8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (153+ words) For April Fools" Day, The New York Times is sharing a "Micro Crossword," which has just three boxes to fill in. The NYT is also launching April Fools" Day-themed versions of other puzzles, too, including a maximalist Connections. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Micro-Crossword-Slide-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]…...

4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (375+ words) It's April Fools' Day, and Snap is using the occasion to "announce" that it's switching the name of Snapchat's Spotlight feed, the app's Instagram Reels-like feed of shortform vertical videos, to "Reals." In a video featuring co-founder and CEO Evan…...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (188+ words) Satechi's April Fools' prank this year solves a problem humanity has faced ever since we started wrapping our feet in fabric tubes: missing socks. The FindAll Socks incorporate small Apple Find My-compatible trackers so you can quickly find one or…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (157+ words) MSI's April Fools' prank aims to solve the problem of your cat plopping itself directly atop your keyboard. It showed off an "MEG Cat Holder" that gives your furry friend its very own RGB bed attached to your monitor. As…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (137+ words) Starfield's big update is almost here.The Verge Next week Bethesda's sci-fi RPG is coming to the PS5 and getting a paid story expansion. But Starfield is also getting a major free update that adds a long list of features, including…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (396+ words) Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes are rarely a winning combo. If you're a company with any kind of social media, internet, or AI…...

6+ hour, 28+ min ago  (233+ words) Sony sells console covers in various colors, but here's something different. With the BoxPlates on, the PS5's design goes from curvy to flat. There's an unmistakable infusion of the Xbox One S / X design language in the plates. About 60 percent…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (274+ words) A portable turntable is probably the way to go if you're starting out, but I might choose something cheaper. When I need to make space to get some writing done or test another piece of gear, it closes up and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1310+ words) With The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo entered the next phase of its plan to become a different kind of entertainment giant. Though it wasn't the company's first go at putting its iconic plumbers on the big screen, the film…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (115+ words) YouTube-style horror continues to infiltrate Hollywood.The Verge Following recent releases Iron Lung and Undertone, next up we have Backrooms, a liminal horror movie directed by YouTuber Kane Parsons. It hits theaters on May 29th. Posts from this author will be…...