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Sam Altman responds to Anthropic’s ‘funny’ Super Bowl ads
- Richard Lawler
- Feb 4, 2026
Sam Altman responded to Anthropic's new Super Bowl ad in an X post on Wednesday, saying the OpenAI competitor's campaign is "clearly dishonest," and c...
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This Town, 2.0
- Tina Nguyen
- Feb 4, 2026
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the most ambitious crossover event of all time: the infinity war between tech...
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Overwatch: all the news about Blizzard’s hit hero shooter
- Verge Staff
- Feb 4, 2026
Overwatch 2, the sequel to Activision Blizzard’s hit hero shooter Overwatch, was announced in 2019 but didn’t arrive for another three years, eventual...
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Games Done Quick's Back to Black 2026 event kicks off tomorrow
- Ian Carlos Campbell
- Feb 4, 2026
Hot on the heels of AGDQ in January, Games Done Quick is hosting its second speedrunning event of the year, Back to Black 2026, starting tomorrow, Feb...
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Ikea’s cheap new smart home gear is struggling to get connected
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 4, 2026
I've spent the last couple of weeks trying - and mostly failing - to test Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread gear. These highly anticipated smart home devi...
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Roblox’s '4D' creation toolset is now available in open beta
- Lawrence Bonk
- Feb 4, 2026
Roblox launched an open-source AI model that generates 3D objects on the fly early last year and now that toolset is getting a massive boost. The plat...
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OpenClaw’s AI ‘skill’ extensions are a security nightmare
- Emma Roth
- Feb 4, 2026
OpenClaw, the AI agent that has exploded in popularity over the past week, is raising new security concerns after researchers uncovered malware in hun...
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Overwatch will drop the '2' as Jetpack Cat and four other heroes arrive on February 10
- Kris Holt
- Feb 4, 2026
Blizzard is running a series of showcases for several of its major franchises and on Wednesday, it was time for Overwatch to step up to the plate. Tha...
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X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say
- Karissa Bell
- Feb 4, 2026
When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's "for you" algorithm last month, Elon Musk said the move was a victory for tran...
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The best iPad deals you can get right now
- Brandon Widder
- Feb 4, 2026
While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those times. The day...
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You can pre-order the Pixel 10a on February 18
- Will Shanklin
- Feb 4, 2026
The Pixel 10a is official, though details are limited. On Wednesday, Google posted a teaser video showing the mid-range phone dancing around colorful...
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ExpressVPN deal: Two-year plans are up to 81 percent off
- Andre Revilla
- Feb 4, 2026
If you're looking to up your privacy game on the internet in the new year, you can do so for a little less than usual thanks to ExpressVPN's latest de...