CFPB is reportedly trying to put Google under bank-like supervision
Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking to put Google under federal supervision, a move that could impose the same kinds of…
Trump Reelection Looms Over COP29 as Climate Conference Continues to Disappoint
For decades, making progress on global climate action has felt like trying to tunnel through a mountain with only a spoon and some elbow grease. When people suggest alternative tools…
Ford penalized $165 million over moving too slowly on a rearview camera recall
The 2020 Ford Explorer is one of the vehicles affected by the recall. | Image: Ford Ford has agreed to pay a fine that could go up to $165 million…
Biden Is Pushing a Massive Nuclear Energy Expansion. Will Trump Follow Through?
President-elect Donald Trump is no fan of renewable energy. He has said solar power is too expensive to work at scale, threatened to impose steep taxes on solar panels arriving…
Nike’s new easy open backpack was designed to prioritize accessibility
The fabric interior of Nike’s Elite EasyOn backpack is printed with instructions on how to use and customize it. | Image: Nike Nike’s new Elite EasyOn backpack was designed with…
Bluesky has been acting up today
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Bluesky is growing quickly in popularity, but if you’re trying to use it today, the site might be acting up. As I was writing…
Google says it will stop serving political ads in the EU
Illustration: The Verge Google has announced it will stop showing political ads to users in the European Union next year due to uncertainties around the bloc’s new transparency regulations. In…
Sandy Hook Families Help Satirical News Site The Onion to Purchase InfoWars
In a move that could understandably be mistaken as one of the site’s famous headlines, the satirical “news” outlet The Onion has purchased the assets of InfoWars, a far right…
Mythic Quest is getting a spinoff anthology series
Apple TV Plus Mythic Quest’s upcoming fourth season finally has a release date, but Apple’s future plans for the series aren’t stopping there. Today, Apple announced that Mythic Quest will…
Threads grew by a Bluesky this month
Illustration: The Verge Bluesky might be on the rise, but Instagram and Threads boss Adam Mosseri wants you to know that Threads is still much bigger. In a post on…
