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What the Supreme Court still has left to decide this term
From left to right, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Being a Supreme Court justice is a pretty sweet gig. The Court...
These tropical forests are critically important. Why is this religious sect cutting them down?
Satellite images show the loss of forest in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands between 1984 and 2022, mostly from expanding farmland. | Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Over the last...
What should liberals do when an assassin sounds like them?
A photo of law enforcement detaining the White House Correspondent’s dinner shooting suspect in Washington, DC, on the night of April 25, 2026. | US President Trump via Truth Social/Anadolu via...
Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the Internet’s favorite butler
RIP to the original AI search bot.
Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law
Way back in the DS days, Nintendo decided to stop selling to Amazon. During a recent lecture at NYU, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé said it was because Amazon was...
Shokz’s bassy OpenRun Pro 2 are $40 off thanks to a new Mother’s Day promo
The Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 come in a variety of colors, including a traditional black hue. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge If you’re looking to pick up a pair of open-ear headphones for yourself —...
These reusable digital Polaroids are a clever way to cover a fridge in memories
You can update this photo as often as you want. I love when my friends have their fridges covered in Polaroids. It’s often a visual crash course of what’s been going on in their lives chronicling...
How the internet’s favorite squirrel dad made the hottest camera app of 2026
Downey at home in LA with one of his channel’s frequent guest stars. | Image: The Verge; Shutterstock It's not hyperbole to call DualShot Recorder an overnight sensation. It took only 12 hours from...
AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on how AI is changing music and the music industry, follow Terrence O'Brien. The Stepback...
What’s more likely to be sentient: an ant or ChatGPT?
Sentience is hot these days. | Pete Gamlen for Vox Sentience is hot these days. Partly because of the development of impressive new AI systems, everyone seems to be asking: How do we know if...