Netflix is launching its Queen’s Gambit chess game in July
Image: Netflix The big game coming to Netflix this summer is… chess. But not just any chess: on July 25th, subscribers can download a new mobile title called The Queen’s…
TikTok is opening up its paywall and 20-minute video feature to more users
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge More TikTok users will now be able to make money by putting exclusive content behind paywalls. The company announced an expansion of Series…
Newsom Says DeSantis Might Be Charged With Kidnapping for Transporting Migrants
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) public feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took a new turn on Monday, following the transport from New Mexico to Sacramento of dozens of…
Drinking Water Threatened and Thousands Evacuate After Ukrainian Dam Destroyed
Already heightened concerns about the operational safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine intensified further on Tuesday after a major downriver dam was destroyed, forcing thousands to…
Apple has bought an AR headset startup called Mira
Mira’s Prism headset from 2017. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Apple has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the…
Merck Sues Government, Saying Plan to Lower Medicare Drug Prices Is “Extortion”
Merck announced on Tuesday that it is suing the government over a recently approved plan to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, aiming to stop one of the nation’s…
Tesla supply chain manager moves to Rivian as Cybertruck production looms
Image: Tesla As Tesla nears its deadline to begin Cybertruck production, the person responsible for buying the materials to build the electric trucks is leaving the company. The Information reports…
Why violence against women environmental defenders is undercounted
A woman with her children pass on February 22nd, 2019, near a mural depicting slain Honduran environmental Berta Caceres, a Honduran indigenous environmental activist shot dead for opposing the construction…
1Password launches its public passkey beta
1Password users will need to download the beta browser extension to access the new passkey beta. | Image: 1Password After several months of teasing, password manager 1Password has now launched…
Trump Stands Up for Children’s Choir Blocked from Singing National Anthem at US Capitol, Invites Them to SC Rally
Trump acknowledged last week’s incident in Washington, DC, where Rushingbrook Children’s Choir was ordered by Capitol Police to halt performance of ‘Star Spangled Banner.”
