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• Engwe Mapfour N1 Pro e-bike review: the new ‘premium’ (theverge.com)
  Engwe’s new Mapfour N1 Pro targets Europe with a 250W motor that can’t be speed hacked.
• The Framework Desktop teardown. (theverge.com)
  iFixit is doing its thing on the cute yet badass tiny gaming PC, calling it “the most future-proof and open entry we’ve seen in the space”…
• The Ayaneo Flip has flopped. (theverge.com)
  After launching via a crowdfunding campaign in January last year, the clamshell handheld gaming PC has now been discontinued before all ord…
• Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a small update with a big periscope lens (theverge.com)
  The Xiaomi 15 Ultra has launched in China, bringing camera improvements and the latest Snapdragon chip, with a global launch to follow late…
• Instagram’s Reels may get its own app (theverge.com)
  Instagram is reportedly considering spinning its Reels feature into a standalone short-form video app to take on TikTok.
• It’s almost pokémon time. (theverge.com)
  The annual Pokémon Presents showcase is happening at 9AM ET this morning, and with games like Legends: Z-A in the works, not to mention a b…
• Sony drops PlayStation VR 2 price to $399 (theverge.com)
  Sony is cutting the price of its PSVR 2 headset. The new $399 price will come into effect in March.
• Nvidia’s latest driver fixes black screen issues. (theverge.com)
  As promised, Nvidia has just issued its latest GPU drivers (572.60), and they include fixes for “various black screen issues” affecting RTX…
• Honda is building the Koraidon motorcycle of your dreams. (theverge.com)
  Last year, the Toyota Engineering Society showed off a snazzy bike inspired by Pokémon Violet’s futuristic motorcycle dragon legendary Mira…
• Pokémon Champions gets right to the fights (theverge.com)
  Pokemon Champions is a new game from The Pokemon Company focused solely on pokemon battles.
• Microsoft’s Copilot can help you pirate Windows 11. (theverge.com)
  Redditors have discovered that Copilot will recommend a script to permanently activate copies of Windows and Office. It’s a method that’s b…
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A’s starters make their debut in new trailer (theverge.com)
  Pokémon Legends: Z-A drops in late 2025 and will partner you with Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile.
• Elon Musk, CPAC, and a fragile MAGA-tech coalition (theverge.com)
  The tech billionaire is now a fixture of MAGA politics. Not everyone is pleased.
• BoldHue review: the best foundation is the one you print (theverge.com)
  The $295 BoldHue is a beauty tech gadget that scans your skin to print custom shades of foundation. It features five pigment cartridges and…
• Amazon says its new quantum computing chip will make error correction more efficient (theverge.com)
  Amazon is getting into quantum computing with the launch of its Ocelot chip, which is supposed to make error correction more efficient.
• Let the hunt begin. (theverge.com)
  Well, almost. Monster Hunter Wilds, a game that streamlines the monster hunting formula while adding a healthy dose of spectacle, launches…
• Hoto’s 48-in-1 electric screwdriver set hits a record low $70 (theverge.com)
  Hoto’s electric screwdriver set has hit an all-time low $70. Plus, Samsung’s internal gaming SSDs have hit new record lows starting at $75…
• Happy GPT-4.5 day to those who celebrate. (theverge.com)
  We knew OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 launch was imminent, and now it has cheekily revealed a live stream is due at 3PM ET today. “Livestream in 4.5 hou…
• Pokémon Presents 2025: all the biggest news and trailers (theverge.com)
  Pokémon Presents 2025 kicks off February 27th and is expected to bring new news about Legends: Z-A and more.
• DoorDash will pay $16.8 million to New York delivery workers after misusing their tips (theverge.com)
  DoorDash is settling with the New York Attorney General’s office to pay tips back to delivery workers after using it to pay their wages.
• Disney Plus is adding a bite-sized version of ESPN’s SportsCenter (theverge.com)
  Disney Plus will soon air a shorter version of ESPN’s SportsCenter, featuring a rundown of the day’s most important moments in sports.
• The Powerbeats Pro 2 can’t play music while tracking heart rate on gym equipment (theverge.com)
  Users are criticizing the newly launched Powerbeats Pro 2 because it can’t play music and track heart rate on gym equipment simultaneously.
• SomeBODY once told me that Zendaya was joining the cast of Shrek 5. (theverge.com)
  Hey now, you’re an ogre. [Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiwL74KyJQ]
• Roblox is getting faster on Chromebooks (theverge.com)
  Roblox is rolling out an x86 version built for Chromebooks that will apparently deliver up to 2x faster performance.
