Google’s CFO just got a promotion
Illustration: The Verge Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is promoting chief financial officer Ruth Porat into a new role, according to a press release about Alphabet’s Q2 earnings. As…
FCC chair: Speed standard of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up isn’t good enough anymore
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | wigglestick) The Federal Communications Commission hasn’t raised its broadband speed standard since early 2015 when it adopted a metric of 25Mbps downloads and 3Mbps uploads.…
How developers will test their apps before Vision Pro launches
Enlarge / A promotional image made by Apple to convey what the in-person developer labs for Vision Pro will be like. (credit: Apple) Apple needs third-party apps for Vision Pro…
How to use Safari Tab Groups
Tab Groups live here. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you’re using Safari but you’re not using Tab Groups, well, it’s time to change that. Tab Groups,…
You can’t just leave Threads in the Following feed
Image: The Verge The brand-new Following feed in Meta’s Threads won’t always stick around if it’s your preferred way to use the app. The much-needed Following feed is unfortunately a…
Musk plans Supreme Court appeal after losing bid to terminate SEC settlement
Enlarge / Elon Musk at the Viva Tech fair in Paris, France, on Friday, June 16, 2023. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Elon Musk plans an appeal to the US…
Mass extinction event 260 million years ago resulted from climate change, studies say
Enlarge / Artist’s depiction of two dinocephalians, a group of land animals that died out in the Captitanian extinction(s). (credit: Dmitry Bogdanov: DiBgd at English Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0) The…
Black Hole Starships, Energy and Weapons
Very advanced civilizations could graduate from using regular stars for power and use black holes. Manufacturing of antimatter is hugely energy-inefficient, and antimatter is difficult to contain. The process of…
Rivian CEO: ‘There’s far too much greenwashing in the system’
Photo by Mitchell Clark / The Verge Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is fed up with companies exaggerating their environmental credentials. “There’s far too much greenwashing in the system,” he said…
The Exorcist: Believer looks like a hellish double feature in first trailer
Lidya Jewett as Angela Fielding and Olivia Marcum as Katherine. Though Warner Bros.’ 1973 adaptation of The Exorcist is an iconic piece of horror cinema, none of the studio’s subsequent…