Americas News
Why Waymo is having a hard time time stopping for school buses
- Technology
- Mack DeGeurin
- Feb 5, 2026
For years, Alphabet-owned Waymo has tried to set itself apart from other self-driving startups by emphasizing a culture of caution and safety. Now, just ahead of major planned rollouts across the coun...
Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 5, 2026
Microsoft has a big year ahead for Xbox as it marks its 25-year milestone. After the tough decision to release more Xbox games on rival consoles two years ago, 2026 is a chance to refocus on the platf...
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 5, 2026
The Super refresh to Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs was expected at CES 2026 in January, but it didn't make an appearance. The Information reports that in December, Nvidia managers decided not to release...
PlayStation’s live service push continues with a co-op Horizon spinoff
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 5, 2026
Sony is expanding its Horizon universe again with Horizon Hunters Gathering, a "cooperative action game" in development by franchise creator Guerrilla for PS5 and PC. Horizon Hunters Gathering lets "u...
Game consoles built streaming — until it outgrew them
- Technology
- Janko Roettgers
- Feb 5, 2026
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. It's been a rough couple of days fo...
Peloton’s gamble on expensive new hardware has yet to pay off
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Feb 5, 2026
Last fall, new Peloton CEO Peter Stern made a bet. The company announced a complete refresh of its entire hardware lineup, complete with swivel screens and AI-powered features. Today, the initial resu...
@KamalaHQ is relaunching as a Gen Z ‘progressive content hub’
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Feb 5, 2026
Kamala Harris' social media strategy in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election was filled with Gen Z dog whistles: viral branding based on pop music, memes, camo hats that were a double entendre...
Why is the Trump administration really appealing its Meta loss?
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Feb 5, 2026
After a federal judge ruled that Meta was not an illegal monopolist in a blow against the Federal Trade Commission, the agency issued what was in part a typical statement of disappointment. Another pa...
JLab’s new Bluetooth speaker doubles as supersized headphones
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 5, 2026
JLab, a brand best known for its budget-friendly but well-featured wireless earbuds, has announced a new pair of headphones that are far less discreet. The oversized Blue XL Speaker Headphones look li...
Reality is losing the deepfake war
- Technology
- Nilay Patel
- Feb 5, 2026
Today, we’re going to talk about reality, and whether we can label photos and videos to protect our shared understanding of the world around us. No really, we’re gonna go there. It’s a deep one. To do...
Nintendo reveals an impressive Switch 2 lineup with Indiana Jones, Fallout 4, FF7 Rebirth, and more
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Feb 5, 2026
We just got through the Switch 2's first holiday season, which means that Nintendo has slowly started to reveal what 2026 will look like for the console. And while we already know about a bunch of upc...
OpenAI Frontier is a single platform to control your AI agents
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Feb 5, 2026
Managing humans is hard. Managing AI agents is… also hard. That's why OpenAI is launching a new platform called OpenAI Frontier, which it says will help businesses "build, deploy, and manage" AI agent...