Americas News
Aura’s Aspen digital frame is a great gift, especially now that it’s $30 off
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 6, 2026
Aura’s Aspen digital photo frame is a great Valentine’s Day gift if you want something that’s slick and sentimental, and right now it’s on sale for $199 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Aura’s onlin...
The Alexa app is so bad I’m using Siri again
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 6, 2026
I've used Alexa to manage my shopping list for years. There are plenty of great list apps out there, but the convenience of adding items by voice anywhere in my house, pulling up the list on an Echo S...
What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 6, 2026
An autonomous vehicle drives down a lonely stretch of highway. Suddenly, a massive tornado appears in the distance. What does the driverless vehicle do next? This is just one of the scenarios that Way...
Analogue’s 4K N64 is getting five new transparent color options
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 6, 2026
Analogue has announced another collection of limited-edition colors for its modern remake of the Nintendo 64. Last December it introduced several transparent versions of the Analogue 3D inspired by Ni...
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Feb 6, 2026
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change your life...
How Epstein became a tech influencer
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Feb 6, 2026
There are bold-faced tech names all over the Epstein files. Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Sergey Brin, Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, Reid Hoffman, Steven Sinofsky, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, on an...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Feb 6, 2026
He might be dead, but it sure seems like Jeffrey Epstein won. Sure, Epstein was arrested on charges of sex trafficking minors. Sure, he died in jail. (I am not going to wade into the debate about how....
Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
- Technology
- John Voelcker
- Feb 6, 2026
Is the long freeze on Chinese automakers selling cars in the US finally starting to thaw? China is the largest auto market in the world and now the largest car exporter, too. But high tariffs and geop...
Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 6, 2026
A federal jury in Phoenix has found Uber to be liable for the sexual assault of one of its passengers, potentially setting a precedent for more than 3,000 similar cases consolidated in US federal cour...
TikTok’s infinite scroll is too addictive, say EU regulators
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 6, 2026
EU regulators have declared that TikTok's "addictive design" may put it in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA), in the preliminary results of an ongoing investigation into the social media app. I...
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 6, 2026
After introducing AirDrop support to Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now set to expand it to phones made by other Android partners. Eric Kay, vice president of engineering for Android, confirmed...
HBO is turning Baldur’s Gate into a TV show
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 6, 2026
HBO is developing a Baldur's Gate TV show that will continue the story of Larian Studios' hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3, according to Deadline. The Last Of Us co-creator Craig Mazin will serve as the show's...