The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for her)
Valentine’s Day often comes with more pressure than it needs to. At heart, though, February 14th is about showing appreciation for the people you care about...
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AWS Weekly Roundup: Claude Opus 4.6 in Amazon Bedrock, AWS Builder ID Sign in with Apple, and more (February 9, 2026)
Here are the notable launches and updates from last week that can help you build, scale, and innovate on AWS. Last week’s launches Here are the...
Read moreGoogle experiments with locking YouTube Music lyrics behind paywall
Google continues to turn the screws on free YouTube users, expanding a test that restricts access to song lyrics on YouTube Music. Users without a premium...
Read moreTrump FCC investigates The View, reportedly says “fake news” will be punished
The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly investigating ABC’s The View in what FCC Democrat Anna Gomez called an attempt to intimidate critics of the Trump administration....
Read moreToyota made a game engine
A screenshot of a demo from the Fluorite engine. Using a game engine in a “digital cockpit” is useful for things like step-by-step 3D tutorials about...
Read moreRedox OS Gets Cargo & The Rust Compiler Running On This Open-Source OS
The Rust-written Redox OS open-source operating system is now able to leverage Cargo and the Rust compiler “rustc” itself running within this platform. Plus they also...
Read moreDiscord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs
Discord is facing backlash after announcing that all users will soon be required to verify ages to access adult content by sharing video selfies or uploading...
Read moreFragments: February 9
Some more thoughts from last week’s open space gathering on the future of software development in the age of AI. I haven’t attributed any comments since...
Read moreConverting AC Irrigation Valves To DC Operation
Due to historical engineering decisions made many decades ago, a great many irrigation systems rely on solenoid valves that operate on 24 volts AC. This can...
Read moreIs Open Source in Trouble?
First, the bad. I would argue that current open source practices and usage are not sustainable, or at the very least, there is a lot of...
Read moreIEEE Honors Global Dream Team of Innovators
Meet the recipients of the 2026 IEEE Medals—the organization’s highest-level honors. Presented on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors, these medals recognize innovators whose work...
Read moreApple is killing the old HomeKit tomorrow
If you haven’t yet updated to the new Apple Home, your smart home devices may no longer work in the Home app on your iPhone, iPad,...
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