First commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US gets federal approval
Block Island, R.I.: Deepwater Wind offshore wind farm at Block Island, Rhode Island on August 14, 2016. | Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images The first commercial-scale offshore…
The Wyze Buds Pro offer ANC and wireless charging for $60
Image: Wyze Wyze, maker of $20 smartwatches and $30 video doorbells, has announced a new pair of wireless earbuds that include active noise cancellation and a Qi wireless charging case…
Instagram will let people list their pronouns on their profiles
Instagram Instagram is making it easier to address people by their defined pronouns. The company announced today that it’s allowing people to add up to four pronouns to their profile,…
How to get a government-paid discount on your broadband
The past year, a lot of people were laid off or otherwise unable to pay for basic necessities. So the stimulus package passed by Congress in December included a provision…
Instacart tells entry-level team to return to office, senior managers can stay home
Instacart is shifting to a primarily remote-first workplace, but employees say the company has arbitrarily chosen which teams have to come into the office in a way that hurts junior…
We Can’t Just Tell People to “Go Back to Work.” We Have to Improve Workplaces.
Republicans never need a good excuse, or even a bad one, to stiff working people and the poor. Doing so has been their calling card for generations, their reason to…
Join Sen. Ed Markey and Gigi Sohn for a Verge Live event on Wednesday
In January, the future looked bright for net neutrality. After a surprise victory in the Georgia special elections, Democrats gained a majority in the Senate, opening the door for aggressive…
Despite Weeks of Union-Busting, Workers at Imperfect Foods Vote to Unionize
Drivers at Imperfect Foods, a climate-conscious grocery delivery service, have voted to unionize after weeks of being manipulated and intimidated by union-busting consultants hired by the company’s management. The official…
Watch: Six Flags Theme Park Kicks Out & Bans Girls For Wearing Short Shorts
One woman’s daughter cried as police questioned her and another woman was sexually harassed by employees
GOP Lawmaker Claims Only 5 Republicans in the House Actually Buy Trump’s Lies
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican congressman from Illinois and an anomaly within his party for his frequent criticisms of former President Donald Trump, said this week that most GOP members…
