Gruv’s 2-for-$24 sale includes some of 2024’s biggest Blu-ray releases

Gruv’s 2-for-$24 sale includes some of 2024’s biggest Blu-ray releases

The Wild Robot is included in the sale. | Image: The Verge If you’re looking to expand your 4K Blu-ray collection, Universal Pictures’ massive Gruv Day sale is worth checking out. The event features deals on everything from Steelbooks to Blu-Ray box sets and individual Blu-Ray titles. There are plenty of great deals to be…

Apple’s first smart glasses could arrive next year

Apple’s first smart glasses could arrive next year

A source tells Bloomberg that Apple’s glasses will be similar to Meta’s but “better made.” Apple is planning to debut its first pair of smart glasses next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. The upcoming glasses will reportedly come with cameras, microphones, and speakers, “allowing them to analyze the external world and take requests…

Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget

Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that House Republicans narrowly passed early Thursday would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives while funding border surveillance, among many other provisions. The budget reconciliation bill still needs to be approved by the Senate, where some Republicans have voiced concerns with…

Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules

Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules

The US Senate voted today to strip California of its authority to enact state limits on tailpipe pollution that are tougher than national standards. Opponents called it an illegal move by Republican lawmakers that flies in the face of Senate rules and norms. Senate Republicans went forward with the vote today anyway, revoking waivers that…

So long, EV tax credits

So long, EV tax credits

Once Donald Trump won office for a second time, the writing was on the wall. Trump ran on many messages, most of them confusing and contradictory, but one of his loudest and clearest messages was to end President Joe Biden’s “EV mandate.” It made no difference there never was a mandate, just a series of…

Google has a new tool to help detect AI-generated content

Google has a new tool to help detect AI-generated content

Google announced a new SynthID Detector tool at Google I/O that lets you check if content has been made with the assistance of Google’s AI tools. In a blog post, Google DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli describes SynthID Detector as “a verification portal” that can “quickly and efficiently identify AI-generated content made with Google AI.” It’s also…

Toyota’s new Rav4 plug-in hybrid lets you fast charge the battery

Toyota’s new Rav4 plug-in hybrid lets you fast charge the battery

Toyota is redesigning and “electrifying” its Rav4 lineup for 2026 with models that aren’t quite EVs, but could masquerade as one. The mega popular SUV will come standard with hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version with a feature you’d expect in only pure EVs: fast charging. That’s right, the 2026 Rav4 PHEV can now plug…