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- Brady Snyder
Cable standards are a mess, but you shouldn’t blame USB-C

Universal connectors are convenient in theory. Without visual differences, it's hard to tell which USB-C cables support each connectivity standard. [...]

- Chris Hachey
4 low-tech gadgets that solve high-tech problems in your home

There's so much your home can do better. [...]

- Brandon Miniman
3 free macOS apps that fix problems Apple still hasn’t

Better screenshots, an improvement to Spotlight, and powerful image editing. [...]

- Dan Selcke
Most sci-fi shows/movies get space wrong, but this series actually does the math

No sci-fi show is going to be 100% scientifically accurate, but The Expanse comes about as close as any will ever get. [...]

- Gavin Phillips
This alternative to Chrome is unbelievably fast

I was surprised at how significant the difference is. [...]

Multiple feeds

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  • Podcast
  • MakeUseOf
- David Pierce
Siri is a Gemini

We know how the next-generation Siri is supposed to work. Apple showed it off in 2024, made commercials about it, and generally promised that AI would change the way we… [...]

- David Pierce
How Lego’s Smart Brick works

The most interesting story at this year's CES was just a little tiny bundle of technology. One way to look at Lego's new Smart Brick is as something like a… [...]

- David Pierce
How TiVo killed live TV

For a while, it seemed like everyone had a TiVo. It was a plot point on major TV shows; it had A-list Hollywood fans; it became a verb as ubiquitous… [...]

- David Pierce
The Vergecast Live at CES 2026: What is the point of a robot that falls over?

This year's CES was an odd one. This is a conference usually dominated by futuristic, expensive TVs and futuristic, expensive cars, but those things weren't what dominated CES 2026. Instead,… [...]

- David Pierce
The robots, phones, and Lego of CES 2026

This year's Consumer Electronics Show is only just getting into full swing, and we've already seen a deluge of gadget announcements. There are the staples, of course: gigantic TVs, smart… [...]

- Brady Snyder
Cable standards are a mess, but you shouldn’t blame USB-C

Universal connectors are convenient in theory. Without visual differences, it's hard to tell which USB-C cables support each connectivity standard. [...]

- Chris Hachey
4 low-tech gadgets that solve high-tech problems in your home

There's so much your home can do better. [...]

- Brandon Miniman
3 free macOS apps that fix problems Apple still hasn’t

Better screenshots, an improvement to Spotlight, and powerful image editing. [...]

- Dan Selcke
Most sci-fi shows/movies get space wrong, but this series actually does the math

No sci-fi show is going to be 100% scientifically accurate, but The Expanse comes about as close as any will ever get. [...]

- Gavin Phillips
This alternative to Chrome is unbelievably fast

I was surprised at how significant the difference is. [...]

With Grid and Custom template

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  • Mobile
  • Android
Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

After launching almost three years ago, Meta's Threads is now reportedly attracting more daily mobile users than rival platform X. According to Similarweb data shared by TechCrunch, Threads has 141.5… [...]

You need to listen to the cosmic horror-comedy podcast Welcome to Night Vale

It's relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually… [...]

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down

Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some… [...]

Here are the 10 deals worth grabbing from Best Buy’s winter sales event

Good deals are often hard to come by at the beginning of the year — which is precisely what makes Best Buy’s Winter Sale worth checking out. The ongoing sales… [...]

Kaoss Pad V is the first major upgrade to Korg’s touch-based effects in 13 years

The Kaoss Pad has seen many different iterations, but the mainline effect unit and sampler hasn't received an update since the launch of the KP3+ in 2013. Korg has finally… [...]

Threads overtakes X on mobile, but still lags far behind

After launching almost three years ago, Meta's Threads is now reportedly attracting more daily mobile users than rival platform X. According to Similarweb data shared by TechCrunch, Threads has 141.5… [...]

You need to listen to the cosmic horror-comedy podcast Welcome to Night Vale

It's relatively rare for a podcast to last 14 years, especially a fiction one. In fact, as far as I can tell, Welcome to Night Vale is the longest continually… [...]

Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down

Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some… [...]

Here are the 10 deals worth grabbing from Best Buy’s winter sales event

Good deals are often hard to come by at the beginning of the year — which is precisely what makes Best Buy’s Winter Sale worth checking out. The ongoing sales… [...]

Kaoss Pad V is the first major upgrade to Korg’s touch-based effects in 13 years

The Kaoss Pad has seen many different iterations, but the mainline effect unit and sampler hasn't received an update since the launch of the KP3+ in 2013. Korg has finally… [...]

Classic ticker

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- Tom Warren
Bungie’s Marathon shooter launches on March 5th

Bungie is putting an official date on Marathon today, its delayed extraction shooter. The slick-looking shooter from the makers of Halo and Destiny was originally set to release in September,… [...]

- Nilay Patel
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO

We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bowl… [...]

- Andrew Liszewski
This 5-foot lamp is a supersized tribute to the world’s most iconic pen

Seletti, an Italian design brand known for everything from furniture to tableware, has debuted an unusual tribute to an icon of design: the Bic Cristal pen. To celebrate its 75th… [...]

- Dominic Preston
Asus may have made its last phone

Asus chairman Jonney Shih told Taiwan's Inside that the company is done making phones for now, marking the end of its Zenfone and ROG Phone lines. "Asus will no longer… [...]

- Kallie Plagge
Animal Crossing: New Horizons added just enough to suck me back in

Animal Crossing has always been anti-instant gratification. By design, you have to take your time, wait for days to pass in real time, and complete a seemingly endless list of… [...]