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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 14:33 EDT

Reddit tells communities threatening Elon Musk and DOGE workers to cool down

Reddit has seen an increase in rule-breaking posts across “several communities,” and it has issued a temporary ban on one that featured users calling for violence against people who work for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That community, r/WhitePeopleTwitter, was given a 72-hour ban on Tuesday, as reported by Engadget. Screenshots shared […] Read more

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 13:59 EDT

Look at this keyboard

Hey, real quick: look at this keyboard. There’s something cool about it. It’s a mechanical keyboard. It’s a laser keyboard. It’s a magnetic induction keyboard. It has the new switches. It has the old switches. It’s very thin. It’s got a weird layout. It has a trackpoint. Or a screen. It has cool keycaps. It […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 13:20 EDT

Nintendo says it’s ‘taking risks’ to meet Switch 2 demand

Nintendo is gearing up for the Switch 2’s launch sometime in 2025, and president Shuntaro Furukawa says that the company is “taking risks and proceeding with production so that we can meet as much demand as possible,” according to a machine translation of an earnings Q&A. The company had some trouble keeping the original Switch […] Read more

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 13:13 EDT

Longer-lasting laptops: the modular hardware you can upgrade and repair yourself

When it comes to improving the sustainability of consumer electronics, there’s a growing movement to design devices with a focus on upgradability and repairability that can extend their longevity, instead of just making them easier to recycle after a few years of use. At one time, nearly every laptop maker was caught up in a […] Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 13:03 EDT

iOS App Store apps with screenshot-reading malware found for the first time

Apps distributed through both Apple and Google’s app stores are hiding malicious screenshot-reading code that’s being used to steal cryptocurrency, the cybersecurity software firm Kaspersky reported today. It’s the “first known case” of apps infected with malware that uses OCR tech to extract text from images making it into Apple’s App Store, according to a […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 12:51 EDT

Herman Miller made a convertible standing desk that actually looks great

Herman Miller has announced a new height-adjustable desk that doesn’t look like one. Instead of relying on just two columns to raise and lower its work surface, the Spout Sit-to-Stand Table uses four cylindrical legs, each containing their own motor. The design makes the Spout table easier to move around (it even includes optional wheels), […] Read more

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 12:36 EDT

‘The biggest heist in American history’: DC is just waking up to Elon Musk’s takeover

The long block outside of the US Treasury Department on Tuesday was lined with protesters. They flooded across the street with signs bearing slogans: “Nobody elected Musk”; “This is illegal”; “Stop the coup.” It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon Musk’s reported access to core government payment systems, attended by Democratic members […] Read more

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 12:17 EDT

All the news about Scout Motors, a classic SUV brand gone electric

Scout Motors, the classic off-road brand from the sixties, has been reborn as an electric vehicle company and is building a new SUV and pickup truck. The pioneering Jeep rival was brought back to life by Volkswagen in 2022 after the German automaker acquired Scout in 2020 (when it merged its commercial trucking company Traton […] Read more

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Andrew J. Hawkins @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 12:17 EDT

VW and Audi dealers are suing Scout over its no-dealers plan

A coterie of Florida car dealers filed a lawsuit this week against Scout Motors over its direct-to-consumer sales model. The complaint alleges that Scout, which operates under the Volkswagen Group, is in violation of Florida law which blocks automakers from trying to bypass dealers by selling directly to consumers. The suit, which was filed by […] Read more

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Mia Sato @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 12:05 EDT

A reviews site embroiled in AI scandal is back from the dead

Last summer, the staff at Gannett’s consumer reviews site Reviewed received terrible news: the media giant was shuttering the entire vertical and would be laying off dozens of employees. Effective November 1st, Reviewed would cease operations. Gannett blamed Google’s changing search algorithm, which had “degraded [its] business model.” The shuttering was a blow to the […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 11:38 EDT

Google pulls incorrect Gouda stat from its AI Super Bowl ad

Google has edited Gemini’s AI response in a Super Bowl commercial to remove an incorrect statistic about cheese. The ad, which shows a small business owner using Gemini to write a website description about Gouda, no longer says the variety makes up “50 to 60 percent of the world’s cheese consumption.” In the edited YouTube […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 11:13 EDT

The best ebook reader to buy right now

Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer distractions and less eye strain, and many include extra features, like adjustable frontlighting. Some really are pocketable. Others are waterproof […] Read more

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Justine Calma @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 11:04 EDT

Donald Trump’s data purge has begun 

Key resources for environmental data and public health have already been taken down from federal websites, and more could soon vanish as the Trump administration works to scrap anything that has to do with climate change, racial equity, or gender identity. Warnings floated on social media Friday about an impending purge at the Centers for […] Read more

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 11:04 EDT

Trump’s first 100 days: all the news affecting the tech industry

President Donald Trump kicked off the first day of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions, including halting enforcement of the TikTok ban and rolling back the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence order. Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having already […] Read more

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Verge Staff @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 11:00 EDT

From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet

Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public. How do these large language model (LLM) programs work? OpenAI’s GPT-3 told us that AI uses “a series of autocomplete-like programs to learn language” and that […] Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 11:00 EDT

The Gemini AI app can now show its thinking

Google is bringing its experimental “reasoning” artificial intelligence model capable of explaining how it answers complex questions to the Gemini app. The Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking update is part of a slew of Gemini 2.0 AI rollouts announced by Google today, including its latest Gemini 2.0 Pro flagship model. This comes as the search giant […] Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 10:55 EDT

Amazon announces February product event

Amazon sent out invites today for a February event in New York City. The invite gives few clues as to what will be announced at the event, which will be hosted by Panos Panay and the Amazon Devices & Services team on February 26th. However, a blue swirly logo behind the words “You’re invited” does […] Read more

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 10:51 EDT

Bandai’s live-action Gundam movie is getting a theatrical release

For a while, it looked like the first live-action Gundam movie was going to make its debut on Netflix, but Bandai now plans to put the movie in theaters. Though details about the film are still very slim, Bandai and Legendary announced today that their live-action Gundam feature will now be written and directed by […] Read more

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 10:33 EDT

Beats Studio Buds Plus are matching their record low with $50 off

We’re still awaiting a new pair of Powerbeats Pro to drop sometime this year, but if you’re a Beats fan in need of a solid pair of wireless earbuds to bridge the gap, you’re in luck. The Beats Studio Buds Plus are on sale for their all-time low of price of $119.99 (about $50 off) […] Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 02/05/2025 10:30 EDT

The end of Squid Game and Stranger Things solidifies Netflix’s new era

Netflix has a busy year of premieres ahead, but it might be most notable for what’s ending. As the streaming service continues to push into a new era full of live events, reality TV, and ad sales, it’s also saying goodbye to arguably its two biggest franchises, with both Stranger Things and Squid Game wrapping […] Read more

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