Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead FCC
Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that intends to name Brendan Carr as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Carr, a commissioner at the FCC…
Apple’s Lightning-to-3.5mm headphone adapter may be going away
I haven’t been able to find mine for years. | Image: Apple The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter may have bitten the dust, as it’s sold out at…
An Ohio man guilty of Bitcoin laundering must forfeit over $400 million in assets
Image: The Verge An Ohio man named Larry Dean Harmon will serve three years in prison and forfeit more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency and other assets, the Department…
House Republicans Deliver Aggressive Support for Fossil Fuels at COP29
Though the election of Donald Trump has loomed over this month’s United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Biden administration officials and prominent Democrats have given speech after speech pledging…
A study found that X’s algorithm now loves two things: Republicans and Elon Musk
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk’s X may have tweaked its algorithm to boost his account, along with those of other conservative-leaning users, starting around…
Trump Picks Fracking Company CEO Chris Wright to Head the Department of Energy
In a move that alarmed green groups, Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Chris Wright — the CEO of a fracking company who denies the climate emergency — as…
Making human music in an AI world
Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge Ge Wang doesn’t use computers to make music the way most people use computers make music. He uses computers to make… computer music. Wang…
Is There a Path Toward Climate Accountability in the Courts – Even Under Trump?
In a campaign plan released last year, President-elect Trump pledged that his administration would “stop the wave of frivolous litigation from environmental extremists.” That’s a reference to the dozens of…
Anti-Abortion Forces Used Deceptive Tactics to Defeat Nebraska Ballot Measure
This election was painful for so many across the country, and while some celebrated victories for reproductive rights, others — like us in Nebraska — watched a crucial opportunity slip…
Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently Organize
The Project 2025 blueprint for the next Trump administration sets its sights on two crucial public institutions: libraries and higher education. Librarians show up on page 5 — targeted for…
