Americas News
Substack data breach exposed users’ emails and phone numbers
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 5, 2026
Substack is notifying some users that the email addresses and phone numbers linked to their accounts were exposed in a "security incident" last year. In an email to account holders, Substack CEO Chris...
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 5, 2026
When Valve first announced its impressive-looking Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller hardware in November, the company said the products would begin shipping in early 2026. Some journali...
Researchers say no evidence of TikTok censorship, but they remain wary
- Business
- Bobby Allyn
- Feb 4, 2026
- US
Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok's new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims.
Google’s annual revenue tops $400 billion for the first time
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 4, 2026
Google's parent company, Alphabet, has earned more than $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time. The company announced the milestone as part of its Q4 2025 earnings report released on Wednes...
Senators grill Waymo and Tesla over robotaxi safety, liability, and China
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 4, 2026
During a two-hour hearing in the US Senate Wednesday, top executives from Waymo and Tesla urged lawmakers to take action on long-stalled legislation to speed the deployment of self-driving cars on pub...
Nintendo’s new Virtual Boy is more fun to look at than to play
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Feb 4, 2026
Though the Virtual Boy was both a commercial and critical failure, the console's infamy is part of what has made it such a fascinating piece of Nintendo's history. Original units are still going for h...
Sam Altman responds to Anthropic’s ‘funny’ Super Bowl ads
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Feb 4, 2026
Sam Altman responded to Anthropic's new Super Bowl ad in an X post on Wednesday, saying the OpenAI competitor's campaign is "clearly dishonest," and called it "on brand" for Anthropic to "doublespeak....
This Town, 2.0
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Feb 4, 2026
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the most ambitious crossover event of all time: the infinity war between technology and politics. Not subscribed yet? Come on,...
Overwatch: all the news about Blizzard’s hit hero shooter
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Feb 4, 2026
Overwatch 2, the sequel to Activision Blizzard’s hit hero shooter Overwatch, was announced in 2019 but didn’t arrive for another three years, eventually bringing a shift to five-on-five matches in PVP...
Ikea’s cheap new smart home gear is struggling to get connected
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 4, 2026
I've spent the last couple of weeks trying - and mostly failing - to test Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread gear. These highly anticipated smart home devices include programmable buttons, smart bulbs, plu...
OpenClaw’s AI ‘skill’ extensions are a security nightmare
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 4, 2026
OpenClaw, the AI agent that has exploded in popularity over the past week, is raising new security concerns after researchers uncovered malware in hundreds of user-submitted "skill" add-ons on its mar...
The best iPad deals you can get right now
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Feb 4, 2026
While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday, many great iPad deals are available outside of those times. The day-to-day discounts come and go like changing winds,...