The rare NYC earthquake underscores concerns about infrastructure
Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images Infrastructure in the US has always been a sore subject, but when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on…
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is loosening its App Store restrictions and opening the marketplace up to retro game emulators. In an update on Friday, Apple announced…
Anker’s folding Qi2 charger and other power banks are up to 30 percent off
It even doubles as a StandyBy-ready stand. | Image: Anker The list of Qi2 smartphones expanded ever so slightly this week, with the iPhone 12 joining the ranks of Qi2-certified…
Microsoft loses key Xbox executive amid continued gaming shake-up
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Xbox executive Kareem Choudhry is leaving Microsoft after more than 26 years at the company. Windows Central reports that Choudhry’s last day is…
Disney sets theatrical dates for The Mandalorian & Grogu and Tron: Ares
Image: Lucasfilm Disney has outlined premiere dates for some of its biggest upcoming films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. For sci-fi fans, that includes Tron: Ares, which will hit theaters…
FCC won’t block California net neutrality law, says states can “experiment”
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography) California can keep enforcing its state net neutrality law after the Federal Communications Commission implements its own rules. The FCC could preempt…
Tiny cracks in rocks may have concentrated chemicals needed for life
Enlarge / Active geology could have helped purify key chemicals needed for life. (credit: Christof B. Mast) In some ways, the origin of life is looking much less mystifying than…
Android’s AirTag competitor gears up for launch, thanks to iOS release
Enlarge / Pebblebee’s Android trackers. (credit: Pebblebee) Will Google ever launch its “Find My” network? The Android ecosystem was supposed to have its own version of Apple’s AirTags by now.…
German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating
Enlarge (credit: Getty) Schleswig-Holstein, one of Germany’s 16 states, on Wednesday confirmed plans to move tens of thousands of systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux. The announcement follows previously established…
Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV
Enlarge (credit: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Tesla has abandoned plans to develop an affordable electric Model 2, according to a report in Reuters. The news organization says it…