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Huel tries to solve the ‘burden’ of eating
It’s Slim Fast for chads. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear...
OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank
OpenAI has closed another round of funding, totalling $110 billion being newly committed to the maker of ChatGPT, which it says has more than 900 million weekly active users and over 50 million...
TCL’s $7,000+ flagship TV is ready to fight
The TCL X11L is the most impressive TV of the year, but the year is still young and RGB LED is on the horizon. Since I saw the TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED TV at a pre-CES event in December, I've been...
Pokémon Presents 2026: all the news and trailers
It’s that time of year: a whole bunch of Pokémon news is incoming. February 27th is the date the franchise first debuted, and The Pokémon Company uses it as a chance to outline its plans in a...
A cheap MacBook is the perfect way for Apple to win over Windows users
The MacBook is coming back — or at least, that's what the rumors claim. Next week, Apple is expected to announce a colorful, low-cost, non-Air, non-Pro MacBook powered by one of its mobile...
Jeffrey Epstein saw promise in Bitcoin — and its far-right supporters
The tranche of Jeffrey Epstein emails and files released on January 30th tie the infamous pedophile, sex trafficker, and influence peddler to elite figures across the tech industry. The world of...
Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery
The Ultrahuman Ring Pro comes with a snazzy Pro Charging Case for up to 45 days of additional battery life. | Image: Ultrahuman Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the...
Ultrahuman’s new Pro ring comes with 15 days battery life
If there’s one thing that stops people using their smart rings over the long term, it’s the battery life. After all, they’re so unobtrusive, it’s easy to forget to drop it on the charging plate...
What economists got wrong about Trump’s tariffs
A press conference by President Donald Trump on tariffs is displayed on a television as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images President Donald...
Phones are going to get weird next week
Honor’s Robot Phone is set to make an appearance, and this time we might actually see it switched on. | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days....