The best Prime Day deals you can still grab for $25 or less
There are lots of fun gadgets and stocking stuffers to be had right now — including Elago’s W3 Apple Watch stand, which is down to $11.99. | Image: Elago Despite how…
“Sticky” steering sparks huge recall for Honda, 1.7M cars affected
Honda is recalling almost 1.7 million vehicles due to a steering defect. An improperly made part can cause certain cars’ steering to become “sticky”—never an attribute one wants in a…
Drug makers can’t make knockoff weight-loss drugs anymore—and they’re mad
Compounding pharmacies are suing the Food and Drug Administration so they can keep making imitation versions of popular—and lucrative—tirzepatide drugs, namely knockoffs of Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight…
Is China pulling ahead in AI video synthesis? We put Minimax to the test
If 2022 was the year AI image generators went mainstream, 2024 has arguably been the year that AI video synthesis models exploded in capability. These models, while not yet perfect, can…
Rapid analysis finds climate change’s fingerprint on Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene crossed the Gulf of Mexico at a time when sea surface temperatures were at record highs and then barreled into a region where heavy rains had left the…
Quantum Pathway to Go Beyond Current Data Storage Limits for New Optical Memory
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have proposed a new type of memory, in…
The Internet Archive is under attack, with a popup claiming a ‘catastrophic’ breach
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When visiting The Internet Archive (www.archive.org) on Wednesday afternoon, The Verge was greeted by a pop-up claiming the site had been hacked.…
DOJ proposes breakup and other big changes to end Google search monopoly
The US Department of Justice finally proposed sweeping remedies to destroy Google’s search monopoly late yesterday, and, predictably, Google is not loving any of it. On top of predictable asks—like…
All the buzz about Nintendo’s Alarmo clock
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sure, it’s not the Switch 2, but it’s a fun new Nintendo gadget. Continue reading…
Instagram and Threads moderation is out of control
Image: The Verge On Threads, the topic of “Threads Moderation Failures” is trending. Some users complain their accounts are being deleted or restricted for linking to articles with controversial topics.…