“Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth. Then worry about fucking me,” a Reddit post reads. “Immigrants of any status are my friends, neighbors, and colleagues.” Across the internet – and in the streets – the sentiment is unavoidable, especially… Read More »Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE
As a retro gaming fan, I was thrilled when Apple opened its App Store to emulators in 2024, but I’ve yet to find a controller that makes me want to fully embrace retro gaming on my phone. Clamp-on controllers like… Read More »Trusting your phone to Abxylute’s mobile controller requires a big leap of faith
Federal officers line up outside as demonstrators protest outside of the Whipple Federal Building on January 17th, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests have ramped up around the Minneapolis / St. Paul metro area following the fatal shooting of Renee Good… Read More »It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
It’s not surprising when the guy who’s been yelling about the horrors of late-stage capitalism on Instagram for the last five years turns his ire towards ICE. But something different has been happening over the week or so, following the… Read More »Creators and communities everywhere take a stand against ICE
Tiny Falcons Are Helping Keep the Food Supply Safe on Cherry Farms In northern Michigan’s vast cherry orchards, American kestrels—the smallest falcons in North America—are emerging as unexpected heroes in food safety.[1][2] These tiny raptors, scientifically known as Falco sparverius,… Read More »Tiny Falcons Protect Michigan Cherry Farms, Slash Pest Damage and Boost Food Safety
Some Gmail users have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox. Reports have been hitting the Google forums and Reddit that messages are bypassing the Updates and Promotional filters and… Read More »Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken
Welcome to the weekend, friends! We’re still in a bit of a deals lull before the Presidents Day and V-Day sales begin, the bulk of which we anticipate kicking off the first week of February. However, for now, we’re still… Read More »MicroSD Express cards and Anker’s travel adapter rule the deal roost this week
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. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM… Read More »Influencers are pushing suspicious peptides. How much are you willing to risk?
Casio SX-C1 sampler prototype on display at NAMM. Casio showed up to NAMM (CES for music gear nerds) this year with a prototype sampler called the SX-C1 that looks every bit the lovechild of a Game Boy and an SP-404.… Read More »Casio teased a retro gaming-inspired sampler
A new tool aims to help AI chatbots generate more human-sounding text – with the help of Wikipedia’s guide for detecting AI, as reported by Ars Technica. Developer Siqi Chen says he created the tool, called Humanizer, by feeding Anthropic’s… Read More »This plugin uses Wikipedia’s AI-spotting guide to make AI writing sound more human