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Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories?

  • Technology
  • Mia Sato
  • Feb 13, 2026

During the 2024 presidential election, @KamalaHQ was something of an alter ego for Vice President Kamala Harris - as Harris ran a buttoned-up campaign, the online accounts shared clips of her set to v...

Trump Mobile’s origins lie with a Mexican middleweight boxer

  • Technology
  • Dominic Preston
  • Feb 13, 2026

Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. Last week, we spoke to executives from the company for the first time, and this week we're back with more details on how it be...

What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine

  • Technology
  • Niamh Rowe
  • Feb 13, 2026

"where are you? Are you ok , I loved the torture video," reads one email, allegedly sent by Jeffrey Epstein in 2009. The reply, from a redacted address, states: "I am in china I will be in the US 2nd...

iRobot’s Roombas have a new Chinese owner, but it says your data will remain in the US

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Feb 13, 2026

As part of its acquisition by China-based Picea Robotics, iRobot is creating a new US-based subsidiary called iRobot Safe, which the company says will be "responsible for the protection of US consumer...

Ring’s adorable surveillance hellscape

  • Technology
  • David Pierce
  • Feb 13, 2026

You can watch Ring's recent Super Bowl ad and see a cute story about dogs being reunited with their families. You can also watch the very same ad and see the seeds being planted for a massively connec...

‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in health tech

  • Technology
  • Victoria Song
  • Feb 13, 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...

Meta’s Quest 3S is $50 off, and includes Batman: Arkham Shadow for free

  • Technology
  • Sheena Vasani
  • Feb 13, 2026

Meta’s VR strategy is in a bit of an uncertain place right now, with the company recently cutting many jobs at its Reality Labs, and discontinuing new content drops in beloved experiences like Superna...

ICE moves out to the suburbs

  • Technology
  • Gaby Del Valle
  • Feb 13, 2026

We sat in a parking lot and waited. We watched, knowing we were being watched in return. Two men, masked and presumably armed, idled in a gray SUV. "They're all on this fucking street now," Lety, a li...

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 13, 2026

Meta aims to introduce facial recognition to its smart glasses while its biggest critics are distracted, according to a report from The New York Times. In an internal document reviewed by The Times, M...

There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 35mm film rolls

  • Technology
  • Andrew Liszewski
  • Feb 13, 2026

Following the popularity of the Kodak Charmera, it was inevitable that other retro-inspired digital toy cameras would start popping up. While the Charmera's design was inspired by the '80s single-use...

HP’s laptop subscriptions are a great deal — for HP

  • Technology
  • Antonio G. Di Benedetto
  • Feb 13, 2026

There's been some hullabaloo over HP's laptop subscription service, recently brought to light by a Linus Tech Tips video. And for good reason: it feels like everything is a subscription these days. Bu...

The hottest indie game is about breeding cats with ADHD and dyslexia

  • Technology
  • Megan Farokhmanesh
  • Feb 13, 2026

When the Mewgenics team announced in 2024 that it had added autism to the list of disorders the game's cats could inherit, developer Edmund McMillen - best known as the co-creator of Super Meat Boy -...