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Kristen Radtke @ The Verge 1 place · today 11:39 EDT

I grew up with Alex Pretti

The day Alex Pretti was shot 10 times in the street by federal agents, I was delivering a eulogy for my grandfather, who died the way we're supposed to: old, asleep, surrounded by family. Because it's my job to coordinate visuals for this website, I locked myself in a bathroom stall, watched a video of […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge 2 place · today 13:08 EDT

Anker’s foldable 3-in-1 charging station has hit a new low price of $50

Buying separate chargers for your phone, watch, and earbuds adds up quickly. Anker’s MagGo Wireless Charging Station (Foldable 3-in-1) replaces all three, and now through January 30th it’s just $49.99 ($60 off) at Amazon-owned Woot. That’s the best price we’ve seen, and cheaper than many chargers designed for just one device. The charging station delivers […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge 3 place · today 13:25 EDT

An app developer is suing Apple for Sherlocking it with Continuity Camera

Reincubate, which makes the Camo and Camo Studio apps for turning your iOS or Android phone into a webcam for your Mac or PC, is suing Apple, alleging anticompetitive conduct and patent infringement. Camo first launched in 2020, but two years after, Apple launched a similar feature called Continuity Camera, which works just with Apple […] Read more ›

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Richard Lawler @ The Verge · today 12:05 EDT

TikTok US is mostly back up and running

As we moved into the third day of the TikTokalypse, the app appears to have finally stabilized in the US, as we verified that it's possible to consistently publish new videos and even have other people watch them. That hasn't been a simple task since the service started having problems early Sunday morning, but on […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · today 13:01 EDT

WhatsApp’s new ‘lockdown’ settings add another layer of protection against cyberattacks

WhatsApp is launching new "Strict Account Settings" that add even more protections against cyberattacks. The feature is built for people at a high-risk of attacks - such as journalists or public figures - and automatically blocks attachments and media from senders you don't know, while silencing calls from unknown contacts. The new setting limits other […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · today 13:55 EDT

Amazon shutters all of its physical Go and Fresh stores

Amazon Go and Fresh physical store locations will soon be no more, with Amazon announcing on Tuesday that it's closing up the majority of the stores and converting others into Whole Foods Market locations. Customers will still be able to order from Amazon Fresh online, but won't be able to shop at physical stores with […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · today 05:44 EDT

Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions

Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp in the coming months that will allow users to access expanded AI capabilities and additional features. TechCrunch reports that the upcoming subscription plans aim to "unlock more productivity and creativity" by providing premium users with "more control over how they share […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · today 08:42 EDT

Truth and AI in Minneapolis

When federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, video of the shooting - from lots of people, and lots of angles, with wildly varying levels of quality - immediately began to fly around the internet. This is what always happens in times like these, and there have unfortunately been a lot of […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · today 10:00 EDT

Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search

Yahoo's big AI play is, in many ways, actually a return to the company's roots. Three decades ago, Yahoo was known as "Jerry's guide to the world wide web," and was designed as a sort of all-encompassing portal to help people find good stuff on an increasingly large, hard-to-parse internet. In the early aughts, the […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · today 13:30 EDT

A former Netflix game studio went indie to reach more players

When Netflix first acquired cozy game developer Spry Fox in 2022, it made a lot of sense. The studio had been around for over a decade and had several hits with mobile games like Triple Town and Alphabear. That approachable style of puzzle game seemed like a good fit for Netflix's mobile-first strategy, and, as […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 15:01 EDT

The best Bluetooth trackers for Apple and Android phones

Some people rarely lose things. Wallets are always exactly where they’re supposed to be, keys never go missing, and remotes never slip between the couch cushions. And then there’s the rest of us — the folks who can’t ever seem to find the thing that was right there a few seconds ago. For us, there […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 14:57 EDT

OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor

OpenAI's co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn't just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super PAC - together, he and his wife Anna's September 2025 donations equaled the largest of them all, totaling $25 million to "MAGA Inc.," per a recent filing. The Brockmans' donations made up nearly one-fourth of the six-month […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 14:45 EDT

Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

Google could owe you some money, now that it's moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated by something other than Google Assistant's actual trigger word, "Ok Google." German outlet VRT NWS's 2019 report exposed the issue, and court filings from last Friday say the proposed […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 14:38 EDT

Apple’s luxe AirPods Max have dropped to one of their lowest prices ever

If you prefer over-ear headphones to earbuds and own an iPhone or another Apple device, the AirPods Max with USB-C are worth a look, especially now that you can buy them at Best Buy as part of a flash deal for $429.99 ($120 off) through tomorrow, January 27th. That’s $30 shy of their lowest price […] Read more ›

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 13:31 EDT

Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE

"Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth. Then worry about fucking me," a Reddit post reads. "Immigrants of any status are my friends, neighbors, and colleagues." Across the internet - and in the streets - the sentiment is unavoidable, especially after a federal immigration agent shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, in Minneapolis […] Read more ›

