Americas News
Belkin’s Wemo smart devices will go offline on Saturday
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jan 30, 2026
As of Saturday, nearly all of Belkin's Wemo smart home devices will lose access to cloud services, including features like remote access and integrations with Google Home and Alexa. Belkin will also e...
The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Jan 30, 2026
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you run them regularly, they will...
Don Lemon has been arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Jan 30, 2026
Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor turned independent journalist, was arrested on Thursday night by federal agents in Los Angeles, who alleged that he had violated federal law while covering an anti-ICE p...
Cold weather in Florida is pushing back the Artemis II launch
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Jan 30, 2026
As a result of cold weather and windy conditions moving through Florida, NASA is now targeting Monday, February 2nd for a wet dress rehearsal of the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Depend...
Tesla throws in the towel on car sales
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Jan 30, 2026
Is Tesla still a car company? It's a question we've been asking ourselves more frequently over the past year, especially as the company's car business shrinks and Elon Musk continues to push the messa...
Feds arrest 4, including Don Lemon and Minnesota journalist over church protest
- Business
- David Folkenflik
- Jan 30, 2026
- US
Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards, his attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement posted on social media.
The lonely promise of cute robots
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Jan 30, 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...
Apple’s sci-fi detective show Sugar is coming back in June
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jan 30, 2026
Apple TV continues to flesh out its streaming lineup for 2026, this time by announcing that Sugar will be back in the summer. The show's second season will premiere on June 19th, and run for eight epi...
Who’s afraid of the new TikTok?
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Jan 30, 2026
The significant problems with the TikTok app last weekend were, according to the company, because of a technical issue stemming from a power outage at a "US data center partner." Users could not uploa...
Parenting in ICE-occupied Minneapolis
- Technology
- Scott Meslow
- Jan 30, 2026
Last Saturday, I received an email from the Children's Theatre Company of Minnesota. They explained that they were canceling the weekend's performances of Go, Dog. Go! "for the safety of our patrons,...
I wear lots of technology for a living, ask me anything
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Jan 30, 2026
Hello, friends. It's time for another exclusive AMA for Verge subscribers, and this time, I'll be your host. I cover everything from wearables to dystopian cursed tech like at-home urine labs and bell...
Melania documentary creators say its big price tag wasn’t bribery
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Jan 30, 2026
The makers of Amazon's Melania documentary have defended its exorbitant cost following accusations of bribery to appease the Trump empire. Amazon paid $40 million to Melania Trump's production company...