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Nintendo’s Virtual Boy accessory lets you play VR Mario and Zelda on Switch 2
The forthcoming Nintendo Virtual Boy accessory for Switch and Switch 2 can play VR-supported games, as reported by Video Games Chronicle. There are four availab...
What’s behind the mass exodus at xAI?
The past few days have been a wild ride for xAI, which is racking up staff and cofounder departure announcements left and right. On Tuesday and Wednesday, cofou...
Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories?
During the 2024 presidential election, @KamalaHQ was something of an alter ego for Vice President Kamala Harris - as Harris ran a buttoned-up campaign, the onli...
Trump Mobile’s origins lie with a Mexican middleweight boxer
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. Last week, we spoke to executives from the company for the first time, and this week w...
ExpressVPN deal: Two-year plans are up to 81 percent off right now
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 deal. Its tw...
What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine
"where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video," reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. The reply, from a redacted address, states:...
iRobot’s Roombas have a new Chinese owner, but it says your data will remain in the US
As part of its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics, iRobot is creating a new US-based subsidiary called iRobot Safe, which the company says will be "respo...
Ring’s adorable surveillance hellscape
You can watch Ring's recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their families. You can also watch the very same ad and see the se...
Pick up Apple's iPhone Air MagSafe battery pack while it's down to a record-low price
Despite its supremely sleek design, the iPhone Air actually has a pretty respectable battery life, lasting for somewhere in the region of 27 hours if you’re con...
‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in health tech
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...
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die rails against AI in style
You've seen this movie before: A disheveled man (Sam Rockwell) busts into a restaurant, threatening to blow up the joint unless a crew of people joins him. Like...
Meta’s Quest 3S is $50 off, and includes Batman: Arkham Shadow for free
Meta’s VR strategy is in a bit of an uncertain place right now, with the company recently cutting many jobs at its Reality Labs, and discontinuing new content d...