• The work is mysterious and important. (theverge.com)
  And now you can try refining numbers yourself on the Lumon Industries website. It’s sort of like an unsettling version of Minesweeper — tho…
• Trump’s tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico will take effect March 4th (theverge.com)
  President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico will go forward, blaming the flow of drugs into the…
• Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication (theverge.com)
  The FAA is likely to cancel a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon and award it instead to Starlink, which is owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
• Shinichirō Watanabe’s Lazarus hits Adult Swim in April (theverge.com)
  Adult Swim’s Lazarus from creator Shinichirō Watanabe hits Adult Swim April 5th.
• WD’s Xbox expansion cards are nearly matching their Black Friday low (theverge.com)
  Western Digital’s WD_Black C50 Storage Expansion Card for the Xbox Series X / S is currently on sale for just $10 more than its lowest pric…
• Powerbeats Pro 2 review: the workout buds to beat (theverge.com)
  Apple adds ANC, transparency mode, and heart rate monitoring to its long-awaited Powerbeats Pro 2, while keeping the price at $250.
• Microsoft pushes ahead with AI in gaming (theverge.com)
  Microsoft is experimenting with AI across gaming and Xbox. The company’s Muse AI model is just the beginning.
• Forza’s on PS5’s horizon. (theverge.com)
  Xbox’s been hard at work bringing its exclusives to the PS5. There was Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and Sea of Thieves to start, but now it’s tar…
• Jeff Bezos is sending Katy Perry to space (theverge.com)
  The Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin is sending Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez to space for an all-female mission aboard its New Sh…
• A reboot for Fortnite cheaters. (theverge.com)
  Epic Games is introducing a “one-year matchmaking ban for first-time cheating offenses” in Fortnite, according to a blog post about its ant…
• Here’s a new trailer for the ambitious survival game from PUBG’s creator (theverge.com)
  PlayerUnknown Productions has shared a first gameplay trailer for Prologue: Go Wayback!. It’s a single-player survival game launching in ea…
• Chat, time to start my Twitch career? (theverge.com)
  Sometime this year, Twitch is going to open up monetization tools, including subscriptions and bits, “to most streamers, from day one,” acc…
• The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul (theverge.com)
  Mark Zuckerberg announced sweeping changes to Meta’s content moderation policies governing Facebook and Instagram just weeks before Donald…
• Meta is firing about 20 employees for leaking information (theverge.com)
  The company says ‘we expect there will be more’ firings after a string of recent leaks.
• Sesame is the first voice assistant I’ve ever wanted to talk to more than once (theverge.com)
  Sesame is a new startup from the man who ran Oculus VR and sold it to Facebook. It’s building AI glasses and a conversational assistant tha…
• Hands-on with Alexa Plus in the smart home (theverge.com)
  We tried the new Alexa Plus smart home features. From responding to natural language to an improved smart display interface, Amazon’s voice…
• OpenAI announces GPT-4.5, warns it’s not a frontier AI model (theverge.com)
  OpenAI is launching its next major AI model. Codenamed Orion, GPT-4.5 is the latest AI model from OpenAI, but it’s not a frontier one.
• Microsoft releases a Copilot app for Mac (theverge.com)
  Microsoft has released a Copilot app for macOS. The app includes a shortcut to activate the AI assistant and the ability to generate text a…
• Thanks, I hate it. (theverge.com)
  Truly: what is going on in this new Minecraft Movie trailer? [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/scree…
• Hall effect whammy bar is a thing I never thought I’d write. (theverge.com)
  After releasing a controller with a fret button attachment for playing Fortnite Festival and other rhythm games, CRKD has just announced a…
• Apple will let parents share their kids’ ages to limit app access (theverge.com)
  Apple announced that it plans to introduce a bunch of new child safety features around apps and the App Store. Companies like Meta, Snap, a…
• Cricut’s new Maker and Explore 4 are more accurate, faster, and cheaper (theverge.com)
  Cricut’s new Maker 4 and Explore 4 crafting machines can cut through some materials up to twice as fast and with improved accuracy.
• œJazz solitare.†(theverge.com)
  Despite Balatro’s obvious poker influences, in a blog post, developer LocalThunk says that solitare is “arguably is the most important” ins…
• Amazon CEO says ‘beautiful’ new Alexa hardware is coming this fall (theverge.com)
  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company plans on launching “beautiful” Alexa devices this fall, according to an interview with Bloomberg.
• Meta’s AI chatbot will soon have a standalone app (theverge.com)
  Meta is planning to launch a standalone app for its AI chatbot, according to a report from CNBC. The new app could help the company compete…
• œWhat is a streaming service?†(theverge.com)
  Sony is soliciting bids to bring Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune to streaming services, The New York Times reports. The company apparently ex…