Tom Warren
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what a week for Martinelli, from villain to hero
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
what a week for Martinelli, from villain to hero
there’s so much going on in this spam email I don’t know where to begin 😅
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
there’s so much going on in this spam email I don’t know where to begin 😅
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has posted a video about Microsoft's 25 years of Xbox and the upcoming Developer Direct later this month. The video, posted to LinkedIn, also includes Microsoft's new Xbox 25 logo
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has posted a video about Microsoft's 25 years of Xbox and the upcoming Developer Direct later this month. The video, posted to LinkedIn, also includes Microsoft's new Xbox 25 logo
Towerborne is launching in full on February 26th. It will be available on Xbox Series S / X, PC, PS5, and through Game Pass (Premium and Ultimate)
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Towerborne is launching in full on February 26th. It will be available on Xbox Series S / X, PC, PS5, and through Game Pass (Premium and Ultimate)
another Xbox game is coming to PS5 next month. Avowed is coming to PS5 on February 17th, alongside the anniversary update for the game across all platforms
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
another Xbox game is coming to PS5 next month. Avowed is coming to PS5 on February 17th, alongside the anniversary update for the game across all platforms
Microsoft has confirmed today that it has removed phone activation from Windows. You'll have to use a web portal on another machine if you need to activate an offline copy of Windows 11 www.theverge.com/tech/858505/...
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Microsoft has confirmed today that it has removed phone activation from Windows. You'll have to use a web portal on another machine if you need to activate an offline copy of Windows 11 www.theverge.com/tech/858505/...
a rough day of electricity prices on Octopus Agile today in the UK 😬
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
a rough day of electricity prices on Octopus Agile today in the UK 😬
it looks like the Xbox Gear Shop is coming back soon. Microsoft took it offline 5 months ago, and it looks like it’s returning just in time for Xbox’s 25th anniversary year
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
it looks like the Xbox Gear Shop is coming back soon. Microsoft took it offline 5 months ago, and it looks like it’s returning just in time for Xbox’s 25th anniversary year
Microsoft has now issued a statement clarifying that it hasn't renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Microsoft has now issued a statement clarifying that it hasn't renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
I’ve been waiting for a really nice white AM5 motherboard and ASUS have finally delivered. The ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial looks great 😍
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I’ve been waiting for a really nice white AM5 motherboard and ASUS have finally delivered. The ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial looks great 😍
Nvidia made a big deal about Reflex 2 at CES last year, but it's nowhere to be seen. Reflex 2 was "coming soon" a year ago in Valorant and The Finals to reduce latency even further on RTX 50-series GPUs. Nvidia hasn't provided an update on why Reflex 2 is delayed
January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Nvidia made a big deal about Reflex 2 at CES last year, but it's nowhere to be seen. Reflex 2 was "coming soon" a year ago in Valorant and The Finals to reduce latency even further on RTX 50-series GPUs. Nvidia hasn't provided an update on why Reflex 2 is delayed
first Xbox Game Pass drop of 2026 includes Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
first Xbox Game Pass drop of 2026 includes Star Wars Outlaws and Resident Evil Village
XREAL is teaming up with ASUS to launch 240Hz AR glasses this year. The glasses have micro-OLED panels running at 1080p resolution, and they’ll attach to gadgets with a USB-C cable www.theverge.com/tech/848256/...
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
XREAL is teaming up with ASUS to launch 240Hz AR glasses this year. The glasses have micro-OLED panels running at 1080p resolution, and they’ll attach to gadgets with a USB-C cable www.theverge.com/tech/848256/...
Asus has a new holographic gaming PC. The full-color holographic display projects 340 x 340 animated images on the PC’s chassis www.theverge.com/news/850886/...
January 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Asus has a new holographic gaming PC. The full-color holographic display projects 340 x 340 animated images on the PC’s chassis www.theverge.com/news/850886/...
Intel says it will be launching an "entire handheld gaming platform with Panther Lake" chips later this year
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Intel says it will be launching an "entire handheld gaming platform with Panther Lake" chips later this year
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the Vera Rubin architecture, its next-gen AI platform. The GPU is named Rubin and the CPU is Vera
January 5, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the Vera Rubin architecture, its next-gen AI platform. The GPU is named Rubin and the CPU is Vera
Qualcomm has just announced the X2 Plus chip, which will debut alongside the X2 Elite and Elite Extreme for Windows on ARM laptops. It’s also hinting we might see some Windows on ARM handhelds soon 👀 www.theverge.com/tech/853851/...
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Qualcomm has just announced the X2 Plus chip, which will debut alongside the X2 Elite and Elite Extreme for Windows on ARM laptops. It’s also hinting we might see some Windows on ARM handhelds soon 👀 www.theverge.com/tech/853851/...
I don’t say this enough, but I appreciate everyone reading and sharing my work throughout 2025 🙏 This week marks 14 years at The Verge for me! It feels like a lifetime ago that we kicked off our first CES as a website in 2012. It's now time for the tech of CES 2026 💪
January 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I don’t say this enough, but I appreciate everyone reading and sharing my work throughout 2025 🙏 This week marks 14 years at The Verge for me! It feels like a lifetime ago that we kicked off our first CES as a website in 2012. It's now time for the tech of CES 2026 💪
shout out to the Meta exec who thought it was a great idea to turn the native WhatsApp for Windows app into a crappy web wrapper during a RAM pricing crisis
January 1, 2026 at 8:45 AM
shout out to the Meta exec who thought it was a great idea to turn the native WhatsApp for Windows app into a crappy web wrapper during a RAM pricing crisis
yeah I’ve just been pushing it and waiting for cheaper Agile electricity rates that are about to drop
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
yeah I’ve just been pushing it and waiting for cheaper Agile electricity rates that are about to drop
I’m currently in a spiritual battle with my EV battery
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I’m currently in a spiritual battle with my EV battery
Happy New Year! 🎉 2026 is the year of the 6 👊
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Happy New Year! 🎉 2026 is the year of the 6 👊
Arsenal 🤝 Brazil 🇧🇷
Big Gabi just makes the whole team seem stronger. Also great to see Gabby back and firing one in. Ødegaard was also on fire tonight. What a statement game. Onwards 💪
Big Gabi just makes the whole team seem stronger. Also great to see Gabby back and firing one in. Ødegaard was also on fire tonight. What a statement game. Onwards 💪
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Arsenal 🤝 Brazil 🇧🇷
Big Gabi just makes the whole team seem stronger. Also great to see Gabby back and firing one in. Ødegaard was also on fire tonight. What a statement game. Onwards 💪
Big Gabi just makes the whole team seem stronger. Also great to see Gabby back and firing one in. Ødegaard was also on fire tonight. What a statement game. Onwards 💪
Microsoft isn't rewriting Windows in Rust with AI, despite many reports about it over the past couple of days
December 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Microsoft isn't rewriting Windows in Rust with AI, despite many reports about it over the past couple of days
8 is my daily and 7 and 9 on the go. How about you?
December 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
8 is my daily and 7 and 9 on the go. How about you?