US authorities take down operation accused of 35,000 DDoSes over 14 months
Federal authorities have charged two Sudanese nationals with running an operation that performed tens of thousands of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against some of the world’s biggest technology…
JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images JD Vance is, by his own admission, “plugged into a lot of weird right-wing subcultures.” His much-mocked comments about childless cat ladies…
Instagram’s ‘social library’ could keep track of that funny video someone sent you
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram appears to be working on a new “Social Library” section in the app where you can easily access things shared in chat threads,…
There’s another massive meat recall over Listeria—and it’s a doozy
Another nationwide meat recall is underway over Listeria contamination—and its far more formidable than the last. As of October 15, meat supplier BrucePac, of Durant, Oklahoma, is recalling 11.8 million…
Apple’s new feature lets brands put their stamp on emails and calls to your iPhone
Image: Apple Soon, Apple will let businesses customize how they appear in emails and phone calls on the iPhone. Apple announced on Wednesday how companies using its Business Connect tool…
Discord says piracy subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment rights
Image: The Verge Discord is fighting to keep its users anonymous in a court battle over piracy on the platform, claiming it would violate users’ First Amendment rights to hand…
Amazon discontinues the last Kindle with physical buttons
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon has discontinued the Kindle Oasis, which was the only Kindle still available with physical page-turn buttons. The company announced a new…
FTC “click to cancel” rule seeks to end free trial traps, sneaky auto-enrollments
It will soon be easy to “click to cancel” subscriptions after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule on Wednesday that makes it challenging for businesses to opt…
Student was punished for using AI—then his parents sued teacher and administrators
A school district in Massachusetts was sued by a student’s parents after the boy was punished for using an artificial intelligence chatbot to complete an assignment. The lawsuit says the…
Prada helped make a spacesuit
High fashion for zero gravity. | Image: Axiom Space travel, it must be said, does not seem glamorous. You have to pee your pants and eat reconstituted roast beef for…