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How much do VPNs cost?
- Sam Chapman
- Feb 3, 2026
So you've decided you need a virtual private network to hide your browsing activity from your ISP, change your virtual location, stay safe on public W...
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Disney announces Josh D’Amaro will be its new CEO after Iger departs
- Andre Revilla
- Feb 3, 2026
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Disney has announced a successor to outgoing CEO Bob Iger, effective in March. Josh D’Amaro, current chairman...
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February’s Xbox Game Pass additions include High on Life 2, Madden NFL 26 and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
- Kris Holt
- Feb 3, 2026
Microsoft has revealed the first wave of Xbox Game Pass additions for February, and it feels like there's a bit of something for everyone this time ar...
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Claude Code is down, forcing developers to take a long coffee break
- Tom Warren
- Feb 3, 2026
Anthropic's Claude AI models are currently experiencing a major outage, impacting products like Claude Code. Developers are currently seeing a 500 err...
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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Everything we're expecting from the S26 launch
- Ian Carlos Campbell
- Feb 3, 2026
Samsung’s 2025 was filled with new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google's XR platform. After making some announcements at...
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The Dyson PencilVac is finally available and costs $600
- Lawrence Bonk
- Feb 3, 2026
The Dyson PencilVac stick vacuum is finally available for purchase in the US after being revealed in the first half of last year. It costs $600. The c...
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I didn’t expect to love Dyson’s PencilVac Fluffycones – but I did
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 3, 2026
As The Verge's resident robot vacuum reviewer, I don't have a lot of time (or space) in my life for stick vacs, and frankly, the ones I have used have...
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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ review: An ultraportable for Arc Raiders, thanks to Intel's Panther Lake
- Devindra Hardawar
- Feb 3, 2026
MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ is a surprisingly powerful ultraportable held back by a clunky trackpad. It's a shame, really, because it's very well-designe...
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The first BTS concert in over three years will stream live on Netflix in March
- Sarah Fielding
- Feb 3, 2026
Netflix is back with another livestream production guaranteed to excite K-POP fans worldwide. The streamer has announced that BTS will be performing l...
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Apple’s tiny but mighty iPad Mini is $100 off in every storage configuration
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 3, 2026
If your phone feels too small but most tablets feel too big, Apple’s latest iPad Mini functions as a nice in-between. Thankfully, if you’ve been waiti...
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Notepad++ says it was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers
- Mariella Moon
- Feb 3, 2026
Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported that bad actors were hija...
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Millions of books died so Claude could live
- David Pierce
- Feb 3, 2026
When ChatGPT launched, in November of 2022, it started a race that almost immediately consumed the tech industry. OpenAI didn't invent the concept of...