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Tom Warren
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· Nov 11
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Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing. Valve is now aiming to launch its Steam Machine in the first half of 2026, rather than early 2026. How much will it cost, though? www.theverge.com/games/874196...
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
You’ll have to wait a little longer for Valve’s new hardware.
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February 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing. Valve is now aiming to launch its Steam Machine in the first half of 2026, rather than early 2026. How much will it cost, though? www.theverge.com/games/874196...
GitHub is adding Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex AI coding agents to GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio Code. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/873665/...
GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents
GitHub continues to embrace rival AI agents
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February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
GitHub is adding Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex AI coding agents to GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and Visual Studio Code. Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/873665/...
Google Cloud’s customer chief returns to Microsoft as head of security. Hayete Gallot previously spent nearly 16 years at Microsoft. She's taking over from Charlie Bell, who Satya Nadella has asked to take on a new role. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/873930/...
Google Cloud’s customer chief returns to Microsoft as head of security
Hayete Gallot previously spent nearly 16 years at Microsoft in senior leadership roles across engineering and sales.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Google Cloud’s customer chief returns to Microsoft as head of security. Hayete Gallot previously spent nearly 16 years at Microsoft. She's taking over from Charlie Bell, who Satya Nadella has asked to take on a new role. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/873930/...
good to know thx, sent a follow-up skeet to clarify it was mod error
February 4, 2026 at 4:53 PM
good to know thx, sent a follow-up skeet to clarify it was mod error
he's now been unbanned and it was a "mod mistake" bsky.app/profile/pfra...
dril suspension was a mod mistake. Dude hadn't posted for a month so I dunno what happened
February 4, 2026 at 4:47 PM
he's now been unbanned and it was a "mod mistake" bsky.app/profile/pfra...
yeah, because he's unbanned now
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
yeah, because he's unbanned now
Bluesky has some weird moderation issues if they’re banning dril for sharing Epstein files
February 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Bluesky has some weird moderation issues if they’re banning dril for sharing Epstein files
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it’s gonna be really funny when anthropic has to do this in a few months
Anthropic just took a big swipe at OpenAI's decision to put ads in ChatGPT. Anthropic is airing ads mocking ChatGPT ads during the Super Bowl, and they're hilarious 😅 Anthropic is also committing to no ads in Claude www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
it’s gonna be really funny when anthropic has to do this in a few months
Anthropic just took a big swipe at OpenAI's decision to put ads in ChatGPT. Anthropic is airing ads mocking ChatGPT ads during the Super Bowl, and they're hilarious 😅 Anthropic is also committing to no ads in Claude www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Anthropic just took a big swipe at OpenAI's decision to put ads in ChatGPT. Anthropic is airing ads mocking ChatGPT ads during the Super Bowl, and they're hilarious 😅 Anthropic is also committing to no ads in Claude www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027. AMD says it’s ready to support Microsoft launching its next Xbox as soon as next year 👀 details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/873490/...
AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027
AMD is developing a custom chip for the next Xbox
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February 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027. AMD says it’s ready to support Microsoft launching its next Xbox as soon as next year 👀 details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/873490/...
£60 million down the drain, Kai Havertz scores again 💪 Rosenior master plan? Bwahahaha
a soccer player wearing a red jersey that says emirates fly better on it
ALT: a soccer player wearing a red jersey that says emirates fly better on it
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February 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
£60 million down the drain, Kai Havertz scores again 💪 Rosenior master plan? Bwahahaha
⚠️ Clippy has escaped ⚠️
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
⚠️ Clippy has escaped ⚠️
Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing. The Publisher Content Marketplace could make it easier for AI companies to pay for “premium” content www.theverge.com/news/873296/...
Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing
How do AI companies pay for content?
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February 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Microsoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing. The Publisher Content Marketplace could make it easier for AI companies to pay for “premium” content www.theverge.com/news/873296/...
