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The Verge’s summer ‘in’ and ‘out’ list

By News Room6 July 20253 Mins Read
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Here at this website, my colleagues and I follow our beats closely, from wearable tech and laptops to influencer culture and federal policy. Last year, I asked a bunch of staff at The Verge to pretend to be trend forecasters for a lighthearted collection of what’s hot and what’s not. Some of the predictions really held up: many would say the US Supreme Court continues to be out, congestion pricing in New York is decidedly in despite attempts to kill it, and cats are, as ever, a bit of both.

Predicting future trends — and having a pulse on what’s happening now — is part art, part science, and, if we’re being honest, part wish fulfillment. Here’s how we see the tides turning.

Mia Sato, features writer

IN

OUT

Community fridges Smart fridges
The Kewpie mayonnaise baby Labubu
Hope for the future Nostalgia for the past
Rich people being tacky Rich people doing “quiet luxury”

Adi Robertson, tech & policy editor

IN

OUT

Bootleg flu vaccines Bootleg ivermectin
Webrings Substack
 Relentless mockery of billionaires A functioning regulatory state

WIRED

TIRED

EXPIRED

Wired The Washington Post Taboola

Jess Weatherbed, news writer

IN

OUT

Twitter X
Retro-inspired EVs Trucks with hideous grills
AI girlfriends / boyfriends (regrettably) Dating apps
Hot pink / violet Green

Antonio Di Benedetto, laptop reviewer

IN

OUT

AI slop SEO slop
LCDs OLED (thanks, Nintendo)
Physical digital media Physical media
Windows Vista Flat, colorful design

IN

OUT

Tariffs Tariffs
Camera bars Camera bumps
Monorails Walking

Tristan Cooper, senior social media manager

IN

OUT

Fancams of old movies Trailers for new movies
Proximity chat games Extraction shooters
Wearing goofy neck fans and large sweatbands in public Shame
Subscribing to The Verge Not subscribing to The Verge and making me cry on my birthday

Victoria Song, senior cursed tech reviewer

IN

OUT

Salmon sperm serums Snail mucin serums
Raw milk Pasteurization
Skinny phones Big phones
Using AI as a therapist Talking to yourself in the mirror (sike, it’s the same thing)

Andru Marino, senior audio / video producer

IN

OUT

Video “shows” Video podcasts
DV cam video AI video
Movie theater subscriptions Streaming subscriptions
Landlines Talking to ChatGPT

Barbara Krasnoff, reviews editor

IN

OUT

UX changes just for the hell of it UX changes that actually improve usability
Blocking extremists on social networks Engaging with extremists on social networks
Owned movies on DVDs  “Owned” movies disappearing on streaming services
“We do not care” Age anxiety

Nathan Edwards, senior reviews editor

IN

OUT

Dumbing your smartphone Buying a dumbphone
The em dash as ChatGPT shibboleth The em dash — which you will never take from me — as editor shibboleth
Underthinking Overthinking
Overthinking Underthinking

Cath Virginia, senior designer

IN

OUT

Hopemaxxing Doompilling
Do Not Disturb Notifications
Addison Rae

IN

OUT

Streaming actually becoming cable Saying streaming is becoming cable
“You sound like ChatGPT” “You sound like a robot”
Stainless steel Nonstick cookware
Sticking with what you have Upgrading your GPU

Kevin Nguyen, deputy editor

IN

OUT

Pandan Matcha
Not responding to emails OOO auto-replies
Neon A24
Democratic socialists Democrats

Andrew Webster, senior entertainment editor / Death Stranding correspondent

IN

OUT

Dollman Deadman
Tar pits Walking
Ghost bullets Pee grenades
Tomorrow Yesterday

Allison Johnson, smartphone reviewer

IN

OUT

Trifolds Bifolds
Shirtless Brad Pitt wearing Airpods Max in an ice bath Apple Intelligence
“Designed with American values in mind” “Made in America”
How do you do, fellow kids? Material You

Liz Lopatto, senior writer

IN

OUT

Outdoors Indoors
Hallucinogens AI hallucinations
Samizdat Google
Copyright Fair use

Tina Nguyen, senior reporter

IN

OUT

Associating Studio Ghibli with garbage AI slop Associating Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki’s singular artistic expression
Donald Trump hating Elon Musk Donald Trump liking Elon Musk
Celebrities starting podcasts Celebrities launching lifestyle brands

Sheena Vasani, commerce writer

IN

OUT

Using ChatGPT to enhance therapy Using ChatGPT to replace therapy
Los Angeles ICE
Do Not Disturb Doomscrolling
Soft girl summer Hot girl summer

Sarah Jeong, features editor

IN

OUT

Swiss bank accounts Crypto
Gatherings of celibate men in fabulous dresses Gatherings of billionaire heterosexuals in fabulous dresses
The Hague Prison abolition

Owen Grove, video director

IN

OUT

Your right foot Your right foot
AI buttons added to every app Fixing the features of those apps
Buying Amazon mystery return pallets Temu
Scalping Pokémon cards Enjoying Pokémon

Cameron Faulkner, commerce editor

IN

OUT

Liquid Ass Liquid Glass
Isochronous webcams Bulk webcams
Third-party camera apps Default camera apps

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