How to use YouTube’s gestures to make it bearable on a portrait-locked phone
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you use your phone in portrait lock all the time, it can be frustrating trying to get YouTube videos into full screen…
Biden Admin Supports Ending Vaccine Patents. AOC Says “Let’s Do Insulin Next.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) responded to news about the Biden administration’s endorsement of plans to waive the patents for coronavirus vaccines by tweeting out another proposal: do the same…
STUDY: 70% of Men Would Rather Die Early Than Give Up Meat
An overwhelming majority of men would rather die young than give up eating meat.
Substack introduces publication sections for newsletters so writers can ‘grow their media empire’
Newsletter publishing platform Substack has introduced publication sections for its newsletters, which will allow writers “to create and manage multiple newsletters or podcasts within a single main publication,” the company…
Military Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden’s Foreign Policy
Given how progressive many of the initial Biden administration domestic policy actions have been, its foreign policy seems incongruous to some. This apparent contradiction becomes easier to understand by recognizing…
Facebook’s Oversight Board Isn’t Enough. The Government Must Regulate Big Tech.
Former President Donald Trump will continue to stay off Facebook after the company’s oversight board ruled Wednesday that his ban was justified for creating “an environment where a serious risk…
Florida’s DeSantis Bars All Media Except Fox at Voter Suppression Bill Signing
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Thursday imposing new restrictions on voting, such as making it harder to vote by mail and criminalizing the handing…
Justice Department Raises Concerns over Cyber Ninjas’ “Audit” of Arizona Ballots
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division has expressed serious concerns over an audit of the 2020 election in Arizona’s largest county, noting that the firm hired to conduct…
Google Play’s app listings will require privacy info next year, just like the App Store
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Starting next year, apps on Google Play will show details about what data they collect, as well as other information about their privacy…
Google is trying to make Assistant more useful for your family this Mother’s Day
Image: Google Google is announcing some improved Assistant features for families, including improved broadcasts, new bells, and some new stories that can be read to kids. Google says it’s rolling…