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The best streaming devices for 2025

Nearly every TV on the market today is a smart TV, but not every operating system is a winner. A media streaming device lets you pair whichever user interface you prefer with just about any screen...

Trump pardons Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht

Trump pardons Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate...

Donald Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

President Donald Trump has pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road who was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of money laundering, narcotics trafficking and computer...

The Logoff: Trump attacks birthright citizenship

The Logoff: Trump attacks birthright citizenship

This story first ran in The Logoff. Sign up here to get stories like this delivered to your inbox every weekday. Good evening, and welcome to the first edition of The Logoff — the newsletter that...

Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok

Trump says he’s open to Musk or Ellison buying TikTok

Image: The Verge President Donald Trump says he’d be open to his buddies Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok. “Larry, let’s negotiate in front of the media,” Trump said at a press conference...

Microsoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute now

Microsoft is letting OpenAI get its own AI compute now

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Microsoft and OpenAI announced Tuesday that they have adjusted their partnership so that OpenAI can access competitors' compute. The new agreement “includes changes...