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The simple question that could change your career
Job seekers attend a career fair in Harlem hosted by Assemblymember Jordan Wright on December 10, 2025, in New York City. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Devon Fritz had his midlife crisis a little...
The AI apps are coming for your PC
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 124, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, send me your Coachella fits, and also you can read all the old...
There’s nothing like an RPG over vacation
With a vacation comes a big choice: What game should I focus on during the trip? I thought about grinding out the harder levels of Super Meat Boy 3D, but I was looking for something more chill. I...
How Americans really feel about immigration
Construction crews install panels of the border wall near La Casita-Garciasville, Texas, on November 26, 2024. | Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images Immigration enforcement was once one of President...
Cyberpunk platformers, gallivanting geckos and other new indie games worth checking out
Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. Once again, there are some neat new games for you to check out this weekend. We've got a bunch of updates and announcements...
15 years after ‘Video Games,’ Lana Del Rey has an actual video game song
The James Bond franchise has a long history of getting pop stars to record its theme songs (perhaps most memorably with Live and Let Die), and it looks like that tradition will now extend to video...
Is the Strait of Hormuz really open?
Donald Trump walks over to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images This story appeared in The...
OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving
Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team's leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities...
The PBS Artemis II documentary is streaming on YouTube
The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission have safely returned to Earth, but if your Moon fever has yet to break, or you're curious to get a big picture view of how the second of a planned...
Should you stare into Sam Altman’s orb before your next date?
Tinder users who prove they're a real person by visiting an identity-verifying orb will soon be able to get five free boosts in the app - and it's just the latest service to embrace the orb. World,...