Kevin McCarthy and Mark Meadows Have Long History of Nepotism and Self-Dealing
From the beginning of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, Donald Trump and his supporters tried to accuse Biden of nepotism and various kinds of corruption involving his son Hunter Biden’s checkered…
Fortnite’s new virtual concert might be its trippiest yet
Ever since Marshmello first took the virtual stage in Fortnite, developer Epic Games has experimented with different ways to bring music into the game. That could mean a gigantic Travis…
“Better Than Trump” Isn’t Good Enough. End Deportation Now.
On the campaign trail, Joe Biden went to great lengths to establish the dramatic differences between himself and Donald Trump on immigration. Biden was very clear: He would reunite separated…
UK antitrust watchdog investigating Amazon and Google over fake reviews
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is probing whether Amazon and Google broke consumer laws by failing to take action against fake…
Cartels Instructing Migrants to Fight Their Way Past Border Agents
Smugglers, illegals becoming increasingly brazen as crisis worsens
Researchers Finding Actual Gold Inside ‘Fool’s Gold’ Rocks
Tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, commonly known as ‘fool’s gold,’ which would make it much more valuable than its name suggests.
Microsoft’s Panos Panay on building Windows 11 during a pandemic, Android, and the leak
The big Windows 11 leak earlier this month was never part of Microsoft’s plan. Developers at the company have spent the majority of the pandemic working from home and secretly…
Is There Such a Thing as Good Inflation?
Unlike the ongoing price inflation that is typically caused by central-bank expansion of the money supply, the price inflation generated by diminished supplies of goods is a one-shot affair
The Feds Collect Most of the Taxes in America—So They Have Most of the Power
The federal government collects a lot more in taxes than the state governments do. And the feds also spend a lot more
Hybrid work is coming to big tech. Its contractors might not be so lucky
Photo by CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images In fits and starts, the US is reopening — in many cases to the chagrin of office workers who have settled into work-from-wherever…