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The Department of Holy War
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has a longstanding fascination with the Crusades. That’s right, the Crusades: the series of late 11th to 13th century medieval wars in which Europeans fought to...
U.S. Senate bans prediction market trading for members in unanimous ethics vote
The U.S. Senate has moved quickly to prohibit its own members from trading on prediction markets, citing growing concern over insider advantages and ethical gray areas tied to the fast-expanding...
Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is down to its best-ever price for Mother’s Day
From crafting machines to smart calendars, a number of unique gifts are already on sale in the run-up to Mother’s Day, May 10th. Birdfy smart feeders are another discounted option to consider,...
LG’s 2026 Gram laptop lineup starts at $1,150
They're available today from LG's website.
Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year
Amazon's built-in price tracking feature now allows you to see how much a product's price has changed over the past year. To use the feature, open the Amazon app and select the "Price history"...
Dreame — the vacuum company — just ‘launched’ its own phones
This is just one of 29 different Aurora Lux designs. | Photo by Kelsey McClellan / The Verge Dreame, a Chinese manufacturer best known for its robot vacuums but with ambitions to do much more, says...
This accessory can snap a Steam Controller to your phone — or almost anything else
Valve's new Steam Controller goes on sale on Monday for $99, and accessories-maker Mechanism will be ready. As far as we know, Mechanism's new Basegrip is the very first way to attach a Steam...
Players from the NBA, NFL, and MLB call for a ban on betting ‘unders’
The unions backing professional NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS players are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban prediction market platforms from allowing users to bet on a...
Severe Linux Copy Fail security flaw uncovered using AI scanning help
Nearly every Linux distribution released since 2017 is currently vulnerable to a security bug called "Copy Fail" that allows any user to give themselves administrator privileges. The exploit,...
Dreame’s rocket-powered car can do 0–60 in 0.9 seconds because you can just say things now
The NEXT 01 JET Edition Car at the Dreame NEXT event during the Silicon Valley Summit at the Palace of Fine Arts on April 29, 2026 in San Francisco, CA. | Photo by Kelsey McClellan / The Verge When...