US backtracks on Xiaomi blacklisting
Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge The US has agreed not to put Xiaomi on a blacklist blocking investment in the Chinese tech company, undoing a move made in…
Amazon is suing to stop SMS raffle scams
Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge Ever get a text message informing you that you’ve won a prize — from Amazon itself? I certainly have, and I’ve even known…
It seems the patent office wanted number 11 million to be special, not soy
Photo by SILVIO AVILA/AFP via Getty Images The US Patent Office issued utility patent number 11 million today, granting the milestone number to a patent entitled “repositioning wires and methods…
Bungie accidentally turns on Destiny 2 crossplay months early
Image: Bungie Some Destiny 2 players have been able to play with people on other platforms after developer Bungie inadvertently switched the feature on. Bungie previously said that crossplay would…
FCC approves $7 billion to get better equipment to remote learners
The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program helps schools and libraries outfit students and patrons with remote learning equipment | Illustrator by Alex Castro / The Verge The FCC has approved $7.17…
Epic v. Apple keeps coming back to the gap between ignorance and inconvenience
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Last week, the judge in Epic v. Apple asked whether Epic really had an antitrust case against Apple, or whether it just wanted…
CryptoPunks NFTs sell at Christie’s for $16.9 million
Nine CryptoPunks sold together at Christie’s. | Image: Christie’s / Larva Labs Another huge NFT sale was made at Christie’s tonight: a collection of nine CryptoPunks was purchased for $16.9…
The T-Mobile / Sprint merger hasn’t created jobs — it’s ended them
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile promised its $26 billion merger with Sprint would add new jobs to the economy literally every single day, but a report from…
First commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US gets federal approval
Block Island, R.I.: Deepwater Wind offshore wind farm at Block Island, Rhode Island on August 14, 2016. | Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images The first commercial-scale offshore…
The Wyze Buds Pro offer ANC and wireless charging for $60
Image: Wyze Wyze, maker of $20 smartwatches and $30 video doorbells, has announced a new pair of wireless earbuds that include active noise cancellation and a Qi wireless charging case…
