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March Madness 2026: How to watch the Final Four
Let’s face it: your bracket was probably busted a long time ago. The 2026 NCAA basketball tournaments, affectionately known as March Madness, is ending soon. The Final Four for both the men’s and...
Take-Two laid off the head its AI division and an undisclosed number of staff
Take-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. "It’s truly...
Much like the game’s zombies, State of Decay 3 is somehow still alive
Amid Microsoft's hacking and slashing of its Xbox division, you wouldn't be crazy for thinking State of Decay 3 was dead. After all, the title was announced nearly six years ago, and, well, we...
Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union
The Trump administration's labor board has ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents workers at a warehouse in Staten...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a black hole of entertainment
I realized something was genuinely wrong with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie about 30 minutes in: I hadn't laughed even once. My audience of around 15 people, including a few families, was dead...
Mercedes adds steer-by-wire — and a dang steering yoke — to the EQS
Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack, is coming to Mercedes-Benz. The German automaker...
Anker’s small, five-port travel adapter is down to its best price yet
Anker’s pocketable Nano Travel Adapter can power up to five devices and works in over 200 countries. | Image: The Verge Few things kill the vibe of your relaxing spring break abroad faster than...
I saved a doomed Windows laptop by embracing Linux
Two weeks ago I set aside my M4 MacBook Air and picked up a nine-year-old ThinkPad. It's one of an estimated 200 to 400 million Windows 10 PCs that don't meet Microsoft's requirements for Windows...
Waiting for Trump Phone
Nothing moved the needle this week. | Image: The Verge / Shutterstock Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump...
How the Apple Watch defined modern health tech
In my humble opinion, the Series 4 was a watershed moment in wearable tech history. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from...