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Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI clone to replace him in meetings

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Apr 13, 2026

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could soon have an AI clone of himself to interact with and provide feedback to employees, according to a report from the Financial Times. Sources tell the outlet that Meta is...

The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis

  • Technology
  • Abigail Bassett
  • Apr 13, 2026

Farmers are very busy in the spring, under pressure to get crops into the ground just as the Northern Hemisphere begins to thaw. But this year has been different for many, thanks in large part to the...

Roblox has games again

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Apr 13, 2026

Roblox is making a subtle but notable change. After swapping the word "game" for "experience" all over its website and mobile apps in 2021 while the Epic Games v. Apple trial was taking place, Roblox...

Roblox will need age verification to make sure you’re at least 9 years old

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Apr 13, 2026

Roblox is about to make a big change to how you can access games on its platform: If you want to play any game that's intended for users nine or older, you will have to complete an age verification pr...

Did Neuralink make the wrong bet?

  • Technology
  • Elissa Welle
  • Apr 13, 2026

Elon Musk promised Neuralink would bring superhuman abilities and minds merged with AI. Then he fueled a runaway hype train for his brain implant technology, which ended up with a grisly record for im...

Microsoft’s new Xbox Gamepad Cursor adds a virtual mouse to handhelds

  • Technology
  • Tom Warren
  • Apr 13, 2026

Microsoft has started testing its own virtual mouse cursor inside its Xbox mode for Windows-based handhelds. The new Gamepad Cursor option provides a quick way to turn the left stick of a handheld lik...

Sam Altman reportedly targeted in second attack

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Apr 13, 2026

Sam Altman was seemingly targeted by a second attack on Sunday morning, with two suspects arrested following a shooting at his Russian Hill residence, The San Francisco Standard reports. The suspects...

Huawei beats Apple and Samsung with new wide foldable

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Apr 13, 2026

Apple and Samsung have both been strongly linked with plans for foldable phones in a boxy, wide aspect ratio, but it looks like another company will get there first. Huawei has just revealed the desig...

Room for the Moon is thrillingly weird experimental pop

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Apr 12, 2026

For obvious reasons, I've had Moon on the mind all week. So I was trying to figure out what I should recommend this week that would thematically fit. Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks is...

Rockstar Games says hack will have ‘no impact’

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Apr 12, 2026

Rockstar confirmed on Saturday that some of its data was compromised in a breach of a third-party provider. The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, saying it had gained access to the company's...

You can save $20 on the Super Mario Galaxy game bundle when you buy a Nintendo Switch 2

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Apr 12, 2026

In celebration of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to theaters, Nintendo is making it a little cheaper to get both Super Mario Galaxy games when you buy a $449.99 Nintendo Switch 2 console. Now thr...

You can grab a refurbished 2021 Kindle Paperwhite starting at just $49.99

  • Technology
  • Brandon Widder
  • Apr 12, 2026

We spend a lot of time at The Verge waxing poetic about the latest gadgets, but sometimes it’s the last-gen devices from several years ago that offer the better value. The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is a...