Microsoft is finally ditching its Windows 95-era icons
Microsoft is finally preparing to refresh its Windows 95-era icons. The software giant has been slowly improving the icons it uses in Windows 10, as part of a “sweeping visual…
Google expects most staff to spend about three days per week in the office post-pandemic
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google expects 60 percent of its approximately 140,000 global employees to spend around three days in the office per week post-pandemic. The policy…
The Nintendo Switch can’t be stopped
Nintendo Switch sales fuel full year profits. | Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Nintendo Switch sales were up 44 percent percent from January to March compared to the…
Cowboy’s improved C4 electric bike launches alongside first step-through model
Cowboy 4 (left) next to step-through Cowboy 4 ST. | Image: Cowboy Cowboy, maker of some of our favorite pedal-assisted electric bikes, is back with two new models for 2021.…
The Great OS Replacement: How to Find the Best Linux Distribution
Picking the ideal Linux distribution takes research and planning. Not because Linux is a challenge. Rather, the Linux OS offers a seemingly unending selection of distributions to meet general computing…
Internal emails reveal how badly Apple wanted to keep Netflix using in-app purchases
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Internal emails revealed during the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit show that employees at Apple were considering giving Netflix special treatment to convince…
Epic v. Apple turns into Windows v. Xbox
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Is an iPhone more like a PC or an Xbox? That question was asked — implicitly and explicitly — over and over on…
Google ‘arguably violated’ labor law by illegally firing three workers claims NLRB
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The acting head of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said Google “arguably violated” US labor law by illegally firing three workers in…
A photographer says she was asked to work for Netflix’s Love is Blind — without any pay
Image: Netflix Getting asked to shoot five weddings for a massively popular Netflix show might seem like a dream opportunity, but according to photographer Megan Saul, the show’s producers weren’t…
SpaceX successfully landed a Starship prototype for the first time
SN15 on the landing pad after landing | SpaceX SpaceX launched a high-altitude Starship prototype rocket and successfully landed it for the first time on Wednesday, overcoming a key technical…
