Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, I finally got a reply from a company exec.After months - months - of emailing various official Trump Mobile accounts and press addresses, last week someone answered back. Don Hendrickson, a member of the company's executive team, finally replied to one of my emails and offered to talk, but he's ignored me ever since.Last week I reported on the unexpected news that Trump Mobile is working on a second Trump phone, a more powerful T1 …Read the full story at The Verge.

In case you missed it, we recently overhauled our guides to the best budget robot vacuums and the best mopping vacs, both of which feature a slate of new picks from Roborock, Narwal, Dreame, and others. Dyson’s 360 Vis Nav Robot Vacuum didn’t technically make the cut, though it was once one of our top picks for carpets. And now through the rest of today, January 30th, it’s on sale at Woot with a two-year warranty for an all-time low of $279.99 ($720 off).Dyson 360 Vis Nav robot vacuumWhere to Buy: $999.99 $349.99 at Amazon $999.99 $279.99 at Woot $999.99 $399.99 at DysonIf you have a relatively simple floor plan with lots of high-pile carpet, Dyson’s D-shaped robovac is worth considering. It can traverse obstacles up to 21 millimeters high and offers a whopping 65 air watts of suction — twice that of many robovacs — rendering it one of the most powerful models our resident smart home reviewer, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, has ever tested. Its massive roller brush is great at getting into corners and reaching the edges of your rooms given its location at the front of the vac, and it’s outfitted with a huge 500ml dustbin that’s easy to remove via an integrated handle.The 360 Vis Nav isn’t without shortcomings, though. For starters, it doesn’t come with an auto-empty dock and only manages about 65 minutes of runtime, which is about half that of most models, including many of the budget bots we’ve tested. It also lacks AI-powered obstacle avoidance, so it won’t be able to discern what it’s avoiding, increasing the risk of it tripping up while navigating your home. The lack of more advanced features could certainly be a dealbreaker for some, but if pure power is what you’re after, Dyson’s last-gen robot vacuum is easily the best option for the price — especially right now.Read our hands-on impressions.More deals and discounts of noteGoogle’s TV Streamer (4K) is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $79.99 ($20 off), which is about $5 shy of its best price to date. If you don’t already own a smart TV, Google’s speedy Chromecast follow-up is a great way to access all your favorite streaming apps. It supports 4K HDR with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, along with a handy Find My feature for the remote. You also get built-in support for Google Assistant and one of the best interfaces available in a streaming device right now, one that lets you peruse content recs across a myriad of streaming services. Read our review.If you’re looking to “brick” your phone in the best way possible, you can grab a pair of Brick’s NFC-enabled squares directly from Brick for $106.20 (about $12 off). Basically, you use the Brick app to select which apps and websites you want to block, and then, once you tap your phone to the small device, you’ll be restricted from using said apps until you tap the device again. It’s not a perfect solution for cutting back on screen time — you still get a handful of “emergency unbrick” codes to manually override blocked apps, after all — but adding a little physical friction between you and your phone certainly isn’t a bad thing. Read our hands-on impressions.You shall not pass… up Lego’s Balrog set, which is down to $111.76 (about $18 off) at Amazon and Target right now, nearly matching its all-time low. The posable, 1,2010-piece book nook is a nice little homage to Durin’s Bane, aka the fiery beast that attacks Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring. It also comes with a minifig of the aforementioned wizard, along with his sword (ahem, Glamdring) and several movie-themed accessories that let you play out the famed showdown on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.

