Super Bowl LX ads: all AI everything
Super Bowl LX ads: all AI everything

Super Bowl LX is nearly here, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots. While Bad Bunny will be the star of the halftime show, AI could be the star of the commercial breaks, much like crypto was a few years ago. Last year’s Super Bowl featured a Google Gemini ad that fumbled […]

Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them
Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. It’s been a rough couple of days for gamers who also love to binge their favorite TV shows with their consoles: At the beginning of the week, Netflix began informing […]

‘Will Tony Stark get a cameo?’: New Netflix movie War Machine draws amusing fan reactions after sci-fi action film’s first trailer is released online

Netflix has released the first trailer for new movie War Machine — and people can’t stop making the same jokes about it.

Your streaming bills keep rising, so rogue streaming boxes are back

Rogue streaming boxes like SuperBox and vSeeBox are spreading as streaming gets pricier and more fragmented. They promise cable-style live TV for one payment, but the convenience comes with legal and security risks.
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Disney’s new CEO comes from parks — and it could change how you experience the magic

With a parks-first CEO taking over, Disney appears poised to lean harder into immersive experiences that connect Disney+, theme parks, and fandom in new ways.

Apple TV details its 2026 streaming lineup with big list of announcements
Apple TV details its 2026 streaming lineup with big list of announcements

For much of its existence, Apple’s streaming service has seemed intent to focus on quality over quantity, offering some great shows but often feeling barren in comparison to competitors like Netflix and Disney. But as Apple TV looks to expand its reach to hit a larger audience, it appears the “quantity” part of that equation […]

‘Dropping this while there’s still a month left is torture’: Bridgerton fans are hot for new season 4 part 2 bathtub teaser — but they’re forgetting a huge issue

Bridgerton season 4 part 2 first teaser confirms the long-awaited bathtub scene from original books — but I’m still not over Benedict and Sophie’s biggest issue.

Exclusive: Disney+ just added We Call It Imagineering — and more episodes are coming soon

We Call It Imagineering brings its behind-the-scenes look at Disney Imagineering to a bigger audience, with new episodes on Disney+.