Americas News
West Virginia sues Apple for allegedly letting child abuse spread in iCloud
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 19, 2026
West Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of allowing the distribution and storage of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in iCloud. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, West Vir...
DHS Opens a Billion-Dollar Tab With Palantir
- Technology
- Makena Kelly
- Feb 19, 2026
"If you are interested in helping shape and deliver the next chapter of Palantir’s work across DHS, please reach out,” a Palantir executive wrote to employees about the massive purchasing agreement.
New York drops plan to legalize robotaxis in setback for Waymo
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 19, 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) dropped her proposal to allow robotaxi companies to launch commercially in cities other than New York City, citing a lack of support among state legislators, Bloombe...
Turtle Beach’s new PC controller with swiveling sticks is 30 percent off
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Feb 19, 2026
Many modern gamepads have adopted a modular design in recent years, from the Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded to Hyperkin’s clamp-on X5 Alteron for the Nintendo Switch. However, few of them are quite as innov...
The next iTunes may be vibe-coded
- Technology
- Janko Roettgers
- Feb 19, 2026
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Wouldn't it be great if you could e...
GE made a smaller version of its nugget ice maker that needs less counter space
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 19, 2026
GE has announced two new versions of its popular Opal nugget ice machines with smaller footprints that take up less counter space, and more affordable price tags. Like GE's larger and pricier Opal 2.0...
Mastodon is testing easier ways to get you started in the fediverse
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 19, 2026
New users on the decentralized social network Mastodon could soon have an easier time getting started. Mastodon is running "onboarding experiments" to test ways to improve the new user experience, sta...
Xenoblade Chronicles X is $20 off in time for its Switch 2 upgrade
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 19, 2026
Nintendo just released a Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. The upgrade is $4.99 for owners of the Switch game, or $64.99 if you buy the Switch 2 version. Don’t buy the S...
The speech police came for Colbert
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Feb 19, 2026
Generally speaking, arcane and mostly unenforced FCC rules are not the province of late night talk shows. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr seems intent on changing that, though; not long after causing a...
Money no longer matters to AI’s top talent
- Technology
- Nilay Patel
- Feb 19, 2026
Today on Decoder we’re going to talk about the war for AI talent. Right now, the hottest job market on the planet is for AI researchers. The vast majority of these people are concentrated into a small...
Abxylute’s new Switch 2 controller prototype has one big problem
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 19, 2026
Gaming accessory company Abxylute has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its upcoming N6 and GameCube-style N9C Switch 2 dock-style controllers. If the ergonomics of Nintendo's Joy-Cons don't jibe wi...
It’s MAGA v Broligarch in the battle over prediction markets
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Feb 19, 2026
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the love-hate (but mostly hate) relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington. I hope everyone got to celebrate George Was...