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• Vroom, vroom. (theverge.com)
  ICYMI: If you’re on the hunt for a new handbag and want something chic that doubles as a reliable distraction during awkward dinner dates,…
• Sonos speakers and soundbars are 25 percent off for existing customers (theverge.com)
  Sonos device owners can get a 25 percent discount on select products like the Sonos Ace, latest Sonos Beam, and Sonos Era 100 from now thro…
• Australia gets Max just in time for The Last of Us season 2. (theverge.com)
  Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service is expanding to yet another country, with the Australian launch coming on March 31st. The timing…
• Apple shareholders vote down proposal to get rid of the company’s DEI programs. (theverge.com)
  Apple publicly opposed the measure. [Link: Apple shareholders reject outside proposal to end DEI programs | https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/25…
• OpenAI is rolling out a free version of its Advanced Voice mode. (theverge.com)
  This free version will be powered by GPT-4o mini instead of GPT-4o. “The natural conversation pace and tone are similar to the GPT-4o versi…
• Power is out in Chile. (theverge.com)
  Much of the country lost electricity today in a blackout affecting millions of people. It’s disrupted business and traffic with lights out…
• Apple is fixing a voice dictation bug that substitutes ‘Trump’ for ‘racist’ (theverge.com)
  Apple on Tuesday confirmed an iPhone bug that briefly displays Trump when someone transcribes the word “racist” and said a fix is rolling o…
• Anthropic’s Claude AI is playing Pokémon. (theverge.com)
  As I write this, it’s hunting a Mankey outside of Viridian City in Pokémon Red. It’s using the new Claude 3.7 Sonnet “hybrid reasoning mode…
• Amy Gleason officially named as DOGE administrator (theverge.com)
  The White House has named USDS member Amy Gleason as the acting administrator of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
• Samsung’s first Pro series Gen 5 PCIe SSD arrives in March (theverge.com)
  Samsung has announced the 9100 Pro, a PCIe 5.0 SSD with NVMe 2.0. It’ll arrive in March with or without a heatsink starting at $199.99.
• ˜We’re nowhere near done with Framework Laptop 16’ says Framework CEO (theverge.com)
  The Framework Laptop 16 got little mention at today’s event, which focused on the new, similarly gamer-oriented Framework Desktop instead.
• Obscure browser saw massive growth after EU crackdown. (theverge.com)
  Cyprus-based Aloha Browser says downloads of its browser grew by as much as 15x in some European markets in the year since DMA-mandated bro…
• The Volvo ES90 will charge faster and drive farther than other Volvo EVs (theverge.com)
  Volvo says its upcoming ES90 electric sedans will feature an 800-volt architecture for more range and faster charging.
• Nvidia has a black screen driver fix on the way. (theverge.com)
  Some owners of Nvidia’s RTX graphics cards have noticed black screen issues with the latest driver update recently. VideoCardz spotted that…
• ChatGPT Tasks and Operator turn the AI bot into a fascinating productivity tool (theverge.com)
  With features that can set reminders, make lists, and even accomplish goals for you, ChatGPT is aiming to be a straightforward productivity…
• Qualcomm wants to bring longer Android support to more phones (theverge.com)
  More Android phones could soon provide longer lifetime support updates thanks to a new agreement between Qualcomm and Google.
• We’re on the ground at Amazon’s event. (theverge.com)
  The show is set to start at 10AM ET. We’re in a (chilly) line outside, waiting to get live blogging. Follow along for all the big announcem…
• Framework Desktop hands-on: a possible new direction for gaming desktops (theverge.com)
  We try the Framework Desktop, the first desktop PC from the modular repairable computer company.
• Google makes it easier to remove your contact info from Search results (theverge.com)
  Google has updated its “results about you” tool to make it easier for users to remove and update Search results containing personal informa…
• More than 1 billion people are now watching podcasts on YouTube every month (theverge.com)
  YouTube’s numbers show that it is the biggest podcast platform, with over 1 billion monthly views, a statistic that underscores a changing…
• Razer’s new Blade 18 offers Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs and a dual mode display (theverge.com)
  The Razer Blade 18 is up for preorder along with many gaming laptops using Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs, including options from Asus, MSI, a…
• Doctor Who returns in April with an evil new cartoon villain (theverge.com)
  Doctor Who is returning to Disney Plus and the BBC in April, with new characters played by Varada Sethu and Alan Cumming.
• Amazon Alexa event live blog: all the news from the 2025 keynote (theverge.com)
  The Verge live blog of Amazon’s 2025 Alexa event.
• Lucid’s CEO steps down, as EV maker aims to double production (theverge.com)
  Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson is stepping down as the company predicts a new phase of growth.
• Another big RPG on the way. (theverge.com)
  If Avowed and Monster Hunter Wilds haven’t taken up all of your time, the remaster of Xenoblade Chronicles X is coming to the Switch on Mar…
• Amazon announces AI upgrade for Alexa (theverge.com)
  Amazon has announced that it’s upgrading its Alexa smart assistant with AI, giving it a host of new abilities.
