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Judge orders Anna’s Archive to delete scraped data; no one thinks it will comply
WorldCat operator hopes default judgment will convince web hosts to take action.
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Verizon imposes new roadblock on users trying to unlock paid-off phones
Verizon unlocks have 35-day waiting period after paying off device plan online.
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Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today, starts removing 695,000 archive links
If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.
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Lego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 years
The Lego Group has announced Lego Smart Play, which uses a new Lego brick with a tiny computer and sensors inside.
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Starting in March, all Discord users will have a “teen” experience by default unless they complete age verification using a video selfie or ID.
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Phones are going to get weird next week
Mobile World Congress 2026 kicks off on Monday, but the first launches will be this weekend. Expect rotating camera rings, robot arms, and magnetic modules.
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Anker’s X1 Pro shouldn’t exist, but I’m so glad it does
Anker’s Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro is a 400W Dolby Atmos party speaker combined with a very bright 4K, nearly-silent projector running Google TV.
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KPop Demon Hunters’ Toys By Mattel And Hasbro Coming This Year
Get ready for coolest KPop Demon Hunters toys coming to fans by Mattel and Hasbro, including an American Girl Doll collection, games, role-playing toys, and more.
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European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals
Headphones contain hormone-disrupting chemicals, and some are worse than others.
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The improved battery-powered Starlink Mini is here
PeakDo’s LinkPower 2 improves upon the original but at nearly twice the price. It lets you untether your Starlink Mini for hours of space internet.
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Everyone is stealing TV
Rogue streaming boxes like SuperBox and vSeeBox are flooding the United States. They are being embraced by consumers fed up with ever-increasing subscription costs.
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Gemini’s task automation is here and it’s wild
Gemini is now able to order food and rides on Samsung’s newest devices.
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Meet your new phone away from phone
A phone category that’s gaining momentum is designed for people looking to take a break from their main phone, rather than replacing it.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Issues ‘Very Important’ Crypto Prediction As The Bitcoin Price Suddenly Soars
Bitcoin has bounced back after crashing to around $60,000 per bitcoin, adding 16% less than two weeks...
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The TV industry finally concedes that the future may not be in 8K
With virtually no content and limited benefits, 8K TVs were doomed.
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TCL’s German QLED ban puts pressure on TV brands to be more honest about QDs
This is a serious warning shot."
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CES 2026: all the news, gadgets, and innovations from the biggest tech show
Don’t miss the latest updates.
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Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Amazon-owned Ring has canceled its proposed integration with Flock
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The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about
The global RAM shortage is getting worse in 2026, with price hikes expected for phones and laptops, and reported delays for the PS6, Nvidia GPUs, and the Steam Machine.
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The United States router ban, explained
The US government has banned consumer Wi-Fi and wired routers over national security fears. Why, how, and what happens next?
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Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever
Selfishly a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."
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This is the Trump Phone
I spoke to Trump Mobile executives Don Hendrickson and Eric Thomas for an exclusive first look at what they say is the T1 Phone.
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Why I wish I hadn’t bought my Samsung OLED TV
The Verge’s Sean Hollister bought a Samsung S90C instead of an LG C3, and he regrets it every time he changes the volume.
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Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade
Apple has picked Google Gemini to power an AI-upgraded Siri coming later this year, according to a report from CNBC.
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Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Apple and Google have left X in their app stores, despite its AI-generated images that violate their own rules. There are no principles left in Silicon Valley.
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TikTok USA is broken
Videos weren’t uploading, algorithms weren’t sorting, and comments weren’t loading, as TikTok US is experiencing widespread issues.
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Apple’s doing something on March 4th
New MacBooks, iPads, iPhone 17e, displays, and more are possible.
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YouTuber MKBHD says Tesla 'stopped talking to me' ahead of his new Model Y Performance review
Marques Brownlee, the wildly popular YouTuber known as MKBHD, said Tesla won't answer his messages.
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MacBook Neo review: the Mac for the masses
Apple’s MacBook Neo is its cheapest Mac laptop yet, starting at $599. It’s also the first MacBook to come with an A18 Pro chip from an iPhone.
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Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs
Discord to block adult content unless users verify ages with selfies or IDs.
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MacBook Neo versus an old MacBook Air: good luck
A refurb MacBook Air is a better deal if you can find one, but the Neo isn’t trying to replace the Air
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Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file
512,000 lines of code that competitors and hobbyists will be studying for weeks.
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Apple is going high-end with new ‘Ultra’ products next
After going budget with the MacBook Neo, Apple is going high-end with more “ultra” products next.
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You can now fill your home with Ikea’s cheap and tiny new Bluetooth speaker
First announced at CES 2026, Ikea’s $10 Kallsup Bluetooth speaker is now available in the US in two color options.
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After outages, Amazon to make senior engineers sign off on AI-assisted changes
AWS has suffered at least two incidents linked to the use of AI coding assistants.
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Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive
Gemini’s task automation feature on the Samsung S26 and Pixel 10 series is an impressive glimpse at what the future of AI assistants could look like.
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Anna’s Archive loses .org domain, says suspension likely unrelated to Spotify piracy
We don't believe this has to do with our Spotify backup," Anna's Archive says.
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Hands on: I’m super impressed with the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new Privacy Display
The Galaxy S26 Ultra comes with a lot of software updates, plus a new privacy display that helps keep prying eyes off your screen.
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Spotify is hiking prices again
The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike in the region since 2023.
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Our first hands-on look at Apple’s MacBook Neo
Apple announced small updates to its existing MacBooks this week, and we got our hands on its new entry-level MacBook Neo — a lower priced Mac laptop with an iPhone chip.
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HP has new incentive to stop blocking third-party ink in its printers
Trade group callls out HP for latest Dynamic Security firmware update.
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Belkin’s wireless HDMI adapter freed me from a long annoying cable when I travel
Belkin’s ConnectAir wireless HDMI adapter is an expensive alternative to a long HDMI cable but is more portable and easy to use.
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I went back to Linux and it was a mistake
I went back to Ubuntu and it was a huge mistake. I just need an OS, but Linux is another hobby.
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Judge During Zuckerberg Testimony: Don’t Record Using Meta Glasses In Court
Zuckerberg is testifying in a lawsuit accusing Meta of operating platforms that are addictive and harmful to children.
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Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April
Sony is raising the prices across all of its PS5 models, with the standard version costing $649.99 instead of $549.99.
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The Verge Awards at CES 2026
Rollable laptops, twice-folding phones, and a ‘longevity station.’ This is the CES tech that deserves an award.
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The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far
Smart lights that know where they’re placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.
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Zuckerberg testimony: Company consulted stakeholders about keeping beauty filters
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand in a closely watched social media and safety trial that could reshape the industry.
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The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
A man discovered that thousands of DJI Romo robot vacuums had a security issue that could have let strangers look into owners’ homes and remotely control them.
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Apple announces the iPhone 17E
Apple has revealed its latest budget-friendly iPhone.
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