Free speech’s great leap backwards
In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app – designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents – filed…
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LG is announcing its own Frame-style TV at CES
In just the past couple years, the art TV category that’s been dominated by Samsung’s The Frame has seen growth, with additions from both TCL and Hisense. Now LG has…
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
GOG is splitting from CD Projekt, the game company that launched the preservation-focused PC gaming marketplace in 2008. In an update on Monday, GOG announced that its co-founder, Michał Kiciński,…
Turn your PC into a Super Nintendo with Epilogue’s new USB dock
After announcing and teasing its design well over a year ago, Epilogue’s new SN Operator will finally be available for preorder starting tomorrow. Like the company’s GB Operator that debuted…
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
Here’s how you can see more or less of certain content being pushed to you on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, and more. Love them or hate them, more than half…
Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180
It’s almost the new year and time to treat yourself to a new pair of earbuds — especially if one of your resolutions for 2026 is to work out more.…
GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it
GPS jamming has gotten cheap and easy, but there are potential solutions.
This experimental camera can focus on everything at once
Researchers have developed a system that brings multiple objects at different distances into sharp focus. | Image: The Verge via Yingsi Qin, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Matthew O’Toole | Carnegie Mellon…
The best shows to watch on HBO Max from 2025
With all the drama surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to sell itself to another company, it’s not currently clear how much longer HBO Max will continue to exist in its…
Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom
It’s also the first Xiaomi phone to include Leica’s little red dot logo. Xiaomi used the Christmas period to launch its top flagship phone for the year, the 17 Ultra.…