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Foldables are in and suddenly really thin
Hi! Welcome to Installer No. 89, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. My name is Jay Peters, and I will be taking care of Installer while David is on parental leave. All of us here at The Verge are very excited for him and his family, and he’ll be back…

Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Live — The Best Tech & PC Hardware Deals you can still get before Prime Day ends
Refresh 2025-07-12T06:57:35.447Z Grab this lightweight wireless mouse for 59% off SteelSeries’ Aerox 3 wireless gaming mouse is perfect if you’re looking for a stripped-down lightweight mouse — so long as you don’t mind the holes — and it’s currently just $49.22 at Amazon (down 59% from its retail price of $119.99). The Aerox 3 Wireless…

“We Stay Current By Working With Early-Stage Startups And Testing Emerging Tech In-House”- Vybhav Nag, Craft Power
– Advertisement – What if building complex hardware were as seamless as writing software, no in-house team needed, and lab equipment was open-source, modular, and built to last? Delving into these questions, Vybhav Nag of Craft Power shares how the company is bridging the gap between innovation and execution with EFY’s Nitisha Dubey. Vybhav Nag…

These are the tools we use to build and maintain our tech, and they’re on sale for Amazon Prime Day
Building a PC is a great experience. We sit there with a spreadsheet and multiple browser tabs, pouring over the best CPUs, the best GPUs, PC cases, RAM deals and many more components. The package arrives, and we are excitedly tearing into the boxes, putting the parts on the table and we are ready to…

Envisioning a future where health care tech leaves some behind
Will the perfect storm of potentially life-changing, artificial intelligence-driven health care and the desire to increase profits through subscription models alienate vulnerable patients? For the third year in a row, MIT’s Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize asked students to describe, in 3,000 words or fewer, how advancements in computing could shape human society for the better…

Ikea goes all in on Matter smart homes
Ikea is relaunching its smart home line in a move that will make its low-cost products work with other brands, with or without Ikea’s own hub. Starting in January, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,”…

The tech behind Rivian’s 2026 Quad Motor truck and SUV — and that kick turn | TechCrunch
As Rivian starts accepting orders for its 2026 Quad Motor pickup truck and SUV, customers may initially be enticed by the power and tricks the four motors in these rebooted EVs can unleash. After all, four motors delivering a combined 1,025 horsepower and 1,198 pound-feet of torque — and the ability to accelerate from a…

Some Verge-favorite gadgets are cheaper during Prime Day 2025
Every month, we like to ask our staff about their favorite stuff — whether it’s tech, kitchen tools, or camping gear. Their answers provide some interesting insights into what the folks here like to use when they’re at the job or enjoying some time off. Now that Amazon’s Prime Day is here again, we looked…

Dead RTX 5090 with a cracked PCB gets urgent surgery from repair wizard — tech casually reballs the core, replaces a memory chip twice, and runs more wires across its traces than the NSA
A broken RTX 5090 recently landed on the desk of Northwest Repairs, run by “Tony” who also serves as the face of their chaotic YouTube channel. NorthWest specializes in semiconductor work, particularly GPUs that need to be brought back from the dead. So, when a PNY RTX 5090 came in with a cracked PCB and…

How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking
There’s always a reason why universal USB-C ports don’t “just work” like you’d expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But in the case of Nintendo’s Switch 2, it appears to be intentional. With the Nintendo Switch 2, it should be easy to plug your new, more…