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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 04/03/2026 13:31 EDT

The best iPad deals you can get right now

While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those moments. The day-to-day discounts come and go like the changing winds, so there’s often some amount to be saved somewhere, particularly on Apple’s most affordable iPad and the latest iPad Mini. Hell, you […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 12:10 EDT

French police raid X’s Paris office as UK investigation continues

A raid on X's Paris office was carried out by the Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit on Tuesday with Europol and French police, as part of an ongoing investigation that expanded in July to include Grok. As previously reported by Reuters, Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino were also summoned for hearings in April. […] Read more ›

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 12:00 EDT

The Switch is Nintendo’s best-selling console — and its most transformative

Nintendo has had plenty of highs over its few decades in the video game industry. Popularizing home consoles with the NES, introducing new audiences to games through the Wii's motion controls, and the touchscreen Trojan horse that was the Nintendo DS, to name a few. But often these successes were followed by missteps; the Wii […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 11:05 EDT

Claude Code is down, forcing developers to take a long coffee break

Anthropic's Claude AI models are currently experiencing a major outage, impacting products like Claude Code. Developers are currently seeing a 500 error when trying to use Claude Code, and Anthropic has noted that it is seeing elevated error rates on its APIs "across all Claude models." Anthropic says the issue has been identified and a […] Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 11:00 EDT

I didn’t expect to love Dyson’s PencilVac Fluffycones – but I did

As The Verge's resident robot vacuum reviewer, I don't have a lot of time (or space) in my life for stick vacs, and frankly, the ones I have used have largely disappointed me. Top-heavy, bulky, always getting clogged or running out of battery - they're so… manual. But then I met PencilVac Fluffycones, Dyson's new […] Read more ›

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 10:48 EDT

Apple’s tiny but mighty iPad Mini is $100 off in every storage configuration

If your phone feels too small but most tablets feel too big, Apple’s latest iPad Mini functions as a nice in-between. Thankfully, if you’ve been waiting for a discount, the base model with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $399 ($100 off), which is $50 shy of […] Read more ›

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 10:19 EDT

Millions of books died so Claude could live

When ChatGPT launched, in November of 2022, it started a race that almost immediately consumed the tech industry. OpenAI didn't invent the concept of AI, but most of the state-of-the-art technology was confined to research labs at companies and institutions around the world. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. And better than anyone expected. So many […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 09:53 EDT

China is banning hidden electric door handles for EVs

China is banning Tesla-style concealed door handles on electric vehicles to address safety concerns regarding people getting trapped inside their cars. The ban will take effect on January 1st next year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's announcement, and will require all vehicles sold in China to have mechanical release door handles […] Read more ›

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 09:28 EDT

Fitbit’s founders launch a new platform for monitoring your entire family’s health

James Park and Eric Friedman, the co-founders of Fitbit who left Google two years ago, have announced a new venture called Luffu. Described as an "intelligent family care system," Luffu collects and logs health and medical information from connected devices, other platforms like Apple Health and Fitbit, and details shared by family members through voice […] Read more ›

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Hayden Field @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 09:15 EDT

Humans are infiltrating the Reddit for AI bots

Ordinary social networks face a constant onslaught of chatbots pretending to be human. A new social platform for AI agents may face the opposite problem: getting clogged up by humans pretending to post as bots. Moltbook - a website meant for conversations between agents from the platform OpenClaw - went viral this weekend for its […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 09:13 EDT

Disney says Josh D’Amaro will replace Bob Iger as CEO

Disney has picked a successor for longtime CEO Bob Iger. On Tuesday, the entertainment giant announced that its theme parks head, Josh D'Amaro, will take over as CEO on March 18th, 2026. Rumors about Iger's replacement have been swirling for more than a year now. After a 15-year-long tenure as Disney's CEO, Iger returned from […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 09:10 EDT

Call of Duty tries to block XIM and Cronus cheaters again

Activision is trying to crack down on third-party hardware cheating devices in Call of Duty again. Both Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 have been plagued by players using devices like XIM, Cronus Zen, and ReaSnow S1 to enable unfair advantages that exploit aim assist, and now Activision is introducing […] Read more ›

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 09:00 EDT

Fortnite is about to get a lot more gaming crossovers

Fortnite is going to be getting a lot more crossovers featuring characters from video games. As part of the Epic Games Store's year in review for 2025, Epic shared details about its official program for developers that will give people who purchase their game on the Epic Games Store a related cosmetic they can use […] Read more ›

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 08:50 EDT

Google Home finally adds support for buttons

Google Home users, your long nightmare is over. The platform has finally added support for buttons. The release notes for a February 2 update state that several new starter conditions for automations are now available, including "Switch or button pressed." Smart buttons are physical, programmable switches that you can press to trigger automations or control […] Read more ›

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Sean Hollister @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 08:00 EDT

Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial

"Finally." That was my first reaction when I heard Google would combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Android has long struggled on tablets, and ChromeOS always felt like too much of a stripped-down alternative to tempt me away from Windows and Mac. So last week, it was exciting to see a leaked […] Read more ›

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Tom Warren @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 07:53 EDT

YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

YouTube has started to block third-party mobile browsers from using a background playback loophole. Background playback is supposed to be limited to YouTube Premium subscribers through the official iOS or Android app, but many people have been using browsers like Brave, Vivaldi, and Edge to get background playback without a subscription. Not anymore. "Background playback […] Read more ›

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Tamara Warren @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 07:30 EDT

The Model S changed everything

The Tesla Model S is at the end of its illustrious 14-year run - and what a dizzying ride it's been. In 2012, when Tesla made its first Model S deliveries to customers, Facebook acquired Instagram. Apple launched the iPhone 5 and iOS 6. Barack Obama sailed into his second term. Superstorm Sandy shredded New […] Read more ›

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Stevie Bonifield @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 07:00 EDT

A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats

With ICE and CBP roaming the streets, united community action is more important than ever right now - from local mutual aid groups to school safety patrols. Known for its privacy features and end-to-end encryption, the Signal messaging app has become a popular platform for organizing these community groups. Signal can be a great tool […] Read more ›

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Sarah Jeong @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 06:00 EDT

How to tear gas children

The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while, with sun peeking out from the clouds here and there. Many people had brought their entire families; not just older children, but toddlers in strollers […] Read more ›

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 02/03/2026 02:05 EDT

The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time

The original Switch is officially Nintendo's best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. In its latest earnings release, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Switch has, as of December 31, 2025, sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS. […] Read more ›

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 02/02/2026 17:58 EDT

Adobe Animate is shutting down next month

Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe's website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citing the emergence of new platforms "that better serve the needs of the users." Users have until March 1st, 2027 (or March 1st, 2029 for enterprise customers) […] Read more ›

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