The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for him)
Valentine’s Day is often thought of as the quintessential Hallmark holiday – and why wouldn’t it be? Most of the time, it’s marketed to us with...
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Anthropic says it’ll try to keep its data centers from raising electricity costs
Anthropic is the latest AI company promising to limit the impact its data centers have on nearby residents’ electricity bills. The company said it would pay...
Read moreStudy of Buddhist Monks Finds Meditation Alters Brain Activity
Meditation isn’t thinking about nothing. New research reinforces that it’s a mind-altering, dynamic state that promotes focus, learning, and well-being.
Read moreLinus Torvalds Rejects MMC Changes For Linux 7.0 Cycle: “Complete Garbage”
The Linux MultiMediaCard “MMC” subsystem was set to see some new hardware support, optimized support for secure erase/trim on some eMMCs, and a variety of other...
Read more‘Heated Rivalry’ Is Bringing New Fans to Hockey. Does the Sport Deserve Them?
Obsession over a show about two closeted hockey players has brought new fandom to the sport just ahead of the Olympics. But men’s hockey’s lack of...
Read moreOnce-hobbled Lumma Stealer is back with lures that are hard to resist
Last May, law enforcement authorities around the world scored a key win when they hobbled the infrastructure of Lumma, an infostealer that infected nearly 395,000 Windows...
Read moreHow to Build a Real-Time Public Speaking and Presentation Coach
Nowadays, being able to present an idea, project, or achievement is a must-have skill. The ability to showcase and talk about your work can determine whether...
Read moreTop Heroku Alternatives for Deployment in 2026
For more than a decade, Heroku defined what “developer-friendly deployment” meant. Push code, forget servers, and focus on shipping features. That promise shaped an entire generation...
Read moreByte magazine artist Robert Tinney, who illustrated the birth of PCs, dies at 78
On February 1, Robert Tinney, the illustrator whose airbrushed cover paintings defined the look and feel of pioneering computer magazine Byte for over a decade, died...
Read moreWhy I wish I hadn’t bought my Samsung OLED TV
A Samsung OLED TV of the same vintage as my S90C. | Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge In June 2024, in a dusty TV shop...
Read moreLinux man pages 6.17 released
Version 6.17 of the Linux manual-page collection has been released. Along with a long list of updates to the man pages themselves, it includes some new...
Read moreICE Is Crashing the US Court System in Minnesota
Petitions demanding people get the chance to be released from ICE custody have overwhelmed courts throughout the US.
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