A giant battery power plant is on fire in California
MOSS LANDING, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 17: A fire erupted at Moss Landing Power Plant on Thursday. | Photo: Getty Images A fire broke out at the Moss Landing Energy Storage…
Prime members can save $50 on the Amazon Kindle Colorsoft in its first sale
Comic book and graphic novel Kindle readers get a little reprieve with today’s deal. | Photo: Andrew Liszewski / The Verge Much of Amazon’s experimentation in the Kindle line has…
A solid electrolyte gives lithium-sulfur batteries ludicrous endurance
Lithium may be the key component in most modern batteries, but it doesn’t make up the bulk of the material used in them. Instead, much of the material is in…
Cash App fined $255 million in back-to-back settlements
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Cash App is closing out the week on the hook for $255 million in multiple settlements around its consumer protections. Block, the company…
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled that the law that could oust TikTok from the US unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it is…
The Ring Battery Doorbell Pro, one of our favorite video doorbells, is cheaper than ever
The Ring Battery Doorbell Pro is a great video doorbell if you’re embedded in Amazon’s ecosystem and is currently $80 off. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge…
Instagram will show your friends what Reels you’ve liked
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is bringing back one of its more chaotic features, now reworked for the short-form video era. A new tab in the Reels…
European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents
Brussels has ordered Elon Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to recommendations on X, stepping up an investigation into the role of the social media platform in European politics.…
Supreme Court rules TikTok can be banned
TikTok has lost its Supreme Court appeal and will likely shut down on January 19, a day ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, unless the app can be sold before the…
MIT’s Latest Bug Robot Is a Super Flyer. It Could One Day Help Bees Pollinate Crops.
The bot does acrobatic double flips faster than a fruit fly and stays aloft 100 times longer than other robots. Rapid declines in insect populations are leading to concerns that…