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When legal sports betting surges, so do Americans' financial problems

  • Business
  • Alana Wise
  • Apr 4, 2026
  • US

As online betting has grown in popularity, a new report from the New York Federal Reserve builds on the troubling link between legal sports wagering and financial health.

Anker’s Nebula P1 projector is the portable sound king

  • Technology
  • Thomas Ricker
  • Apr 4, 2026

The Soundcore Nebula P1 from Anker isn't the most portable Google TV projector I've ever reviewed, nor is it the brightest. It doesn't even have a built-in battery. Instead it's a decent video device...

Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Apr 3, 2026

Using OpenClaw with Claude AI is about to get a lot more expensive, thanks to Anthropic's new policy changes. Beginning April 4th at 3PM ET, users will "no longer be able to use your Claude subscripti...

NASA did eventually solve Artemis II’s Outlook glitch

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Apr 3, 2026

On Thursday, during Artemis II's journey to the Moon, commander Reid Wiseman ran into a tech issue some of us back on Earth can relate to: Microsoft Outlook wasn't working. In a conversation captured...

OpenAI’s AGI boss is taking a leave of absence

  • Technology
  • Hayden Field
  • Apr 3, 2026

OpenAI is undergoing another round of C-suite changes, according to an internal memo viewed by The Verge. Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment - who was until recently the company's CEO of Appli...

What's got private credit investors spooked?

  • Business
  • Vito Emanuel
  • Apr 3, 2026
  • US

A private credit fund was just hit with a massive request from investors to pull some of their money out. We talk to a retiree who's already done that and explain what's got so many investors spooked.

Lenovo Legion Go 2 suddenly costs $650 more as RAMageddon lays waste to gaming hardware

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Apr 3, 2026

Remember when we thought the Legion Go 2 was expensive at $1,099 and up? Those were the days - Best Buy is now listing Lenovo's handheld for $1,499 with a Ryzen Z2 or $1,999 with a Z2 Extreme. The lat...

Mercedes adds steer-by-wire — and a dang steering yoke — to the EQS

  • Technology
  • Andrew J. Hawkins
  • Apr 3, 2026

Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack, is coming to Mercedes-Benz. The German automaker say...

Anker’s small, five-port travel adapter is down to its best price yet

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Apr 3, 2026

Few things kill the vibe of your relaxing spring break abroad faster than realizing you forgot a way to keep things charged. Anker’s Nano Travel Adapter makes it easy to charge your phone, camera, e-r...

I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Apr 3, 2026

Two weeks ago I set aside my M4 MacBook Air and picked up a nine-year-old ThinkPad. It's one of an estimated 200 to 400 million Windows 10 PCs that don't meet Microsoft's requirements for Windows 11....

Waiting for Trump Phone

  • Technology
  • Allison Johnson
  • Apr 3, 2026

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. Crickets. Despite recent signs of life, another week...

How the Apple Watch defined modern health tech

  • Technology
  • Victoria Song
  • Apr 3, 2026

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 swear they're going to change your life...