300 journalists have lost their jobs at The Washington Post. Over 300,000 readers have canceled their subscriptions. Owner Jeff Bezos, who purchased the legendary publication in 2013, has driven his reputation into the ground by using his vast empire to churn out content designed to make President Donald Trump happy: Amazon MGM Studios spent $40 million to produce a fawning documentary about Melania Trump, which premiered days before the Post sent out mass layoff notices. And yet, he's gotten nothing out of his attempts to suck up to Donald Trump - at least, nothing that's a net positive to his bottom line. Which begs the cynical question: …Read the full story at The Verge.

HBO is developing a Baldur's Gate TV show that will continue the story of Larian Studios' hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3, according to Deadline. The Last Of Us co-creator Craig Mazin will serve as the show's creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner.While it's set to feature new protagonists, the plan is for existing characters from the game to return, and Mazin plans to reach out to cast members from Baldur's Gate 3 with "ideas for them to participate in the TV adaptation and ways that would make that possible," Deadline says. (I hope the whole main cast returns because they're all so great.)It's unclear when this new Baldur's Gate s …Read the full story at The Verge.

Windows 11 didn't have the best start to 2026. After Microsoft rolled out the January update, people have been reporting all sorts of strange bugs cropping up. For instance, Windows 11 would refuse to shut down properly, and Outlook would cause issues with system stability.

When it comes to Windows productivity, we usually focus on the heavy hitters – the AI browsers, the Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), and the project management suites that take up all our screen real estate. But some of the most impactful tools in my workflow are the ones I never actually open.

Even saying that AI companies are dropping new models left and right feels like an understatement at this point. A quick scroll through Reddit or Discord shows that some releases are far more anticipated than others, and Claude’s newest model has been one users have been waiting on for a while. To mark the much-anticipated launch of Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic is offering users $50 in free usage credits for a limited time.

Transferring data between iPhones and Android devices is about to get a lot easier. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge After introducing AirDrop support to Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now set to expand it to phones made by other Android partners. Eric Kay, vice president of engineering for Android, confirmed in a press briefing attended by Android Authority that "a lot more" Android devices will be able to use Quick Share to initiate AirDrop sessions with Apple devices this year."We spent a lot of time and energy to make sure that we could build something that was compatible not only with iPhone but iPads and MacBooks," Kay said. "Now that we've proven it out, we're working with our partners to expand it into the rest of the ecosystem, and you sh …Read the full story at The Verge.

Fortnite developer Epic Games says the account some people believed to be linked to Jeffrey Epstein is a "ruse." In a reply on X, the developer writes, "an existing Fortnite account owner changed their username" to "littlestjeff1," an alias spotted in several emailed receipts from YouTube in the Epstein files.The email suggests that "littlestjeff1" may have been connected to Epstein's YouTube account, prompting online sleuths to search for the username on other platforms. Users later uncovered a "littlestjeff1" account on Fortnite, along with a 2019 email that mentions purchasing VBucks in Fortnite - though the sender and recipient are red …Read the full story at The Verge.

I was always one to pay for productivity software. In the early 2010s, I paid for Microsoft Office and Adobe to enjoy a full creative suite for writing and media. It worked brilliantly, but also cost a small fortune for the luxury. Times have changed, and so have my photography requirements, switching careers and requiring tools to process RAW files and manage catalogs without sacrificing quality.

There are a few ways a Raspberry Pi project can catch my eye, and one of them is when you can interact with it over the internet. For example, every year, I love to check out the lovely Raspberry Pi-powered Christmas village you can play with using buttons in your browser. A YouTube stream lets you see what you're doing in real time, and it's always a delight.

Ever since the launch of the original Raspberry Pi back in 2012, this single-board computer family has dominated the DIY ecosystem. The situation is largely the same even in 2026, though rival systems have gotten significantly better over the last couple of years. Leaving aside the Zero series, the Raspberry Pi is no longer the budget-friendly champ it used to be back in the day, with many boards outright beating it in performance-per-dollar terms.

A simple way to enhance your current monitor is to add a streaming stick. While some new models have smart TV features built-in, older models and more barebone monitors do not. Adding streaming functionality can really do a lot to enhance the monitor experience, transforming it into the ultimate entertainment hub in your home.

Wireless is the way most people go when it comes to connecting their devices to a network. However, wired is going to be a better option, offering increased speeds and better reliability. Naturally, not all devices can connect this way natively, but if you have the option, it's the way we'd recommend.