Spotify accuses Apple of ‘extortion’ with new App Store tax
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify — one of Apple’s biggest critics — says Apple’s new plan to comply with the European Union’s tech regulations is “a complete…
CDC puts US doctors on alert for measles outbreaks amid global surge
Enlarge / A baby with measles. (credit: CDC) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is putting clinicians on alert about the growing risk of measles cases and outbreaks amid…
What We Still Would Not Know IF IVO Quantized Inertia Drive Works in Orbit
The IVO quantum inertia drive is in orbit now and will be turned on within one to ten weeks and then operated for many weeks or months. The IVO quantum…
Hey Gen Z, I promise you aren’t aging like milk
Is this what Gen Z really looks like? | Image: Getty Okay, Gen Z. Sit down, babes. It’s time to talk. I have seen multiple reports that you are worried…
Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox
Image: Mozilla Apple’s new rules in the European Union mean browsers like Firefox can finally use their own engines on iOS. Although this may seem like a welcome change, Mozilla…
Beeper’s push for iMessage on Android is really over
Image: Beeper In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Beeper announced it’s removing the Beeper Mini app from the Google Play Store and moving the iMessage bridge to the “Labs”…
Dungeons & Dragons turns 50 this year, and there’s a lot planned for it
Enlarge / The three rulebooks fo “fantastic medieval wargames” that started it all, released at some point in late January 1974, as seen in Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana:…
NSA finally admits to spying on Americans by purchasing sensitive data
Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) The National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted to buying records from data brokers detailing which websites and apps Americans use, US Senator Ron…
Reminder: Amazon Prime Video is getting ads next week
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In case the hubbub of the holidays made you forget all about (or completely miss) Amazon’s news about putting ads in Prime Video…
Microsoft Teams is down around the world, it’s not just you
Illustration: The Verge Is it a joyous outage where you get to relax, or something mission critical going wrong? Either way, “a portion” of Microsoft Teams is down — with…