The Verge’s guide to Amazon Prime Day 2026Amazon Prime Day 2026 lifts off on June 23rd and will hopefully deliver the best deals of the summer. We’ve been covering the most notable pre-Prime Day discounts happening, and come next week, we’ll be bringing you many more deals — ones we can’t tell you about just yet. As usual, expect to see price drops on a range of product categories, including...

The Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has introduced countless new build possibilities in Elden Ring, but few setups feel as oppressive and stylish as this devastating bleed combo centered around a Greatsword and an off-hand Curved Greatsword Elden Ring Items. Built for invasions and aggressive PvP encounters, this setup combines hyper armor, guaranteed follow-up attacks, massive bleed buildup, and...

Wispr Flow launches a Granola-styled meeting notetaker Update August 5, 12.10 am PT: Wispr Flow has officially launched its notetaker for Mac. The notetaker, similar to the one of Granola’s, uses system audio to transcribe a meeting without joining one. It also cleans up transcripts, creates action items, and lets users query across meeting history with the help of AI. Users can see a live...

This founder helped build SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now he’s building a ‘fighter jet for orbit’ Jeff Thornburg helped turn a government research project into SpaceX’s most powerful rocket engine. Now, he’s trying to do the same thing at his startup Portal Space Systems, which is taking an idea set aside by NASA and turning into high-powered propulsion for the next generation of...

France investigates reappearance of website tied to Pelicot crimesGetty ImagesThe original Coco website was shut in 2024French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the reappearance of a website known for facilitating the crimes of Dominique Pelicot, who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his wife Gisèle Pelicot. Its precursor, Coco.gg, was an unmoderated platform offering...