You can dial in the power output on Anker’s new desktop charger
A dial can be used to select one of four charging modes on Anker’s new desktop Prime Charger. | Image: Anker Anker announced several additions to the company’s Prime line…
Why Google decided now’s the time to move on from Chromecast
The Chromecast is going away after more than a decade in Google’s hardware portfolio, with the company phasing it out to make room for the new Google TV Streamer. In…
Pentagon Is Poised to Pour Billions Into New Generation of Devastating Weapons
The Pentagon is in the midst of a massive $2 trillion multiyear plan to build a new generation of nuclear-armed missiles, bombers, and submarines. A large chunk of that funding…
The Great Barrier Reef faces its biggest threat in centuries
Bleached coral in the Great Barrier Reef in 2024. | Photo: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg The Great Barrier Reef and surrounding waters have reached hotter temperatures over the past decade than they…
Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Shortly after Humane released its $699 AI Pin in April, the returns started flowing in. Between May and August, more AI Pins…
Instagram is making views the primary metric for content
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is making “views” the primary metric across all of its formats, meaning that creators will be able to track the same metric…
Senators want an investigation of the Fox–Disney–Warner Bros sports bundle
A new joint venture between three streaming leaders could create a monopoly problem in sports television, three lawmakers warn US regulators in a letter first reported by The Athletic. Sens.…
Advocates Pressure Harris, Walz to Vow to Stop Sending Weapons to Israel
Pro-Palestine groups are urging the Kamala Harris campaign to come out strongly against Israel’s genocide in Gaza after the selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’s running mate on…
Decades of US Arms Deals With Israel Paved the Way to Genocide in Gaza
On June 8, Israel rescued four hostages held by Hamas at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Yet the operation left a trail of destruction, killing at least…
The ad companies making money off of obituary spam
Illustration by Erik Carter Thousands of families have witnessed fake obituaries of loved ones crowd Google search results. As The Verge reported in February, the obituaries — which often appear…
