TikTok will roll out new age detection technology in Europe that uses profile information, posts, and “behavioral signals” to guess if a user is under 13, then flags suspected accounts for moderators to review, reports Reuters.

Those red screens contributed to the Virtual Boy being one of Nintendo’s biggest failures, but with a high-speed camera running at up to 1,750,000 fps, The Slow Mo Guys have shared a fascinating look at how the console produced 3D images using two thin strips of red LEDs and moving mirrors.

Emojipedia has a fascinating article about the convergence of emoji designs across platforms (generally toward Apple’s designs) from 2018-2026. “Across most major platforms, the risk of sending one emoji and unintentionally conveying another meaning has been dramatically reduced, thanks to years of incremental, often quiet, design alignment,” Emojipedia’s Keith Broni says.

A group led by the first administrator of the US Digital Service, which was changed into the Department of Government Efficiency, is working on a plan to help a future Democratic administration restore what DOGE dismantled. The group, Tech Viaduct, is crafting executive actions to be enacted on day one.

“Google traffic from organic search to over 2,500 sites was down by a third (33%) globally between Nov 2024 and Nov 2025 and by 38% in the United States,” according to Chartbeat data included in a report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

After launching its first three Pokémon sets this week, Lego has announced a second Legend of Zelda set today, following the debut of the Great Deku Tree in 2024. The 1,003-piece, $129.99 set features Ganon’s ruined castle from Ocarina of Time’s climactic final battle, Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf minifigures, and a larger buildable version of Ganon.

Videos that include topics like reproductive rights, self-harm, suicide, and abuse will be able to earn more revenue now as long as they don’t include graphic scenes or descriptions, as spotted by Tubefilter.

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The first near-final version of Rivian’s critical $45,000 electric vehicle just rolled off the assembly line at the company’s factory in Normal, Illinois. Customer deliveries are expected to follow soon after, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said. This is a make-or-break moment for the company: can it make more affordable, high-volume EVs? Or will it be relegated to niche status as an expensive truck company?

The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children has sued his company xAI over Grok deepfakes of her, alleging it’s a “public nuisance” — a legal term that doesn’t always seem to do its targets justice.

A content deal has reportedly been struck that will see the BBC producing original shows for YouTube, giving the UK broadcaster access to younger audiences and advertising revenue overseas — something it desperately needs to bolster ad-free funding at home. The deal could be announced next week.

Two individuals who were driving dump trucks to the construction site in Richland Parish, Louisiana, were arrested on Wednesday. Local law enforcement says ICE “did not enter the Meta site at any time,” but told Bloomberg that agents were sweeping for identification of workers en route to the site.

The codename for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is actually named after a person — Google product manager Naina Raisinghani, specifically, who gave a variation of her nickname to the AI model.

Friend of The Verge Nicole Carpenter published a fascinating piece for Aftermath about trying to track down another reporter named Nicole Carpenter who may or may not exist.

Michael O’Leary, on the radio show Newstalk, was asked about Elon Musk calling his reasoning for not installing Starlink on Ryanair airplanes “misinformed.“