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AliExpress hit with record $629 million fine for selling counterfeit and illegal products
Europe just hit AliExpress with a record $629 million fine for allowing the sale of counterfeit and harmful products.
How public opinion is turning against AI
Demonstrators march during a protest against AI data centers in Vancouver, British Columbia. | Ethan Cairns/Bloomberg via Getty Images AI was supposed to make our lives better. Instead, it’s made...
AliExpress fined almost $630 million over illegal product sales
The fine is more than double the penalty that Temu was slapped with for similar DSA violations. | Illustration: The Verge AliExpress has been hit with a €550 million (about $629 million) fine...
How success in Venezuela set Trump up for disaster in Iran
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to...
It’s no longer illegal to destroy the one thing endangered species need most to survive
Red-cockaded woodpeckers are among the many federally endangered species that rely on forest habitat for survival. | Jared Lloyd/Getty Images The greatest threat to animals in the US and globally is...
China delivers a one-two punch to America’s AI dominance
China's leading AI companies are ramping up the pressure on Silicon Valley, as Moonshot and Alibaba unveiled models they claim can go toe-to-toe with the best from OpenAI and Anthropic at a fraction...
Who counts as “working class”?
Dozens of Harvard graduates, whose union is affiliated with the United Auto Workers, picket the Harvard Science Center on April 21, 2026. | John Tlumacki/Boston Globe via Getty Images The Democratic...
The Kodak EC35 is a pocketable, beginner-friendly 35mm film camera
The $35 camera comes in seven colors and has a slide cover.
This unpronounceable series of glyphs is an incredible side project from Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet)
Sure is a lot of porcelein in there. | Image: Kieran Hebden Just why?...
Kodak EC35 is a dirt-cheap point-and-shoot film camera
I’m partial to that avocado green one. | Image: Reto Project Following the success of its $99 Kodak-branded Snapic A1, Reto Project is releasing the Kodak EC35, an even more affordable 35mm film...