• How to hide faces and scrub metadata when you photograph a protest (theverge.com)
  Since some protesters feel they could be endangered if their identities are recorded, here are strategies for removing faces and metadata f…
• We can’t try Alexa Plus ourselves in the demo area. (theverge.com)
  We’re down on the demo floor now, and we were hoping to try out the new AI-powered assistant. There are six rooms, one with a Fire TV and t…
• Pixel Watch 3 gets FDA clearance for Loss of Pulse alerts (theverge.com)
  Google announces that the FDA has cleared the Pixel Watch 3’s Loss of Pulse Detection feature. It’ll roll out in the US at the end of March.
• Victrola’s cheapest Sonos-compatible turntable is over half off today (theverge.com)
  Victrola’s Stream Onyx is down to its best price to date at Woot. The budget-friendly OnePlus 12R and Samsung’s Galaxy SmartTag2 tracker ar…
• Here’s Framework’s first touchscreen laptop. (theverge.com)
  [Media: https://www.tiktok.com/@verge/video/7475758808846093614?lang=en] Can Framework fix budget laptops next? That’s the goal, and Framew…
• Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’ (theverge.com)
  Jeff Bezos, Amazon executive chairman and Washington Post owner, has issued new directives for the Post’s opinion section.
• OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 launch is imminent. (theverge.com)
  I reported last week that OpenAI was targeting a release of GPT-4.5 by the end of February, and it looks like it’s about to happen. Reddit…
• Max’s ad-supported tier is losing CNN and the Bleacher Report (theverge.com)
  Max no longer plans to charge more for its CNN and Bleacher Report Sports add-ons, but it’s removing them from its cheapest tier, Basic wit…
• A new ‘verse. (theverge.com)
  Niantic’s ambitious 3D scanning tool Scaniverse is now available as a free app for the Meta Quest 3. Previously you could use the service —…
• Slack is kinda down. (theverge.com)
  If you use Slack for things like “sending messages,” an outage tracker shows a known issue since around 10:30AM ET. Some people have report…
• Amazon’s Alexa Plus AI upgrades cost $19.99, but it’s free with Prime (theverge.com)
  Amazon’s Alexa Plus smart assistant will roll out in late March 2025. It will require a $19.99 subscription, but it comes bundled with Amaz…
• Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus (theverge.com)
  Amazon announced today that it’s launching an alexa.com website and a new mobile app that will be available for Alexa Plus subscribers. Ale…
• PlayStation Plus subscribers can get Dragon Age: The Veilguard free in March. (theverge.com)
  On March 4th, subscribers to PlayStation Plus Essential or higher tiers will be able to claim and download Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Teena…
• Alexa Plus won’t support early Amazon Echo devices (theverge.com)
  The AI-powered Alexa Plus upgrade won’t work on many early Echo devices, leaving products like the first Echo and Echo Dot speakers stuck w…
• Surprise! Squid Game is popular. (theverge.com)
  Netflix says that the show’s second season was its most viewed series in the second half of 2024 with 87 million views — this despite not r…
• Kick off Pokémon Day 2025 with this gorgeous short film (theverge.com)
  CoMix Wave Films’ Dragonite and the Special Delivery is here to get the Pokémon Day 2025 festivities started.
• Netflix’s devil may cry because he has zero game. (theverge.com)
  This new clip from Netflix’s Devil May Cry series definitely makes Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch) look like a demon-killing badass, but it seems…
• Living with extreme heat might make you age faster (theverge.com)
  Living in a place with more extremely hot days could lead to faster biological aging, a new study suggests.
• Microsoft launches next-gen Phi AI models. (theverge.com)
  Phi-4-multimodal and Phi-4-mini are Microsoft’s latest small language models, both launching on Azure AI Foundry and Hugging Face today. Ph…
• Xbox Wireless Controllers are just $39 right now (theverge.com)
  You can get an official Xbox Wireless Controller on sale for $39 in basic colors. Some of the special edition transparent models are on sal…
• The latest on the WordPress fight over trademarks and open source (theverge.com)
  WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg has ignited a battle with third-party hosting service WP Engine. Here’s the latest on the drama.
• Paramount Plus keeps piling on new subscribers. (theverge.com)
  During its most recent earnings call, Paramount reported that Paramount Plus’ revenue was up by 16 percent in Q4, and the streamer added 5.…
• Mint and pink: a closer look at the backflipping Framework Laptop 12 (theverge.com)
  Here are photos and video of the Framework Laptop 12, which we saw at Framework’s even tin San Francisco.
• iPhone 16E review: Eh, it’s alright (theverge.com)
  The iPhone 16E is Apple’s cheapest phone, but for its $599 price it really feels like it should come with more — especially MagSafe.