Americas News
Apple TV details its 2026 streaming lineup with big list of announcements
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Feb 4, 2026
For much of its existence, Apple's streaming service has seemed intent to focus on quality over quantity, offering some great shows but often feeling barren in comparison to competitors like Netflix a...
I was detained by federal agents in Minneapolis
- Technology
- Gaby Del Valle
- Feb 4, 2026
In late 2025, the Department of Homeland Security zeroed in on the Twin Cities in Minnesota, supposedly in response to fraud allegations made by a right-wing influencer. In the months since, thousands...
Google Cloud’s customer chief returns to Microsoft as head of security
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 4, 2026
Microsoft has a new head of security. Hayete Gallot, who left Microsoft in October 2024 to become the president of Google Cloud's customer experience, is returning to the software giant as the executi...
Google’s Pixel 10A will be revealed on February 18th
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 4, 2026
Google has taken the wraps off the Pixel 10A, the latest in its line of budget-friendly smartphones. A teaser shared on Wednesday shows off the new device in a powdery blue color, which will be availa...
Fallout’s season 2 finale left plenty unanswered as it expanded in scope
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Feb 4, 2026
There's been a clear shift over Fallout's second season. While the show started out as a relatively goofy introduction to the postapocalyptic wasteland, one that nailed the vibes of the games perfectl...
Roblox calls its take on AI world models ‘real-time dreaming’
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 4, 2026
Less than a week after Google showed off Project Genie, a tool powered by an AI world model that lets users generate interactive 3D experiences from prompts, Roblox is sharing some early ideas about h...
GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 4, 2026
GitHub is making Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI's Codex AI coding agents directly available inside GitHub today. A new public preview adds Claude and Codex to GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio...
‘Incognito’ operator sentenced to 30 years for running a dark web drug market
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 4, 2026
On Tuesday, Rui-Siang Lin was sentenced to 30 years in prison for running "Incognito Market," a dark web platform that prosecutors say "sold more than $105 million of narcotics-including more than 1,0...
The 14-inch, ARM-based Asus Vivobook is half off today
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 4, 2026
I’m typically reluctant to recommend budget-friendly laptops, particularly ones that run Windows, because they suck, more often than not. That’s beginning to change, thanks in part to last year’s intr...
The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for him)
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Feb 4, 2026
Valentine's Day is often thought of as the quintessential Hallmark holiday - and why wouldn't it be? Most of the time, it's marketed to us with massive floral arrangements and heart-shaped chocolates,...
I drove three Chinese cars — here’s why they would clean up in the US
- Technology
- John Voelcker
- Feb 4, 2026
It only took a brief drive in a Zeekr 7X to convince me: Chinese cars are now competitive and could be sold in the US tomorrow. The compact battery-electric crossover, a bestseller in Europe, is aimed...
Spotify launches offline lyrics, translations, and lyric previews
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 4, 2026
On Wednesday, Spotify announced a few new lyrics features aiming to make it easier to understand and access song lyrics, including translations, previews, and offline lyrics. Lyric translations were o...