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Streaking Reed Sheppard leads Rockets into matchup with Heat
The Houston Rockets were on the verge of completing a stunning rally from a 19-point deficit against the Orlando Magic on Thursday but needed one final push to get over the hump.
The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handset
Has the Trump phone been here this whole time?
Phones are going to get weird next week
Expect rotating camera rings, robot arms, and magnetic modules at MWC 2026.
Microsoft’s “Copilot Tasks” AI uses its own computer to get things done
A copilot for your busywork.
Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop
The transformer of gaming handhelds.
Razer’s new laptop sleeve wirelessly charges other devices
If you already travel with your laptop protected, this sleeve lets you leave a couple of chargers at home.
Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users
Nano Banana 2: Electric Boogalo
Here’s how the new Samsung Galaxy S26 compares with last year’s S25
Shocker: they’re very similar.
Where to preorder all of Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 phones
The new lineup starts at $899.99.
Samsung’s still chasing the AirPods with its new Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro
Some improvements, but still mainly for Galaxy users.
I’m super impressed with the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new Privacy Display
Keep wandering eyes away from your screen.
Spotify’s Smart Reorder treats your playlists like a DJ set
Spotify playlists get automated mixing.
We played Resident Evil Requiem, ask us anything
Yes, you should play with the lights on.
Adobe’s new AI video editing tool stitches clips into a first draft
A Quick Cut to get you started.
Honor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tablet
At just 4.8mm thick, the MagicPad 4 is also thinner than Apple’s slimmest iPad.
YouTube’s cheaper subscription is getting background play and downloads
YouTube “heard feedback” that users wanted the features.
Apple’s newest AirTags are already on sale if you’re looking to upgrade
How does five AirTags for the price of four sound?
The creators of Dark Sky have a new weather app that shares multiple predictions
Acme Weather embraces the idea that forecasts are never 100 percent accurate.
Nothing couldn’t wait to show off the Phone 4A
The new ‘Glyph Bar’ on Nothing’s upcoming midranger is 40 percent brighter than the Phone 3A’s LED strip lights.
New Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma says “hear you” to complaints about a lack of Xbox exclusives.
Over the last few years, Microsoft has been bringing its big exclusive franchises to rival platforms like PlayStation and Switch. Satya Nadella even said he wanted to “get rid of” console exclusives — that might not be a great move. But the new Xbox boss seems open to the idea that the console’s identity hinges on exclusives. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-21-at-4.17.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?quality=90&strip=all]
Anker’s powerful home theater on wheels is pure chaos
If you’ve got $4,999 to burn, the X1 Pro is one hell of a match.
Read Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma’s first memo on the future of Xbox
She’s promising “The return of Xbox.”
Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft
Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft.
Nintendo turned its biggest flop into an expensive, uncomfortable novelty
Make sure to take breaks.
Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR
But Meta really wants you to know that it still cares about VR.
Without health care, the Massachusetts job market would be dead in the water
In a rare divergence, hiring in Massachusetts has dried up in many sectors even as the economy expands.
The biggest app in the whole wide world
What does it really mean to be number one on the App Store?
Meta is reportedly planning to launch a smartwatch this year
Could Meta take on the Apple Watch?
Microsoft is bringing a built-in network speed test to Windows 11
A new speed test tool is coming to your taskbar.
