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Motorola’s Razr Ultra 2026 is a hair thicker than last year’s version
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Motorola’s Razr Ultra 2026 is a hair thicker than last year’s version

While most flagship phones have been steadily getting slimmer over recent years, the upcoming 2026 version of the Motorola Razr Ultra could end up being a bit c...

Returning from a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba, Americans have phones seized at US airport
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Returning from a humanitarian aid trip to Cuba, Americans have phones seized at US airport

Members of a convoy that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba were detained and interrogated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon returning to the United S...

These ‘clinically tested’ gummies may or may not help you poop
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These ‘clinically tested’ gummies may or may not help you poop

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...

The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots
Technology

The photo mode consultant helping you take better video game screenshots

Three children stare at the dilapidated remains of a battlefield, with trees and man-made structures mostly razed to the ground, save for the sturdy frame of a...

Meta’s court losses could be just the beginning
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Meta’s court losses could be just the beginning

Social media companies have long seemed impervious to legal threats. Meta, YouTube, Snap, and the rest have long waved off criticism of their platforms on free...

Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April
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Sony is raising PS5 prices by $100 in April

Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles globally starting April 2nd. In an announcement on Friday, Sony says that the standard PS5 will now cost...

Here’s how to rank the 50 best Apple products ever
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Here’s how to rank the 50 best Apple products ever

Apple turns 50 next week, and we're going to spend the week covering the company, its products, its legacy, and its future. But mostly, we're going to spend the...

Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban
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Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban

After Anthropic's weeks-long standoff with the Pentagon, the company won one milestone: A judge granted Anthropic a preliminary injunction in its lawsuit, which...

Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage
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Brendan Carr says his broadcast license threat wasn’t really about Iran war coverage

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr never meant to threaten broadcast licenses over their coverage of the war in Iran, he told reporters after...

David Sacks is no longer the White House AI and Crypto Czar
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David Sacks is no longer the White House AI and Crypto Czar

David Sacks, the venture capitalist and tech billionaire who'd become Silicon Valley's primary advocate inside the White House and a key architect of its aggres...

Robot vacuums from Eufy and Roborock are over 50 percent for Amazon’s spring sale
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Robot vacuums from Eufy and Roborock are over 50 percent for Amazon’s spring sale

A good robovac can save you a surprising amount of time. Luckily, Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is a great time to pick one up, as you can currently find deals on ev...

Apple’s Mac Pro is dead, apparently for good this time
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Apple’s Mac Pro is dead, apparently for good this time

The most expensive Mac you could get is no longer available on Apple's website, as 9to5Mac reports that the "cheese grater" Mac Pro workstation has been discont...

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