Victoria Song

Victoria Song is a Senior Reporter at The Verge and the author of the Optimizer newsletter, currently based in New York City. Over her 13-year journalism career, she previously held dedicated reporting roles at Gizmodo and PC Magazine, specializing in consumer hardware, fitness trackers, and wellness innovations. Her recent coverage includes early 2025 on-the-ground reporting on CES wearables trends, alongside 2024 analytical pieces examining artificial intelligence integration and health tracking advancements in specific devices like the Apple Watch and the Oura Ring. In 2023, she expanded the scope of her Optimizer newsletter to further explore productivity technology, consumer gadgets, and daily optimization tools for her growing subscriber base. Song currently focuses her reporting efforts on providing in-depth editorial analysis of the rapidly evolving intersection between consumer electronics, digital health platforms, and wearable technology hardware.