Instagram is making it harder for people to spam you with DM requests
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram is trying to make it more difficult for people you don’t follow to spam you with unwanted DM requests. After testing the…
The best gaming mice to buy right now
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Wired or wireless, stripped-down or packed to the gills with buttons or RGB or both, these are the best gaming mice you can get…
8BitDo’s drift-free Ultimate Bluetooth Controller is selling for a new low of $55.99
Image: 8BitDo Nobody likes stick drift in their game controllers, but everybody loves a good deal. So this sale on the 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller and its drift-free Hall effect…
Excel’s esports revolution is coming back to ESPN this week
You’ve never seen anyone Excel the way the pros Excel. | Image: The Financial Modeling World Cup/David Pierce It’s the Sheeter Bowl! The VLookup Cup! Merge Madness! Whatever you want…
Patreon issues are causing paused payouts and canceled subscriptions
Image: The Verge Two simultaneous issues with payments on Patreon are causing problems for both creators and fans. Some Patreon creators are unable to access their earnings due to an…
Mutant Mayhem is a grody and gorgeous reintroduction to the TMNT
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | Image: Paramount Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is a classic retelling of its pizza-obsessed heroes’ origin story that’s elevated by phenomenal art direction.…
How cities can stem the tide of pedestrian deaths from large cars and SUVs
Enlarge / Pedestrian deaths are rising sharply: From 2011 through 2021, annual US pedestrian traffic fatalities increased by 77 percent, from 4,302 to an estimated 7,624. In 2021 pedestrians represented…
This bioelectronic device lets scientists map electrical signals of the Venus flytrap
Enlarge / A newly developed measuring device allows researchers to measure the electrical signal in the lobe of the Venus flytrap. (credit: Thor Balkhed/Linköping University) Human beings and other animals…
Samsung’s new ‘flagship’ repair centers will provide more types of phone fixes and faster
Faster repairs and more walk-in repair types? Music to our ears. | Image: Samsung Samsung and its repair provider, Asurion, have announced that certain uBreakiFix locations will be getting an…
Waymo says Austin, Texas, will be its next robotaxi city
Photo by Andrej Sokolow / picture alliance via Getty Images Waymo’s fourth robotaxi city will be Austin, Texas. It will be a bit of a homecoming for the Alphabet-owned self-driving…