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Kara Verlaney

Kara Verlaney

Managing Editor

Kara Verlaney is The Verge's Managing Editor, who oversees daily operations, events, editorial sponsorships, subscriptions, and special projects. Kara joined The Verge in 2016 as a copy editor and remains a faithful grammar devotee.

Today’s smart homes: the hopes and the realities

The Verge team and others share their experiences of how smart technologies affect their lives — how it can often help and sometimes frustrate.

Building for tomorrow

This series is all about infrastructure: the invisible layer of wires and guts and light that makes everything run. It’s not in the best shape, but what would it take to make it better?

We only get one planet

Sustainability often gets glossed over in the tech world. But true environmental stewardship demands we think deeper about the lifecycle of our devices — and the energy that powers them.

Smart homes for smart people

If you haven’t started your smart home yet, here’s how to start — or if you have, here’s how to make it better.

World wired

On ethernet’s 50th anniversary, we’re taking a look at how wiring the entire planet has changed the future forever.

You, me, and UI

How designers run the world.

The Verge’s 2022 in review

We look back at some of the best and the worst of the year in entertainment, gaming, and science.

Gadgets that break things: our favorite hacking hardware

A new series looking at hardware built for hacking

Cybersecurity Week 2022

The internet is wild, strange, and full of scams. Here’s how you can protect yourself.

NextGen 2022

How young people use technology to navigate our strange new world