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Hulu, Disney Plus, and the Pixel Watch 4 are among this week’s best deals
Happy Saturday, all! This week, we found a number of deals that should help you unwind and relax over the next few days (and beyond). If you’re planning to stream the Oscars on Sunday, there’s still...
Digg shuts down for a ‘hard reset’ because it was flooded with bots
Digg has shut down, for now, just a few months after its open beta launched. Justin Mezzell, the company’s CEO, has explained on the home page that it noticed hours after the beta launched that it...
Prediction markets want the Oscars to be your gateway drug to betting on everything
Though it was weird to see the Golden Globes partner with Polymarket for its most recent awards show, the collaboration wasn't shocking given the way that people have begun using prediction markets...
MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the ‘just right’ Mac
Neo to the left of me. Pros are to the right. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Not much has changed in the new MacBook Air for 2026: It now has the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and faster storage...
A Scavengers Reign artist explores contemplative sci-fi in new comics
You may recognize Jonathan Djob Nkondo's work from animated projects like the surreal sci-fi series Scavengers Reign or the recent Gorillaz short film The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God....
Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming
They look like your average open earbuds, but with optional RGB LED effects. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge The Cetra Open Wireless aren’t like most other gaming earbuds. They’re large,...
150 years ago, nine words changed the world
On March 10, 1876, a 29-year-old Scottish immigrant named Alexander Graham Bell sat in a modest laboratory at 5 Exeter Place in Boston and did something no human being had ever done: He spoke into a...
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: show off
A notable phone. "Someone might be watching everything I'm doing on my screen," I tell myself in public. Even when I'm doing nothing of consequence - just making my little Wordle guesses - there's a...
Bernie Sanders explains his proposed billionaire tax
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb....
Wordle’s creator made a fun new puzzle game
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 119, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your agents are well, and also you can read all the old...