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OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank

  • Technology
  • Terrence O’Brien
  • Feb 27, 2026

OpenAI has closed another round of funding, totalling $110 billion being newly committed to the maker of ChatGPT, which it says has more than 900 million weekly active users and over 50 million consum...

Netflix isn’t buying Warner Bros: All of the latest updates

  • Technology
  • Verge Staff
  • Feb 27, 2026

Just months after Netflix struck a deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Games, the streaming giant has backed out of the arrangement, declining to raise its offer beyond P...

TCL’s $7,000+ flagship TV is ready to fight

  • Technology
  • John.Higgins
  • Feb 27, 2026

Since I saw the TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV at a pre-CES event in December, I've been eager to get a close look at it in my living room. At first glance, the TV impressed me enough that I named it the be...

Pokémon Presents 2026: all the news and trailers

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • Feb 27, 2026

It’s that time of year: a whole bunch of Pokémon news is incoming. February 27th is the date the franchise first debuted, and The Pokémon Company uses it as a chance to outline its plans in a Pokémon...

Jeffrey Epstein saw promise in Bitcoin — and its far-right supporters

  • Technology
  • David Morris
  • Feb 27, 2026

The tranche of Jeffrey Epstein emails and files released on January 30th tie the infamous pedophile, sex trafficker, and influence peddler to elite figures across the tech industry. The world of crypt...

Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery life

  • Technology
  • Jess Weatherbed
  • Feb 27, 2026

Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a "biointelligence AI" platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman's third-generation smart ri...

Phones are going to get weird next week

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Feb 27, 2026

With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days. The good news is, a boatload of those rare exceptions are about to show up at once, courtesy of Mobile World Congress. The tech industry's bi...

MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Feb 27, 2026

The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, computer components, and AI inanity, but f...

Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

  • Technology
  • Hayden Field
  • Feb 26, 2026

Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dr...

Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 26, 2026

Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio and its streaming service HBO Max. In an announcement on Thursday, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters say the streamer is...

Microsoft’s “Copilot Tasks” AI uses its own computer to get things done

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 26, 2026

Microsoft is previewing a new AI-powered "Copilot Tasks" designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, the company announced on Thursday. The feature takes the load off your device usin...

In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount

  • Business
  • David Folkenflik
  • Feb 26, 2026
  • US

Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.