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In the latest episode of Decoder, Lyft CEO David Risher says he pays rideshare drivers as much as he can, but that he’s ultimately trying to balance driver fees with rider demand: “I can’t guarantee demand.” Listen to Decoder wherever you get your podcasts or watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ggC3eXsf

Meta’s new display smart glasses are what Google Glass should’ve been. The Verge’s senior wearables reviewer, Victoria Song, is hands-on with the new smart glasses which have a monocular display that unlocks a wide range of hands-free capabilities like live captioning, texts and video calling, navigation, and the ability to preview photos. Plus, you get discreet gesture controls via the Neural Band. All very impressive, and maybe a little scary.

We got to see the Google's Pixel Watch 4 in person and its coming with quite a few updates including faster charging, repairability, and a huge focus on AI.

The latest update for Google's Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the IP68 rating. This makes it the first foldable smartphone fully dust-resistant.

Did DJI just dodge Trump's tariffs by knocking off its own excellent camera? The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 costs a pricey $800 these days, but the Xtra Muse seems to be the same exact thing for $500-600, minus DJI Mic support. Watch to see how this isn't your typical cheap clone!

How much zoom is too much? We compare the iPhone 17 Pro's 40x zoom to the Pixel 10 camera's 100x zoom to see which phone can go the distance. Here's your daily reminder to ask yourself, "What is a photo?"

Meta unveiled the new $499 Oakley Meta Vanguard and The Verge’s senior wearables reviewer, Victoria Song, got some hands-time with them. These smart glasses have everything outdoorsy athletes could want and then some like IP67, new video modes, and Garmin integration for the outdoorsy crowd.

LexisNexis is one of the most important companies in the entire legal system. For ages it's been where you went to look up case law and do legal research. There isn’t a lawyer today who hasn’t used it — it’s fundamental infrastructure for the legal profession, just like email or a word processor. But in 2025, apparently nobody can resist the siren call of AI, and LexisNexis is no different. The first word CEO Sean Fitzpatrick said to describe LexisNexis wasn’t “law” or “data,” it was “AI.” And I had questions, because so far AI has created just as much chaos and slop in the courts as anywhere else. In this clip, The Verge's Nilay Patel asked LexisNexis CEO Sean Fitzpatrick to pose a question about the constitutionality of birthright citizenship to the company’s AI chatbot, considering birthright citizenship is now under attack by the Trump Administration. You can watch the full episode of Decoder on YouTube here: https://lnkd.in/gs3mjjDN

The Verge’s Victoria Song has been wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses for weeks and explains what works, what doesn’t, and what just needs a little more work on the latest episode of The Vergecast. Listen to The Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/vergecast

On the latest episode of The Vergecast, podcaster and creator Stephen Robles shares how he uses Apple Shortcuts, why he’s found such a big audience of Shortcuts fans on YouTube and elsewhere, and why it’s worth putting in the work to learn Apple’s most powerful app. Listen to The Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts: https://pod.link/vergecast