ESPN Plus is getting its second price hike of 2021
ESPN Plus monthly and annual subscription costs will go up beginning August 13th, the second price increase for the service in 2021. The new price hike has made the service’s…
Google shares transition plans for unified desktop file syncing Drive app
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google announced its plans to transition users of its consumer file syncing desktop service, Backup and Sync, onto a new unified app that both…
Verizon’s new filter blocks spoofed phone numbers that are too close to yours
Verizon rolls out new Neighborhood Filter tool to help curb spoofed calls. | Image: Verizon Verizon wants to help curb those obnoxious “spoofing” calls from similar area codes to your…
Secretly throttling is never okay
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Last Tuesday, AnandTech caught OnePlus doing the previously unthinkable — throttling the performance of its new flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 9 Pro. Seeing…
Census Data Show Half of Unvaccinated Americans Live in Lower-Income Households
New Census Bureau data shows that the majority of the adults in the U.S. who haven’t received a COVID-19 vaccine live in households that make less than $50,000 a year.…
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 will support the S Pen Pro, according to FCC filings
Samsung’s S Pen and S Pen Pro. | Image: Samsung After many teases, it seems as if a Samsung foldable is finally going to get support for an S Pen…
Black players on England football team bombarded with racist abuse on social media
Bukayo Saka of England in a penalty shoot out during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final between Italy and England on Sunday. | Photo by Shaun Botterill / UEFA via…
AT&T removes high-speed data throttling from its most expensive unlimited plan
AT&T’s Unlimited Elite plan will remain $85 per month for a single line, but it gets a few more perks. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AT&T is…
Thiel associate launches Arizona Senate campaign
Blake Masters, a close ally to billionaire Peter Thiel and current Thiel Capital executive, launched a bid for the Arizona Senate Monday. As a Republican, he’ll be seeking to take…
Elon Musk has a ticket to ride on Richard Branson’s spaceplane
Richard Branson and a barefoot Elon Musk hang out on the morning of Branson’s launch to space. | Richard Branson’s Twitter Space billionaire Elon Musk bought a ticket to space…