Claude Code is down, forcing developers to take a long coffee break. Anthropic is working on implementing a fix, after a major outage has impacted Claude AI models www.theverge.com/news/873093/...
Claude Code is down, forcing developers to take a long coffee break
Anthropic is working on implementing a fix to bring Claude Code back online.
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Claude Code is down, forcing developers to take a long coffee break. Anthropic is working on implementing a fix, after a major outage has impacted Claude AI models www.theverge.com/news/873093/...
Activision is trying to block Call of Duty XIM and Cronus cheaters again. New anti-cheat features will detect player inputs instead of the third-party devices, in a bid to prevent this popular cheating method. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/872976/...
Call of Duty tries to block XIM and Cronus cheaters again
New anti-cheat detections arrive on February 5th
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February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Activision is trying to block Call of Duty XIM and Cronus cheaters again. New anti-cheat features will detect player inputs instead of the third-party devices, in a bid to prevent this popular cheating method. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/872976/...
YouTube is now blocking background playback on mobile browsers. Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile www.theverge.com/news/872937/...
YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers
Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
YouTube is now blocking background playback on mobile browsers. Google says it has started enforcing its YouTube Premium requirement for background playback on mobile www.theverge.com/news/872937/...
Nintendo has now sold 17.37 million Switch 2 devices as of December 31st. Less than a month of Metroid Prime 4 sales data, but it’s certainly not an immediate hit given Kirby Air Riders only had an extra 2 weeks of sales
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Nintendo has now sold 17.37 million Switch 2 devices as of December 31st. Less than a month of Metroid Prime 4 sales data, but it’s certainly not an immediate hit given Kirby Air Riders only had an extra 2 weeks of sales
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time. Nintendo has now sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS www.theverge.com/games/872768...
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
Now it has to take on the PS2.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time. Nintendo has now sold 155.37 million units since its launch in 2017, compared to 154.02 million units for the 2004 Nintendo DS www.theverge.com/games/872768...
hackers took over Notepad++ update servers and distributed a malicious update for the app. The update servers were vulnerable for roughly six months 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/872462/...
Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China
The hack was resolved in a December update.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
hackers took over Notepad++ update servers and distributed a malicious update for the app. The update servers were vulnerable for roughly six months 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/872462/...
Microsoft's former Windows 8 boss, Steven Sinofsky, recruited Epstein to help negotiate his Microsoft exit. The emails include confidential details about the Surface RT failure, Sinofsky meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, and much more. Full details here 👇 www.theverge.com/report/87207...
Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit
Sinofsky appears regularly in the Epstein files
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February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Microsoft's former Windows 8 boss, Steven Sinofsky, recruited Epstein to help negotiate his Microsoft exit. The emails include confidential details about the Surface RT failure, Sinofsky meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook, and much more. Full details here 👇 www.theverge.com/report/87207...
the ban was related to the policy of the New York Attorney General’s partnership with Microsoft and other gaming companies to remove New York registered sex offenders from online gaming services
January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
the ban was related to the policy of the New York Attorney General’s partnership with Microsoft and other gaming companies to remove New York registered sex offenders from online gaming services
Microsoft banned Jeffrey Epstein from Xbox Live in 2013 for “harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players” that was “severe, repeated, and/or excessive.”
January 30, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Microsoft banned Jeffrey Epstein from Xbox Live in 2013 for “harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players” that was “severe, repeated, and/or excessive.”
Microsoft is experimenting with a top menu bar for Windows 11. The PowerToys team is testing a new menu bar, much like Linux, macOS, or older versions of Windows, that complements its Command Palette launcher. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/870663/...
Microsoft is experimenting with a top menu bar for Windows 11
Microsoft wants feedback on its dock proposal
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January 30, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Microsoft is experimenting with a top menu bar for Windows 11. The PowerToys team is testing a new menu bar, much like Linux, macOS, or older versions of Windows, that complements its Command Palette launcher. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/870663/...