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9 reasons to watch the 2026 World Cup
Members of the Iranian national soccer team arrive at Tijuana International Airport on June 7, 2026. | Mario Tama/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter...
iFixit Trump phone teardown confirms it’s an HTC dupe
This is the Trump phone, but it could just as easily be an HTC. | Image: Trump Mobile After getting its hands on a Trump phone and tearing it apart, iFixit has confirmed what I first reported back...
YouTube is introducing DMs (again)
You have to be over 18 and already be connected with the person you want to chat with on other messaging platforms. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is reintroducing private...
Can Graham Platner win?
Graham Platner speaks to Mainers at a town hall at the Elks Lodge 188 on June 7, 2026, in Portland, Maine. | Laura Brett/Getty Images Last fall, Graham Platner — an oysterman running for the...
Framework delays Laptop 13 Pro shipments by a month
Framework is pushing back shipments of its new Laptop 13 Pro to address issues with its haptic touchpad and display found in the run-up to mass production.
Anthropic backtracks on policy that ‘sabotaged’ researchers’ work
Anthropic is walking back a hidden policy that researchers say sabotaged their work.
Ryanair is under investigation over charging parents to sit with their kids
Ryanair said the CMA’s investigation is “bogus.” | Photo by Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via Getty Images European economy airline Ryanair is under investigation in the UK for charging parents...
Deezer launches an AI music detector for other streaming services
Deezer will now scan your playlists on other streaming platforms to detect AI-generated music. Deezer was the first of the big streaming services to start labeling AI-generated music. It even...
OpenAI says fake accounts from China tried to turn Americans against data centers
OpenAI has published a report detailing how China-linked influence campaigns against data centers used ChatGPT.
Bluesky is getting ‘communities’
Bluesky will be getting "communities," which will function as smaller spaces where you can "go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff" sometime this year, according to head of...