Business Restructuring Review
In This Issue: The Year in Bankruptcy: 2025 A brief chronicle of the year's notable developments in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, including business bankruptcy filings, significant court rulings, and legislative developments. [read more …] U.S. Bankruptcy Court Denies Chapter 15 Recognition of Maltese Liquidation Absent Evidence of Meaningful Activities Supporting Finding of COMI or Establishment in Malta In In re Geden Holdings, Ltd., No. 25-90138, 2025 WL 2484883 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Aug. 28, 2025), stay pending appeal denied, No. 25-90138, 2026 WL 97993 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. Jan. 13, 2026), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that, for purposes of recognition under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, although a foreign debtor may have had its center of main interests ("COMI") or an establishment in Malta when a liquidation proceeding was commenced for it in a Maltese court in 2017, the absence of any meaningful activity by the debtor's liquidator from that time until the liquidator filed a chapter 15 petition in the United States more than five years later meant that the debtor had neither a COMI nor an establishment in Malta on the chapter 15 petition date. The court accordingly denied the petition for recognition. [read more …] The Ninth Circuit's Expansive Reading of "Financial Accommodations" that Cannot Be Assumed or Assigned in Bankruptcy It is generally well understood that agreements to extend credit or provide financing to a debtor cannot be assumed or assigned in bankruptcy. Even so, the provision of the Bankruptcy Code that precludes assumption or assignment—section 365(c)(2)—also extends to "financial accommodations," a term that is not defined in the Bankruptcy Code and has been the subject of relatively few bankruptcy and appellate court rulings. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined the meaning of the term in In re Svenhard's Swedish Bakery, 154 F.4th 1100 (9th Cir. 2025). The court of appeals ruled that a deeply discounted settlement of pension plan withdrawal liability is a "financial accommodation" that cannot be assumed or assigned, thereby extending the reach of section 365(c)(2) well beyond conventional lending arrangements. [read more …] Pennsylvania District Court Applies "Hypothetical Test" in Determining that Patent License Agreement Is Assignable in Bankruptcy In Crivella Holdings Ltd. v. Mesearch Media Technologies Ltd., No. 2:25-cv-333, 2025 WL 2443400 (W.D. Pa. Aug. 25, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling denying a software licensor's motion for relief from the automatic stay to terminate the license agreement. The court found the license was assumable in bankruptcy under the Third Circuit's hypothetical test as a result of language in the agreement stating that it could be assigned to a "successor in interest" of the debtor without the licensor's further consent, thereby overriding federal patent law's general prohibition against the assignment of patents. [read more …] New York Bankruptcy Court Denies Motion to Terminate Chapter 15 Recognition and Dismiss Chapter 15 Case In In re Oi S.A., No. 23-10193 (LGB), 2025 WL 2806591 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Oct. 1, 2025), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York considered whether chapter 15 recognition of a debtor's Brazilian restructuring proceeding should be terminated and the case dismissed due to the debtors' financial deterioration and inability to satisfy its restructuring plan obligations after entry of the recognition order. The court denied the motion, concluding that recognition of the Brazilian proceeding and a court-approved restructuring plan for the debtors should not be terminated under section 1519(d) of the Bankruptcy Code—according to the court, the sole authority for revocation of chapter 15 recognition—because, among other things, the restructuring proceeding was still pending, the debtors might still need relief authorized under chapter 15, and the debtors' prospects for reorganizing under a hypothetical chapter 11 case were uncertain at best. It also found that no provision of the Bankruptcy Code authorizes the dismissal of a chapter 15 case. [read more …] Newsworthy Effective January 1, 2026, Jones Day welcomed Isel M. Perez (Miami), Andrew M. Butler (New York), Sid Pepels (Amsterdam), and Anna C. Bretting (Munich) to the partnership in the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice. Sid Pepels (Amsterdam) has been nominated for the Future Leader Award by the Global Restructuring Review, an organization that acknowledges and honors excellence within the global restructuring and insolvency sector. This award is designed to recognize exceptional contributions made by both individuals and firms in the field. The 2026 edition of Chambers UK recognized Ben Larkin (London) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency and Adam R. Brown (London) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency: Litigation. The 2026 edition of Chambers Asia-Pacific ranked Roger Dobson (Sydney) in the practice area Restructuring/Insolvency. An article written by Corinne Ball (New York) titled "Backstop Fees for Lenders in Chapter 11 Plans: Absent Market Test, Equality of Treatment Now Required in Fifth Circuit After 'ConvergeOne'" was published on November 12, 2025, in the New York Law Journal. An article written by Oliver S. Zeltner (Houston) titled "Delaware Bankruptcy Court: No Legal Authority for Chapter 11 Plan Gatekeeping Provision" was published on November 20, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Daniel J. Merrett (Atlanta) titled "First Impressions: Eleventh Circuit Rules that Annulment of Automatic Stay Does Not Violate U.S. Supreme Court's Prohibition of Nunc Pro Tunc Orders" was published on November 21, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Genna Ghaul (New York) titled "Iowa District Court: Avoidance Claims Cannot Be Encumbered by Pre-Bankruptcy Liens" was published on November 20, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. An article written by Dan T. Moss (Washington/New York), Corinne Ball (New York), David S. Torborg (Washington), and Ben Rosenblum (New York) titled "New York Bankruptcy Court Rejects Challenge to Barnet Rule Permitting Foreign Debtors to Obtain Chapter 15 Recognition With Only Minimal U.S. Assets" was published on November 21, 2025, by Lexis Practical Guidance. The M&A Advisor has recognized the Silvergate Capital Corporation Bankruptcy case as the Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (over $5 billion) during its 20th Annual Turnaround Awards. Jones Day is listed among the professionals for the representation of Exploration Capital, which was led by Joshua M. Mester (Los Angeles). Lawyer Spotlight: Sid Pepels Sid Pepels, a partner in Jones Day's Amsterdam Office, litigates and advises clients on commercial and international insolvency matters, with a focus on complex restructurings and insolvencies. He has advised and litigated high-profile cases, including: the cross-border WHOA (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord) proceedings concerning Vroon Group and Diebold Nixdorf; proceedings on behalf of expropriated SNS Reaal bond holders against the Dutch State; the bankruptcy of Intertoys, the leading Dutch toys retailer; the restructuring of Oi, the Dutch finance vehicle of the Brazilian telecom giant; and Blokker, the leading Dutch home appliances retailer. Sid holds a Ph.D. in European insolvency law and regularly publishes in academic journals on topics of cross-border insolvency. He has been recognized in The Legal 500 Netherlands and was noted by his peers for being client-minded and a creative thinker with a "strong grasp of the law and strong interpersonal skills." Sid was also nominated for the "Future Leader" award at the Global Restructuring Review Awards 2025. He is a board member for the Netherlands Association for Comparative and International Insolvency Law and a NextGen member of the International Insolvency Institute.
Google’s AI search results will make links more obvious
It’s adding more descriptive and prominent link icons, too.
Now Pixel 9 phones can transfer files with AirDrop, too
Another win for cross-platform sharing.
Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and AirPods
Apple’s getting in on AI hardware.
Valve’s Steam Deck OLED will be ‘intermittently’ out of stock because of the RAM crisis
It’s not just the Steam Machine that’s affected by memory shortages.
Apple starts testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messages on iPhone
They will launch in a “future update,” not iOS 26.4.
Apple’s Podcasts app will let you ‘seamlessly’ switch between audio and video shows
New features for the app are launching this spring.
Arts, health and humanities converge at interdisciplinary symposium
Florida State University research is connecting the arts and humanities to health, healing and human connection, demonstrating how interdisciplinary
Switch 2 pricing and next PlayStation release could be impacted by memory shortage
Sony might push the debut of its next-generation console back to 2029 due to AI memory demands.
You need to watch the intensely surreal cult classic Possession
It features three of the most unhinged performances in cinema history, and I mean that as a compliment.
America is on the verge of a new type of racial reckoning
The massive crowds that filled American cities during the 2020 George Floyd protests are gone. But what’s been happening in Minnesota marks the beginning of a new type of racial reckoning. It may lack the spectacle of the Floyd protests, but it could have more staying power.
The DJI Romo robovac had security so poor, this man remotely accessed thousands of them
DJI may have fixed it now.
There’s a tiny digital camera inside these retro 35mm film rolls
Like the Kodak Charmera, the OPT100 Neo Film camera makes up for terrible specs with an adorable design.
Sony’s XM6 earbuds are noise-canceling winners
Great sound and great ANC — if you can get a solid fit.
HP ZBook Ultra G1a review: a business-class workstation that’s got game
Strix Halo for the straightlaced (and deep-pocketed).
Highguard’s developer reportedly lays off ‘most’ of its staff just over two weeks after launch
A “core” group of developers will still support the game.
Samsung’s offering up to $900 of trade-in credit toward its new phones
Plus, get a $30 credit for accessories.
