Eli Lilly drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s progression
Enlarge / Alzheimer’s patient brain scans, provided by Eli Lilly. The US company has reported full findings of its phase 3 clinical study of donanemab. (credit: Eli Lilly) Dementia experts…
Exploring the ingenious science and science fiction of making things invisible
Enlarge / H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man inspired a 1933 film. It’s just one cultural example of the human fascination with invisibility. (credit: Universal Pictures) There’s a well-known story in…
Dealmaster: Home organization, back-to-school essentials, Lenovo laptops, and more
Enlarge / The Y520 starts at $899 and is meant for occasional gamers. From essential household storage items to batteries and vacuum cleaners, this edition of our Dealmaster is curated…
Owners of troubled VanMoof e-bikes get their software keys from rival company
Enlarge / VanMoof’s X3 bike in 2020. In our review, we noted that its looks garnered “universal drool,” while everything else ranged “from serviceable to questionable.” (credit: Sam Machkovech) VanMoof…
‘Elusive’ first-gen 4GB iPhone auctioned for record $190,373
Enlarge / The auction ran from June 30 to July 16. (credit: Getty) If you shopped for a new smartphone today and were offered a model with 4GB of storage,…
Studying Animal Sentience Could Help Solve the Ethical Puzzle of Sentient AI
Artificial intelligence has progressed so rapidly that even some of the scientists responsible for many key developments are troubled by the pace of change. Earlier this year, more than 300…
Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live is a beautiful relic — and the end of an era
Image: Studio Ghibli The mysterious new Studio Ghibli film has finally debuted in Japanese theaters, with a North American premiere due later this year under the name The Boy and…
Facebook pivots back to video with more Reels and HDR
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta announced a bunch of new updates to its video features on Facebook, including improved editing tools, the ability to upload videos in…
Former astronaut says it’s “extremely important” to study artificial gravity
Enlarge / Garrett Reisman, center, has plenty of experience living without gravity. (credit: NASA) A little more than 15 years ago, astronaut Garrett Reisman was among a crew of seven…
Ford gives the F-150 Lightning a big price cut as production ramps up
Enlarge / Ford is finishing upgrades to its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center that will allow it to build 150,000 F-150 Lightning electric trucks a year, by the end of this…