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Smartphone sales could be in for their biggest drop ever
The smartphone industry could experience a record-breaking decline in 2026 as a result of the RAM shortage stemming from memory-hungry AI giants. That's according to the latest report from the...
The false promise of a “no sugar” diet
When I picked up my kids’ birthday cake this week, I felt a tinge of guilt that I’m sure many people will find familiar. Isn’t this thing loaded with sugar? The health and wellness space is...
Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher pricetag
The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are "more of the same for more money," my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon...
FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages
The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not enforce a children's online privacy law against certain websites that collect...
Qualcomm won’t be announcing Windows gaming handhelds at GDC after all
In January, Qualcomm hinted to The Verge that it might finally bring its powerful Arm-based Snapdragon processors to Windows gaming handhelds at the 2026 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco...
NATO approves the iPhone and iPad for classified use
Apple's mobile devices are secure enough for NATO. Following extensive testing by the German government, the iPhone and iPad are now considered secure enough for the NATO-restricted classified...
An AI-generated Resident Evil Requiem review briefly made it on Metacritic
Review aggregator Metacritic has removed a review of Resident Evil Requiem because it was AI-generated, Kotaku reports. The review was published by UK gaming site VideoGamer, but appears to be...
Meet the toymaker who helped take down Trump’s tariffs
A worker produces toys for export at the workshop of a toy company in Binzhou, Shandong Province, China, on March 10, 2024. | Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Late last week, the Supreme Court...
DHS reportedly detained a Columbia University student and content creator
Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University on April 14, 2025, in New York City. An immigration judge ruled on April 11 that Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student protester from...
Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive will stream on Apple TV, too
Netflix's sports docuseries obsession started a few years ago with F1: Drive to Survive, but when the eighth season premieres after midnight tonight, it will also be available on Apple TV. Now that...