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 13:00 EDT

MCP unites Claude chat with apps like Slack, Figma, and Canva

Anthropic's Claude got a bit livelier today thanks to a new extension to MCP, the open-source protocol that allows AI agents to easily access tools and data across the internet. Users will now be able to interact with apps directly inside the Claude chatbot, letting you draft and format Slack messages to colleagues and create […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 13:00 EDT

Tattle TV has turned a Hitchcock classic into a vertical video ‘microdrama’

Most vertical video microdrama apps have been focused on putting out newly-produced series meant to be watched on your phone. But Tattle TV thinks that people might also be interested in checking out bite-sized pieces of cinematic history. Though Tattle TV - a UK-based streaming platform created by filmmakers Philip McGoldrick and Marina Elderton - […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 12:47 EDT

TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover

TikTok's takeover in the US has prompted users to join an alternative social platform called UpScrolled. The app, which is available on Android and iOS, currently holds the 12th spot in Apple's App Store, and it's struggling to keep up with an influx of new traffic. "You showed up so fast our servers tapped out," […] Read more ›

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 11:46 EDT

Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement

Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risks that heavy digital engagement could pose. The documents were released last week as part of a major set of trials brought by school districts, state attorneys general, and others against Meta, […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 11:33 EDT

OpenAI is working out how much to charge for ChatGPT ads

OpenAI is reportedly asking a high price to advertise on ChatGPT, around $60 per 1,000 views, or triple what ads on Meta's platform usually cost, according to The Information. Despite the higher price, OpenAI won't be offering advertisers the same level of detailed information that Google and Meta do, such as whether users took any […] Read more ›

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Elizabeth Lopatto @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 11:32 EDT

Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it

For many years, credit card companies and other payment methods were aggressive about policing child sexual abuse material. Then, Elon Musk's Grok started undressing children on X. The Center for Countering Digital Hate found 101 sexualized images of children as part of its sample of 20,000 images made by Grok from December 29th to January […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 11:20 EDT

TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage

TikTok says a power outage is causing ongoing issues and outages that started in the US early Sunday morning. In an email to The Verge, TikTok USDS spokesperson Jamie Favazza pointed to a statement posted to the joint venture's newly-created X account, which says the company has been "working to restore our services following a […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 11:00 EDT

Microsoft’s latest AI chip goes head-to-head with Amazon and Google

Microsoft is announcing a successor to its first in-house AI chip today, the Maia 200. Built on TSMC's 3nm process, Microsoft says its Maia 200 AI accelerator "delivers 3 times the FP4 performance of the third generation Amazon Trainium, and FP8 performance above Google's seventh generation TPU." Each Maia 200 chip has more than 100 […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 11:00 EDT

A powerful AMD gaming desktop is hundreds off at Costco

Given that RAM has become so expensive to buy recently, you might have considered buying a prebuilt desktop computer. If so, and you’re leaning toward a high-end gaming model, Costco has a model that’s an impressive value at $1,999.99 ($300 off) for members through February 8th. It’s an all-AMD, liquid-cooled machine built into Asus’ ROG […] Read more ›

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 10:31 EDT

2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning

Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many trials is set to begin this month in California, when Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face claims that tech addiction harmed a […] Read more ›

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Nilay Patel @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 10:00 EDT

Experian’s tech chief defends credit scores: ‘We’re not Palantir’

Today, I’m talking with Alex Lintner, who is the CEO of technology and software solutions at Experian, the credit reporting company. Experian is one of those multinationals that’s so big and convoluted that it has multiple CEOs all over the world, so Alex and I spent quite a lot of time talking through the Decoder […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 09:32 EDT

Apple’s new AirTag has more range and a better speaker

Apple has revealed a new AirTag that comes with the company's upgraded ultra wideband chip, allowing for more precise location tracking. It has the same $29 for one or $99 for a four-pack price as the AirTag it's replacing, while the new chip powers Apple's Precision Finding feature, which uses haptic, visual, and audio feedback […] Read more ›

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 09:00 EDT

Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review: twice as nice — for a price

The most helpful thing you can add to any laptop for productivity is a second screen. That's why I love laptops like the Asus Zenbook Duo. Its twin 14-inch OLED displays are attached by a redesigned hinge that now holds them closer together and on a single plane, for a more seamless look than previous […] Read more ›

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 09:00 EDT

As Marvel pivots back to the Avengers, Wonder Man goes its own way

When Marvel first announced that Avengers: Doomsday would be directed by the Russo Brothers and star Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, it seemed like the studio might be using the feature as a massive nostalgia play. Though the film will feature a number of characters from more recent projects like Thunderbolts* and The Fantastic […] Read more ›

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 01/26/2026 09:00 EDT

Intel Panther Lake laptop CPU review: call it a comeback

Intel's been talking the talk for months about its new generation of laptop chips, the first made on its long-anticipated 18A process. 18A is meant to steer Intel back toward bluer waters by making its chips better, and, if possible, attracting chip designers like Qualcomm and Nvidia to use Intel's foundries, not just its rival […] Read more ›

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