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The future of game consoles is looking bleak
- Andrew Webster
- May 8, 2026
It's been a real good news / bad news week for Nintendo. Out of nowhere on Wednesday, the company announced a lush remake of Star Fox 64, jolting the...
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What’s the role of a simple fitness band in the AI health era?
- Victoria Song
- May 8, 2026
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and po...
- Technology
Boox’s new page-turning e-reader remote is a tiny two-button keyboard
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 8, 2026
Boox has announced its own alternative to the Kobo Remote that offers more functionality than just turning the page while reading on its tablets and e...
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Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off
- Emma Roth
- May 8, 2026
Tesla is recalling its RWD Cybertruck Long Range over faulty brake rotors that could cause the wheels to fall off, as spotted earlier by MotorTrend. I...
- Technology
Everybody wants to rule the AI world
- David Pierce
- May 8, 2026
Sometimes, companies pick CEOs based on carefully laid succession plans designed to maximize investor confidence and future performance. Other times,...
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Nanoleaf bets its future on robots, red light therapy, and AI
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- May 8, 2026
Smart lighting company Nanoleaf has been unusually quiet recently. While competitors such as Govee and Philips Hue have been pumping out new products...
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Apple’s education discount now requires proof that you’re a student
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 8, 2026
Apple now requires proof of eligibility from US customers who purchase products online at discounted education rates, which also apply to the Apple Wa...
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Billie Eilish Doesn't Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish
- Angela Watercutter
- May 8, 2026
In an interview with WIRED ahead of her new concert film Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Billie Eilish talked about whether or not future...
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Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
- Tom Warren
- May 8, 2026
Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year-over-year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after S...
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Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 8, 2026
Nintendo is raising the price of its Switch 2 console globally, "in light of changes in market conditions," and is now forecasting a drop in sales ove...
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The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
- Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg
- May 8, 2026
Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following...
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Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school’s data
- Emma Roth
- May 7, 2026
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email...