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Listen to this: Mabe Fratti’s experimental cello pop
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 8, 2026
The opening notes of "Kravitz", which kicks off Mabe Fratti's 2024 record Sentir Que No Sabes, are lodged in my brain permanently. It's not a showy al...
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OpenAI's robotics hardware lead resigns following deal with the Department of Defense
- Jackson Chen
- Mar 8, 2026
OpenAI's robotics hardware lead is out. Caitlin Kalinowski, who oversaw hardware within the robotics division of OpenAI, posted on X that she was resi...
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The best Switch 2 controller just got better (and a little worse)
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 8, 2026
Crowning the EasySMX S10 the best Switch 2 controller last fall was easy. The $60 wireless gamepad, which is often well below $50, mimics or improves...
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The cute and cursed story of Furby
- David Pierce
- Mar 8, 2026
The hottest toy of 1998 was sort of adorable, and sort of annoying. It couldn't do much - couldn't do anything, really - but it could look at you, it...
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The uncomfortable truth about hybrid vehicles
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Mar 8, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the EV struggle, follow Andrew J. Hawkins...
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OpenAI is reportedly pushing back the launch of its 'adult mode' even further
- Jackson Chen
- Mar 7, 2026
Here comes another disappointment for ChatGPT users. As first reported by Sources' Alex Heath, OpenAI is yet again delaying its "adult mode" for ChatG...
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NASA's DART spacecraft changed a binary asteroid's orbit around the sun, in a first for a human-made object
- Cheyenne MacDonald
- Mar 7, 2026
When NASA crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022, it altered both Dimorphos' orbit around its parent asteroid, Didymos, and...
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OpenAI's head of robotics resigns following deal with the Department of Defense
- Jackson Chen
- Mar 7, 2026
OpenAI is going to need to find a new head of robotics. Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's now-former head of robotics, posted on X that she was resigning f...
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Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 7, 2026
A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony's digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different...
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Indonesia announces a social media ban for anyone under 16
- Jackson Chen
- Mar 7, 2026
Following in the footsteps of Australia, Indonesia will be the latest country to limit social media usage for children under 16. Meutya Hafid, Indones...
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Time’s running out to get a free gift card when you preorder a new MacBook
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 7, 2026
This has been a week to remember here at The Verge. MWC 2026 in Barcelona lead straight into Apple’s week of product announcements. There was truly so...
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Roblox introduces real-time AI-powered chat rephraser for inappropriate language
- Mariella Moon
- Mar 7, 2026
Roblox has launched a feature powered by AI that can rephrase inappropriate language in real time. The online game has been using AI filters to block...