How nigh is the end?
Top 10 Extinction Risks I first wrote this blog in 2015 but I’m updating a lot of old material for my new book on sustainability. Potential extinction justifies a chapter…
20 years of Gmail
Illustration by Nick Little for The Verge Gmail revolutionized email with fast search and a whole gigabyte of storage. But where’s it headed next? Continue reading…
EV bargains to be found as Hertz sells off some of its electric cars
Enlarge / Hertz currently has more than a thousand Bolt EUVs for sale as they leave its rental car fleet. (credit: Chevrolet) Electric vehicles have many advantages over cars that…
Shazam on Wear OS now works without your phone
It’s pretty fast, too. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge The Shazam app for Wear OS just got a neat update: it can now work independently of your…
Does Mario feel pain? It’s complicated
Image: Nintendo The world of Super Mario is a dangerous place. In the games, the plumber falls off cliffs, gets jabbed with spikes, and has everything from wrenches to fireballs…
The US tightens greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles
The Cross Bronx Expressway, a notorious stretch of highway in New York City that is often choked with traffic and contributes to pollution and poor air quality on November 16,…
How Nintendo made Super Mario Bros. Wonder so weird
Super Mario Bros. Wonder director Shiro Mouri (left) and producer Takashi Tezuka (right). | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a game filled with oddball…
OpenAI shows off Sora AI video generator to Hollywood execs
Enlarge (credit: iStock via Getty Images) OpenAI has launched a charm offensive in Hollywood, holding meetings with major studios including Paramount, Universal and Warner Bros Discovery to showcase its video…
Sam Bankman-Fried is still gambling
“I’ve never seen a performance quite like that.” | Collage by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Victor J. Blue, Bloomberg, Getty Images ‘It’s his nature.’ Continue reading…
After the Concorde, a long road back to supersonic air travel
Enlarge / NASA’s and Lockheed Martin’s X-59 experimental supersonic jet is unveiled during a ceremony in Palmdale, California, on January 12, 2024. (credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images) When Chuck…