It’s another busy summer of streaming sci-fi
Sunny. | Image: Apple Just like last year, the hot summer months of 2024 are turning out to be an excellent time for science fiction fans. There are a number…
DARPA Is Engineering Light-Activated Drugs to Keep Pilots Alert
We’ve all been there: A tight deadline, an overnighter, and the next day we’re navigating life like zombies. For fighter pilots, the last step isn’t an option. During active duty,…
Kobo’s great color e-readers are held back by lock-in
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge They’re more colorful than anything Amazon offers and have built-in support for Overdrive, but the UI feels more focused on selling books…
The dangers of sneezing—from ejected bowels to torn windpipes
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Bettmann) If you were to envision the kind of accident that would cause a person’s bowels to explode out of their body, you might imagine some…
Swarm of dusty young stars found around our galaxy’s central black hole
Enlarge / The Milky Way’s central black hole is in a very crowded neighborhood. (credit: UMass/D.Wang/NASA/STScI) Supermassive black holes are ravenous. Clumps of dust and gas are prone to being…
Tool preventing AI mimicry cracked; artists wonder what’s next
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) For many artists, it’s a precarious time to post art online. AI image generators keep getting better at cheaply replicating a wider range…
WhatsApp is developing a personalized AI avatar generator
The upcoming feature will allow WhatsApp users to ‘imagine’ themselves in different settings. | Illustration: The Verge Whatsapp appears to be working on a new generative AI feature that should…
China Will Have 1 Trillion Watts of Solar by the end of 2025
The China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute (CREEI) reports that by the end of 2024, China is set to add 190GW of solar capacity and 70GW of wind. The NEA reports…
The FTC’s ban against noncompete agreements is under threat
Illustration by The Verge | Photo via Getty Images A federal judge has partially blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s impending ban on noncompete agreements from going into effect. The ban…
Leak: Basically every spec for Samsung’s Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6
Image: Evan Blass We’re only one week away from Samsung’s next Unpacked event on July 10th, where we’re expecting the company’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 folding…