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6 Android launchers that are better than your default home screen (and most are free)

You can customize your Android phone simply by replacing the default launcher. Here are six I’ve tested and recommend.

February 9, 2026

New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators

Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images At the center of a consequential case about social media liability is a key question: did Meta lie or mislead the public about the safety of its platform, while…

February 9, 2026

Your Windows PC has a secret recovery tool that’s seriously useful – here’s how to access it

If Windows ever has trouble launching, Recovery Drive lets you back up essential system files to an external USB drive to help Windows boot.

February 9, 2026

What Functional Programmers Get Wrong About Systems

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February 9, 2026

Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here’s What’s at Stake

Attorney General Raúl Torrez is accusing the tech giant of failing to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.

February 9, 2026

OpenAI’s new Codex app hits 1M+ downloads in first week — but limits may be coming to free and Go users

In a major milestone for the “AI coding wars,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed on X that the company’s standalone Codex application (currently only for Mac computers) surpassed 1 million downloads in its first week of availability, echoing the explosive…