Is IM1 Interstellar Meteor the Product of Technological Aliens?
Small melted prices of the IM1 interstellar meteor have been found and measured. The tiny pieces have levels beryllium (Be), lanthanum (La) and uranium (U), dubbed “BeLaU” that are hundreds…
‘California Forever’ website touts the city tech billionaires are trying to build
Flannery Associates, the company behind land grabs near San Francisco that turned out to be a secret plot to build a city with hundreds of millions in funding from wealthy…
American Superconductor Biggest Business Will Be Demagnetizing Navy Ships to Protect Against Mines
The top five manufacturers of high-temperature superconductors hold over 95% of the global market. These companies are: Sumitomo, American Superconductor (AMSC), Furukawa, Fujikura and SuNam. There are also makers of…
Some veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTube
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Senior YouTube staffers are reportedly worried that its TikTok competitor, Shorts, may eat away at its long-form content, which has for almost two decades…
Markets and Future Costs of Superconducting Magnets and Superconducting Wire
Present-day volume prices of HTSs (high temperature superconducting) wire and tape range from $150 to $200/kA-m (kiloAmps per meter). Many analyses of the commercial viability of superconducting applications show that…
Disney blames Charter for the ESPN blackout
The Verge Last week, Disney blocked Charter’s Spectrum cable from accessing channels like ABC and ESPN over a disagreement between the two companies over new financial terms. Today, Disney says…
The iPad may get a hardier aluminum Magic Keyboard
The 2020 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard as seen in The Verge’s review. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple will release a stronger, more premium-feeling iPad Magic Keyboard…
How Will We Know If AI Is Conscious? Neuroscientists Now Have a Checklist
Recently I had what amounted to a therapy session with ChatGPT. We talked about a recurring topic that I’ve obsessively inundated my friends with, so I thought I’d spare them…
A super-simple way to organize your internet
Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 4, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, first of…
Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 years
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is no longer updating WordPad and plans to remove the word processor from a future release of Windows. The software giant will instead recommend Microsoft Word,…