The TikTok ban, and what comes next
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Goodbye to our personal Chinese spies. With five days left until the date by which TikTok is to be either sold or banned in the United States, millions of users are reckoning with what happens when one of the internet’s most important media platforms just up and disappears. (Or, more likely, sticks around for More...
DJI Flip official: the unique bicycle spoke folding drone starts at $439
At $439, the DJI Flip could be a good starting point for people who don’t typically buy drones at all. You can unfold it, launch it from your hand with a single button, land it on your hand again, More...
Samsung announces more flexible trade-in program, no purchase required
The Galaxy S23 phones are the most recent in its flagship line currently eligible for trade-in. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung has announced a change to its Galaxy Trade-In program that allows More...
Apple’s latest iPad Mini is down to its lowest price to date
The seventh-gen iPad is the cheapest tablet in Apple’s current lineup to support Apple Intelligence. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge If you’re in the market for a highly portable tablet, Apple’s More...
Google Messages brings back customizable contacts
Illustration: The Verge Google is adjusting the “profile sharing” feature in its Google Messages app to allow users to set custom contact names and photos on their own devices for their stored contacts More...
‘Goodbye to my Chinese spy’ might be the last great TikTok trend
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTokers are coping with the app’s potential ban with an unusual trend: by bidding farewell to their “personal Chinese spy.” The trend, which pokes fun More...
Meta is already working on Community Notes for Threads
Illustration: The Verge Meta announced last week that it would be ditching fact-checkers in favor of X-like Community Notes, and self-described “leaker” Alessandro Paluzzi shared screenshots on Monday More...
AGDQ 2025 earns $2.5 million for charity with its best event yet
Image: Games Done Quick Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 has concluded, raising just over $2.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Every Games Done Quick event is worth tuning in to either live or later More...
Chinese social media app RedNote tops App Store chart ahead of TikTok ban
Photo Illustration by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images RedNote, the Chinese social media app also known as Xiaohongshu, rose to the number one spot on the Apple App Store as a US ban More...
Nintendo’s Alarmo will be available for everyone starting in March
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Another day, another announcement from Nintendo that isn’t the next Switch. Today the company revealed that its alarm clock, Alarmo, will be available at select retailers More...
