Gemini, GTA, and the search for the next big thing
Google announced a bunch of new stuff last week, from Gemini 2.0 and Project Mariner to Android XR and Project Moohan. As ever with Google, it feels like a lot of stuff without necessarily a coherent More...
A New Social is a new non-profit that wants to help bridge platforms
Image: A New Social, NASA The open social web still isn’t as open as we all might want, but a non-profit is being formed to try and change that. The non-profit, called A New Social, is being headed up by More...
Nest Learning Thermostat review: pretty smart
The fourth generation of the Nest Thermostat improves on the original in almost every way, and it’s still a stunner. Read the full story at The Verge. More...
The FTC is officially banning hidden junk fees from hotel and ticket prices
Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission has approved a new rule preventing hotels and ticket sellers from hiding extra fees associated with a purchase. Under the rule, businesses More...
Suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann charged with seventh slaying
Rex Heuermann, the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer, has been charged with a seventh woman’s death, according to prosecutors in New York’s Suffolk County. Valerie Mack, a 24-year-old from Philadelphia, More...
Bills’ Taron Johnson reveals what truly happened in scrum for football after Lions’ onside kick
The Detroit Lions tried one final onside kick attempt in the waning seconds of their six-point loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday evening and nearly recovered the ball. Things got a little too close for comfort More...
‘Standing by to help’: Red state reveals plan to purchase auctioned border wall materials to store for Trump
Officials in Texas say they are preparing to buy and store border wall materials being auctioned off by the federal government and keep them in place until the Trump administration takes office in January. Texas More...
Pope Francis reveals he was nearly assassinated during historic Iraq trip
The first-ever Iraq visit by a pope could’ve ended disastrously, but a foiled assassination plot has enabled Pope Francis to write about the event in retrospect. “Almost everyone advised me against More...
Caitlyn Clark, White privilege and me
I have been following the rise of WNBA star Caitlin Clark since her Iowa University days. I am a hoops man myself and I’ve seen so many flashes in the pan, but I knew there was something different, something solid More...
Steps to protect yourself while shopping on your phone this holiday season
The holiday season is the best time of the year. Many of us spend quality time with our families, enjoy delicious food and even go on vacations. For many, it’s also a time to indulge in shopping. And why not? More...
