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Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesFinancial services company E-Trade has restricted purchases of GameStop and AMC stock, a source tells Bloomberg. The two stocks have become popular on forums like the r/WallStreetBets subreddit and seen their prices skyrocket to unprecedented highs over the past week. (GameStop hit $483 earlier on Thursday and briefly went above that during the day. Last Thursday, the stock closed at $43.)
We’ve seen users on Twitter report that they have been unable to buy the stocks
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What up, Verge-heads! Wait. "Vergesters?" "Verge-igans?" Nope, that ain't it… GREETINGS, DEAREST VERGE SUBSCRIBERS! Antonio here. ðð» I'm your friendly neighborhood laptop reviewer, and I'm hosting an exclusive subscriber "AMA" today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. I review laptops ranging from MacBooks and Chromebooks to weird-but-awesome tablets and a $6,000 gaming laptop. So I […] Read more ›
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The Gray Area is now publishing twice a week on audio and video. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel or listen wherever you get your podcasts. Tyler Austin Harper didn’t set out to become a culture warrior. He trained as a scholar. His PhD was in comparative literature. He has written widely about the history of […] Read more ›
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The Supreme Court fast-tracked a case over whether President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. Read more ›
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As has been typical in crypto markets of late, even the most modest move higher was met with immediate selling. Read more ›
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Crypto, real estate and politics collided at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club as insiders debated tokenization and regulation. Read more ›
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After years of riding trains across the US, I've seen my share of annoying passengers who make mistakes because they don't know basic train etiquette. Read more ›
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Famous people from Elon Musk to Glen Powell have moved to Texas recently, many from the comparatively more expensive state of California. Here's why. Read more ›
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This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday 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. While scrolling through my TikTok feed, I often find myself thinking of Elizabeth Báthory. Legend has it that […] Read more ›
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Jared Isaacman critiqued engineering issues, but said leadership and decision-making was the "most troubling failure" of the Boeing Starliner debacle. Read more ›
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Today, Xiaomi has announced its next global launch event, which is taking place in Barcelona, ahead of MWC, on February 28 at 2 PM local time (that's 3 PM in Eastern Europe, 1 PM in the UK, 6:30 PM in India, 5 AM in California, and 8 AM in New York). Thus, a rumor from a few days ago turned out to be accurate. As you can see from the... Read more ›
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As an American, living in Paris for almost a decade has come with many surprises about French culture, fashion, healthcare, and smoking habits. Read more ›
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A Redditor travelling through Napa Valley on 18th February 2026 was lucky enough to see the iconic "Bliss" hill in a form close to the original wallpaper. This terrain is usually covered in vineyards, so it doesn't look as picturesque, but during rare times of the year, you can catch glimpses of its unaltered beauty. Read more ›
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After years of working on cruise ships, there are mistakes I'd never make, like wearing my key around my neck or buying the unlimited drink package. Read more ›
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The World War II submarine USS Lionfish was part of America's "Silent Service." Take a look inside. Read more ›
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The US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments, according to Reuters. It was supposed to be launched at Munich Security Conference last month, but some state department officials reportedly voiced their concerns about the project. The portal will be hosted on freedom.gov, which currently just shows the image above. “Freedom is Coming,” the homepage reads. “Information... Read more ›
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Exercise may sharpen the mind by repairing the brain’s protective shield. Researchers found that physical activity prompts the liver to release an enzyme that removes a harmful protein causing the blood-brain barrier to become leaky with age. In older mice, dialing down this protein reduced inflammation and improved memory. The discovery points to a surprising body-to-brain pathway that could inspire new Alzheimer’s therapies. Read more ›
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More than one in 10 Americans rely on the Colorado River to take showers and drink clean water. But with no end in sight to the decades-long drought in the western US and rapidly decreasing river levels, this essential resource is fueling bitter disputes over who, exactly, should be cutting back on water. This fight […] Read more ›
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Umlaut.bio, a German/Swiss oncology/immunology BioTech company developing tRNA-modifying small molecules, announced the extension of its pre-Seed financing to ~€3 million through the support of BaseLaunch. This addition not only helps to accelerate its science addressing tRNA modifications through the expertise of BaseLaunch but also highlights the potential of the approach through the approval by the ... Read more ›
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Despite broad industry support, UALink's adoption may be slowed by the absence of several features like In-Network Collectives and the 128G PHY spec. Read more ›
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In 1986, electronic music pioneer Laurie Spiegel created Music Mouse, a way for those with a Mac, Atari, or Amiga computer to dabble in algorithmic music creation. Music Mouse is deceptively simple: Notes are arranged on an XY grid, and you play it by moving a mouse around. Back in 1986, the computer mouse was […] Read more ›
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The folks behind Jmail are at it again with a clone of Wikipedia that turns the treasure trove of data in Epstein's emails into detailed dossiers on his associates. Entries include known visits to Epstein's properties, possible knowledge of Epstein's crimes, and laws that they might have broken. The reports are dense, listing how many […] Read more ›
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The Late Show host Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked him from broadcasting an interview with James Talarico, a Democratic representative from Texas. During his opening monologue on Monday night, Colbert says the network's lawyers told him in "no uncertain terms" that he couldn't have Talarico on the show, forcing him to post the interview on […] Read more ›
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This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about video game industry's pushback against generative AI, follow Jay Peters. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Long before the generative AI explosion, […] Read more ›
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To say that Ford has struggled to make profitable electric vehicles would be an understatement. The company recently pulled the plug on its F-150 Lightning, a truck once heralded as the most important EV ever made, after taking a staggering $19.5 billion hit on its EV investments in 2025. A new focus on hybrids and […] Read more ›
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Sam Altman announced on X that Peter Steinberger, the man behind the trendy AI agent OpenClaw, was joining OpenAI. He said that Steinberger has "a lot of amazing ideas" about getting AI agents to interact with each other, saying "the future is going to be extremely multi-agent." He also said that this ability for agents […] Read more ›
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User reviews on Steam may get more informative after a Steam Client Beta update released on Thursday, which adds an option for users to attach their hardware specs to game reviews. Steam users have always been able to share their specs in the text of their reviews, but the option to automatically include that data […] Read more ›
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Meta is planning to launch a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features later this year, along with an updated version of its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, The Information reports. The smartwatch would arrive ahead of a pair of mixed reality glasses, code-named Phoenix, that Meta has reportedly delayed until 2027 amidst efforts to […] Read more ›
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After rejecting Paramount's latest acquisition bid, Warner Bros. Discovery says it's giving the David Ellison-led entertainment giant seven days to make its "best and final" proposal. Though WBD is reopening negotiations with Paramount, the company makes it clear in a press release that it still favors Netflix's $82.7 billion deal to purchase its studio and […] Read more ›
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After cramming AI into every inch of its smartphones, appliances, and other devices, Samsung is now increasingly slapping it across social media. Several videos posted to the company's YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok accounts in recent weeks were made or edited using generative AI tools, including its latest teaser for the upcoming Galaxy S26 series. The […] Read more ›
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