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ASUS ROG made a gaming headset for audiophile nerds
ASUS ROG just announced the Kithara gaming headset, which is a device intended to bring "audiophile-grade sound" to gaming. It was developed in conjunction with manufacturer HiFiMan, a...
Jeffrey Epstein arranged a meeting with Tim Cook for the former head of Windows
Emails released by the Justice Department on Friday appear to show that former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky not only consulted Jeffrey Epstein for help in securing his $14 million "retirement"...
OpenAI brings its Codex coding app to Mac, with new multi-agent abilities included
Since last spring, OpenAI has offered Codex. What started life as the company's response to Claude Code is becoming something more sophisticated with the release of a new dedicated macOS app....
Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit
Steven Sinofsky with the Surface RT tablet in 2012. | Image: Getty Images Emails between former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky and Jeffrey Epstein, published by the Justice department on Friday,...
A developer turned Wikipedia into a social media-style feed
While it's important to stay informed about what's going on in the world, endlessly scrolling through your social media feeds and absorbing what's likely to be a largely negative...
Minneapolis is showing a new kind of anti-Trump resistance
People partake in a "National Shutdown" protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis, on January 30, 2026. | Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images While the Trump...
Abxylute’s new Switch 2 controller is for all the die-hard GameCube fans
Abxylute, the company behind the M4 magnetic mobile gamepad, has announced a new pair of controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 designed to replace the stock Joy-Cons while playing in handheld mode....
Grok, which maybe stopped undressing women without their consent, still undresses men
It looks like Grok is still being gross. Elon Musk says his chatbot stopped making sexualized images without a person's consent, but The Verge recently discovered this is not entirely true. It...
The best board games to gift and play this year
It's become cliche to say that we live in a golden age of board games, but to paraphrase the great stoic philosopher Andy Bernard, it's great to know you're in the good old days...
The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for her)
Valentine's Day often comes with more pressure than it needs to. At heart, though, February 14th is about showing appreciation for the people you care about in ways that feel thoughtful and sincere....