Twitch’s Watch Parties feature is rolling out to Android and iOS
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon-owned Twitch is rolling out its Watch Parties feature, which lets streamers host viewing parties for movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime,…
The War on Drugs Comes to the Doctor’s Office
Ashley* lived with addiction and anxiety for years, but she was in recovery and making progress in 2017 after finding treatment at Jay Joshi’s clinic in northwestern Indiana. Joshi was…
Robinhood saddled with historic $70 million fine from financial regulators
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced on Wednesday that it’s fining Robinhood almost $70 million to settle charges over issues it identified…
Dozens of Sudden Deaths Reported as Canada Heat Hits a Record 121 Degrees
Dozens of sudden-death calls that Vancouver authorities have received this week are believed to be tied to the dangerous heatwave currently scorching Canada and pushing temperatures to record levels, an…
Wow, there sure are a lot of sports on during the workday
Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Right now, you could wake up and turn on Wimbledon. By the afternoon, there will be EuroCup matches. And then, in the evenings, we’ve had…
World Economic Forum Pledges to Censor ‘Health Misinformation’ and ‘Anti-Vaccine Content’
WEF forms new coalition of Big Tech executives and government officials to eliminate “harmful content”, ie any information they don’t like.
Trump’s Company & Its CFO Will Be Formally Charged With Tax Crimes on Thursday
Former President Donald Trump’s eponymous company, as well as its chief financial officer, are set to face criminal charges this week related to tax crimes, according to new reports. Per…
Maine passes the strongest state facial recognition ban yet
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The state of Maine now has the most stringent laws regulating government use of facial recognition in the country. The new law prohibits…
The Simpsons is getting a Loki short because Disney owns everything
Image: Disney Disney’s IP has once again fully synergized with the arrival of a new Marvel-themed Simpsons short titled “The Good, The Bart, and The Loki.” Disney very much appears…
How to install the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 public betas
Photo by Chaim Gartenberg Apple’s iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 won’t launch fully until later in 2021, but you don’t need to be a developer to test the public beta…