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• Tech Services & Software VPN Wisconsin Reverses Decision to Ban VPNs in Age-Verification Bill The law would have required websites to block VPN users from accessing ‘harmful mate

• 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

• Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr today urged broadcasters to join a ‘Pledge America Campaign’ that Carr established to support President Trump’s ‘Salute to

• Meta announced today that it will divorce its Horizon Worlds social and gaming service-once promoted as the company’s first major step into the metaverse-from its Quest VR headse

• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: The Galaxy S26 and other devices that might launch on February 25 What to expect when you’re expecting the Samsung Galaxy S26. • Samsung’s 2025 was

• Gaming News Tech Microsoft says today’s Xbox shake-up doesn’t mean game studio layoffs ’there are no organizational changes underway for our studios.’ ’there are no organizationa

• Tech Gaming Los Angeles County Sues Roblox Over Ongoing Child-Safety Concerns The county alleges Roblox has engaged in deceptive business practices and is failing to protect chil

• Policy News Tech SCOTUS rules Trump’s tariffs are illegal - but the fight is far from over In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court said that some of Donald Trump’s aggressive ta

• Gaming Tech Microsoft Read Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma’s first memo on the future of Xbox She’s promising ’the return of Xbox.’ She’s promising ’the return of Xbox.’ Link Sh

• When you’re looking to buy a smartwatch, whether you want a way to stay on top of notifications or its health-related features, the Apple Watch is a good place to start. • But th

• Phil Spencer retires after 38 years, ending nearly four decades of Xbox leadership. • Sarah Bond departs, creating a significant leadership vacuum in Xbox’s executive ranks. • As

• Gaming News Xbox Sarah Bond is leaving Xbox Bond and CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer will be departing. • Bond and CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer will be departing. •

• Science AI News Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy The US is lowering its standards for power plant pollution while generative AI and the Trump ad

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• Tech News Policy Web scraper sued by Google claims Google is the one scraping the web SerpApi alleges it’s just doing ‘what Google does to everyone else.’ SerpApi alleges it’s ju

• ai atlas Tech VR/AR Productivity Computing Meta’s Pivot From VR Is Happening. • Too Bad Glasses Aren’t Ready for This Moment Commentary: Meta’s pushing its metaverse platform alm

• Transportation Policy Science America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater Detroit badly bungled the EV transition. • Then Trump wiped out emission rules. • Detroit bad

• Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, is now also the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an unusual arrangement tha

• Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, is now also the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an unusual arrangement tha

• Policy News Politics FCC calls on broadcasters to air ‘pro-America content’ for the country’s 250th anniversary FCC Chair Brendan Carr says broadcasters could broadcast daily seg

• Indie publisher and developer Finji has accused TikTok of using generative AI to alter the ads for its games on the platform without its knowledge or permission. • Finji, which p

• The English-language edition of Wikipedia is blacklisting Archive.today after the controversial archive site was used to direct a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack agai

• Have you run out of TV series to tackle on Prime Video? • Chances are, you’re leaving some great options unwatched. • You might know Amazon’s streaming service best for shows lik

• Tech Gadgets Policy Trump Mobile is just Liberty Mobile in gold foil The freedom-themed carrier provides Trump Mobile with a lot more than network access. • The freedom-themed

• Prediction markets will let you bet on just about anything, from how many tweets Elon Musk will post this week to the next president of the United States, with predictions someti

• Trending: Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a Tesla drops ‘Autopilot’ upsell in California Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is Feb. • 25 iPhone Fo

• For a long time now, PC gamers have been used to the Final Fantasy series treating their platform as somewhat secondary to the game’s core console versions. • There are some sign

• Tech Gadgets Policy Smart glasses in court are a privacy nightmare That apparently didn’t stop Mark Zuckerberg’s team from wearing them. • That apparently didn’t stop Mark Zucker

