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Elizabeth Lopatto @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 11:15 EDT

Prop bet

Substack has updated its partnership with betting platform Polymarket, "introducing native tools that make it easier to share, discuss, and debate prediction market data directly on Substack." Additionally, Polymarket will effectively pay "a cohort of creators," including Matt Yglesias, to use its data though the newsletter platform's pilot sponsorships program. This is just the latest […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 11:08 EDT

Anker’s Prime Power Bank can quickly charge three devices, and it’s down to $80

Juggling multiple chargers for your gadgets while you’re commuting, working from a cafe, or traveling can get heavy (and pricey!) fast, which is why today’s deal on the Anker Prime Power Bank (20K, 200W) is worth checking out. It can quickly charge three devices at once — including laptops — and it’s down to just […] Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 10:19 EDT

Tamron’s new dongle lets you wirelessly control your lens from your phone

Tamron has announced a new USB-C dongle that wirelessly connects compatible lenses to mobile devices and laptops so they can be customized and controlled remotely. It works with 16 of the company's lenses to start. The $50 Tamron-Link dongle is available now, and while its Bluetooth range is limited to just over 16-feet, it's one […] Read more

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Cameron Faulkner @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 10:13 EDT

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold is back in stock

Samsung has unleashed a new batch of Galaxy Z TriFold units after selling out initial stock of the behemoth foldable that turns into a 10-inch tablet. The device launched on January 30th, and unlike most other Samsung phones, availability of this one was limited to the company's own site. The TriFold costs $2,899.99 and comes […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 10:00 EDT

The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm 

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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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 10:00 EDT

I review laptops for The Verge, ask me anything

What up, Verge-heads! Wait. "Vergesters?" "Verge-igans?" Nope, that ain't it… GREETINGS, DEAREST VERGE SUBSCRIBERS! Antonio here. 👋🏻 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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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 09:25 EDT

Nintendo’s next big Pokémon presentation is on February 27th

Pokémon Day is always a big deal for Nintendo fans, but with this year being the franchise's 30th anniversary, the next Pokémon Presents stream is likely to bring the heat when it begins on February 27th at 9AM ET. With Pokémon Legends: Z-A behind us and Pokémon Pokopia right around the corner, chances are high […] Read more

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Andrew Webster @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 09:00 EDT

Nintendo turned its biggest flop into an expensive, uncomfortable novelty

I've written about a lot of different video game hardware over the years, from new consoles to retro gadgets to whatever you want to call the Playdate. But I can't remember ever being perpetually sore from testing a device; such are the joys of the Virtual Boy. Nintendo has turned its biggest flop into an […] Read more

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Victoria Song @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 08:00 EDT

Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta

Whenever I write about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I'm going to get. Cool hardware, but hard pass on anything Meta makes; will wait for someone else to come along. It's hard to imagine that sentiment changing anytime soon after The New York Times reported that Meta mulled launching facial recognition […] Read more

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Dominic Preston @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 07:47 EDT

Tesla’s cheaper $60,000 Cybertruck is still a Cybertruck

Tesla has announced a new all-wheel drive Cybertruck that starts at $59,990, the cheapest the controversial truck has been sold for yet - though still well above the $40,000 price tag Elon Musk had initially promised. It's been joined by a $15,000 price cut for the high-end Cyberbeast variant, as Tesla doubles down on its […] Read more

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Gaby Del Valle @ The Verge · 02/20/2026 06:00 EDT

Will Stancil, man of the people or just an annoying guy?

I met Will Stancil two days before he got booted from his neighborhood Signal chat. We were at the Uptown Minneapolis VFW at an event hosted by Rep. Ilhan Omar, a thank-you party for Minnesotans who fought ICE in ways big and small. There were tacos and drinks, and dancing, though I never saw Stancil […] Read more

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 18:22 EDT

The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it

Brian Boland spent more than a decade figuring out how to build a system that would make Meta money. On Thursday, he told a California jury it incentivized drawing more and more users, including teens, onto Facebook and Instagram - despite the risks. Boland's testimony came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the […] Read more

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Charles Pulliam-Moore @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 18:15 EDT

The Pitt has a sharp take on AI

Each episode of HBO's The Pitt features some degree of medical trauma that almost makes the hospital drama feel like a horror series. Some patients are dealing with gnarly lacerations while others are fighting off vicious blood infections that could rob them of their limbs, and the chaos of working in an emergency room often […] Read more

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Emma Roth @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 17:32 EDT

A $10K+ bounty is waiting for anyone who can unplug Ring doorbells from Amazon’s cloud

With Ring facing fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program is challenging developers to move Ring doorbell footage off of Amazon's cloud - and into users' own devices. The Fulu Foundation, the consumer advocacy group cofounded by YouTuber Louis Rossmann, is offering an initial bounty of $10,000 to anyone who can integrate […] Read more

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John.Higgins @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 16:33 EDT

The best earbuds we’ve tested for 2026

It’s hard to buy a bad pair of wireless earbuds these days, and with constant discounts and deals wherever you look, now is as good a time as any to splurge on the pair you’ve been eyeing. The market has come a long way since the early era of true wireless earbuds, when we had […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 15:47 EDT

Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR

Meta, after laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closing three VR studios, stopping new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinuing its metaverse for work, is announcing a major change for its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform. Instead of attempting to make the 3D social platform work for both VR and […] Read more

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 14:40 EDT

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an "explanation tour," as The New York Times puts it, following the fallout from its Super Bowl ad and the introduction of its Search Party feature. In an interview with The Times this week, Siminoff explained that he understands people's concerns and that "maybe people were 'triggered' by […] Read more

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Jay Peters @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 14:02 EDT

Sony is closing the studio behind the Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes

Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation studio behind well-received remakes of games like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls, according to Bloomberg. The change was made "following a recent business review," a spokesperson told the publication. About 70 staffers will be cut, and the studio will shut down in March. "Bluepoint Games […] Read more

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Robert Hart @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 13:58 EDT

The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster

A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw - the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that "actually does things" - absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what to come as more and more people let autonomous software use their computers on their behalf. The hacker took advantage of […] Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 02/19/2026 13:32 EDT

Baseus’ retractable, 6-in-1 travel adapter is on sale for its lowest price to date

Packing multiple charging adapters can quickly eat up space, which is why an all-in-one travel adapter like the Baseus EnerCore CG11 makes for a good investment. The travel-friendly accessory works in most countries and lets you charge several devices at once, and right now, Amazon is offering it for $24.95 ($45 off) — its lowest […] Read more

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