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Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Google co-founder Sergey Brin visited Epstein’s private island and traded emails with Ghislaine Maxwell.

The latest batch of documents released by the DOJ reveals that Brin had corresponded with Maxwell as early as 2003, and was invited to dinner at Epstein’s townhouse that year. The files also contain testimony that places Brin and his then fiancée, Anne Wojcicki, at the private island in 2007. It’s not a great look for one of the authors of “Don’t Be Evil.”

On the ground with thousands of anti-ICE protesters

Scenes from the general strike in Minneapolis.

Gaby Del Valle
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Almost a week after being hit with a storm, many of NYC’s Citi Bikes are still snowed in.

Lyft made a big splash when it bought Citi Bike’s parent company in 2018. It promised huge investments and improved service. But, it’s also raised prices at a stunning rate, far outpacing inflation and fares for other transportation in NYC. And yet, it hasn’t bothered digging out most of its bike docks, according to Streetsblog.

Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Ayaneo launches the tiny but mighty Pocket S Mini handheld.

Under the hood is a Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chip, starting at $319 for 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The screen is a 4.2-inch 4:3 display perfect for retro titles. Plus, it’s got hall-effect joysticks and triggers, housed in a glass and CNC-machined metal body that looks a lot like the Pocket Vert.

Ayaneo Pocket S Mini in black, white and “retro power” on a table.
Image: Ayaneo
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
Looks like Melania is getting reverse review bombed on Rotten Tomatoes.

Sorry if we don’t believe your “theater was sold out and erupted in applause and cheers.” Wired reviewed 1,398 Melania showings on Fandango and found only two were sold out. Critics’ scores are in the toilet. But we’re expected to believe that with over 100 “verified ratings,” it’s got a 98 percent on the Popcornmeter? Sure.

The latest Instax printer is a pricey but worthy upgrade

8

Verge Score

Better contrast, color, detail, and sharpness.

Thomas Ricker
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Now that Meta’s no longer bankrolling VR game studios, its VR game boss is leaving.

Jason Rubin became Oculus’ game studios boss in 2014, shortly after Facebook bought the company, and led VR content ever since, as well as brokering deals that might’ve led to a killer app — like Rock Band, Assassin’s Creed and more. But over a decade later, Meta’s gutting its studios. Rubin is leaving in March because “this seems like a good time.”

Rubin’s goodbye note.
Rubin’s goodbye note.
Image: Jason Rubin (X)
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Disney might have a new CEO sooner than expected.

Current CEO Bob Iger has apparently said he plans to step down before the end of the year, and the company’s board of directors are set to vote next week on who should be his successor, The Wall Street Journal reports. The frontrunners are reportedly Josh D’Amaro and Dana Walden.

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