Musk Rolls Dice With Drastic Rebranding of Twitter
In a drastic rebranding move, Elon Musk scrapped the perky blue bird that symbolized Twitter for more than a decade and replaced it with an enigmatic X. The post Musk…
Stanford researchers find Mastodon has a massive child abuse material problem
Illustration: The Verge Mastodon, the decentralized network viewed as a viable alternative to Twitter, is rife with child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to a new study from Stanford’s Internet…
Washington Governor: Heat Wave Is Earth “Screaming at Us” to End Fossil Fuel Use
As the climate crisis and an El Niño event push temperatures to record highs across continents, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) is raising the alarm that the “Earth is screaming…
Twitter removed half its HQ sign — then the police arrived
The Twitter sign is coming down in San Francisco. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Twitter, in case you somehow haven’t heard, is rebranding as “X,” ditching one…
The TRUTH About THE LETTER X That Musk DOESN’T Want You To Know!!!
It is no secret that Elon Musk is obsessed with the letter X, he owns SpaceX, he called one of his cars the model X, he started and owns X.com,…
Looking back at the original Chromecast, which turned 10 years old today
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Ten years ago today — July 24th, 2013 — Google announced a $35 streaming stick called the Chromecast. I was one of the…
Abbott Says He’ll Defy Fed Order to Remove Barbed Wire Barriers on Rio Grande
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has indicated that he will defy an order from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove barbed wire buoy barriers in the Rio Grande, an…
House GOP could try to hold Mark Zuckerberg in contempt of Congress
Photo by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee may vote to hold Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in contempt later this week, according to a new…
Sanders Says He’s Voting Against NDAA: “The Pentagon Doesn’t Need $886B”
As the Senate prepares to vote on a record-breaking $886 billion budget for defense, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has announced his intention to vote against the bill, saying that it…
Harvard Report: US Meat Supply Could Start the Next Global Pandemic
A new report from Harvard Law School and New York University argues that the next global pandemic could originate from the U.S. meat supply. “Covid has infected more than 100…
