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Jeffrey Epstein saw promise in Bitcoin — and its far-right supporters
The tranche of Jeffrey Epstein emails and files released on January 30th tie the infamous pedophile, sex trafficker, and influence peddler to elite figures acro...
Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery life
Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a "biointelligence AI" platform upgrade. The Ring Pro i...
Phones are going to get weird next week
With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days. The good news is, a boatload of those rare exceptions are about to show up at once, courtesy of Mobil...
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona
The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, co...
Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access...
Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer
Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio and its streaming service HBO Max. In an announcement on Thursday, co-CEOs Ted Saran...
Microsoft’s “Copilot Tasks” AI uses its own computer to get things done
Microsoft is previewing a new AI-powered "Copilot Tasks" designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, the company announced on Thursday. The fea...
In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services...
Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble
Jack Dorsey's Block, the financial tech company that runs Square and the Cash app, is cutting its workforce by "nearly half" and axing more than 4,000 jobs. The...
Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop
Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop or a handheld gaming PC with two differen...
Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains
Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones like the...
Smartphone sales could be in for their biggest drop ever
The smartphone industry could experience a record-breaking decline in 2026 as a result of the RAM shortage stemming from memory-hungry AI giants. That's accordi...