Los Angeles wildfires: Firefighting plane grounded for 3 days after drone strike causes ‘fist-sized hole’
Federal authorities and California police are investigating after someone flew a drone into the wing of a firefighting aircraft as it carried water to battle the raging wildfires across Los Angeles – causing a More...
‘Anything but ordinary’: Legal experts shred NY v. Trump as ‘one of the worst’ cases in history
Attorneys and legal experts railed against New York Judge Juan Merchan sentencing President-elect Donald Trump in the NY v. Trump case just days ahead of his inauguration as president, saying the case will be remembered More...
Meta disbands diversity team and says DEI has become ‘charged’
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is eliminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs because of the “legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts” More...
Australian Open’s signature drink inspired by Honey Deuce: Make it at home
The tennis drink that was a game, set and match at last year’s U.S. Open now has a counterpart from down under. Grey Goose, which served as the official beverage sponsor of the U.S. Open, recently inked a More...
Democrats reexamine their social media game after losing to Trump: Not ‘direct’ or ‘authentic’
Some Democrats are warning their party’s leadership that Republicans won the election by using new media, like podcasts and social media, more effectively to reach independent voters, according to a new report. President-elect More...
As California burns, we can help stop the next disaster by lending a hand
The wildfires in Los Angeles and the Palisades have captured the nation’s attention. As Americans watch this tragedy unfold, the devastating images of flames engulfing homes and firefighters working tirelessly More...
Trump issues warning to Maduro as Venezuelan leader enters third term, US expands sanctions
President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning ahead of the inauguration of contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who took up the top job for a third term on Friday. Despite significant opposition both More...
‘Great embarassment’: Hear Trump’s courtroom response to Judge Merchan’s ‘political witch hunt’ trial
The audio tape of President-elect Donald Trump’s New York City sentencing hearing was released to the public on Friday giving insight into the unprecedented conviction against a former president where Trump was More...
Automattic cuts WordPress contribution hours, blames WP Engine
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, is scaling back its contributions to the WordPress open-source project, according to an announcement on Thursday. The company More...
How Elon Musk’s xAI is quietly taking over X
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge When Elon Musk launched his own AI startup, xAI, he touted a key advantage over his competitors: access to the vast trove of data from his newly acquired social media More...