Bridging the Gap Between Soil Science and Collective Action
The Save Soil movement converges spiritual vision, digital infrastructures, and transnational advocacy mobilizing people at scale.
ChatGPT’s deep research tool adds a built-in document viewer so you can read its reports
You can also open a new table of contents that allows you to jump to specific sections of the report.
Ayaneo’s new Windows handheld will cost up to $4,299 with maxed out specs
Big, powerful, expensive.
Microsoft is keeping Secure Boot alive with Windows updates
Certificates start expiring in June.
Google can now help you find and remove your ID from search results
You can remove more of your information from the search engine.
Romeo is a Dead Man is bizarre, bloody, and exactly what makes Grasshopper special
Wherefore art thou, dead man?
Vibe coding Nothing’s apps is fun, until you try to make them useful
Nothing wants to make an ecosystem of AI-generated apps, but it has a long way to go.
Leaked specs for Sony’s next flagship wireless earbuds reveal ANC upgrades
The Sony WF-1000XM6 will reportedly feature a faster processor and an upgrade to eight mics instead of six.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
The iPhone 17e could launch soon with MagSafe and an A19 chip
The best part: It’ll still be $599
GuliKit’s tiny USB dongle lets you connect your PS5 controller to your Switch 2
Like 8BitDo’s model, but cheaper and smaller.
How I Built the Star Trek control panel of my dreams
I used ESPHome and LVGL to make my living room a little bit more like the USS Enterprise
LG’s C5 TV and Anker’s powerful power bank are this week’s best deals
Get your entertainment center ready for the Benito Bowl.
Trump Phone Looks Different, Costs More and Won't Be Made in the US, Report Shows
The T1 looks different (again), and its specs and pricing have changed, according to a model handset shown in a video call to The Verge.
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
“Clinically backed” isn’t the endorsement you think it is.
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’
We don’t know the specific devices yet.
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
The RAM shortage strikes again.
Assessing Kraft Heinz (KHC) Valuation As Earnings, Options Activity And Planned Business Split Attract Fresh Attention
Kraft Heinz stock in focus as earnings, options activity and corporate split converge Kraft Heinz (KHC) is drawing fresh attention as its February 11 earnings date approaches. Analysts expect declines in earnings per share and revenue, there is heavier call option activity, and the company has announced a planned sauces and grocery split later this year. See our latest analysis for Kraft Heinz. At a share price of US$24.48, Kraft Heinz has seen short term momentum pick up, with a 7 day share...
Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing
You’ll have to wait a little longer for Valve’s new hardware.
Hollywood and Washington converge as celebrities, lawmakers speak out on grievances
This last week has demonstrated, once again, that politics and pop culture are deeply intertwined.
GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents
GitHub continues to embrace rival AI agents
Spotify launches offline lyrics, translations, and lyric previews
Spotify lyrics anywhere.
Amazon rolls out Alexa Plus nationwide and launches a new free tier
Alexa Plus is now available to everyone in the US
Stealing cable has evolved: the new face of TV piracy
Fed up with increasing subscription prices, viewers embrace rogue streaming boxes.
Anthropic says ‘Claude will remain ad-free,’ unlike ChatGPT
‘Ads are coming to AI. But not to Claude.’
Europe and North America Home and Small Business Security System Market Report 2026: DIY Convergence, AI Integration, and Smart Home Competition Reshape the Landscape
Significant opportunities exist in expanding home and small business security systems, particularly in Europe, where penetration is lower. Growth is driven by interactive services, smart home integration, and the rise of DIY security solutions, posing challenges and opportunities for traditional providers. Installed Base of Profesionally Monitored Home and Small Business Alarm Systems in EU27+3 and North America, 2024-2029 Installed Base of Profesionally Monitored Home and Small Business Alarm S
On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review – are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?
A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safety
AMD hints Microsoft could launch its next-gen Xbox in 2027
AMD is developing a custom chip for the next Xbox
Fitbit’s founders launch a new platform for monitoring your entire family’s health
Luffu tracks health data like medications, diets, and sleep and provides AI-powered alerts for potential health issues.
Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial
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