Threads hits 175 million users after a year
Illustration: The Verge A year and a half ago, Threads was but a twinkle in Mark Zuckerberg’s eye. Now, the rival to Elon Musk’s X has reached more than 175…
How a musical indie game went against the grain to explore the Deaf experience
Image: That Odd Gentlemen Developing Harmonium: The Musical took a lot of time and a lot of resources, but according to its developers, that effort and expense was worth it.…
Google DeepMind’s AI Rat Brains Could Make Robots Scurry Like the Real Thing
Rats are incredibly nimble creatures. They can climb up curtains, jump down tall ledges, and scurry across complex terrain—say, your basement stacked with odd-shaped stuff—at mind-blowing speed. Robots, in contrast,…
LG buys Homey in a very Samsung SmartThings move
LG is bringing Athom’s Homey products and the third-party device support they provide under its wing. | Image: LG / Homey LG has acquired an 80 percent stake in Athom,…
The Earth heated up when its day was 22 hours long
Enlarge (credit: Roman Studio) Because most things about Earth change so slowly, it’s difficult to imagine them being any different in the past. But Earth’s rotation has been slowing due…
I renewed my US passport in a single week with the government’s speedy online beta
Picking up my new passport at the post office. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Perhaps you’ve heard you can now renew your US passport online. As long…
Proton just launched a privacy-focused alternative to Google Docs
Proton Docs does comments, collaboration, and a bunch of other Google Docs-y things. | Image: Proton Proton Docs looks a lot like Google Docs: white pages, formatting toolbar at the…
Meta ordered to stop training its AI on Brazilian personal data
Brazilian regulators say Meta’s “excessive and unjustified obstacles” make it difficult for users to opt out of AI training. | Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Brazil’s data protection authority…
DJI expands into e-bikes and drive systems
An exploded view of the Amflow PL e-bike showing the Avinox drive system. | Image: DJI DJI is expanding into electric bikes in a big way with its new Avinox…
Can’t stop your cat from scratching the furniture? Science has some tips
Enlarge / Ariel and Caliban learned as kittens that scratching posts were fair game for their natural claw-sharpening instincts. (credit: Sean Carroll) Ah, cats. We love our furry feline overlords…