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https://www.theverge.com/science/887597/iran-conflict-oil-price-drilling Prolonged conflict with Iran raises oil prices and could mean more drilling in the US. | The Verge Mar 2, 2026 - Reserves can offset short-term disruptions to the global market. Beyond that, higher prices could encourage American companies to ramp up production in coming... raises oil pricescould meanus vergeprolongedconflict https://www.theverge.com/news/873702/amazon-alexa-plus-ai-assistant-now-available Alexa Plus is now available to everyone in the US | The Verge Feb 4, 2026 - Amazon’s Alexa Plus AI assistant is now available to Prime members, with new pricing tiers, a free chat option, and a $20/month plan for non-Prime members. alexa plusavailableeveryoneverge https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303299/baidu-apollo-go-rt6-robotaxi-unit-economics-waymo Baidu’s supercheap robotaxis should scare the hell out of the US | The Verge Nov 22, 2024 - China’s Baidu is launching its sixth-generation robotaxi, which it claims costs less than $30,000 to manufacture. That should make Waymo and other US operators... us vergesupercheaprobotaxisscarehell https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/22/22545555/zee5-streaming-service-launch-united-states South Asian streaming service Zee5 launches in the US | The Verge Jun 22, 2021 - South Asian content streaming service Zee5 is now widely available to all users in the US. The service will bring 130,000 hours of Indian, Pakistani, and... south asianstreaming serviceus vergezee5launches https://www.theverge.com/apple/901388/apple-american-manufacturing-program-expansion Apple still isn’t making iPhones in the US. | The Verge Mar 26, 2026 - But it is expanding its modest American Manufacturing Program. TDK will make camera stabilization sensors, while Bosch will build chips for crash detection and... apple stillus vergemakingiphones https://www.theverge.com/news/643117/psa-pausing-submissions-outside-us-tariffs PSA pauses card grading submissions from outside the US | The Verge Apr 3, 2025 - The card grading service PSA is pausing submissions from outside the US due to “significant tariff expenses.” card gradingus vergepsapausessubmissions https://www.theverge.com/tech/913070/plug-in-solar-gains-traction-in-the-us Plug-in solar gains traction in the US. | The Verge Apr 16, 2026 - So-called balcony solar systems that feed energy back into the home over a standard AC wall jack, have already helped Europeans (Germans especially) cut their... gains tractionus vergeplugsolar https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/21/24203137/samsung-messages-no-pre-install-galaxy-z-fold-flip-6-google-messages-android-rcs Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 phones won’t come with Samsung Messages in the US | The Verge Jul 21, 2024 - Samsung will no longer pre-install Samsung Messages on Galaxy Z Fold 6, Z Flip 6, and newer phones in the US, two years after making Google Messages its... galaxy z flipsamsung messagesus verge6fold https://www.theverge.com/tech/909263/tcl-nxtpaper-70-pro-smartphone-us-availability-pricing-t-mobile TCL’s NXTPaper 70 Pro with its paperlike screen is now available in the US. | The Verge Apr 9, 2026 - After being announced at CES 2026, TCL has confirmed its NXTPaper 70 Pro, featuring the company’s matte finish screen tech that’s meant to compete with E Ink,... nxtpaper 70 prous vergescreenavailable https://www.theverge.com/transportation/918491/ford-and-geely-discussed-a-joint-venture-in-the-us Ford and Geely discussed a joint venture in the US. | The Verge Apr 24, 2026 - We already reported that Geely, which also owns Volvo and Polestar, is the Chinese automaker best positioned to sell its vehicles in the US. Now the company is... joint ventureus vergefordgeelydiscussed https://www.theverge.com/23869483/us-v-google-search-antitrust-case-updates US v. Google search antitrust trial: updates | The Verge Feb 3, 2026 - Everything that’s happened so far in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google’s search business. us vgoogle searchantitrust trialupdatesverge https://www.theverge.com/science/877371/trump-carbon-pollution-endangerment-finding-repeal-climate-change In one swoop, Trump kills US greenhouse gas regulations | The Verge Feb 12, 2026 - By attacking a landmark public health finding, the Trump administration could gut federal greenhouse gas regulations all at once. us greenhouse gasone swooptrumpkillsregulations https://www.theverge.com/tech/916645/us-lawmakers-call-on-tiktok-to-add-age-verification US lawmakers call on TikTok to add age verification. | The Verge us lawmakersage verificationcalltiktokadd https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/24324140/tp-link-us-investigation-ban-chinese-routers US targets TP-Link with a potential ban on the Chinese routers | The Verge Dec 18, 2024 - Authorities in the US are considering a ban on TP-Link internet routers over national security concerns due to their repeated links to Chinese cyberattacks. us targetspotential bantpchineserouters https://www.theverge.com/news/862396/us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-climate-air-pollution-health-trump US greenhouse gas emissions are growing again. | The Verge Jan 15, 2026 - Planet-heating carbon and methane pollution had actually fallen by around 20 percent over the past decade, but ticked back up again in 2025 as the Trump... us greenhouse gasemissionsgrowingverge