Zuckerberg says he’s moving Meta moderators to Texas because California seems too ‘biased’ Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty ImagesAs part of Meta’s sweeping changes to content moderation announced today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that the company will also be moving its content moderation teams from California to Texas to “help remove the concern that biased employees are overly censoring content,” he wrote on Threads. “We’re go…

Honda Zero is ready to blast off with all-new sedan and SUV EVs The Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV. | Image: HondaThe vehicles will be underpinned by a new in-house-developed operating system named after Honda’s iconic Asimo robot. At CES in Las Vegas today, Honda showed off its promised new battery-electric Honda Zero prototypes. The first is an SUV based on its Space-Hub concept, called the Honda 0 SUV. T…

Reolink’s new cameras can record 24/7 without a power outlet or internet connection From left to right: a pair of Reolink’s new Altas cameras, the Home Hub, and Reolink’s solar panels. | Image: ReolinkReolink’s new Altas series of consumer-oriented surveillance cameras can continuously record video to a local SD card 24 hours a day for up to seven days off of battery — or almost two years when recording based on motion. The com…

You only need to charge this E Ink digital poster once a year PocketBook, E Ink, and Sharp collaborated to create the low-power InkPoster digital display. | Image: PocketBookE Ink has collaborated with PocketBook and Sharp to create a new low-power digital poster that displays images and artwork on a vivid color electronic paper screen. The InkPoster pairs E Ink’s Spectra 6 screen technology with Wi-Fi and…

BMW’s new iDrive turns the whole windshield into a heads-up display Image: BMWiDrive uses 3D graphics and augmented reality to keep your eyes on the road. At CES this week, BMW announced a new iDrive operating system with an eye-catching centerpiece: a 3D heads-up display (HUD) that stretches from pillar to pillar along the windshield. Included in this futuristic setup is a new steering wheel with haptic button…

US Cyber Trust Mark launches as the Energy Star of smart home security Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty ImagesConsumers shopping for new smart home devices will soon be able to look for the an official stamp of trust from the US government: the US Cyber Trust Mark. Similar to how an Energy Star label on home appliances denotes a certain level of energy efficiency, the Cyber Trust Mark is meant to be a …

Technics’ new flagship earbuds have ‘Magnetic Fluid’ drivers Photo: PanasonicThe Panasonic-owned audio brand Technics makes some of the best wireless earbuds that most people have probably never heard of. For example, we found that the sound quality and active noise cancellation of the company’s stylish EAH-AZ80 earbuds equal that of the high-end options from bigger brands like Sony, Bose, and Sennheiser …

This smart ring is rolling out an AI chatbot trained on medical journals The Evie Ring first debuted at last year’s CES. Since then, it’s launched a second ring and is now introducing an AI chatbot. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeAI is the big buzzword in health tech at CES 2025. Everywhere you look, there are AI algorithms, AI health recommendations, and AI chatbots. The thing is, AI’s got a reputatio…

The Zenbook A14 is Asus’ MacBook Air Asus is the latest to set its sights on Apple’s bread-and-butter laptop. | Image: AsusAsus’ new featherweight laptop is aiming to be the latest Windows rival to the Apple MacBook Air. The Asus Zenbook A14 is a new thin and light productivity machine announced at CES 2025 sporting a Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor for a claimed battery life of up…

iFixit shrinks its most popular tech repair toolkit to half the size Image: iFixitiFixit has announced the Pro Tech Go Toolkit, a compact take on the popular Pro Tech kit. The Pro Tech Go is about half the size and weight but squeezes in iFixit’s most important tools for repairing everything from phones and laptops to game consoles. The heart of the kit is a 32-bit screwdriver set, ranging from run-of-the-mill Ph…

Apple’s AirTags are matching their best price to date Apple’s handy location trackers are a no-brainer if you’re an iPhone user. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeIf you’re the type of person who always forgets where they parked or put their car keys, it’s probably a good idea to invest in a location tracker like Apple’s AirTag. They can help you quickly locate just about anything, and they’re cur…

Lenovo Legion Go S official: $499 buys the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheld The Lenovo Legion Go S, with SteamOS. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeLenovo is trying an experiment. In May, it will officially become the very first company outside of Valve to ship a handheld gaming PC with the Steam Deck’s wonderfully pick-up-and-play SteamOS instead of Microsoft Windows. And at $499, it’ll be a true Steam Deck…

Lenovo’s rollable laptop is a concept no more — launching this year for $3,500 Look at this beautiful tall boy.I can confidently say Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 stole the show for me at CES. I knew it the second I hit a button on the keyboard and saw the concept-turned-real laptop extend its rollable OLED display upward — motors whirring motors and a dumb smile forming on my face. Compared to the many new laptops, deskto…

Instead of fertility, this femtech wearable zeroes in on perimenopause Peri is expected to launch in June 2025. | Image: Peri, identifyHerWhen it comes to reproductive health tech, wearable makers tend to focus on one of two things: period tracking and fertility windows. But at CES 2025, health startup identifyHer wants to shake up that narrative with Peri, a wearable designed to help people track and manage perim…

Lenovo’s dual-screen Yoga Book 9i gets bigger displays Those are 14-inch OLED displays now. | Image: LenovoLenovo is updating its Yoga device lineup to 10th-generation versions, including a new lightweight Yoga Slim 9i, a fresh Yoga Book 9i dual-screen laptop with larger displays, and a Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition convertible notebook. The first is the Yoga Slim 9i, now powered by NPU-packing Intel …

Lenovo brings Windows on Arm to mini desktop PCs Image: LenovoQualcomm teased it was about to enter the mini desktop PC space yesterday, and now Lenovo is announcing two mini PCs that cater to consumers and businesses. Both the ThinkCentre neo 50q and IdeaCentre Mini x will include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chips, enabling Copilot Plus PC features in a desktop form factor. The IdeaCentre …

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X9 drops the TrackPoint No nub here. | Photo by Antonio G. Di BenedettoLenovo has unveiled two new ThinkPads: the X9 14 and X9 15, both Aura Editions equipped with Intel Core Ultra processors and slim designs. But what they don’t offer might be the most interesting thing about them: namely, Lenovo’s signature red TrackPoint. Instead, they use a haptic trackpad without …

Meta’s fact-checking changes are just what Trump’s FCC head asked for Image: Cath Virginia / The VergeI have to commend Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his new policy chief Joel Kaplan on their timing. It’s not hugely surprising that, as the pair announced early today, Meta is giving up on professional third-party fact-checking. The operator of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads has been backing off moderation recently…

OnePlus 13 review: finally, a flagship that can hang After several attempts, OnePlus made a great high-end phone. Read the full story at The Verge.

It’s 2025 and the Nintendo Wii is getting a new Guitar Hero controller Hyperkin says the Hyper Strummer features a similar design to older hardware but uses improved internal components. | Image: HyperkinHyperkin opened preorders for a new guitar-shaped controller on New Year’s Day, but it isn’t compatible with Harmonix’s Fortnite Festival music game that debuted on the Switch in late 2023. In fact, the Hyper Strum…