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The FBI is buying Americans’ location data

  • Technology
  • Gaby Del Valle
  • Mar 18, 2026

FBI director Kash Patel admitted that the agency is buying location data that can be used to track people's movements. Unlike information obtained from cell phone providers, this data can be accessed...

Amazon doesn’t want the blame for the Post Office going under

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Mar 18, 2026

Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the United States Postal Service, which said this week that...

Congress considers blowing up internet law

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • Mar 18, 2026

Internet platforms' liability shield Section 230 faced another round of attack at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, this time with two distinct undercurrents complicating the conversat...

Hoto’s powerful PixelDrive electric screwdriver is 25 percent off

  • Technology
  • Cameron Faulkner
  • Mar 18, 2026

Hoto makes electric screwdrivers for different budgets. If you don’t want to spend much, you can get its most basic model, which we’ve recommended many times. That one comes with 25 bits, and has thre...

Trump’s AI chief’s big Iran warning gets big time ignored

  • Technology
  • Tina Nguyen
  • Mar 18, 2026

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the politics of technology and the technology of politics - now landing in your inbox on Wednesdays! If someone has forwarded t...

Robinhood is making a social network

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Mar 18, 2026

Robinhood is now beta testing a Twitter-like social media platform it calls Robinhood Social. The trading-focused platform was announced last September at the company's HOOD Summit, but it's rolling o...

ChatGPT did not cure a dog’s cancer

  • Technology
  • Robert Hart
  • Mar 18, 2026

When an Australian tech entrepreneur with no background in biology or medicine said ChatGPT helped save his dog from cancer, the story couldn't help but spread. It's the kind of validation Big Tech ha...

Kasa’s Matter-compatible smart plugs are on sale for $11 a pop

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Mar 18, 2026

If you’re looking for an easy and affordable way to add smarts to your home, you can buy two Kasa Smart Wi-Fi Plug Slim smart plugs on sale for $21.99 ($8 off) at Amazon and B&H Photo. That’s the bund...

My favorite robot vacuum now supports Matter

  • Technology
  • Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
  • Mar 18, 2026

Matic, my current top pick for the best robot vacuum, just got a big update. The unique-looking floor bot now works with Google Home and Apple Home, with support coming through the smart home standard...

Weird Nintendo never went away

  • Technology
  • Andrew Webster
  • Mar 18, 2026

Nintendo has been playing it safe of late, whether it's the conservative nature of its Switch successor or the squeaky-clean image presented in its museum. As the company has expanded its ambitions, i...

PSA: Hackers can raid iOS 18 with an infected link

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Mar 18, 2026

If you've been putting off an update to iOS 26, now might be the time to do it. On Wednesday, security researchers published findings on a new hacking tool that targets iPhones running iOS 18.4 to 18....

The best early Amazon Big Spring Sale deals you can get right now

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Mar 18, 2026

Amazon’s Prime Day sale may arrive earlier than usual this year, but there’s a deal event happening much sooner: Amazon’s annual Big Spring Sale, which is happening March 25th through the 31st. While...