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The honest conversation about antidepressants I wish my psychiatrist had with me
If you’ve been taking antidepressants or anti-anxiety medications for years, you might have certain questions. Do you still need the medication? How would you know if you didn’t? Does it make sense...
Reckoning with America’s Next Top Model
Model and TV personality Tyra Banks discusses the show America's Next Top Model at Build Studio on January 9, 2018, in New York City. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images When America’s Next Top Model...
The case for scrubbing the seas to save the climate
Captura has built a system that can extract 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the ocean per year to help mitigate climate change. | Captura Corp We’ve painted ourselves into a corner on climate...
OpenAI is reportedly pushing back the launch of its ‘adult mode’ even further
Here comes another disappointment for ChatGPT users. As first reported by Sources' Alex Heath, OpenAI is yet again delaying its "adult mode" for ChatGPT. A company spokesperson told Heath that...
NASA’s DART spacecraft changed a binary asteroid’s orbit around the sun, in a first for a human-made object
When NASA crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in 2022, it altered both Dimorphos' orbit around its parent asteroid, Didymos, and the two objects' orbit around the sun,...
OpenAI’s head of robotics resigns following deal with the Department of Defense
OpenAI is going to need to find a new head of robotics. Caitlin Kalinowski, OpenAI's now-former head of robotics, posted on X that she was resigning from her role, while criticizing the company's...
Sony appears to be testing dynamic pricing on PlayStation games
A site called PSprices has been tracking prices on Sony's digital game store and noticed something unusual: some games were being offered at different prices to different users. What's more, those...
Indonesia announces a social media ban for anyone under 16
Following in the footsteps of Australia, Indonesia will be the latest country to limit social media usage for children under 16. Meutya Hafid, Indonesia's communication and digital affairs minister,...
Time’s running out to get a free gift card when you preorder a new MacBook
This has been a week to remember here at The Verge. MWC 2026 in Barcelona lead straight into Apple’s week of product announcements. There was truly something for everyone, whether you’ve been...
Roblox introduces real-time AI-powered chat rephraser for inappropriate language
Roblox has launched a feature powered by AI that can rephrase inappropriate language in real time. The online game has been using AI filters to block out any language that goes against its policy...