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The Verge

• Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives
• Over 700 events and protests across the US mark ‘A National Day of Action’
• Star Wars Outlaws will get its next story DLC on May 15th
• The Apple Watch Series 10 is back on sale for a record low of $299
• In Haste, you gotta go fast
• Google is in more danger than ever of being broken up
• Inside WWE’s divide-and-conquer YouTube strategy
• The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
• Surge pricing, the scourge of ridehailing, is evolving for the robotaxi era
• The new Star Wars strategy game launches in 2026
• House Democrats: DOGE is building a “cross-agency master database” of Americans’ sensitive information
• The government doesn’t understand Meta
• Tesla’s Cybertruck is getting deeper discounts and production cuts
• Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules
• Kia’s affordable EV4 will still be imported to the US
• AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the star of Micro Center’s discounted PC part bundle
• Target announces when its Switch 2 preorders will kick off
• Judge pauses mass firing of consumer protection workers
• How to scan a QR code with your phone
• Apple replaced Mythic Quest’s series finale after the show was canceled
• iRobot’s Roomba Combo 10 Max is nearly 50 percent off for Verge readers
• Covid.gov now points to a ‘lab leak’ conspiracy website
• Here’s how Nintendo Switch 2 preorders will work
• Subaru’s only EV adds 25 percent more range, faster charging, and improved AWD
• The MAGA-tech situationship
• The humble screenshot might be the key to great AI assistants
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly the ‘frontrunner’ for Trump’s missile shield contract
• Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders start April 24th and the price is still $449.99
• EcoFlow’s new Glacier fridge and Wave A/C look like worthy successors
• Big Tech is back on trial
• Razer Blade 16 (2025) review: ultra settings on an ultra-thin laptop for an ultra-high price
• The Trump tariff auto sales rush is on
• Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flop is bigger than Katy Perry
• Star Wars: Starfighter stars Ryan Gosling and hits theaters in 2027
• CFPB workers are receiving mass layoff notices
• Tesla’s spring update activates adaptive high beams that won’t blind oncoming drivers
• The 50 best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals under $100
• Ghosts in the Kinect
• Apple TV Plus is on a hot streak
• We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too
• Samsung’s latest stick vac can alert you to calls and text messages
• Amazon Spring Sale deals on Verge staff favorites
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows lives up to the series’ name
• I’m still testing the new Razer Blade 16 and I have mixed feelings
• BougeRV’s telescopic lantern is ridiculously versatile
• Judge saves the CFPB, for now
• Windows 11 is closing a loophole that let you skip making a Microsoft account
• Elon Musk’s xAI buys Elon Musk’s X for $33 billion on paper
• Microsoft tests Quick Machine Recovery to restore PCs that can’t boot
• The Fitbit-to-Google account migration deadline moves to 2026
• The Trump administration could green-light deep-sea mining for the first time
• MrBeast co-wrote a book with James Patterson
• Lenovo’s upcoming SteamOS handheld will cost $50 more than expected
• Side Quest’s creators wanted to tell stories about why people love games
• ChatGPT’s Ghibli filter is political now — but it always was
• YouTube tests turning off notifications for channels you don’t watch
• Google to pay $100 million to settle 14-year-old advertising lawsuit
• Musk threatens to sic the government on people ‘pushing’ Tesla ‘propaganda’
• Here are the best streaming service deals available right now
• A beginner’s guide to using Signal
• Here’s what military planning usually looks like — and why it doesn’t include Signal
• King Arthur wants to automate your sourdough starter
• Trump pardons ex-Nikola CEO Trevor Milton
• Google’s Pixel 9A will launch on April 10th
• NASA and Boeing investigate Starliner’s ‘anomalies’ before its next crewed flight
• Helldivers 2 is locking out players who use older CPUs
• First Alert’s new smart smoke alarm is meant to be a Google Nest Protect replacement
• Yale’s new smart lock can match your Google Nest doorbell
• Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale door lock
• In Baby Steps, I stumbled through a refreshing kind of open world
• Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design
• Judge dismisses Samsung’s smart ring lawsuit against Oura
• Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile GPU: more efficient and a little faster
• Common Side Effects is coming back for a second season
• Amazon MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke steps down
• Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda movie hits theaters in March 2027
• WhatsApp users can now add music to their status
• OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem
• Android Auto’s latest beta brings full Android game support
• Amazon’s big spring sale continues, and we found the 95 best deals
• Nintendo digital lending feature reveals ‘Switch 2 Edition’ games are on the way
• Trump White House invites a bloc of conservative podcasters as a jab at legacy media
• Amazon’s latest Kindle Scribe is the cheapest it’s been in months
• FTC tells staff to stop calling the agency ‘independent’ in complaints
• Ploopy upgraded its open-source trackball with better scrolling
• The 24 best Amazon Big Spring Sale deals under $30
• Ubisoft’s $4 billion carveout sells Tencent a 25 percent stake in some of its biggest games
• Waymo plans robotaxi launch in Washington, DC in 2026
• Nvidia’s AI assistant is here to optimize your gaming PC
• The FBI launched a task force to investigate Tesla attacks
• Trump officials planned a military strike over Signal – with a magazine editor on the line
• Alleged Snowflake hacker agrees to be extradited to the US
• Trump’s plans to save TikTok may fail to keep it online, Democrats warn
• The best budget robot vacuums
• Meta Quest might add single window screensharing in VR soon
• You’ll soon be able to hear Apple Watch alarms even in silent mode
• Apple’s iOS 18.4 update with AI-powered Priority Notifications is almost here
• X’s head of engineering is out
• Sony’s WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones are now available for $150 less
• OpenAI reshuffles leadership as Sam Altman pivots to technical focus