Publication: The Verge
The Verge
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BS Score: 1.9%.
Articles analyzed: 17.
Words analyzed: 44,697.
Analyzed articles
The Verge
- By Dominic Preston
- 7/3/2026, 2:41 PM
Biased Writer Voice 71.6% - Negativity Bias 45.3% - Confirmation Bias 15.8%
Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. One year on, our phones have finally arrived. 12 months, 16 days, 21 hours, and 54 minutes after I first heard about Trump Mobile’s T1 Phone 8002 (gold version), I’m finally holding one in my own hands. That’s right, The Verge’s Trump phones have arrived. And yes,... more
The Verge
- By Andrew Webster
- 7/3/2026, 12:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 73.9% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 22.7% - Recency Bias 18.8%
Since its inception, Apple TV, née Apple TV Plus, has built a reputation on quality over quantity. It has far fewer shows and movies than the likes of Netflix or Disney Plus, but generally speaking, the projects it does put out are quite good. It’s a strategy that has brought comparisons to the HBO of old, and 2026 has featured a... more
The Verge
- By Sean Hollister
- 7/3/2026, 1:05 AM
Appeal to Authority 41.4% - Hasty Generalization 19.1% - Negativity Bias 17.7%
The video game disc is dead, and Sony’s been planning to kill it for some time, according to a report out of Austria. The man who leads Sony’s discmaking operations, Sony DADC president Dietmar Tanzer, told ORF Salzburg that the company’s Thalgau plant produces 600,000 discs every day, half of which are for PlayStation. But since it’ll... more
The Verge
- By Thomas Ricker
- 7/2/2026, 9:13 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 32.1% - Negativity Bias 22.4% - Confirmation Bias 20.9%
Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor. With last night’s launch, Amazon Leo has 396 satellites deployed, which is “enough to support continuous service across initial latitudes,” according to Chris Weber, VP heading up business and product for Amazon Leo. That... more
The Verge
- By Tom Warren
- 7/1/2026, 5:41 PM
Overconfidence Bias 41.7% - Optimism Bias 27.6% - Appeal to Authority 26.6%
Microsoft will likely soon follow Sony and stop the production of physical discs for Xbox games. But instead of leaving physical discs behind entirely, sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me the company has quietly been working on a disc-to-digital feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game... more
The Verge
- By Andrew Webster
- 7/1/2026, 3:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 38.8% - Loss Aversion 16.2% - Slippery Slope 15.9%
The future of video game preservation just took a major hit. This morning, Sony announced that, starting in January 2028, the company will no longer produce physical PlayStation discs, which means that from that moment on you can only purchase new PS5 games digitally. At the same time, Sony also announced that it’s going to start winding... more
The Verge
- By Dominic Preston
- 7/1/2026, 12:15 PM
Unattributed Quote 40.7% - Anecdotal 28.8% - Pessimism Bias 25.4%
Sony has announced that from January 2028 it will entirely stop the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games. From that point onwards, new releases will only be available in digital versions from the PlayStation Store and other retailers. Games released before January 2028 will still be available on disc. “This is a natural... more
The Verge
- By Sean Hollister
- 7/1/2026, 12:51 AM
Biased Writer Voice 37.6% - Unattributed Quote 35.7% - Negativity Bias 18.2%
Would you pay $20 a month for access to AI hardware you already own? That appears to be one of Meta’s next bets. This week, it quietly announced that your glasses’ Conversation Focus feature will soon be limited to three hours of use per month, unless you pay for a $19.99 Meta One Premium subscription. In a help article, the company... more
The Verge
- By Tom Warren
- 6/30/2026, 5:00 PM
Appeal to Authority 60.8% - Negativity Bias 30.5% - Unattributed Quote 25.8%
Microsoft is set to announce a wave of layoffs for its Xbox studios and employees next week. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the layoffs will lead to studio closures or spinoffs, potential mergers of studios, and canceled games. I understand Microsoft is currently weighing closing at least five studios,... more
The Verge
- By Thomas Ricker
- 6/30/2026, 10:30 AM
Confirmation Bias 19.2% - Halo Effect 17.7% - Appeal to Emotion 12.6%
Imagine an e-bike motor that lets you select your preferred pedaling cadence and then automatically adjusts the gears to keep your legs spinning at that exact speed, no matter how steep the hill gets — all without a fragile derailleur or heavy multi-speed cassette to maintain. Prefer manual control? No problem, you can have as many gears... more