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Live-service games are a mess
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the slow-motion disaster of live-service games, …
An engineering thesis disguised as a coupe: A history of the Honda …
Technology like four-wheel steering and variable valve timing debuted in the Prelude.
The $100,000 fee for H-1Bs is causing all sorts of problems
Last fall, President Donald Trump's executive order raising the fee for H-1B visas to $100,000 - like many of his immigration policies - led to …
Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal
In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street …
US Army announces contract with Anduril worth up to $20B
The Army described this as a single enterprise contract consolidating more than 120 separate "procurement actions."
Meta is reportedly laying off up to 20 percent of its staff
According to Reuters, Meta is looking to offset spending on AI and data centers with a massive round of layoffs. Sources familiar with the matter …
Honda is killing its EVs — and any chance of competing in …
Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America.
Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company
These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.
Hulu, Disney Plus, and the Pixel Watch 4 are among this week’s …
Happy Saturday, all! This week, we found a number of deals that should help you unwind and relax over the next few days (and beyond). …
Prediction markets want the Oscars to be your gateway drug to betting …
Though it was weird to see the Golden Globes partner with Polymarket for its most recent awards show, the collaboration wasn't shocking given the way …
MacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the ‘just right’ Mac
Not much has changed in the new MacBook Air for 2026: It now has the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and faster storage starting at 512GB …
A Scavengers Reign artist explores contemplative sci-fi in new comics
You may recognize Jonathan Djob Nkondo's work from animated projects like the surreal sci-fi series Scavengers Reign or the recent Gorillaz short film The Mountain, …
Asus’ new open earbuds are a wonderful companion for handheld gaming
The Cetra Open Wireless aren’t like most other gaming earbuds. They’re large, with an open-style design that rests just outside of your ears, letting game …
Wordle’s creator made a fun new puzzle game
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 119, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope your …
5 great indie games from GDC 2026
I just got back from the GDC Festival of Gaming, a big industry-focused event in San Francisco that was formerly known as the Game Developers …
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: show off
"Someone might be watching everything I'm doing on my screen," I tell myself in public. Even when I'm doing nothing of consequence - just making …
Staff complain that xAI is flailing because of constant upheaval
Staff complain that the constant upheaval is destroying morale.
NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there's a reason why
"This ought to make for some good reading," NASA's mission management team chair said.
‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI is starting over …
The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.
Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated …
She made a full recovery, despite the maggots.
Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own …
Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we've done this before.
States’ anti-monopoly case against Live Nation continues Monday
The Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial is back on. Dozens of states are expected to move forward with their claims against the company's alleged concert industry monopoly …
Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools
Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.
Figuring out why AIs get flummoxed by some games
When winning depends on intuiting a mathematical function, AIs come up short.
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