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  1. The Verge

    Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026

    Author: Terrence O’Brien Can’t. Stop. Dancing. | Image: Wonderwheel Recordings Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record. Well, I hadn't actually heard it yet, but now I'm...
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    AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion

    Author: Hayden Field If you've got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a character's voice throughout a scene, there's a job listing calling for your experience. The catch: You won't be performing in a theater, a film...
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    AI Czar David Sacks wants Trump to ‘get out’ of Iran

    Author: Terrence O’Brien He might have realized he’s about to lose a lot of money. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, has warned that a continued war in Iran could be catastrophic. On the All In podcast, Sacks said that "we...
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    Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone

    Author: John.Higgins The Galaxy Buds Pro 4 are a nice improvement over the Buds 3, but still require a Galaxy device to use all their features. Samsung promised "more than a design refresh" for its new top-end Galaxy Buds - it added upgraded woofers for improved, dual-amped hi-fi sound, a new...
  5. The Verge

    Live-service games are a mess

    Author: Andrew Webster This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the slow-motion disaster of live-service games, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here...
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    The fast rise and epic fall of Clubhouse

    Author: David Pierce In 2020 and 2021, the social media world seemed to be on the verge of complete change. A new app called TikTok was ascendant, bringing a whole new kind of vertical video to phones everywhere. And another app - not as popular, but growing fast, and already hugely...
  7. The Verge

    The $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problems

    Author: Gaby Del Valle Last fall, President Donald Trump's executive order raising the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 - like many of his immigration policies - led to near-immediate chaos. Thousands of workers who had flown overseas to renew their visas ended up stranded abroad. Details about...
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    Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal

    Author: Terrence O’Brien In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that fee is expected to be in the range of $10 billion. The money is supposedly being...
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    Meta is reportedly laying off up to 20 percent of its staff

    Author: Terrence O’Brien According to Reuters, Meta is looking to offset spending on AI and data centers with a massive round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the matter say the company could lay off as much as 20 percent of its staff, eliminating roughly 15,800 positions. That would be the...
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    Hulu, Disney Plus, and the Pixel Watch 4 are among this week’s best deals

    Author: Sheena Vasani Happy Saturday, all! This week, we found a number of deals that should help you unwind and relax over the next few days (and beyond). If you’re planning to stream the Oscars on Sunday, there’s still time to take advantage of a great deal on Hulu and Disney Plus, as well...
  11. The Verge

    Prediction markets want the Oscars to be your gateway drug to betting on everything

    Author: Charles Pulliam-Moore Though it was weird to see the Golden Globes partner with Polymarket for its most recent awards show, the collaboration wasn't shocking given the way that people have begun using prediction markets to gamble on basically anything. Prediction markets are being...
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    MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the ‘just right’ Mac

    Author: Antonio G. Di Benedetto Neo to the left of me. Pros are to the right. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Not much has changed in the new MacBook Air for 2026: It now has the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and faster storage starting at 512GB instead of 256GB. It's just as outstanding a...
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    A Scavengers Reign artist explores contemplative sci-fi in new comics

    Author: Andrew Webster You may recognize Jonathan Djob Nkondo's work from animated projects like the surreal sci-fi series Scavengers Reign or the recent Gorillaz short film The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God. But before that the French artist and animator made self-published comics...
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    Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming

    Author: Cameron Faulkner They look like your average open earbuds, but with optional RGB LED effects. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge The Cetra Open Wireless aren’t like most other gaming earbuds. They’re large, with an open-style design that rests just outside of your ears, letting...
  15. The Verge

    Wordle’s creator made a fun new puzzle game

    Author: David Pierce Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 119, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your agents are well, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Pixar's...
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    5 great indie games from GDC 2026

    Author: Jay Peters I just got back from the GDC Festival of Gaming, a big industry-focused event in San Francisco that was formerly known as the Game Developers Conference. While the show is mostly about educational sessions and networking opportunities for working developers, there were also...
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    Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: show off

    Author: Allison Johnson A notable phone. "Someone might be watching everything I'm doing on my screen," I tell myself in public. Even when I'm doing nothing of consequence - just making my little Wordle guesses - there's a sense of unease that stays with me. It's never bothered me too much...
  18. The Verge

    European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone-disrupting chemicals

    Author: Justine Calma Some European retailers have stopped selling certain headphones after an EU-funded study found that they contained hormone-disrupting chemicals. The study included leading brands such as Apple, Beats, Samsung, Bose, JBL, and Sennheiser. Online stores Bol.com, Coolblue...
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    States’ anti-monopoly case against Live Nation continues Monday

    Author: Lauren Feiner The Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial is back on. Dozens of states are expected to move forward with their claims against the company's alleged concert industry monopoly beginning on Monday, following a brief hearing on Friday. The Justice Department and a handful of...
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    Spotify tests letting users directly customize their Taste Profile

    Author: Terrence O’Brien Less slop please. | Image: Spotify Spotify Premium users in New Zealand will be the first to experience the service's latest personalization feature. The company is letting users view and make changes to their Taste Profile directly. If your algorithm is serving up...