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Steam beta lets users add their PC specs to reviews

Stevie BonifieldFeb 13

Can Democrats post their way to midterm victories?

Kamala Harris’ campaign account, @KamalaHQ, has rebranded as a digital rapid response operation.

Mia SatoFeb 13

Trump Mobile’s origins lie with a Mexican middleweight boxer

Dominic PrestonFeb 13

What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine

Niamh RoweFeb 13

iRobot’s Roombas have a new Chinese owner, but it says your data will remain in the US

Stevie BonifieldFeb 13

Ring’s adorable surveillance hellscape

David PierceFeb 13

Andrew LiszewskiFeb 13

You got the touch. You got the power.

Forty years after Optimus Prime’s death in Transformers: The Movie traumatized a generation of kids, Hasbro is releasing a Matrix of Leadership replica giving anyone the fallen leader’s power. Available for preorder starting on February 16th through Hasbro Pulse and Amazon, the collectible features interactive lights and plays Stan Bush’s The Touch when it’s pulled open.

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<em>Preorders for the Matrix of Leadership replica open at 1PM ET on February 16th.</em>

<em>As you pull the Matrix open, the core inside pulses and glows brighter and brighter.</em>

<em>The Matrix can be displayed on an included stand either open or closed.</em>

<em>Unlike the version inside Optimus Prime, Hasbro’s Matrix is powered by rechargeable batteries.</em>

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Preorders for the Matrix of Leadership replica open at 1PM ET on February 16th.

Image: Hasbro

The Verge’s 2026 Valentine’s Day gift guide (for her)

Sheena VasaniFeb 13

Meta’s Quest 3S is $50 off, and includes Batman: Arkham Shadow for free

Sheena VasaniFeb 13

Meta reportedly wants to add face recognition to smart glasses while privacy advocates are distracted

Emma RothFeb 13

There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 35mm film rolls

Andrew LiszewskiFeb 13

HP’s laptop subscriptions are a great deal — for HP

Antonio G. Di BenedettoFeb 13

Jess WeatherbedFeb 13

Good Riddance.

While we still lack reliable deepfake detection tech, Jeremy Carrasco (@showtoolsai) has been using his social platforms to help people visually identify red flags for AI in videos. Now, Carrasco is expanding his AI literacy efforts with Riddance — a dedicated text publication for AI media news, investigations, and analysis.

Announcing Riddance

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Jess WeatherbedFeb 13

Google adds AI audio summarization to Docs.

Gemini-powered Audio Summaries give you a condensed overview of lengthy documents instead of reading the entire thing. The feature is starting to roll out to select business and Google AI users now, and can be found in the Tools menu in Google Docs.