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MYSTERIOUS: Verge - What They Never Told You

Change is afoot at Xbox's Arkane Studios and MachineGames — with Machine's co-founder taking over Arkane's operations (UPDATE)

MachineGames Studio Director and co-founder Jerk Gustafsson is seemingly taking over leadership of Arkane from the latter's president, Leonard Bendel, who has resigned.

Windows Central

Xbox is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical game collections as PlayStation decides to phase out discs

There's no stopping the digitization of games, but this could keep Xbox discs from becoming completely obsolete

GamesRadar

Xbox reportedly testing a way to digitize physical games in the wake of PlayStation killing game discs — feature said to go back to Xbox One-era games

Microsoft is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical games going back to the Xbox One with digital copies tied to the owner of the physical disc.

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New details emerge on Xbox 'Positron', Microsoft's disc-to-digital program — as it seems likely Xbox Helix will drop discs too

Xbox Helix is likely to be joining PlayStation 5 in dropping discs. A new report describes how Microsoft plans to mitigate the issue.

Windows Central

Donut Lab's Solid-State Battery Might Not Be a Solid-State Battery. More Evidence Emerges

Donut Lab's announced solid-state motorcycle battery has come under further scrutiny, with more questions about what it is and whether or not it's even a solid-state battery.

RideApart

Anthropic's new data retention policies cause Microsoft to temporarily ban its employees from using Claude Fable 5 AI

Microsoft clamps down on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 over data protection concerns.

Windows Central

Trump's Patriot Phone Has Three Different Stripe Counts Across Its Own Marketing Materials — None of Them Correct

Trump Mobile's T1 phone, marketed on patriotic themes, faces scrutiny for inconsistent flag stripe counts across its promotional materials, highlighting broader marketing inaccuracies.

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Who Is Brock Pierce, the Crypto Millionaire Tied to Epstein and a Golden Trump Statue in Florida?

A golden statue of President Donald Trump unveiled at his Doral golf resort in Florida is drawing new scrutiny after cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce, a documented associate of Jeffrey Epstein, appeared as a central figure at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Latin Times

Risky robots: German researcher exposes 11,000 robot lawnmowers that could be hacked and controlled worldwide

A German security researcher has exposed a serious set of vulnerabilities in Yarbo’s internet-connected robot lawnmowers, showing that the machines could be remotely accessed and controlled from anywhere in the world. In a live demonstration reported by The Verge, Andreas Makris was able to steer a Yarbo unit from nearly…

The Times of India

There's a Big Claim That This EV Company's 'Solid State' Motorcycle Battery Is Built On Lies

A new report by a supposed whistleblower claims that Donut Labs' new solid-state battery and its specs 'have not been achieved.' And that the press and pomp and circumstance behind it are false marketing.

RideApart

The World’s First Solid-State Electric Bike Has Tiny PC Fans For Cooling

The startup that claims to have developed the first usable solid-state batteries says the Verge TS Pro is the fastest-charging bike.

InsideEVs

The World's First Solid-State Electric Motorcycle Hits Production, Verge Motorcycles Says

The Verge TS Pro would also be the world's first production vehicle with solid-state batteries, if the big claims pan out.

InsideEVs

First Grammarly cloned me without permission. Then another AI company asked if it could do the same—for $2,000

Welcome to writing about computer games in 2026.

PC Gamer

Watch Donut Lab's Mysterious Solid-State Battery Charge In An Actual EV

The Verge TS Pro, equipped with a solid-state battery, was plugged in at a fast-charging station. Here's how it performed.

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The Guardian - US

Spanish engineer reports flaw in ‘smart’ vacuums after gaining control of 7,000 devices

Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world

The Guardian - UK

The accidental hacker: how one man gained control of 7,000 robots

When Sammy Azdoufal found he had access to data from robot vacuum cleaners around the world, he told a tech publication. But the implications could be mind-boggling

RideApart

This Solid-State Motorcycle Battery Was Independently Tested. I'm Still Not Convinced

Donut Labs gave its new solid-state motorcycle battery to an independent third-party testing lab for validation. Supposedly, its charging speeds line up. But I'm still not convinced.

RideApart

LiveWire Sales Up Slightly In 2025, But Still Didn't Sell Over 1,000 Motorcycles Last Year

The Harley-Davidson-owned EV motorcycle brand also posted losses, but the good news is they are smaller than in 2024, at least.

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RideApart

Verge’s Solid-State Battery-Powered Motorcycle Shouldn’t Be Delayed if You Already Ordered

If you ordered Verge Motorcycles' solid-state battery TS Pro last year, you should get it by the deadline. But if you didn't, you'll have a long wait.

Creative Bloq

Can Google's Project Genie really 'make Mario and Zelda games' from text prompts?

Nintendo isn't going to be happy.

PC Gamer

Google's new AI 'world model' has seemingly spooked videogame investors, but it's hard to know what it will actually lead to

Can auto-generated "worlds" really be exciting?

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft is reportedly working to fix Windows 11's most annoying flaws — wants to restore the operating system's reputation

Complaints about Windows 11 bugs and glitches from the Windows community have apparently reached a tipping point. Microsoft is reportedly using all of 2026 to fix Windows 11's core issues.

International Business Times UK

Nvidia Unveils Vera Rubin at CES 2026 — The AI Platform That Could Reshape Work

At CES 2026, Nvidia's next-generation AI platform called Vera Rubin was announced, giving speculations on reshaping work and productivity. Vera Rubin will be deployed late this year.

TechRadar

Verge announces world-first motorcycle with solid-state batteries –and it promises a 370-mile range with 10-minute charge times

Verge Motorcycles unlocks ten-minute charge times with world-first all solid-sate battery in a bike.

RideApart

Can Donut's High-Range Solid-State Battery Really Save EV Motorcycles?

The specs of Donut Lab's solid-state battery are impressive. As are those in the first application, Verge's TS Pro EV motorcycle. But the bike crowd needs a lot more convincing.

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