Right-to-Compute Laws Are Spreading Across the US, as Electricity Bills Skyrocket
The new laws would make it harder for states and cities to regulate AI.
February 2026
The Baby Universe Really Was a Goopy Soup, Research Suggests
The early universe is full of mysteries, but we can now at least be sure it was soupy.
The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for her)
Valentine's Day often comes with more pressure than it needs to. At heart, though, February 14th is about showing appreciation…
UAC-0001 (APT28) Attack Detection: russia-Backed Actor Actively Exploits CVE-2026-21509 Targeting Ukraine and the EU
Right after Microsoft disclosed an actively exploited Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509) on January 26, 2026, CERT-UA reported UAC-0001 (APT28) leveraging the…
This Ancient River Seemed to Flow Uphill. Now We Know Why
The Green River may have had some help from a dripping crust.
Leaks Just Spoiled Sony’s New WF-1000XM6 Wireless Earbuds
Spoiler alert: they look pretty nice.
OpenClaw Bug Enables One-Click Remote Code Execution via Malicious Link
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in OpenClaw (formerly referred to as Clawdbot and Moltbot) that could allow remote…
Sorry, 8K TVs Have Flopped
Nobody wanted four times the pixels for many times the price.
Please Don’t Feed the Scattered Lapsus Shiny Hunters
A prolific data ransom gang that calls itself Scattered Lapsus Shiny Hunters (SLSH) has a distinctive playbook when it seeks…
ShinyHunters Expands Scope of SaaS Extortion Attacks
Following its attacks on Salesforce instances last year, members of the cybercrime group have broadened their targeting and gotten more…