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• Two skulls from Yunxian, in northern China, aren’t ancestors of Denisovans after all; they’re actually the oldest knownHomo erectusfossils in eastern Asia. • A recent study has r

• AI News Tech Amazon blames human employees for an AI coding agent’s mistake Two minor AWS outages have reportedly occurred as a result of actions by Amazon’s AI tools. • Two mino

• AI Gadgets News OpenAI’s first ChatGPT gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera The company might be developing smart glasses and a smart lamp, too. • The company might be d

• Gadgets Entertainment Gaming Piggyback’s fantastic Metroid Prime art book is nearly 30 percent off Finally, a tome worthy of Samus and her otherworldly escapades. • Finally, a to

• With HBO’s critically acclaimedA Knight of the Seven Kingdomsgearing up for its season finale on Sunday, it’s time to check in on that otherGame of Thronesspinoff: the far darker

• apple event Tech Mobile Phones iPhone 18: Everything We Know About Apple’s Next Mobile Flagship Rumors about the next iPhone model already are spreading. • Here are all the specu

• For my money, the 2004 Game Boy Advance re-releases ofPokémon FireRedandLeafGreenare still the best versions of the originalPokémongames. • They fixed most of the bugs and balanc

• Nintendo re-releases GBA remakes of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen on Switch for $20 each. • Ports preserve original gameplay, graphics, and bug fixes from 2004 releases. • Standa

• 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

• ai atlas Tech Services & Software AI How Team USA’s Olympic Skiers and Snowboarders Got an Edge From Google AI Google engineers hit the slopes with Team USA’s skiers and snowboar

• Winter is a time of notoriously poor air quality. • Between closed windows, ultrasonic humidifiers that leave white dust everywhere, heating systems and fireplaces, it’s the seas

• The Supreme CourtruledFriday that Donald Trump was not authorized to implement emergency tariffs to ostensibly block illegal drug flows and offset trade deficits. • It’s not imme

• Gadgets Tech Mobile Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold is back in stock Despite being $2,899.99 for the 512GB model, it might sell out quickly - again. • Despite being $2,899.99 for the

• Tech Services & Software Streaming Services Netflix’s ‘Famous Last Words’ Docuseries Has a New Episode With Eric Dane Commentary: It may sound morbid, but the show offers one las

• Netflix’s new docuseries ‘Famous Last Words’ releases second episode featuring late actor Eric Dane. • Series showcases posthumous interviews, allowing figures to share wisdom af

• Tech Gadgets News Tamron’s new dongle lets you wirelessly control your lens from your phone The Tamron-Link dongle adds Bluetooth connectivity for the company’s mobile and deskto

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• Column Gadgets Tech I review laptops for The Verge, ask me anything I’ll be answering subscriber questions today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. • Come geek out with me about laptops, phot

• Column Science Health The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm Skinfluencers swear topical salmon-sperm serums will make your skin glow. • The reality is a b

• Last night, Tesla made some hefty cuts to Cybertruck pricing in an effort to stimulate some sales. • The bombastic tri-motor ‘Cyberbeast’ is $15,000 cheaper at $99,990, albeit by

• Gaming Entertainment News Nintendo’s next big Pokémon presentation is on February 27th FireRed and LeafGreen are also coming to the Nintendo Switch. • FireRed and LeafGreen are a

• Amazon’s cloud unit has suffered at least two outages due to errors involving its own AI tools, leading some employees to raise doubts about the US tech giant’s push to roll out

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• Gaming Entertainment Report Nintendo turned its biggest flop into an expensive, uncomfortable novelty The Virtual Boy accessory for the Switch is only for the most dedicated Nint

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• Column Gadgets Tech Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta Photography by Amelia Holowaty Krales Link Share Gift Whenever I write about Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, I al

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• Tesla drops Cybertruck price to $59,990, still above Musk’s original $40k promise. • New dual‑motor AWD model adds powered tonneau cover, bed outlets, adaptive damping. • Range d

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