Supernatural’s head of fitness on rebooting the VR exercise app after leaving Meta

by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

We chatted with Supernatural's Head of Fitness about the company's plans for its VR exercise app.

The strange reason flu shots have been so hard to improve

by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

On August 5, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services canceled 22 mRNA vaccine projects worth roughly $500 million and told the country it would stop investing in the technology that had brought us life-saving Covid vaccines. Health Secretary Robert F....

My favorite feel-good show is back

by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 139, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, barbecue sauce, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about...

Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?

by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

Cute name, especially if it were a wookiee. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Finding a good laptop under $500 was hard enough before RAMageddon. They nearly always had cheap hardware and underpowered, often outdated chips. That’s what made the...

Donald Trump has a gas problem

by bleffel | Aug 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

Gas prices in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, on May 21, 2026. | Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg via Getty Images With the 2026 midterm elections quickly approaching, President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is ongoing and gas prices remain high. Americans are taking note: On...