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What do we do with Cesar Chavez’s memory now?
From left, Marc Grossman, Cesar Chavez, Ana Murgia, and Cesar's daughter Elizabeth Chavez march together during the United Farm Workers 1,000 Mile March, in the summer of 1975. | Cathy Murphy/Getty...
An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked
Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Numerous users contacted The Verge about the incident, claiming that...
Trump’s new coin, briefly explained
President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. | Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared...
Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)
Pinterest's CEO has thrown his support behind an Australia measure banning social media for younger teens and is calling for governments around the world to implement similar bans. "Social media, as...
Microsoft will yank Copilot from some Windows apps and let you move the taskbar again
After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make to Windows 11. In a lengthy blog titled "Our commitment to Windows...
Why the US wants to protect Iran’s oil and gas
Waste gases are burned off on the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran's Persian Gulf coast, on August 23, 2016. | Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Trump administration’s...
The White House proposes new AI policy framework that supersedes state laws
The White House has announced a new AI policy framework that calls for Congress to craft federal regulation that overrules state AI laws. The Trump administration has made multiple attempts to...
A new Nintendo Switch 2 could be the poster child for replaceable batteries
Nintendo plans to release a Switch 2 revision in the European Union that will let users replace their own batteries, Nikkei reports. The current version of the Switch 2 has a glued-in battery. But...
Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames
Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, told Digital Foundry that ML-based frame generation tech is coming to "PlayStation platforms" in the future, letting the game console...
Windows 11 is finally getting a movable taskbar
It's taken almost five years, but Microsoft is finally bringing back the ability to move the Windows taskbar to the top or sides of your screen. The movable taskbar is part of some much bigger...