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Today’s The Verge Roundup
Returning from a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba, Americans have phones seized at US airport
27 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm by Gaby Del Valle
Members of a convoy that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba were detained and interrogated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon returning to the United States on a charter flight from Havana. Of the 20 US citizens who were pulled for secondary inspection at Miami International Airport on Wednesday morning, 18 had their phones and other devices seized by CBP, with little information given on whether and when they’ll get them back.
The group was part of a larger coalition of activists who traveled in waves to Cuba as part of the Nuestra América Convoy, named after an essay by nineteenth-century Cuban intellectual José Martí criticizing …
These ‘clinically tested’ gummies may or may not help you poop
27 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm by Victoria Song
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday 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.
Influencer after influencer says the same thing about Grüns. The gummy vitamins are delightful, chockful of whole organic ingredients, and much tastier than icky powders or pills. One of my most indelible childhood memories is the chalky, gritty, vaguely fruit-flavored taste of a Flintstones vitamin. I hated those cursed tablets so much, I learned how to swallow pills to avoid having to chew them. So I get the whole …
The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots
27 Mar 2026, 2:00 pm by Khee Hoon Chan
Three children stare at the dilapidated remains of a battlefield, with trees and man-made structures mostly razed to the ground, save for the sturdy frame of a lone trebuchet. It’s a pensive snapshot of the bloodshed in A Plague Tale: Innocence by virtual photographer Ludovic “Shinobi” Helme – but it’s no mere screenshot. It’s a meticulously framed photograph, enhanced with real-world photographic techniques: composition, lighting, depth of field, and more. “[Virtual photography] is a way to discover the game differently, because you can check every single detail,” says Helme. “It’s really enhancing the artistry in a game for your eyes, and …
Meta’s court losses could be just the beginning
27 Mar 2026, 1:38 pm by David Pierce
Social media companies have long seemed impervious to legal threats. Meta, YouTube, Snap, and the rest have long waved off criticism of their platforms on free speech and Section 230 grounds. But twice this week, juries rendered verdicts against the platforms, not because of some bad videos but because of the design and structure of the platforms themselves. That might change some things.
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On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay dig into this week’s rulings, the novel …
Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April
27 Mar 2026, 12:20 pm by Emma Roth
Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd. In an announcement on Friday, Sony says that the standard PS5 will now cost $649.99, up from $549.99. Meanwhile, the PS5 Digital Edition now costs $599.99 instead of $499.99, and the PlayStation 5 Pro will cost $899.99 instead of $749.99.
Along with these changes, Sony is increasing the price of its PlayStation Portal as well, going from $199.99 to $249.99.
This is the second time in less than a year that Sony has raised the price of its PS5 consoles, as the company hiked prices by $50 for all three models last August. Sony cites “continued pressures in th …
Here’s how to rank the 50 best Apple products ever
27 Mar 2026, 10:00 am by David Pierce
Apple turns 50 next week, and we’re going to spend the week covering the company, its products, its legacy, and its future. But mostly, we’re going to spend the week debating which Apple products are the best. And we need your help.
Our ranking system is live now, filled with what we believe to be the 50 best things Apple has ever created. Your job is to put them in order. When you start ranking, you’ll be presented with two products; pick the best one to contribute to our overall live rankings, which you can always check by clicking “See Results.”
(By the way, if you want to hear Nilay and David spend the better part of two hours …
Rank the 50 best Apple products
27 Mar 2026, 10:00 am by Verge Staff
In honor of Apple’s 50th anniversary, we picked 50 of our favorite Apple products, from the OG iPhone to GarageBand. Now we’re ranking them as a community, and you can contribute here.
Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban
27 Mar 2026, 12:33 am by Hayden Field
After Anthropic’s weeks-long standoff with the Pentagon, the company won one milestone: A judge granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit, which sought to reverse its government blacklisting while the judicial process plays out.
“The Department of War’s records show that it designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk because of its ‘hostile manner through the press,'” Judge Rita F. Lin, a district judge in the northern district of California, wrote in the order, which will go into effect in seven days. “Punishing Anthropic for bringing public scrutiny to the government’s contracting position is classic illegal First Amendme …
End of today’s The Verge roundup.
