Spotify’s CFO is out days after mass layoffs
Image: The Verge Of all the layoffs happening at Spotify this week, this has to be the biggest. Chief financial officer Paul Vogel, who since 2020 has managed the company’s…
The Game Awards 2023: the biggest news, trailers, and announcements
Image: The Game Awards Geoff Keighley’s annual celebration of video games is back. Continue reading…
Google calls Drive data loss “fixed,” locks forum threads saying otherwise
Enlarge (credit: Google Drive) Google is dealing with its second “lost data” fiasco in the past few months. This time, it’s Google Drive, which has been mysteriously losing files for…
Fungi join the list of organisms that can control when ice forms
Enlarge / A related species of Fusarium. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) While it may be the reason behind tires skidding, pipes bursting, and closed roads making traffic a nightmare, ice doesn’t…
Mice Just Passed the Mirror Test. Here’s What That Says About Our Sense of Self
Here’s a fun test: Dab some blush onto the forehead of a six-month-old baby and plop them in front of a mirror. They might look at their reflection with curiosity…
Now Android phones can automatically send medical data during 911 calls
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is pushing a new Android update to enable a potentially lifesaving feature that can relay critical medical data to first responders when…
EV battery swaps will be tested with the Fiat 500e in 2024
Enlarge / This is what Ample’s battery modules look like. (credit: Ample) A small fleet of rideshare Fiat 500e electric vehicles will become testbeds for battery-swap technology in 2024. The…
Linux is getting its own Blue Screen of Death
Image: Microsoft Linux is getting its own version of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). Phoronix reports that the latest release of systemd for Linux systems comes with a systemd-bsod…
Linux distros are about to get a killer Windows feature: The Blue Screen of Death
Enlarge (credit: hdaniel) Windows’ infamous “Blue Screen of Death” is a bit of a punchline. People have made a hobby of spotting them out in the wild, and in some…
Twitch exit from S. Korea is latest fallout from “sending-party-pays” model
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Amazon-owned Twitch plans to stop providing its streaming platform in South Korea, saying that fees charged by network operators make it impossible to run…