Sonos isn’t exactly synonymous with the Super Bowl, although the brand discounts its gear every year around this time like clockwork. It’s knocking 20 percent off many of its marquee products, including soundbars and standalone speakers — all of which can be paired together to improve sound quality and to put audio in more places at home.Through February 16th, the company is keeping its prices in place on the Era 100 and the larger Era 300 speakers, the Beam and Arc Ultra soundbars, as well as its selection of wireless subwoofers. To put the prices in context, some of these discounts match — or beat — the current costs of Sonos’ certified refurbished gear.The Era 100 very well may be the best, most feature-packed smart speaker around in its price range. In our 2023 review, we praised its stereo sound playback and improved bass response over its predecessor, the Sonos One. Notably, it supports Bluetooth playback (in addition to Wi-Fi connectivity) as well as line-in audio via USB-C, in case you’d rather plug in a wired audio source. While this model typically sells for $219, it’s currently available for $179 through Sonos, as well as Amazon and Best Buy.Sonos Era 100Where to Buy: $219 $179 at Amazon $219 $179 at Sonos $219 $179.99 at Best BuyThe Era 300 is Sonos’ modern spin on the Sonos Five, offering bigger sound than the Era 100. Its specialty is spatial audio, which sounds incredible when you find a song that’s been mixed just right (the thing is, not all Dolby Atmos tunes are mixed equally). Like the Era 100, this model offers Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless connections, as well as line-in via USB-C. Our review notes, however, that stereo playback is an area where the Era 300 actually falters compared to its predecessor. But given its improvements overall (and since the Five that launched in 2020 is no longer on sale), the 300 is a great speaker to consider if you really want to feel immersed in your music. It’s $379 during the sale period at Sonos and Best Buy, down from $479.Sonos Era 300Where to Buy: $479 $379 at Amazon $479 $379 at Best Buy $479 $379 at SonosJumping to soundbars, the second-gen Beam is down to $369 from its original $499 price. While it’s definitely not the most feature-packed soundbar that you can get at around this price, its ability to tie-in with other Sonos products, plus its improved soundstage over the first-gen model might make it worth considering for you. The inclusion of Dolby Atmos is its marquee feature, although we noted in our review that it’s a virtualized effect since it lacks upward firing speakers that truly enable the vertical sound effects to shine. Note that it’s lacking in physical connectivity compared to most other models, with just a power plug, an HDMI eARC port, and an ethernet jack. In the event that you wish to connect the Beam to your TV or receiver via optical audio, you’ll need to purchase this $25 HDMI-to-optical adapter.Sonos Beam (Gen 2)Where to Buy: $469 $369.99 at Amazon $499 $369.99 at Best Buy $499 $369 at SonosThe Arc Ultra is a much better soundbar than the Beam, and carriers a larger $899 price (down from $1,099). Our reviewer noted that the bass improvements in this model are such that it can stand on its own without the purchase of a wireless subwoofer. It also boasts more immersive sound quality, plus Bluetooth connectivity, which was missing in the original Arc. The Arc Ultra’s sound can be further enhanced by connecting other Sonos speakers to the mix, although its older Play:1 and Play:3 speakers are ineligible to join the speaker family for surround sound.Sonos Arc UltraWhere to Buy: $1099 $899 at Amazon $1099 $899 at Best Buy $1099 $899 at SonosIf you’re considering either the Bean or the Arc Ultra (or if you already own one of its soundbars), their performance will benefit greatly with the addition of a Sonos subwoofer, of which the company makes two models. The Sub 4 is its high-end option, which is $759 during the sale period (down from $899). Anything this close to $1,000 is extremely expensive for a subwoofer, especially considering that most companies include one with their surround sound systems. The Sub 4 is able to lay horizontally or sit vertically — however suits your room best.Sonos Sub 4Where to Buy: $899 $759 at SonosFor almost half the cost of the Sub 4, you can get the Sub Mini. It’s $399, down from $499. You may be thinking that even this one is still pretty costly, and I agree. Although, it’s a product that Sonos loyalists were begging for, as before it there was no other choice than to spring for its more expensive subwoofer. In our review, we deemed it unworthy for filling large rooms with bass, but totally sufficient in most other ways. Something cool about its design is the force-canceling effect that reduces floor vibrations, which could be great if you’re worried about disturbing neighbors or other people in the house. Sonos Sub MiniWhere to Buy: $499 $399 at Amazon $499 $399 at Best Buy $499 $399 at Sonos

Setting up a home network can be boring or nerve-wracking, depending on which route you take. If you let your ISP handle the setup and don't change a thing, it's mostly frictionless. Enthusiasts, however, prefer much more control and privacy over their network, not to mention the greater performance that comes with it. That said, aftermarket gear alone doesn't guarantee a seamless, low-latency connection across your networking stack. Even experienced users aren't immune to common mistakes that can easily kneecap the fastest internet plans. From planning to execution and maintenance, there's a lot that you might overlook, introducing avoidable bottlenecks into your network.

