Ireland refuses to pay ransom demand in attack on its national health service
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ireland’s health service, the HSE, shut down all of its IT systems on Friday following a “significant” ransomware attack which has disrupted COVID-19…
Apple said Roblox developers don’t make games, and now Roblox agrees
Image: Roblox Massively popular game creation tool Roblox is now a massively popular experience creation tool Roblox, possibly in response to the ongoing Epic v. Apple trial. Roblox allows a…
China is set to land on Mars for the first time
A photo of Mars captured by China’s Tianwen-1 probe in February. | Photo: Xinhua via Getty Images Sometime between tonight and next Wednesday, China will attempt to land a pair…
Apple confirms space gray Magic Keyboards, Trackpads, and Mice are discontinued
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge If you want a space gray Apple accessory, such as a Magic Mouse, Keyboard, or Trackpad, now is the time to get one…
Facebook loses bid to block a potentially major change to EU data sharing
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ireland’s High Court has dismissed Facebook’s bid to block a European Union privacy regulation — created by the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC)…
Apple Music for Android reveals lossless audio could be imminent
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple might have bigger plans for next week than initially thought. The new iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K are all set…
A driverless Waymo got stuck in traffic and then tried to run away from its support crew
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge One of Waymo’s fully autonomous minivans got stuck at an intersection in Chandler, Arizona, prompting the company to send a roadside assistance team…
Go read this story about how TikTok and apps are making Starbucks orders obnoxious
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge BuzzFeed News has published a great story that looks at the cultural phenomenon that was on display when that picture of a mile-long…
Leaked renders reveal an even more affordable 5G Samsung phone
Images show what could become Samsung’s least expensive 5G phone, nabbing the A32 5G’s title. | Image: 91mobiles A new batch of leaked images shows what could become Samsung’s least…
Here are the best Amazon Echo deals right now
The Echo Show 5 (left), Echo Show 8 (middle), and the Echo Show (right). | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge When it comes to the Echo smart speakers,…