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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 01/31/2026 08:00 EDT

ChatGPT isn’t the only chatbot pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia

ChatGPT is using Grokipedia as a source, and it's not the only AI tool to do so. Citations to Elon Musk's AI-generated encyclopedia are starting to appear in answers from Google's AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Gemini, too. Data suggests that's on the rise, heightening concerns about accuracy and misinformation as Musk seeks to reshape […] Read more ›

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Thomas Ricker @ The Verge · 01/31/2026 03:00 EDT

The latest Instax printer is a pricey but worthy upgrade

FujiFilm's Instax Mini Link 3 printer is a much-loved $100 accessory in my travel journal kit. I often tape a printed image next to my handwritten thoughts to preserve a moment in time. The prints produced by the instant film can, however, be soft and muddy - something the new $169.95 Instax Mini Link+ promises […] Read more ›

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Tina Nguyen @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 21:38 EDT

Senate passes budget with two more weeks of Homeland Security funding

The Senate voted on Friday evening to pass the federal budget, funding everything except for one entity: the Department of Homeland Security, which was given a two-week funding extension in order to negotiate new guardrails around Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). If no agreement is reached, DHS funding will lapse and the department will face […] Read more ›

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 19:34 EDT

Jeffrey Epstein was permanently banned from Xbox Live

Would it surprise you to learn Microsoft booted Epstein from its online gaming platform? As spotted by XboxEra, the latest batch of Epstein's email shows that in December 2013, he was "permanently suspended due to harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players." But it appears the real reason may be simpler: a second email from […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 18:53 EDT

Peloton lays off 11 percent of its staff just a few months after launching its AI hardware

Peloton said on Friday that it's cutting around 11 percent of its staff, mostly impacting "engineers working on technology and enterprise-related efforts," reports Bloomberg. Last August, Peloton laid off six percent of its workforce and told investors it would continue layoffs globally in 2026, in an attempt to cut at least $100 million of annual […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 17:45 EDT

Video game company stock prices dip after Google introduces an AI world-generation tool

The stock prices of some major video game companies, including Take-Two Interactive, Roblox, and Unity, had notable declines on Friday, just a day after Google announced its Project Genie tool that lets users prompt AI to generate interactive experiences, Reuters reports. Take-Two's stock price closed at $220.30 (down 7.93 percent from yesterday), Roblox's closed at […] Read more ›

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 15:58 EDT

Sonos’ Super Bowl sale knocks hundreds off its audio gear

Sonos isn’t exactly synonymous with the Super Bowl, although the brand discounts its gear every year around this time like clockwork. It’s knocking 20 percent off many of its marquee products, including soundbars and standalone speakers — all of which can be paired together to improve sound quality and to put audio in more places […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 15:25 EDT

Fitbit users now have until May to migrate to a Google account

Fitbit users who are holding out on moving their data over to a Google account now have until May 19th, 2026 to make the switch. The previous deadline was just days away on February 2nd, but that date has been updated on Google's help page for Fitbit account migration. Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 14:11 EDT

There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird

Yes, you read that right. "Moltbook" is a social network of sorts for AI agents, particularly ones offered by OpenClaw (a viral AI assistant project that was formerly known as Moltbot, and before that, known as Clawdbot - until a legal dispute with Anthropic). Moltbook, which is set up similarly to Reddit and was built […] Read more ›

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 14:06 EDT

We finally heard from Trump Mobile… and they immediately ghosted us

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, I finally got a reply from a company exec. After months - months - of emailing various official Trump […] Read more ›

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Brandon Widder @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 13:48 EDT

Dyson’s powerful 360 Vis Nav robot vacuum is nearly 75 percent off today

In case you missed it, we recently overhauled our guides to the best budget robot vacuums and the best mopping vacs, both of which feature a slate of new picks from Roborock, Narwal, Dreame, and others. Dyson’s 360 Vis Nav Robot Vacuum didn’t technically make the cut, though it was once one of our top […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 13:09 EDT

Tim Cook is destroying his own legacy

What responsibility do you have to speak up about bad things happening in the world? Does that responsibility change when speaking up might affect your business? What about if you're a sports creator, or the moderator of a deeply NSFW subreddit? What about if you're just a little ol' phone website? Ultimately, everyone has to […] Read more ›

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Adi Robertson @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 12:32 EDT

ICE invades Minnesota and Minnesotans fight back

The Trump administration has flooded Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota with federal agents as part of its immigration crackdown, Operation Metro Surge — detaining children, intimidating protestors and community organizers, and killing multiple people. Minnesotans have responded with mass community-level resistance, including mutual aid and tracking ICE operations, despite threats and surveillance — including through systems […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 12:24 EDT

You can now use Nintendo’s wireless N64 controller with the Analogue 3D

The Analogue 3D finally launched late last year with four controller ports on the front supporting the N64's original wired gamepads. If you wanted to go wireless, your best option was the 8BitDo 64 which offered a similar button and joystick layout as the N64's original controllers, but with a modernized design. For a more […] Read more ›

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Nathan Edwards @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 12:00 EDT

This DIY kit turned my favorite mechanical keyboard into my favorite electrocapacitive keyboard

For my money, you simply cannot get a better electrocapacitive keyboard than the Bauer Lite with a DynaCap kit. [Editor's note: Huh?] You can get a nicer EC keyboard, without having to build it yourself, by simply spending $3,600 on a Norbauer Seneca. Or you can get a Happy Hacking Keyboard or a Realforce for […] Read more ›

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 11:34 EDT

The best smart rings for tracking sleep and health

So, you’re thinking of buying a smart ring. Well, some good news. Picking the best of the lot is incredibly easy right now. The “bad” news is that, as far as trustworthiness and reliability, your choices are somewhat limited, as this is still a niche and emerging gadget category. Smart rings are in the middle […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 11:29 EDT

Belkin’s Wemo smart devices will go offline on Saturday

As of Saturday, nearly all of Belkin's Wemo smart home devices will lose access to cloud services, including features like remote access and integrations with Google Home and Alexa. Belkin will also end app updates for the Wemo app beginning on January 31st. The shut down was first announced in July and impacts most Wemo […] Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 11:20 EDT

The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now

Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will help keep your floors cleaner with much less effort on your part. The difference is that newer “combo” robot vacuum-and-mop […] Read more ›

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Tina Nguyen @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 10:59 EDT

Don Lemon has been arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest

Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent journalist, was arrested on Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles, who alleged that he had violated federal law while covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota. Notably, Lemon was not the only journalist targeted by law enforcement for their presence at the Minnesota protest. On Thursday […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 01/30/2026 10:59 EDT

Cold weather in Florida is pushing back the Artemis II launch

As a result of cold weather and windy conditions moving through Florida, NASA is now targeting Monday, February 2nd for a wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Depending on how Monday's rehearsal goes, NASA will potentially set a launch date for Artemis II. But as a result of the […] Read more ›

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