Protesters at the intersection of 26th and Nicollett after federal and local law enforcement left the scene of a fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Reports say that 37-year-old Alex Pretti was the victim of the fatal shooting by federal officers, who was at the scene as an observer. The incident was captured on video by bystanders. (Photo by Steven Garcia/The Verge) | Photo by Steven Garcia / The Verge The Trump administration has flooded Minneapolis and other parts of Minnesota with federal agents as part of its immigration crackdown, Operation Metro Surge — detaining children, intimidating protestors and community organizers, and killing multiple people.Minnesotans have responded with mass community-level resistance, including mutual aid and tracking ICE operations, despite threats and surveillance — including through systems built by tech companies like Clearview AI and Palantir. Backlash to the crackdown spread online after the January 24th killing of Alex Pretti, including among hobbyist communities and typically apolitical influencers. Don Lemon has been arrested for covering an anti-ICE protest Parenting in ICE-occupied Minneapolis I grew up with Alex Pretti It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun Why won’t anyone stop ICE from masking? The day of the second killing How much can a city take? Minnesota wants to win a war of attrition Influencer content is fuel for an internet-obsessed administration

I have been a NixOS user for almost a year. I started by dual-booting alongside Windows on my secondary laptop, then ditched Windows altogether. It’s hands down the best Linux distro I have ever used. NixOS is one of those ideas that looks like the right future for operating systems. It treats the entire system as code, providing atomic upgrades, bulletproof rollbacks, and bit-for-bit reproducibility. It helped me make my homelab immutable and also made me realize what Linux is truly capable of.

It's not uncommon to hear complaints about how bloated Windows 11 is, with all the apps Microsoft bundles in, intrusive ads and upsells for various Microsoft services, and of course, all the AI "features" that have been flooding the interface in recent years. Some, including myself, might suggest switching to Linux as an alternative, but that solution really isn't feasible for everyone.

NotebookLM has been getting a lot of attention over the past year or so, and it’s easy to see why. It can completely transform the way you interact with study materials, documents, or even personal notes. However, like with all AI tools, it’s only as good as the way you use it. It’s easy to open a notebook and start prompting it like ChatGPT, expecting a conversational, back-and-forth style with reasoning and explanations delivered as a person would.

Fitbit users who are holding out on moving their data over to a Google account now have until May 19th, 2026 to make the switch. The previous deadline was just days away on February 2nd, but that date has been updated on Google's help page for Fitbit account migration. The post also now specifies that, "You can still download or delete your data any time before we begin processing data deletions on July 15, 2026." Google had already noted that Fitbit account data would be deleted, but now users have a specific timeframe for when that's happening - and it looks like they'll have a couple extra months to download their Fitbit data even after …Read the full story at The Verge.

There are many things that upgrading to a new router could improve on your network, whether that's to replace the rubbish ISP router and regain control, or if you want new Wi-Fi capabilities. But not every networking feature you might want is available on routers, and you might find you're still missing some.

Yes, you read that right. "Moltbook" is a social network of sorts for AI agents, particularly ones offered by OpenClaw (a viral AI assistant project that was formerly known as Moltbot, and before that, known as Clawdbot - until a legal dispute with Anthropic). Moltbook, which is set up similarly to Reddit and was built by Octane AI CEO Matt Schlicht, allows bots to post, comment, create sub-categories, and more. More than 30,000 agents are currently using the platform, per the site. "The way that a bot would most likely learn about it, at least right now, is if their human counterpart sent them a message and said 'Hey, there's this thing c …Read the full story at The Verge.

What responsibility do you have to speak up about bad things happening in the world? Does that responsibility change when speaking up might affect your business? What about if you're a sports creator, or the moderator of a deeply NSFW subreddit? What about if you're just a little ol' phone website? Ultimately, everyone has to make those decisions for themselves. But decisions have consequences.Verge subscribers, don't forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Vergecast wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here.On this episode of The Vergecast, David and Nilay start by talking about The Verge's …Read the full story at The Verge.