24 Prime Day deals Verge readers are grabbing before Prime Day ends
24 Prime Day deals Verge readers are grabbing before Prime Day ends

There are an overwhelming number of Prime Day deals to sort through, which is why we spend so much time highlighting products we’ve already tested and can stand behind. But our recommendations are only one way to identify a worthwhile deal: another is seeing which products fellow Verge readers actually buy. Below, we’ve rounded up […]

Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh
Zoox’s purpose-built robotaxi is getting a refresh

Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, unveiled a new look for its boxy, bidirectional robotaxi, calling it the “next evolution” of the vehicle intended for mass production. The company is currently operating a free robotaxi service in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, and Miami while it waits for the federal government to approve […]

8BitDo’s all-button controller gets a screen upgrade for customizations without an app
8BitDo’s all-button controller gets a screen upgrade for customizations without an app

8BitDo announced a new version of its all-button Arcade Controller that debuted a little over a year ago. The new Arcade Controller Pro looks similar to 8BitDo’s original with a leverless (or Hitbox) design that replaces joysticks with buttons for improved precision and responsiveness. The new Pro version comes with upgrades that include an even […]

Philips Hue’s smart lights are getting a connectivity upgrade
Philips Hue’s smart lights are getting a connectivity upgrade

Philips Hue has announced a connectivity upgrade for its Matter-over-Thread-enabled smart bulbs that will allow them to run both Thread and Zigbee at the same time. The change means you can connect compatible Hue bulbs and fixtures directly to a Matter ecosystem – Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or Google Home – while keeping them linked […]

Best Prime Day deals I’ve found on Reddit
Best Prime Day deals I’ve found on Reddit

Reddit’s huge army of users have been sharing Prime Day deals, and these are the best I’ve spotted.

A Princeton grad’s $30M AI detector is selling to Superhuman
A Princeton grad’s $30M AI detector is selling to Superhuman

Superhuman, the company that used to be Grammarly, just bought GPTZero, the startup that catches AI writing. The contradiction is the point. As the internet fills with machine-made text, proving something is human is becoming a product. There is a neat…

Google’s TV Streamer 4K is $25 off, its best price ever
Google’s TV Streamer 4K is $25 off, its best price ever

The Google TV Streamer 4K is more than just a terrific streaming device. It can also act as a smart home hub, letting you control all major smart home devices directly from your TV. Thanks to Prime Day, it’s now on sale for $74.99 at Amazon for Prime members, matching its best price to date. […]

The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great — but it’s finicky
The Google Home Speaker sounds good and looks great — but it’s finicky

Right out of the box, the new Google Home Speaker passed a couple of important tests. Even with the volume at 100 percent and music blaring out of the speaker, it quickly ducked the audio and listened every time I said “Hey, Google.” In fact, in two days of testing, the speaker’s three microphones haven’t […]

I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism
I drove the Slate Truck — there’s more to it than EV minimalism

With its new pickup, Slate Auto is making a simple bet: price matters more than almost anything else. The company announced today that the American-made electric truck will start at $24,950, placing it squarely in the mid-$20,000 price range it had originally promised and making it the least expensive pickup truck and EV available today. […]

The top tech Prime Day deals to shop on day two
The top tech Prime Day deals to shop on day two

Update, June 25th: We’re now onto day three of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event, and you can find our new main roundup of deals here. Welcome to day two of Amazon’s four-day Prime Day event, which, if we’re being honest, looks a lot like day one. That’s actually good news, though, because many of the […]