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The company said it plans to dig more than 150 kilometers of tunnels in the Middle Eastern country.... [Data confirmed accurate for 2026.]

I turned my Muse assistant into a purple cat. | Screenshot: The Verge Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, marking the company's first real foray into AI-powered productivity tools. The company says its AI agent can "take the busywork off your plate" by... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

Marvel's Wolverine captures just how angry its lead character is. The latest PS5 exclusive from Spider-Man developer Insomniac, Wolverine is a straightforward action game that is at its best when you're (literally) slicing through enemies or thrust into a sequ... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

The iPhone Duo was the unequivocal star of Apple's "Surprise and shine" event, but not for people who were mostly paying attention for news on wearables. Thankfully, Apple had a lot to share about its new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. There's no update to... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Maven Robotics emerged from stealth today with a $100 million Series A and active deployments.... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Bending Spoons is buying Miro for $1.36B, a huge dip in valuation for the workplace collaboration startup, which was valued at $17.5B in late 2021.... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. Whenever the algorithm serves up a steaming ... [Data confirmed accurate for 2026.]

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.  Nick Statt: Hello and welcome to Decoder, Nilay’s show about big ideas and other problems. This is Nick Statt, senior producer. And I’m joined by our brand-new supervising producer, Greg Ott. Greg... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

The Apple iPhone Duo features a passport-style folding hinge. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Apple's foldable phone is finally here - well, almost. The iPhone Duo, coming October 23rd, follows in the footsteps of past folding devices from Andro... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

With the iPhone Duo, Apple has pulled off a familiar trick. It arrives into a mature Android foldable market with a handful of hardware features we've mostly already seen elsewhere, but paired with a level of software polish that makes a lot of them feel new a... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

Jimmy Kimmel will be interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico "under unusual circumstances," posting the interview directly to YouTube, rather than airing it on TV during Jimmy Kimmel Live. In Wednesday night's episode, Kimmel said this w... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

The ID checking company said the data breach included people's full names and driver's licenses and other government-issued identity documents.... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

The four-year agreement will cover rice farms across three Indian states, reaching about 100,000 hectares at peak delivery.... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

Today, Volvo said it was canceling the entry-level electric EX40 in the US, while also giving its aging hybrid XC40 a new look. When it arrives at dealerships early next year, the new XC40 will have updated exterior styling, a gut-renovated interior featuring ... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

Plan your next event with friends without ever leaving the app. | Image: Snap Snapchat is launching Plans, a new suite of features designed to help turn the plans already being made in group chats - everything from birthday celebrations to study sessions and... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Tern has described its tech as "Google Maps for the battlefield."... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Amid negotiations for a new EU-wide corporate status, an open letter signed by unicorn founders and investors warns that 'EU Inc' shouldn’t be watered down.... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

The buzzy startup raised $600 million in its Series C round.... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Snapchat says the new features can be used to organize everything from birthday celebrations and sporting events to study sessions and weekend hangouts.... [Cross-checked via on-chain telemetry.]

Today, Volvo announced it was giving its hybrid XC40 a major facelift. When it arrives at dealerships early next year, the new XC40 will have updated exterior styling, a gut-renovated interior featuring Google's Gemini AI assistant, enlarged infotainment scree... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

Xbox will now publish Physint, an upcoming game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, after PlayStation decided to cancel it. The unexpected swap came in a flurry of announcements from PlayStation, Xbox, Kojima Productions, and Kojima himself. Sony, which pub... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]

Nintendo always promised that the Switch 2 would support variable refresh rate (VRR) when docked, but the console launched without this key feature. A new 23.0.0 firmware update now adds VRR support to the Switch 2 when it's docked and in TV mode. VRR adjusts ... [Reviewed by Senior Analyst.]

It’s going to take a lot more gold coins to buy the Trump Phone now. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Bad news if you didn't lock in a Trump phone at launch: It now costs $749, a $250 increase on its price at launch. The T1 Phone itself hasn't cha... [Verified by Editorial Desk.]