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USS Abraham Lincoln docks in San Diego after grueling deployment

The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in San Diego on Thursday, completing a lengthy and grueling deployment to the Middle East, which was mired in tight food supplies and degrading mental health onboard the massive ship. The Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, completed the 322-day deployment, which was expected to end this summer. It was extended…

Today’s Vergecast: The many pluses and minuses of Alexa Plus.

Amazon is determined to turn Alexa Plus into a do-everything AI assistant that can compete with Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, and the rest. But after a year of testing, The Verge’s Jen Tuohy has mixed feelings on how it’s all going. And on whether a new tablet is the right way to fix it. Watch | Listen | Get ad-free [Media: https://youtu.be/AhHB6eLlQ_8]

HHS launches NIH clinic to study vaccine injuries

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a clinic dedicated to studying “patients experiencing health problems following vaccination” as it mulls reimbursement program for doctors who report vaccine-related injuries. HHS said the new office — located within the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) headquarters in Bethesda — opened earlier this week, it…

This desktop Spotify alternative is less RAM hungry and supports Winamp skins.

If you’re tired of the Spotify desktop app gobbling up a big chunk of your computer’s RAM, Spotifast for Linux, macOS, and Windows takes a leaner approach and typically needs just 100 to 250MB. A Spotify Premium account is required to actually stream music instead of just browsing, and if you need another reason to switch, Spotifast includes a Mini Player that supports Winamp 2 skins. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/spotifast.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

Golden statue depicting Trump nude appears at European Parliament

A golden statue of a nude President Trump appeared inside the European Parliament as part of a two-day exhibition this week. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday called for its removal, although it had already been taken down. Danish artist Jens Galschiøt installed his sculpture, called “The Orange Plague,” in the building in Strasbourg,…

Claude can now turn data into animated explainers.

You can ask Anthropic’s AI chatbot to incorporate motion into its output, allowing it to create a 30-second video explainer, add animation to a chart, or make a product walkthrough. The animation will play like a short video, which you can download as an MP4 file. Anthropic is also rolling out live dashboards that update based on your company’s data, and is launching Docs, Slides, and Design out of beta. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Claude-Motion.png?quality=90&strip=all]

Thursday, October 8, 2026

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