ACLU Sues US for Using Military-Grade Helicopters to Quell George Floyd Protests
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Washington, D.C. filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the U.S. government over the use of low-flying, military-grade helicopters used to disturb and disperse…
SpaceX Starlink rolls out $200 per month ‘global’ satellite internet package
Image: Thomas Ricker / The Verge Last summer, we reviewed Starlink RV, a version of the satellite internet service that promised users access from pretty much anywhere on their continent.…
Belkin’s smart home brand Wemo is backing away from Matter
Wemo’s smart home light switches work well… but now only with HomeKit. | Image: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Wemo, Belkin’s smart home company, has paused development of Matter…
Honduran Activists Are Protesting “State of Emergency” That Suspends Civil Rights
In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, a group of activists has been gathering regularly on Saturday mornings to oppose one of President Xiomara Castro’s popular new policies: a state of emergency that partially…
Sanders Says “Much More” Must Be Done After Insulin Maker Announces Price Cuts
Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk announced on Tuesday that it will be cutting prices of its insulin products amid competition and high scrutiny over insulin prices, prompting calls from progressive lawmakers…
Nebraska Lawmaker Enters Third Week of Filibustering to Block Anti-Trans Bills
A Nebraska state lawmaker has filibustered every piece of legislation that has been brought up for consideration in the state’s unicameral legislature, fulfilling a vow she made three weeks ago…
Warren Introduces Bill to Repeal 2018 Dodd-Frank Rollback in Wake of Bank Crisis
On Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-California) unveiled legislation with dozens of cosponsors to undo a key part of a Donald Trump-era Dodd-Frank repeal passed years…
It’s on sight between Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in Beef’s first trailer
Ali Wong as Amy Lau and Steven Yeun as Danny Cho in Beef. | Netflix For many people, the waves of rage that take hold whenever someone cuts them off…
Here’s the new spacesuit that astronauts will wear when they return to the Moon
Photo by Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images NASA has revealed the new spacesuit that astronauts will wear to explore the Moon under the Artemis program. Created by Axiom…
You can play with Microsoft’s Bing GPT-4 chatbot right now, no waitlist necessary
Illustration: The Verge Microsoft appears to have removed the waitlist for its new Bing Chat feature, so now anyone can sign up and use the GPT-4-powered chatbot. Windows Central spotted…