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How the Michigan Senate primary activated every bitter Democratic grudge
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Michigan Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) greet the crowd after El-Sayed spoke at a rally on July 18, in Detroit,...
Judge approves Anthropic’s record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for AI copyright lawsuit
A federal judge has approved the $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic and a group of authors who sued the company for using their work to train Claude.
FCC plans to ban companies selling DJI products under other brands
Several companies suspected of selling DJI products under their own brands might soon be banned in the US.
Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio’s AI music generator over
Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley's Hound Dog...
The FCC is planning to retroactively ban disguised DJI gadgets
The Skyrover X1 vs the DJI Mini 4 Pro. | Image: AirPhotography Last October, we told you how the FCC had given itself the power to retroactively ban gadgets that have already received its approval...
The Odyssey turned me into an IMAX believer
After seeing Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey for the first time early last week, I came away impressed, but somewhat conflicted about two of the film's more fantastical set pieces. While those...
SpaceX in your index fund, explained
AUUUUUGH | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Index funds are touted as one of the safest ways to invest. Rather than picking and choosing individual stocks, index funds let you bet on...
“The King of the North” is Britain’s new PM
Andy Burnham, then the mayor of Manchester, speaks onstage during the 2023 SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas. | Sean Mathis/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily...
Get Borderlands 3, Risk of Rain 2 and 13 other great PC games for $15
Borderlands 3 is among the 15 games in the 2K Megahits 2026 Bundle. | 2K Games The aptly-named “2K Megahits 2026 Bundle” from Humble includes 15 Steam games for $15. It’s a smattering of the...
The PlayStation replica ornament is an homage to a great, yet fragile console
The ornament requires three 1.5-volt coin batteries, which are included in the box. | Photo: Cameron Faulkner/The Verge You probably know the signature PlayStation boot sound. Did you know that it's...