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Microsoft’s Xbox PC app hints at China expansion for Game Pass
Microsoft appears to be working on expanding its Xbox Game Pass subscription to China. References to "Project Saluki" have been discovered in a recent update to the Xbox PC app this week, with...
The Trump phone starts shipping this week, CEO claims
The Trump phone may finally be here: Trump Mobile's CEO told USA Today that the phone will begin shipping to buyers this week. The announcement comes as reports have gone viral this week alleging...
How old am I supposed to look?
A few months ago, while engaging in one of my more recent pastimes (or compulsions), I verbalized a fear I’d long kept buried, perhaps out of shame or denial or some combination of both. First, the...
We’re asking the wrong question about the hantavirus outbreak
Medical staff direct some of the last passengers to be evacuated from the MV Hondius on May 11, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. | Chris McGrath/Getty Images Should you be...
The Apple Studio Display could have been so much more
The Studio Display looks great next to a MacBook, but its aging display technology holds it back. | Photo by John Higgins / The Verge For the better part of 12 years, Apple owned the 5K monitor...
Trump’s China policy is nearly the exact opposite of what everyone expected
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea. | Andrew Harnik/Getty...
Liberals can’t eliminate Trump-style politics — but they might be able to beat it
Pete Buttigieg, former US secretary of transportation, speaks during the Global Progress Action Summit at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada. | Soeren Stache/Picture Alliance via Getty...
Florida authorities bust Manatee County illegal gambling network during enforcement operation
Florida gaming regulators and local investigators say a large illegal gambling operation in Manatee County has been dismantled after a coordinated raid that seized hundreds of machines and more than...
New Mexico tribes challenge Kalshi sports contracts over alleged illegal gambling
Four New Mexico tribes are taking prediction market company Kalshi to federal court, arguing that its sports contracts amount to illegal online sports betting conducted on tribal lands without...
Data centers are coming for rural America
At its peak, the Androscoggin paper mill in Jay, Maine, a rural town about 67 miles northwest of Portland, employed about 1,500 people - until a pulp digester exploded in 2020, forcing the mill to...