Americas News
Valve’s Steam Machine may not launch this year
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Mar 6, 2026
Valve still can't reveal details about the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller launch dates, which were originally scheduled for early 2026. In a new post, the company now says "we hope t...
Grammarly is using our identities without permission
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 6, 2026
Grammarly's "expert review" feature offers to give users writing advice "inspired by" subject matter experts, including recently-deceased professors, as Wired reported on Wednesday. When I tried the f...
The best microSD Express card for the Switch 2 is the cheapest one you can find
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 6, 2026
Unlike the original Switch, the Nintendo Switch 2 requires microSD Express cards for storing and playing games. While physically identical to microSD cards (aside from a small, easy-to-miss “EX” emble...
Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after U.S. jobs report
- Business
- The Associated Press
- Mar 6, 2026
- US
Stocks fell Friday on worries that the economy could become stuck in a worst-case scenario of stagnating growth and high inflation. Oil prices touched their highest levels since 2023 after surging aga...
The Trump administration says it can’t process tariff refunds because of computer problems
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 6, 2026
The US Customs and Border Protection says it currently can't comply with an order to process billions of dollars in refunds stemming from tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. In a filing on Frid...
Nintendo is suing the US government for a refund of Trump’s illegal tariffs
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Mar 6, 2026
Nintendo of America is suing the US government over President Trump's tariffs and is demanding a "prompt refund, with interest" of any duties that it has paid, according to a complaint filed in the US...
The AI Doc is an overwrought hype piece for doomers and accelerationists alike
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Mar 6, 2026
We are in the thick of a massive push to incorporate generative AI into almost every aspect of our lives, but it is still easy to be confused about what it is and how it works. It doesn't help that ma...
You can already save up to $50 on the new M4 iPad Air
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 6, 2026
In case you missed it, Apple announced a host of new devices this week, including both a new phone and a cheaper laptop. It also unveiled the M4-powered iPad Air, which is already receiving a preorder...
Trump’s surgeon general nominee is running the wellness grifter playbook perfectly
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Mar 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...
The Trump phone was a no-show at the world’s biggest mobile show
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Mar 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, we tried, and failed, to find it at the wo...
Indie games are turning the act of looking into an art
- Technology
- Nicole Carpenter
- Mar 6, 2026
Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg did not necessarily set out to create a new genre. But, in some ways, that's exactly what the duo did when they released Hidden Folks in 2017. Hidden object games...
This phone starts fires on purpose
- Technology
- Travis Larchuk
- Mar 6, 2026
Until now, most mobile phone companies have worked to ensure their phones won't start fires. (Occasional Samsung devices excepted, of course.) But this week at Mobile World Congress, we found a compan...