This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers , a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Last month, Netflix made the surpr...
Two months before it changed its name to "Meta," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally introduced us to his metaverse for work : Horizon Workrooms, envisioned as a virtual space for workers to colla...
Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" fro...
The chief constable of one of Britain's largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. The report, which led to Isr...
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
Costars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck pose with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for their latest film, "The Rip." Cindy Ord/Getty Images Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-starred in and co-produced a new or...
Business Insider's reporter spent 30 hours in an Amtrak bedroom while traveling from Miami to New York. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I spent 30 hours on an overnight Amtrak train traveling from Miami ...
The author raised her kids in Chicago. Unaihuiziphotography/Getty Images I knew many people who moved away from Chicago to raise their kids, but I stayed. In Chicago, my kids had access to parks, muse...
The author struggled to adjust to civilian life after the Marines. jacoblund/Getty Images I planned to be in the Marines for my entire career, but I left early to pursue entrepreneurship. Some of the ...
China's JY-27A radar didn't appear to be effective during the US raid on Venezuela. US Air Force Photo Venezuela's Chinese air defense radars weren't game-changing during the US raid to capture Maduro...
The author sold her house and took a job as a cruise photographer. Courtesy of the author With my son grown and debt rising, I realized my longtime home no longer supported the life I wanted. Selling ...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his ruling party have pushed to stimulate China's economy. Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images Hedge funds betting big on China generated strong returns last year. Manage...
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...
Scott Adams. Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams passed away. So did Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir. Legendary independent film director Béla Tarr als...
We spent 10 days exploring Japan. Jenna DeLaurentis My boyfriend and I made a few mistakes on our first trip to Japan , which lasted 10 days. We chose the wrong month to travel in terms of weather and...
The Royal Navy called Leonardo's Proteus a new step in British aviation history. Royal Navy A European arms maker flew what the Royal Navy called "the UK's first truly autonomous full-size helicop...
Anthropic's Claude Cowork AI tool, which has launched as a research preview this week. Anthropic Anthropic employees used Claude to build Cowork, its new agentic tool launched this week. The AI startu...
After visiting 29 states last year, I would choose to move to Maine. Emily Pogue My husband and I spent most of last year traveling around the United States . We spent time in 29 different states, but...
Jensen Huang Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Nvidia has added key marketing, policy, and HR executives over the past year. Several senior software acqui-hires came via startup deals. Executiv...
A monument of Turkmenistan's former president, in Ashgabat. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images An Air France flight from India to Paris diverted to Turkmenistan. It was already running almost a ...