Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to “triple your crypto,” according to a thread on Reddit. The Betterment account says in an X thread that this was an […]
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This semi-secret Lego Smart Brick feature gives it even more potential
We just gave the Lego Smart Brick our Best In Show award at CES 2026, and I wanted to stop by The Lego Group’s suite to get a last glimpse before I left Las Vegas. To my surprise, the company showed off one more feature […]
Mourinho Orders Benfica Players to Sleep at Training Ground After Shock Braga Defeat
Benfica’s shock 3–1 defeat to Braga in the Taça da Liga semi-final has sent shockwaves through Portuguese football – and provoked a dramatic response from manager José Mourinho.[1] Instead of allowing his squad to go home and reset, Mourinho has ordered his Benfica players to […]
The Vergecast Live at CES 2026: What is the point of a robot that falls over?
This year’s CES was an odd one. This is a conference usually dominated by futuristic, expensive TVs and futuristic, expensive cars, but those things weren’t what dominated CES 2026. Instead, Las Vegas was filled with new ideas about old gadgets and showed us a whole […]
The Verge Awards at CES 2026
Every January, the world of consumer electronics heads to Las Vegas to spend the first full week of the year in the desert presenting, prodding, and gawking at all the new gadgets and gear debuting at CES. The show has once again delivered an avalanche […]
Genius Dogs Eavesdrop to Learn New Words, Study Finds
Dogs aren’t just listening for “walk” and “treat.” A new study in Science finds that a rare group of “genius dogs” can eavesdrop on their owners and learn new words about objects, much like 1.5‑year‑old toddlers.[1][2] Meet the gifted word‑learning dogs Most dogs are great […]
U.S. Captures Maduro; Interim Venezuelan Government Frees Prominent Political Prisoners – 1/9/2026, 4:24:31 PM
Here are the main world news stories as of today, based on major broadcast round‑ups and wires: Venezuela – U.S. attacks, Maduro captured, prisoners freed The U.S. carried out a major attack in Venezuela last weekend that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro […]
Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs
Microsoft is making it a lot faster and easier to add links to text inside Word documents. Instead of having to open a menu item to insert a link or use the CTRL + K keyboard shortcut, you can now simply paste a link on […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX and China led the way in 2025; Vandenberg has room to grow
SpaceX opened its 2026 launch campaign with a mission for the Italian government.
AI Role Limitations Highlighted on January 9, 2026: Why Some Requests Misalign
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital communication, the role of a search assistant like Perplexity is becoming increasingly vital. However, there are distinct boundaries to what such an assistant can achieve. As a search assistant, Perplexity is designed to synthesize information from search re