Kraken crypto exchange lays off 30 percent of workforce
Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced job cuts today, affecting 30 percent of its workforce, or around 1,100 employees. In a blog post, Kraken…
San Francisco approves use of remote-controlled robots to kill suspects
Remote-controlled robots like this are often used by police departments to examine, disarm, or detonate bombs. | Image: DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images San Francisco’s police will be allowed to…
Senate Passes Respect for Marriage Act to Protect Same-Sex Marriage Rights
The U.S. Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that aims to enshrine federal protections for same-sex marriages in the United States. The bill passed in the upper…
Meatpacking Giant Tied to Child Labor, Deforestation and Mass COVID Infection
In early November, the U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against the Brazil-headquartered, global industrial meatpacker JBS for hiring child labor. Children as young as 13 were hired through a…
Apple TV Plus’ Shrinking series starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford drops in January
Jason Segel and Harrison ford in Shrinking. | Apple TV Plus It’s been a few weeks since Apple officially announced its upcoming comedy series Shrinking from Brett Goldstein, Jason Segel,…
San Francisco Has Voted to Tax Corporate Landlords for Leaving Housing Vacant
With nearly 60,000 unoccupied units, San Francisco has a significant vacancy problem, in addition to an acute affordable housing shortage. This creates something of an irony: The city simultaneously has…
The 12.9-inch M1 and M2 iPad Pros are down to their best prices yet
Apple’s M2-powered iPad Pro is on sale for $100 off at Amazon right now. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge The problem with Black Friday and Cyber Monday?…
Twitch is implementing its own ‘panic button’ safety feature
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Today, Twitch announced it’s implementing a new safety feature that might feel familiar to streamers who’ve battled against the hate raids that plagued…
Striking UC Grad Students Speak Out on Largest-Ever Higher Ed Strike in US
The largest higher education strike in U.S. history has entered its third week in an effort to secure livable wages, more child care benefits, expanded family leave and other demands.…
Here’s what we know about Elon Musk’s Neuralink event
Would you let this man stick wires in your brain? | Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge So let’s talk about Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company. There’s a…
