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Donald Trump Jr’s Private DC Club Has Mysterious Ties to an Ex-Cop With a Controversial Past

  • Technology
  • Kate Knibbs
  • Feb 19, 2026

The Executive Branch has a reported membership list that includes Trumpworld elites like David Sacks. A WIRED review of corporate filings reveals an under-the-radar player: a notorious former DC polic...

After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • Feb 19, 2026

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an "explanation tour," as The New York Times puts it, following the fallout from its Super Bowl ad and the introduction of its Search Party feature. In an inter...

Sony is closing the studio behind the Demon’s Souls and Shadow of the Colossus remakes

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Feb 19, 2026

Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the PlayStation studio behind well-received remakes of games like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls, according to Bloomberg. The change was made "followin...

The AI security nightmare is here and it looks suspiciously like lobster

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Feb 19, 2026

A hacker tricked a popular AI coding tool into installing OpenClaw - the viral, open-source AI agent OpenClaw that "actually does things" - absolutely everywhere. Funny as a stunt, but a sign of what...

Baseus’ retractable, 6-in-1 travel adapter is on sale for its lowest price to date

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Feb 19, 2026

Packing multiple charging adapters can quickly eat up space, which is why an all-in-one travel adapter like the Baseus EnerCore CG11 makes for a good investment. The travel-friendly accessory works in...

Texas is suing TP-Link over its ties to China

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 19, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing TP-Link over claims that the router-maker is misleading customers about its ties to China. In a lawsuit filed this week, Paxton claims TP-Link is "masking it...

Apple TV’s The Hunt finally has a premiere date

  • Technology
  • Charles Pulliam-Moore
  • Feb 19, 2026

The Hunt - Apple TV's new French-language drama that was previously put on indefinite hold following concerns about plagiarism - has been given a solid release date. Today, Apple announced that The Hu...

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...