How my smart home almost saved my vacation
This Ecobee smart thermostat alerted me to a potentially catastrophic scenario in my home while I was on vacation. But there was little I could do about it from afar.…
Twitter’s rebrand to X may actually be happening soon
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photo: Getty Images Around 12AM ET last night, Twitter owner Elon Musk started tweeting — and did so for hours — about the…
Understanding the octopus and its relationships with humans
A giant Pacific octopus shows its colors at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium) While other octopus books study the animal’s behavior in aquaria or tropical waters worldwide,…
Scientists Find the Source of a Mysterious Brain Wave That Could Boost Memory and Creativity
The human brain is somewhat similar to a rudimentary radio with five channels. Electrical signals from neurons coordinate across the brain, generating oscillations known as brain waves. Each wave corresponds…
The Nothing Phone 2 is mostly fine on Verizon — if you’ve got good 5G coverage
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Sometimes you’ve just gotta break the rules and go for it. I attended Nothing’s New York City product drop last week and got…
Shrinking and Aging Population Can Lead to a Permanent Great Depression
The Great Depression was a global event in the 1930s. There are proposed definitions of economic depressions, which are * a decline in real GDP exceeding 10%, or * a…
Brian Interviewed by Randy Kirk – Tesla is AI Company $TSLA
I, Brian Wang, discussed my ideas about Tesla Robotaxi, Robotrucks, RoboFactories and RoboEverything with Randy Kirk. Tesla will succeed with Full Self Driving and Teslabots. It may still be two…
Two great Star Trek shows revive the lost art of the gimmicky crossover episode
Enlarge / Tawny Newsome (left) and Jack Quaid reprising their roles as Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler… but in real life this time. (credit: Paramount) The second season of Star Trek:…
Paramount Plus dropped its big Star Trek crossover episode early, and its a delight
This photo is technically a spoiler, but it was released months ago by the studio, so is it actually a spoiler? | Photo by Michael Gibson / Paramount Plus There…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is getting a musical episode
Image: Paramount Star Trek: Strange New Worlds had a pair of surprise announcements at San Diego Comic-Con today. First, the show is stepping out of its weekly release schedule with…