News
India temporarily blocks Telegram, claiming it was done to prevent exam fraud
India has temporarily blocked Telegram, claiming it's to prevent cheating on a crucial entrance exam.
SpaceX is officially buying Cursor for $60 billion
Days after its massive IPO, SpaceX says it is spending $60 billion to buy Cursor - a bet designed to help Elon Musk's sprawling rocket / AI / social media behemoth win over lucrative enterprise...
The climate myth Democrats can’t quit
A person hoists a poster in front of the US Capitol at a climate protest in Washington, DC. | Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced...
Apple’s weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness
I'll just work from the car, I thought. But after a few minutes of staring at my screen on quick mountain switchbacks I could feel the first signs of cold, coagulated nausea bubbling up from that...
Putin’s plan to live forever
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through the Kremlin in Moscow on June 3, 2026. | Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images “Longevity” — a buzzy catchall for the quest for a longer life — is...
Lenovo’s next tablet has a thick speaker bump and an upgraded kickstand
A large speaker bump on the back of the Tab Plus Gen 2 contributes to the tablet’s upgraded sound. | Photo: Sean Hollister / The Verge Lenovo announced a new version of its chonky speaker-filled Tab...
Kodak’s collectible Charmera camera is getting new Y2K-inspired designs
Despite being an objectively terrible digital camera, the Kodak Charmera has been incredibly popular thanks to a cheap price tag and several fun retro designs inspired by the iconic 1987 single-use...
The case that Florida is ready to turn blue again
David Jolly is the Democrat Party’s likely gubernatorial nominee in Florida. He officially became a Democrat last year. | Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images For decades, Florida was the...
Half a billion people are using Threads every month
Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, Meta announced on Tuesday, hitting the milestone just shy of the platform's third birthday. Threads got off to a hot start in 2023, reaching...
Meta’s Threads app now has half a billion monthly users
Almost three years in, Meta's X competitor is still growing.