You will never guess Wordle’s terrible, hilarious original name
“Mr. Bugs Wordy Nugz.” | Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Wordle is a pretty clever name for the very good word game created by Josh Wardle. But when…
BMW M5 gets its first plug — and gains a lot of weight
BMW’s 2025 BMW M5, which is coming as a plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) for the first time, will be a husky vehicle. With an electric motor to go along with…
New Chrome mobile shortcuts let you call a restaurant from your address bar
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has added new Chrome Actions to mobile that will let you call, read reviews for, or get directions to a restaurant or…
Samsung is offering a $50 credit when you reserve the next Galaxy Z Flip or Z Fold
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung’s next Unpacked event is right around the corner, taking place on July 10th in Paris, France. Judging by various leaks and the…
An AI-designed horse purse is tearing apart this small but passionate community
Image: Baggu It all started with a nylon purse shaped like a horse. Baggu, the wildly popular brand of reusable shopping bags, announced earlier this month that it would be…
Japan’s Olympic athletes will wear outfits designed to block infrared cameras
Image: The Verge At the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Le Monde reports that athletes on Japan’s volleyball, track and field, and other teams will be competing in outfits made from…
A group of R1 jailbreakers found a massive security flaw in Rabbit’s code
Researchers say Rabbit left secure data vulnerable to bad actors. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Rabbit and its R1 AI gadget are under fire again, and it’s much…
Arkansas AG lawsuit claims the number one mobile shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’
Image: The Verge Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin made sweeping claims against e-commerce app Temu in a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing the company of violating state law against deceptive trade…
DNA-based bacterial parasite uses completely new DNA-editing method
Enlarge / Top row: individual steps in the reaction process. Bottom row: cartoon diagram of the top, showing the position of each DNA and RNA strand. (credit: Hiraizumi, et. al.)…
Synthetic psychedelic found in candies linked to seizures, intubation
Enlarge / A Diamond Shruumz chocolate bar, which comes in a variety of flavors. (credit: diamondshruumz.com) The US Food and Drug Administration has identified a synthetic psychedelic compound as well…