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Putin’s plan to live forever
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through the Kremlin in Moscow on June 3, 2026. | Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images “Longevity” — a buzzy catchall for the quest for a longer life — is...
Lenovo’s next tablet has a thick speaker bump and an upgraded kickstand
A large speaker bump on the back of the Tab Plus Gen 2 contributes to the tablet’s upgraded sound. | Photo: Sean Hollister / The Verge Lenovo announced a new version of its chonky speaker-filled Tab...
Half a billion people are using Threads every month
Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, Meta announced on Tuesday, hitting the milestone just shy of the platform's third birthday. Threads got off to a hot start in 2023, reaching...
Meta’s Threads app now has half a billion monthly users
Almost three years in, Meta's X competitor is still growing.
The case that Florida is ready to turn blue again
David Jolly is the Democrat Party’s likely gubernatorial nominee in Florida. He officially became a Democrat last year. | Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images For decades, Florida was the...
Kodak’s collectible Charmera camera is getting new Y2K-inspired designs
Despite being an objectively terrible digital camera, the Kodak Charmera has been incredibly popular thanks to a cheap price tag and several fun retro designs inspired by the iconic 1987 single-use...
The hidden factory farms behind America’s pet snake boom
You might have particular feelings about snakes, but for millions of Americans they’re a member of the household. And their popularity as pets has only been growing: From 2018 to 2024, the number of...
Trump just found the worst way to regulate AI
President Donald Trump speaks during a proclamation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Alex Wong/Getty Images In a sense, Anthropic CEO...
After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones
It won’t be for everyone, but there’s something delightful about the retro look. | Photo: Commodore When Christian Simpson, a retro gaming YouTuber also known as Peri Fractic, bought the remains of...
Justice Department backs xAI in NAACP lawsuit over data center pollution
xAI has some powerful friends, and they're asking the court to dismiss NAACP's lawsuit.