Americas News
You can now use Nintendo’s wireless N64 controller with the Analogue 3D
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Jan 30, 2026
The Analogue 3D finally launched late last year with four controller ports on the front supporting the N64's original wired gamepads. If you wanted to go wireless, your best option was the 8BitDo 64 w...
This DIY kit turned my favorite mechanical keyboard into my favorite electrocapacitive keyboard
- Technology
- Nathan Edwards
- Jan 30, 2026
For my money, you simply cannot get a better electrocapacitive keyboard than the Bauer Lite with a DynaCap kit. [Editor's note: Huh?] You can get a nicer EC keyboard, without having to build it yourse...
The best smart rings for tracking sleep and health
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Jan 30, 2026
So, you’re thinking of buying a smart ring. Well, some good news. Picking the best of the lot is incredibly easy right now. The “bad” news is that, as far as trustworthiness and reliability, your choi...
Belkin’s Wemo smart devices will go offline on Saturday
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jan 30, 2026
As of Saturday, nearly all of Belkin's Wemo smart home devices will lose access to cloud services, including features like remote access and integrations with Google Home and Alexa. Belkin will also e...
The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Jan 30, 2026
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will...
Don Lemon has been arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Jan 30, 2026
Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent journalist, was arrested on Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles, who alleged that he had violated federal law while covering an anti-ICE p...
Cold weather in Florida is pushing back the Artemis II launch
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Jan 30, 2026
As a result of cold weather and windy conditions moving through Florida, NASA is now targeting Monday, February 2nd for a wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Depend...
Tesla throws in the towel on car sales
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Jan 30, 2026
Is Tesla still a car company? It's a question we've been asking ourselves more frequently over the past year, especially as the company's car business shrinks and Elon Musk continues to push the messa...
Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest
- Business
- David Folkenflik
- Jan 30, 2026
- US
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media.
The lonely promise of cute robots
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Jan 30, 2026
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life...
Apple’s sci-fi detective show Sugar is coming back in June
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jan 30, 2026
Apple TV continues to flesh out its streaming lineup for 2026, this time by announcing that Sugar will be back in the summer. The show's second season will premiere on June 19th, and run for eight epi...
Who’s afraid of the new TikTok?
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Jan 30, 2026
The significant problems with the TikTok app last weekend were, according to the company, because of a technical issue stemming from a power outage at a "US data center partner." Users could not uploa...