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Character.AI and Google settle with families in teen suicide and self-harm lawsuits
Character.AI and Google have reportedly agreed to settle multiple lawsuits regarding teen suicide and self-harm. According to The Wall Street Journal, the victims' families and the companies...
Trump’s immigration crackdown turns deadly in Minneapolis
Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 7, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Stephen...
Trump’s revenge campaign is now putting the entire Justice Department at risk
Lindsey Halligan, who is not a US attorney no matter what she says. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images A Trump-appointed judge in Richmond, Virginia issued an unusual order on Tuesday that...
Fujifilm's latest Instax camera looks like a vintage Super 8
Fujifilm just revealed the Instax mini Evo Cinema camera, which looks suspiciously like a vintage Super 8. More specifically, it was designed to mimic the Single-8 from 1965, which was a rival unit...
HP's new EliteBoard made me believe in keyboard computers again
A keyboard computer has always been on my wishlist — that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed into a keyboard. Perhaps I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable...
L’Oréal’s latest flat iron uses infrared light to make hair styling much faster
The Light Straight maxes out at 320 degrees Fahrenheit. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Hair gadgets have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Hair dryers, curlers, steamers - you...
L’Oréal’s latest flat iron uses infrared light to make hair styling much faster
The Light Straight maxes out at 320 degrees Fahrenheit. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Hair gadgets have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Hair dryers, curlers, steamers - you...
The Shine 2.0 is a compact wind turbine for your next camping trip
As power gets more dicey, personal energy generation only gets more appealing. Shine’s compact turbine isn’t going to power your house any time soon (though Rachel Carr, the company’s co-founder...
ASUS and XREAL teamed up at CES to make gaming smartglasses with two important upgrades
The latest generation of smartglasses can create huge virtual screens without the need to lug around giant monitors are a real boon to frequent travelers. However, their specs aren’t often tailored...
Samsung’s Ballie robot is probably never coming out
Samsung's spherical Ballie robot may be rolling off into the sunset, less than a year after its retail launch was announced. The smart home robot has made an appearance at CES almost every year...