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 and on and on. These men (and they’re pretty much all men) had wildly […]
Year: 2026
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
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. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer […]
Can China’s No. 2 automaker make it in America?
Is the long freeze on Chinese automakers selling cars in the US finally starting to thaw? China is the largest auto market in the world and now the largest car exporter, too. But high tariffs and geopolitical tensions have kept Chinese automakers away from US […]
US-Iran Nuclear Talks Resume Amid Tensions, Moscow General Shot, Storms Batter Europe and North Africa – 2/6/2026, 4:24:29 PM
Top world news stories as of February 6, 2026, include US-Iran nuclear talks resuming in Oman, a Russian lieutenant general shot in Moscow, and severe weather disruptions across Europe and North Africa.[1][2][3] Diplomacy and Conflict US and Iran reopen nuclear talks in Oman: Negotiations address […]
Spotify’s About the Song offers context and trivia about your favorite tracks
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 while in the Now Playing view. At launch, it’s only available […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX probes upper stage malfunction; Starship testing resumes
Amazon has booked 10 more launches with SpaceX, citing a “near-term shortage in launch capacity.”
Major Prisoner Swap Between Ukraine and Russia Signals Progress in Peace Talks Amid Global Tensions – 2/6/2026, 12:25:03 PM
Ukraine-Russia peace efforts advance with a major prisoner swap, while US-Iran nuclear talks loom amid global tensions. On February 6, 2026, Ukraine and Russia completed a second round of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, resulting in a prisoner exchange of over 300 POWs—the first in […]
Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android “very soon”
AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.
“ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition
Senator: ICE and CBP “have built an arsenal of surveillance technologies.”
The Virtual Console is (sort of) back on the Switch 2
Hamster Corp.’s new “Console Archives” does what Nintendon’t.