I took a Costa Caribbean cruise for about $100 a day. Despite some disappointments, I'd do it again.

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Beach with cruise ship in the distance
Although it was not perfect, my Costa Cruises experience turned out to be a pretty great value.

Becky Pokora

  • My Costa Pacifica cruise cost $100 a night, so I expected a stripped-down experience.
  • The ship felt dated, the food was hit-or-miss, and I sometimes felt nickel-and-dimed.
  • Still, I got to see the Dominican Republic for such a low price. I'd cruise with Costa again.

When I booked my trip with

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OpenAI made economic proposals — here’s what DC thinks of them

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Happy ceasefire day and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about Big Tech's rocky journey through the world of politics. If you're not a subscriber yet, you can do so here, but my only request is that you sign up before Donald Trump decides to revisit his previous threats toward Iran and kickstart World War III.


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DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta

Engadget

DoorDash and Wing have announced a new partnership that will allow users in metro Atlanta to have food delivered by drone. Besides working with DoorDash in select regions of Virginia, North Carolina and Texas, Wing, Alphabet's drone delivery subsidiary, also recently expanded its agreement to make deliveries for Walmart.

Eligible customers near Tanger Outlets Locust Grove will be able to order

I finally get the iPhone Air

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iPhone Air on a couch cushion
The perfect phone for people who carry two phones. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge
The perfect phone for people who carry two phones. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

I saw a lot of weird phones at Mobile World Congress last month: robot phones, cameras disguised as phones, phones for dogs. But the one that caught me most off guard was the one my friend (and Verge alum) Sam Byford brought to dinner: an iPhone Air.

"Ha!" I said. "You actually use that thing?"

"Yeah,"

The AI RAM shortage is also driving up SSD prices

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Ram pieces with error message symbol.

I thought the WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD in my gaming PC was pricey when I bought it for $173 in 2024, but now that same SSD costs $649, more than what I paid for most of the parts in my PC combined. The price on my WD Black drive nearly quadrupled since November 2025, and consumer SSDs across the board are seeing similar increases, much like with RAM:

  • The 4TB version of the popular Samsung