Month: November 2025
Why we’re going to keep talking about the Trump phone
Not everyone thinks I should. I’ve been told that covering Trump Mobile is “playing into his hands,” that “this obvious con [doesn’t need] any more publicity,” and that “we don’t need to read about it literally every week.” And those are just the nice messages — you don’t want to…
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DoorDash confirms serious data breach – customer names, addresses, emails are more all leaked, here’s what we know
DoorDash suffered a breach exposing user contact data via social engineering Victims include customers, merchants, and employees; SSNs may have been compromised No credit monitoring offered; phishing risks remain high post-breach Popular food delivery platform DoorDash has suffered a cyberattack which saw it lose sensitive data on an undisclosed number…
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8 Best MagSafe Phone Grips (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Take the strain off with these comfortable, durable, and lightweight smartphone grips. Source
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The UK’s broken energy system could burst its AI bubble
AI is rewriting the rules of global competition, but no matter who gets a head start, the race will ultimately be won by whoever can power it cheaper. As the UK lines itself up to become a global AI hub – on the heels of the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal…
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Counting Renaissance butts in Rome with the Meta Ray-Ban Display
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. It’s…
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The Running Man is a propulsive tribute to ’80s action movies
When The Running Man was first published in 1982 under Stephen King’s Richard Bachman pseudonym, the United States was just beginning to feel the impacts of then-president Ronald Reagan’s neoliberal economic policies. Under Reaganomics, massive tax breaks for the wealthy and deep cuts to social safety programs like food stamps…
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