Here are two podcasts from our Windows 11 coverage
On Thursday, we saw the official reveal of Windows 11 at Microsoft’s event, which showed off a redesign of the Microsoft operating system — including a replaced Start menu, updated…
Amazon acquires encrypted messaging app Wickr
Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Wickr, the encrypted messaging app founded in 2012, has been purchased by Amazon, the company announced today. The terms of the deal…
Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuffed Trump’s Demands to “Crack Skulls” of Protesters
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pushed back several times last year against demands from former President Donald Trump to use military violence to potentially…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Cut Unemployment Benefits, Experts Warn
The bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Joe Biden touted in front of the White House on Thursday contains a proposed funding mechanism that experts fear could unjustly strip unemployment benefits…
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.