
Google is rolling out an updated AI weather model that’s supposed to be more accurate, especially when it comes to predicting rain and snowfall. In the announcement today, the company says it’s now able to make forecasts with “unprecedented resolution” using its new WeatherNext 3 AI model. It can produce a global picture that’s five […]
An underground detector recorded a strange interaction pointing to a particle with some properties that signify dark matter. The detection is small but promising.
Common sense is of no help in studying reality at the atomic scale.
While companies promise they can help users monitor gut health, experts suggest that smart toilets provide little in the way of benefits to the average person.

Anker’s SleepLab speaker promises to track and enhance sleep without a wearable. It uses millimeter-wave radar (60GHz) blasting from your nightstand to track micro-movements in your chest and body to continuously monitor your heart rate and breathing to enhance whatever sleep stage you’re in. It also embeds lots of hippie shit. If I’m understanding things […]
The World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until at least February, with dire consequences for weather worldwide.
Psychologists find the best shared hobby for couples isn’t the one you both love — it’s the one neither of you has done before. Here’s what the research says.
Priced at $100, this “Barbie of tomorrow” aims to keep the iconic doll ready for the robot age. It will be available starting Friday.
Edgar Nolasco pledged to dress as the Tooth Fairy if his community raised $12,500 for a dental X-ray machine for the Santa Clara County Animal Services Center. It did.

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. My mom was a dramatic woman prone to overreacting. When I was a snotty teen, I told her she needed […]