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Xiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the name
Technology

Xiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the name

Xiaomi and Leica's long-running phone partnership just got a little closer. Alongside the new international release of its 17 Ultra flagship, Xiaomi has been en...

Xiaomi’s tracker doesn’t need a case to clip to your keys
Technology

Xiaomi’s tracker doesn’t need a case to clip to your keys

Xiaomi has announced its first Bluetooth tracker, and while the Xiaomi Tag has a more elongated design than the Apple AirTag, that lets you use it in more place...

The Witcher is a perfect fit for Reigns’ Tinder-like roleplaying
Technology

The Witcher is a perfect fit for Reigns’ Tinder-like roleplaying

I never knew how easy it was to die in an orgy. But that's just one of the many threats facing Geralt of Rivia in his latest adventure. The studio behind the Re...

A legendary weather app makes a comeback
Technology

A legendary weather app makes a comeback

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 117, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please send Android tips, and...

Tenways nearly perfects the shareable city e-bike
Technology

Tenways nearly perfects the shareable city e-bike

Good electric bikes are expensive. So why not buy one and share it? That's the idea behind the Tenways CGO Compact e-bike I've been sharing with my wife and tee...

NASA is pushing back its plans for a Moon landing
Technology

NASA is pushing back its plans for a Moon landing

NASA announced at a press conference on Friday that it's delaying its plans for a Moon landing until Artemis IV in 2028. The Artemis III mission, scheduled for...

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
Technology

Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk

Nearly two hours after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning Anthropic products from the federal government, Secretary of Defense...

Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger
Technology

Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance's merger agreement is now official. On Friday, the two companies announced plans to merge into a massive media com...

Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI
Technology

Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI

On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to "STRONG-ARM" the Pentagon and direc...

OpenAI says it shares Anthropic's 'red lines' over military AI use
Business

OpenAI says it shares Anthropic's 'red lines' over military AI use

OpenAI's Sam Altman says he shares the "red lines" set by rival Anthropic restricting how the military uses AI models, amid Anthropic's escalating feud with the...

President Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systems
Business

President Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systems

In a social media post calling the artificial intelligence lab a "A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY," President Trump ordered the federal government to stop using An...

The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handset
Technology

The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handset

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, and have stop...

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