UK wants to weasel out of demand for Apple encryption back door
The UK government is reportedly set to back down from its battle with Apple to obtain back door access to secure user data protected by the company’s iCloud encryption. Victory hasn’t come ...
The frenzied, gamified chase for Labubus
On Thursday night, I toggled endlessly between a TikTok Live stream and a shopping app in anticipation of 9:30PM. For 30 minutes, I hunted for an available listing; many expletives were uttered...
The intolerable memes of Alligator Alcatraz
Alligator Alcatraz, Florida's hastily built, $225 million-and-counting immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, is both a de facto concentration camp and a right-wing meme. President Don...
The Switch 2’s next killer app is already here
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 90, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, hope you're staying cool, and also you can read all the old edi...
Anker Nebula X1 review: a terrific home theater that goes anywhere
The X1 projecting a 90-inch image on an outdoor terrace over Starlink.
I seldom sleep in the same place for more than a couple of weeks at a time, so I'm a big fan of portable all-in-one project...
Here’s how to save on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 preorder
The forthcoming Galaxy Z Fold 7 is Samsung’s thinnest foldable yet. Our own Allison Johnson just published her full review ahead of the phone’s launch on July 25th, and while there’s cert...
The tech that the US Post Office gave us
When you crack open your mailbox, it's almost as if your letters just appear. Long before the days of speedy, overnight mail deliveries, postal service workers meticulously sorted through lette...
A mushroom casket marks a first for ‘green burials’ in the US
Loop Biotech’s “Living Cocoon” is a casket made from mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms.
"I'm probably the only architect who created a final home," Bob Hendrikx tells The Verge. To...
