The algorithm failed music
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how to break free of the algorithm and discover things you love, follow Terrence O'B...
Ikea just took over your smart home
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 105, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you've recovered from the clocks falling back, and also y...
The best earbuds we’ve tested for 2025
It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you look, now is as good a time as any to splurge on the pair you’ve been eyeing. ...
Apple helped kill netbooks. Will it bring them back?
How small will Apple’s affordable MacBook be?
Rumor has it, Apple is working on a low-cost MacBook. And not "low-cost for a Mac," but a proper cheap laptop, possibly as low as $599. For a comp...
The Matic robot vacuum is smarter, quieter, and gets the job done
Meet my new best friend.
Robot vacuums are amazing machines, but they can also be a pain in the arse.
In my home, testing a new robot vacuum often means digging it out from under my living room...
The endearing movie that affirms creativity as a human act
Peter Hujar's Day began, as many great works of art do, with a DM. Director Ira Sachs (Passages, The Delta) had just finished reading a recently unearthed interview between the late portrait ph...
