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    Netflix orders more from the Squid Game creator.

    The Dealer will be a crime series following a casino dealer who starts gambling herself to fund her wedding. Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk will produce the show, though he isn’t writing or directing this time.

    Photo of cast and crew of Netflix’s The Dealer
    Hwang Dong-hyuk (left) will produce the new show, with Jung So-min (third from left) in the lead role.
    Image: Netflix
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    Dominic Preston
    Lightroom or bust.

    Apple’s new Creator Studio subscription is pitched as an Adobe alternative, but a lot of Verge commenters made it clear: without a decent equivalent to Lightroom, it won’t work for most photographers.

    Nevpaurion:

    For the love of god make a lightroom alternative so i can stop giving adobe my money.

    Get the day’s best comment and more in my free newsletter, The Verge Daily.

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    Of course CES has an AI car wash for shoes.

    The Brolan ClearX uses “sensors” (no one could tell me what sort, though) and AI to detect what material your shoes are made from and select the appropriate cleaning and drying cycle, with “micro-nano bubble technology” to help clean. Is it too late to add this to my dubious AI roundup?

    <em>Brolan is targeting a Kickstarter launch in May, for $500-800.</em>
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    Brolan is targeting a Kickstarter launch in May, for $500-800.
    Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge
    Honor steps up to the big leagues with the Magic 8 Pro

    7

    Verge Score

    The company’s best phone camera yet can compete with anything around.

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    This is not Dominic Preston.

    At CES 2026, the real Dominic tried out a clone from MyPersonas.ai, which is just one of many AI tools on the show floor this year.

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    Dominic Preston
    The FIFA flip.

    Soccer’s governing body isn’t at its most popular right now, from price gouging complaints to allegedly breaking its own rules giving a “peace prize” to Donald Trump. But hey, it’s a World Cup year, so you can’t blame it for trying its luck with this branded version of last year’s regular Motorola Razr.

    Image of two FIFA-branded Razr phones resting on each other
    FIFA World Cup 2026 Motorola Razr with its box
    A female fan holds a FIFA-branded Razr phone as she gestures to the camera, and two male phones behind her hold flags
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    That geometric design is intended to capture “the energy, inclusivity, and momentum” of the World Cup.
    Image: Motorola