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“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work.”
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
December 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“I just don’t know how you go around, asking everyone first. I just don’t see how that would work.”
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
From May 2025: www.theverge.com/news/674366/...
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
The co-founder of GOG and CD Projekt is buying all of the preservation-focused game marketplace.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
GOG’s Steam-alternative PC game store is leaving CD Projekt, staying DRM-free
We are live! Jump in with your questions, but uh, you might have to get in line
You know what, fine, there's nothing else going on this week. Subscribers, this is your chance to ask @lopatto.bsky.social anything. Drop your questions about, you know (gestures broadly), in the comments at this link and answers will start coming in at 1PM ET.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We are live! Jump in with your questions, but uh, you might have to get in line
This is an appreciation thread for our Senior Photo Editor, Amelia Holowaty Krales, who did a ton of amazing work this year. Here are some of our favorite shots she took in 2025.
December 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is an appreciation thread for our Senior Photo Editor, Amelia Holowaty Krales, who did a ton of amazing work this year. Here are some of our favorite shots she took in 2025.
Turn your PC into a Super Nintendo with Epilogue’s new USB dock
Turn your PC into a Super Nintendo with Epilogue’s new USB dock
Your Super Nintendo games won’t last forever, it might time to back them up.
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December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Turn your PC into a Super Nintendo with Epilogue’s new USB dock
We’ve got three free-to-read-today-only articles for you.
#1 from @davidpierce.xyz:
For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.
www.theverge.com/24067997/rob...
#1 from @davidpierce.xyz:
For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.
www.theverge.com/24067997/rob...
December 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We’ve got three free-to-read-today-only articles for you.
#1 from @davidpierce.xyz:
For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.
www.theverge.com/24067997/rob...
#1 from @davidpierce.xyz:
For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.
www.theverge.com/24067997/rob...
The US wants to bring back domestic chipmaking. But America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects.
Read more from @justcalma.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/features/611...
Read more from @justcalma.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/features/611...
December 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The US wants to bring back domestic chipmaking. But America’s first generation of Silicon Valley factory workers endured unsafe manufacturing conditions and never got answers about kids born with birth defects.
Read more from @justcalma.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/features/611...
Read more from @justcalma.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/features/611...
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
Lets freshen up your feeds.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
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Also really enjoyed working on this feature for @theverge.com on the ways trans people share information and protect each other online. Thanks to @knguyen.bsky.social for patiently working with me on this piece and to all the trans people who talked to me as I reported it and thought it through!
Doing it for themselves
How do resources on transitioning survive the era of surveillance and AI slop?
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December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Also really enjoyed working on this feature for @theverge.com on the ways trans people share information and protect each other online. Thanks to @knguyen.bsky.social for patiently working with me on this piece and to all the trans people who talked to me as I reported it and thought it through!
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You know what, fine, there's nothing else going on this week. Subscribers, this is your chance to ask @lopatto.bsky.social anything. Drop your questions about, you know (gestures broadly), in the comments at this link and answers will start coming in at 1PM ET.
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I ain’t done nothing wrong. I’m just having fun.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
You know what, fine, there's nothing else going on this week. Subscribers, this is your chance to ask @lopatto.bsky.social anything. Drop your questions about, you know (gestures broadly), in the comments at this link and answers will start coming in at 1PM ET.
Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180
Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180
Get a new pair of Powerbeats Fit for your run.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Beats’ new Powerbeats Fit earbuds are down to $180
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I’m The Verge’s Senior Internet Typist, ask me anything while Nilay’s away!
I ain’t done nothing wrong. I’m just having fun.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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This experimental camera can focus on everything at once
This experimental camera can focus on everything at once
Focal point? What focal point?
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This experimental camera can focus on everything at once
You know what, fine, there's nothing else going on this week. Subscribers, this is your chance to ask @lopatto.bsky.social anything. Drop your questions about, you know (gestures broadly), in the comments at this link and answers will start coming in at 1PM ET.
I’m The Verge’s Senior Internet Typist, ask me anything while Nilay’s away!
I ain’t done nothing wrong. I’m just having fun.
www.theverge.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
You know what, fine, there's nothing else going on this week. Subscribers, this is your chance to ask @lopatto.bsky.social anything. Drop your questions about, you know (gestures broadly), in the comments at this link and answers will start coming in at 1PM ET.
The best shows to watch on HBO Max from 2025
The best shows to watch on HBO Max from 2025
2025 was a big year for HBO Max.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The best shows to watch on HBO Max from 2025
Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom
Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom
And gets Leica’s little red dot logo for the first time.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra Leica edition has a rotatable camera zoom
Windows on Arm had another good year
Windows on Arm had another good year
2026 could be even bigger for Arm laptops.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Windows on Arm had another good year
I’m The Verge’s Senior Internet Typist, ask me anything while Nilay’s away!
I’m The Verge’s Senior Internet Typist, ask me anything while Nilay’s away!
I ain’t done nothing wrong. I’m just having fun.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m The Verge’s Senior Internet Typist, ask me anything while Nilay’s away!
Google Photos is coming to Samsung TVs in 2026
Google Photos is coming to Samsung TVs in 2026
View your memories on the big screen.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Google Photos is coming to Samsung TVs in 2026
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“Nvidia took a hit during the crypto bust of 2022, but that will look like sea-foam compared to the tidal wave of chips that might surface if multiple large neoclouds default on their GPU-backed loan.” - @lopatto.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Chipwrecked: Can Nvidia avoid the crash?
What happens if the GPU-backed loans go south?
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December 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Nvidia took a hit during the crypto bust of 2022, but that will look like sea-foam compared to the tidal wave of chips that might surface if multiple large neoclouds default on their GPU-backed loan.” - @lopatto.bsky.social
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling
LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling
Even your gaming monitor isn’t safe from the buzz of AI.
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December 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling
Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Fifty years later, a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption.
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
December 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Fifty years later, a generation of adoptees wrestle with Vietnam’s legacy of transnational adoption.
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
Read more from @chameauleon.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
You need to read the subversive cosmic horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom
You need to read the subversive cosmic horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom
The Ballad of Black Tom is a subversive, anti-racist take on Lovecraftian horror from Victor LaValle.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
You need to read the subversive cosmic horror novella The Ballad of Black Tom
The terrible Nintendo controller that helped invent VR
The terrible Nintendo controller that helped invent VR
I love the Power Glove. It’s so bad.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The terrible Nintendo controller that helped invent VR
Ubisoft shuts down ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ servers following hack
Ubisoft shuts down ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ servers following hack
Ubisoft shut down Rainbow Six Siege servers after hackers handed out 2 billion in-game credits to every player.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ubisoft shuts down ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ servers following hack