korean AI services platform Wrtn Technologies said on Wednesday it had raised around 100 billion won ($72.2 million) in a Ser...
AI Trade at Risk From US Voter Ire Over Buildout, Barclays Says
The relentless buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure is drawing bipartisan backlash, which could introduce political risk to the market’s belove...
Bluesky now supports videos that are up to 10 minutes long.
In contrast to Threads, Bluesky’s active user growth has trailed off lately, and as it looks to expand its big tent, it’s making one part of the experience better: video. The maximum length of videos has gone from two minutes to 10 minutes, uploads should be 2-3x faster, and file sizes can be up to 300MB. To kick things off, the official account is featuring a few longer videos like this one. [Media: https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3mtwgs26j2c2d]
Nokia’s new dumbphone doubles as a smartphone charger.
As spotted earlier by GSMArena, the Nokia 300 Charge offers up to 40 days of standby power but can also serve as a power bank for your smartphone or other devices. There’s a built-in flashlight on the top of the phone, too. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-25-at-3.33.19-PM.png?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Nokia-300-Charge-Power.avif?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Nokia-300-Charge-Colors.avif?quality=90&strip=all]
Dreame’s dream of a rocket-powered car is dead
Dreame’s rocket-boosted car project is shutting down, after China’s government decided to take a harder look at the vacuum company’s ambitious ventures.
Anthropic pitches IPO investors on $30 trillion market opportunity
The AI company could aim to raise as much as $100 billion in its offering, targeting a valuation of about $2 trillion
You can now get LG’s Frame competitor.
The LG Gallery TV with Frame, originally announced at CES 2026, is now available alongside a collaboration with The Met that gets you access to over 100 works from its collection. It’s already discounted and cheaper than The Frame — $800 for the 55 inch and $1,000 for the 65 inch — and a white frame is included. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/LG-Gallery-TV-Met-Collaboration.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Iran’s attacks on US water systems are just the beginning
Iran isn’t waiting for this war to end before it looks for the next vulnerability, and neither should we.
John Oliver targets subscriptions.
As usual, another great segment from Last Week Tonight on corporate greed, consumer protection, and one of our favorite subjects: dark patterns. But we can’t help but notice Oliver roasts Verge alum and friend Joanna Stern for still having a fax subscription (around 10m40s in the video.) Don’t worry, we’re still ride or die, Joanna. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wko-2c7lZL8&]
Still a power bottom.
Apple made the slightly controversial decision to put the power button on the bottom of the M4 Mac Mini, and that’s still the case on the newly announced M6 and M5 Pro models. If you find that irksome, a workaround on macOS 26.5 and later is to set your Mac to always automatically turn on when it receives power — handy after a power outage. [Image: The power button on the M4 Mac Mini — same on the new M6 and M5 Pro models. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25717367/DSC_1253.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
Why Google Bid $10 Million for a Failed Airline’s Data
The Spirit Airlines deal points to AI companies’ growing ambitions to automate white-collar work.
Nanoleaf’s LED panels might soon work with the Philips Hue app.
According to Smartlights, Philips Hue is planning to launch a wall light module and adapters for Nanoleaf Triangle, Mini Triangle, and Hexagon panels. It’ll reportedly cost around €40, but that might be worth it if I could control my lights without using Nanoleaf’s laggy app. [Link: Philips Hue wall light module brings Nanoleaf Shapes to the Hue app | https://www.smartlights.de/news/philips-hue-wandleuchtenmodul-bringt-nanoleaf-shapes-in-die-hue-app/ | Smartlights]