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Senior reviewer at The Verge. I write about wearables, health tech, and other gadgets. Previously: Gizmodo, PCMag, Yomiuri Shimbun. Signal: @vicmsong.14 Grand poobah of the penguin brigade.
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The Google I/O 2025 keynote has been over for hours but I’m still thinking of how the Marc Rebillet pre-show from last year may never be truly topped. www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24...

If you know Parker this is 1) hilarious 2) Apple is melting.

My second — and safer — hands on with Android XR. Remember, you gotta see it to believe but also… these are risky demos. www.theverge.com/hands-on/671...

Verge Google I/O Liveblog crew is ready, caffeinated, and raring to go and you should follow along cuz we're cool. @alexeheath.com @reckless.bsky.social @allisonjo1.bsky.social www.theverge.com/google/67022...

live blogging from I/O with @reckless.bsky.social, @vicmsong.bsky.social, @allisonjo1.bsky.social www.theverge.com/google/67022...

Liveblogging Google IO with all-star team @vicmsong.bsky.social @allisonjo1.bsky.social @alexeheath.com -- as always, Verge liveblog is minutes ahead of the stream www.theverge.com/google/67022...

The correct answer was $29.59. 🫠

How much do you think my sandwich and drink at JFK cost? Price is right rules.

Coping with the fact that when @carsandcoffee.bsky.social told me about this I thought they were joking but it is an actual thing that happened. www.npr.org/2025/05/16/n...

🥹 this reminds me of the old GMG roast posts. I never got one when I left because Spanfeller was allergic to fun, but what a lovely reminder that the things we love are made by people.

I got a bone to pick with the Huawei Watch 5. THIS IS NOT VERY PURPLE FOR A PURPLE WATCH. www.theverge.com/news/667128/...

Saw the new Garmins today. The new features aren't paywalled! But 2 new running features for the $750 Forerunner 970 require the new $170 HRM 600 chest strap... *The new colors are snazzy. *The prices are lol *I dunno that we need a midrange $550 Forerunner 570 www.theverge.com/hands-on/667...

This is neat.

No no no. You forgot the decade long phase of being known as a random symbol pronounced as The streaming service formerly known as Max.

Some tidbits: *Gemini not limited to Wear OS 6 — if ur watch has Assistant now, it’ll get Gemini. *Gemini needs internet; no offline just yet *up to 10% battery improvement but most notable w/ media controls *Wear OS 6’s redesign doubles down on circular faces www.theverge.com/news/665219/...

You can tell which tech companies (& I assume other product makers) prioritize influencers when you open their press/informational kit and find zero image assets suited for the lede of an article but 10 square images or vertical shots.

There are too many strong games reporters, not enough platforms. Maybe Game File can help? Thus...I'm announcing a plan for freelancers Guaranteed rates plus a cut of new subscriber revenue, so that writers, not just me, benefit if their stories blow up Details: www.gamefile.news/p/game-file-...

Sometimes I think about how I once got gifted a bottle of Skinceuticals Vitamin CE Ferulic by someone who had great skin and described it as a must-have, totally worth the price. And then I remember it’s $182 for 30ml and smells like butt.

I love how much Penn Badgley and Robert Pattinson hate Joe Goldberg and Edward Cullen.

The legend @welch.bsky.social leaves us after 13 years with one last Sonos banger for the road. Proud of you my friend and g'luck on your next chapter <3 www.theverge.com/speakers/664...

Existing users are upset that Whoop will no longer offer free hardware upgrades for the Whoop 5.0 as in the past. Asked Whoop for an official comment, but they declined to go on the record. Per the Verge's background policy, we don't accept unattributed statements. www.theverge.com/news/664111/...

Move to Jersey they said. Easy to commute to NYC and Newark is great for flying out of they said. Newark: :proceeds to have meltdown: NJ Transit: Lol we're striking mid-May please WFH folks! :) LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Whoopity doo dah whoop-ity day. My oh my the Whoopp 5.0 announced today.

Given that viral AI cheating in college article from New York Mag, just gonna re-up my write up of Cluely — the “cheat on everything” app mentioned at the end of the article. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I’m very here for this reimagined hanbok on S.Coups by BOSS. Modern hanbok is one of my fav styles (and I wore one for my wedding.)

We condemn Vox Media’s May Day decision to lay off a majority of @polygon.com staff w/o warning as part of the sale to known media-brand-destroyer Valnet. We stand in solidarity with the staff who were laid off, and with @voxmediaunion.bsky.social in their ongoing contract negotiations.

Spent some time scrolling through Meta AI's social feed. It's what you'd get if you mashed up Pinterest, the annoying bits of the Threads algo, and general confusion over what to use generative AI for. www.theverge.com/meta/660543/...