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Slate Auto’s electric pickup is no longer ‘under $20,000’ — thanks, Donald
The old “Under $20,000” banner has been replaced with “Mid Twenties.” | Image: Slate Auto Slate Auto’s American-made electric pickup — the one with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen — is no...
The White House’s favorite source of pro-Trump news is … the White House’s YouTube channel
The most frequently curated content on the White House Wire, the Trump administration's attempt to aggregate pro-Trump "real news" from across the right-wing media, doesn't come from Truth Social,...
We confirmed Nintendo’s Switch 2 TV dock supports VRR — so why doesn’t it work with Switch 2?
You want your games to play the smoothest they possibly can - but sometimes, screen technology gets in the way. That's why some of the latest TVs and handhelds feature variable refresh rate (VRR)...
Here are the letters that let Apple and Google ignore the TikTok ban
More than six months after TikTok was briefly banned, we still don't know exactly what its fate in the US will be. But we do have new insight into the legal wrangling that has allowed Apple, Google...
Here are the letters that convinced Google and Apple to keep TikTok online
A Freedom of Information Act request has produced letters that the US Department of Justice sent to Google, Apple, Amazon, and several other companies in order to assuage their concerns about...
Meet Soham Parekh, the engineer burning through tech by working at three to four startups simultaneously
One name is popping up a lot across tech startup social media right now, and you might’ve heard it: Soham Parekh. On X, people are joking that Parekh is single-handedly holding up all modern digital...
Congress passes budget to expand mass deportations, cut social services, and stall clean energy
The Republican-controlled US Congress has passed a budget bill that includes cuts to social programs like Medicaid and more funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE), alongside...
Neither AI nor E Ink can make touchscreen trackpads a good idea
E Ink, the company behind the highly readable displays you'll find in ereaders the world over, has created a new touchscreen trackpad for some reason. And rather than act as an extension of your...
Get two Blink Mini 2 security cameras for only $35 in this Prime Day deal
The best value in security cameras is back. This early Prime Day deal has two Blink Mini 2 cameras for only $35. That's half off — and $5 less than you'd usually pay for only one of them. This...
Crunchyroll blames third-party vendor for AI subtitle mess
At the start of last year, Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini told The Verge the company was "very focused on testing" generative AI tools for subtitling and captioning speech to...