Head of Dam-Building Company Convicted in Murder of Activist Berta Cáceres
Catastrophic climate change is heating the planet, shattering records from Siberia to California, fueling wildfires, droughts and hurricanes. Yet, land and water defenders fighting to save the planet face threats…
Vergecast: Google Play Store fees lawsuit, Nintendo’s OLED Switch, and an ‘EV Day’ event
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news…
Chuck Schumer Vows to Push for Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
After being targeted by progressive climate campaigners, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made clear on Wednesday that he will work to include the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps in…
What If The Next Major Cyberattack Targeted The Internet?
If the entire internet was shut down, we would witness an almost immediate global economic collapse.
TikTok will start automating video removals for nudity and more in the US
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok is trying to speed up its moderation process by removing human reviewers where its automated systems can do the job about as…
Big Pharma Spend More on Exective Pay and Dividends Than Research
The largest drug companies are far more interested in enriching themselves and investors than in developing new drugs, according to a House committee report released Thursday that argues the industry…
Facebook’s Desire For You To Report Your Friends Is The Latest Alarming Step In Its Bid To Take Over The World
Has society, as a whole, got to the point where reporting friends can be deemed as appropriate?
My Case Against Minimum-Wage Laws
We often hear these minimum wage laws are well intentioned. I cannot agree
Thousands of galaxies classified in the blink of an eye
Computer program can classify tens of thousands of galaxies in just a few seconds
In Win for Overdose Prevention, Rhode Island Approves Harm Reduction Centers
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation with little fanfare on Wednesday authorizing a two-year pilot program for establishing safe drug consumption sites designed to reduce the harms of drug…