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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,...
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...