Futurama’s new season struggles to make NFTs and AI funny
Image: Hulu It only takes a few minutes before Futurama’s new season starts explaining non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, a concept most people probably haven’t thought about for more than a…
New York’s Nassau County Wants to Deputize Armed Civilians for Disaster Relief
As growing concerns of authoritarianism grip the U.S., residents of Long Island’s Nassau County are pushing back on a new government initiative deputizing armed civilians. In March, Republican Nassau County…
Pennsylvania Oil Companies Quietly Dumped Toxic Wastewater Across the State
Siri Lawson and her husband live on a stamp of wooded, hilly land in Warren County, Pennsylvania, nestled in the state’s rural northwest corner. During the summer heat, cars traveling…
AIG Faces Protest and Backlash Over East African Crude Oil Pipeline
The “Summer of Heat” continues — both in terms of record-breaking temperatures driven by fossil fuels and a series of nonviolent direct actions targeting Wall Street for its contributions to…
House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers’ Rights and Safety
A group of Democratic U.S. House members on Friday unveiled legislation “aimed at bolstering protections for America’s workers and ensuring accountability for employers who flout labor and employment laws.” The…
In US, Netanyahu Spoke of “Democracy” But Offers Indefinite Apartheid
Speaking before a joint session of Congress this week in an attempt to justify the mass destruction and death wrought by Israel’s war on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Project 2025 Isn’t Just Anti-Abortion. It Attacks Surrogacy, IVF, Contraception.
Early childhood educator Sammi Gerken, a married mother of a 3-year-old, became a surrogate in late 2022 and calls the experience “rewarding on all fronts.” “I was proud and happy…
How to find the reading mode built into your browser
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I’ve got a stack of bookmarked, favorited, and saved-for-later web articles that I’m going to get around to reading one day… but haven’t.…
8BitDo’s first mechanical keyboard is down to its best price to date
The Western-style “N Edition,” which is inspired by the original NES controller, is on sale at Woot through July 30th. | Image: 8BitDo With all the excitement over the 2024…
Here’s your first look at Amazon’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza
Image: Amazon Kiryu is getting a live-action makeover very soon. At Comic-Con today, Amazon revealed the first look at its upcoming adaptation of the Yakuza game series, with the show…
