Victoria Song
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 24
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Verge
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 6, 2026
Latest articles
This blog could help you poop better (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Fibermaxxing might help boost an underconsumed nutrient, but you should also be wary of ‘maxxing’ trends. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Fibermaxxing might help boost an underconsumed nutrient, but you should also be wary of ‘maxxing’ trends. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song tha
It’s sinister that Meta’s Muse AI mascot is so cute (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Meta wants to stuff this guy into everything and entrust it with productivity, health, and relationship goals. Meta wants to stuff this guy into everything and entrust it with productivity, health, and relationship goals. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent 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. Last night, I asked Blorbo — what I named my Muse AI agent — t
Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Audio-only Ray-Bans have arrived alongside more camera-equipped glasses. What’s missing? Privacy controls to address the ‘perv glasses’ backlash. Walking around Meta Connect 2026, everyone’s sporting smart glasses in all sorts of shapes, colors, and sizes. It’s a marked difference here, a tech bubble where “pervert glasses” are not a concern. Outside Connect, the public backlash against wearable surveillance tech — a catchall term that encompasses not just smart glasses, but also smartwatches an
Peloton is back with a ‘cheaper’ folding treadmill (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Plus two other refreshed treadmills and a host of AI running features. Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Plus two other refreshed treadmills and a host of AI running features. Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Last year, Peloton did a sweeping refresh of its hardware that added cameras, fans, and AI-powered software called Peloton IQ. This year, it’s zeroing in on its treadmill lineup — refreshing its two existing Treads and adding the new, more affordable Tread F
The Apple Watch Series 12 is the start of a new wearable era (opens the original)
Read excerpt
A surprisingly consequential update for the world’s most popular smartwatch. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. You wouldn’t know that the Apple Watch Series 12 is a big deal just by looking at it. It has the same design, buttons, sizes, and sensor types as generations of Apple Watches
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 50K sites
For The Verge, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.