The Keyboard Endures: Staff Picks, Deep Discounts, and the Device That Still Defines Work
The Verge surveys its own newsroom's keyboards while Apple's Magic Keyboards for iPad and the Touch ID model see steep price cuts.
Oct 31, 20262 views
Programming
Akai Teases Open-Source MPC Sample Key, a Pitched-Sample Instrument for Modders
Exclusive images show a compact sampler for pitched playback, sharing MPC controls as Akai promises open software and invites Behringer comparisons.
Oct 31, 20262 views
OpenAI Unveils Three AI 'Discoveries' in Math, Physics and CS — This Time With Human Shepherds
Less than a month after flooding mathematicians with hundreds of manuscripts, OpenAI returns with new results and a more guarded approach to academic collaboration.
Oct 27, 20262 views
PHP Flaws Exploited Days Before Patch as Critical Web Bug Knocks Sites Offline
Amazon threat intelligence caught a 'PHP2Shell' attempt on Oct. 17; the fix landed Wednesday. OpenAI is credited with spotting the flaw in the internet's backbone.
Oct 22, 20261 views
Amazon shares jump as Morgan Stanley names it top pick, cites 'under-appreciated' AWS AI upside
The bank sees roughly 40% upside and five near-term catalysts, arguing AWS's runway and a 'Rule of 90' margin story are underestimated ahead of earnings.
Oct 19, 20261 views
Valve overhauls Steam achievements with 'sets' that finally fix DLC completion tracking
New developer-created groupings separate base game and DLC achievements, ending years of frustration over broken 100% completion lists.
Oct 16, 20262 views
Epic's new 'vibe coded' launcher hits preview, claims 46% faster startup than Steam
Epic says an AI-assisted rewrite let a small team rebuild the store from scratch and finally bring native Linux support — critics aren't sold on the pitch.
Oct 14, 20262 views
Google to Give Vibe-Coded Personal Apps a Private Home in the Play Store
Ask Play becomes a full AI discovery engine, Game Finder maps "Gamer DNA" from 1.2 billion players, and personal AI-built apps get private hosting.
Oct 13, 20261 views
Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open source, critical infrastructure
OSS Scanner gives opt-in projects model-generated vulnerability reports at no cost, as Anthropic expands Claude-based cyber defense.
Oct 9, 20261 views
Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer Who Coined 'Software Engineering,' Dies at 90
The MIT engineer led development of the Apollo Guidance Computer's flight software and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
Oct 8, 20261 views