Amazon and GoPro are suing Chinese sellers over counterfeit tripods and grips
The camera is not a counterfeit. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Last June, Amazon created a Counterfeit Crimes Unit to fight the knockoffs plaguing its gigantic storefront,…
Dish says its will launch wireless 5G service in beta at the end of September
Dish aims to cover 70% of the US population by mid-2023 with wireless service. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On an earnings call today, Dish Network execs…
Lawmakers Aren’t “Progressive” If They Ignore Palestinian Rights
Even after years of dedicated judo training, both Mohamed Abdalarasool from Sudan and Fethi Nourine from Algeria refused to compete in the Tokyo Olympics when they were slated to perform…
Hackers reportedly threaten to leak data from Gigabyte ransomware attack
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Gigabyte has been the victim of a cyberattack, which was reportedly the work of a ransomware outfit called RansomEXX. According to The Record,…
Instagram is now testing ads in the Shop tab
Image: Instagram If you thought Instagram had run out of ad real estate, think again. The company confirmed to TechCrunch today that it’s starting a new test that’ll involve putting…
Substack is getting into comics
Image: A teaser for one of James Tynion IV’s Substack projects | Michael Avon Oeming Substack is trying to put a new spin on webcomics. The newsletter platform announced today…
Facebook’s updated data transfer tool can port events to Google Calendar
Image: Facebook Facebook has updated its data transfer tool, Transfer Your Information, with two new destinations for information associated with your Facebook account: Photobucket and Google Calendar (via Engadget). Facebook…
Senators reach deal over cryptocurrency tax reporting in infrastructure package
Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images A bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement Monday on a cryptocurrency tax reporting requirement that complicated passage of the $550…
We Reopened Too Soon, and Children Are Paying the Price
Cold War kids like me grew up with the Emergency Broadcast System as this thing that would periodically break into a TV or radio broadcast to scare the shit out…
Commission on Capitol Attack Contemplates Requesting Jan 6 Trump Call Logs
The select committee in the House of Representatives examining the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building is contemplating whether to pursue White House call logs from that day.…