Americas News
This is the Trump Phone
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 6, 2026
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This time, surprisingly, we received a response - and...
There isn’t even a cynical explanation for Jeff Bezos destroying The Washington Post
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Feb 6, 2026
300 journalists have lost their jobs at The Washington Post. Over 300,000 readers have canceled their subscriptions. Owner Jeff Bezos, who purchased the legendary publication in 2013, has driven his r...
The Jeffrey Epstein Fortnite account is fake
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 6, 2026
Fortnite developer Epic Games says the account some people believed to be linked to Jeffrey Epstein is a "ruse." In a reply on X, the developer writes, "an existing Fortnite account owner changed thei...
Here are the best AirPods deals you can get right now
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 6, 2026
If you know where to look, you can often score deals on Apple’s ever-expanding AirPods lineup. Both the AirPods Max and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC) now consistently receive discounts, as do the n...
Spotify’s About the Song offers context and trivia about your favorite tracks
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 6, 2026
Spotify is launching About the Song in beta today, which offers context and facts about the song you're listening to. Premium users can scroll down to the new About the Song section for information wh...
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....