The ISIS beheadings of journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff. The radicalization of San Bernardino shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik. The Orlando nightclub massacre. Social media, encrypted messages, or online propaganda from ISIS played a role in these horrific events … | Continue reading

The day after Christmas isn’t a holiday per se, but it’s a day people take notice of, largely because it’s the first chance they’ll get to exchange presents they’ve received or run to stores to purchase the ones they didn’t get. However, people who have received gift cards may no … | Continue reading

Earlier this morning, the Twitter accounts for Sony Music Global and Bob Dylan announced that troubled pop singer Britney Spears had died. But thankfully, it turns out that she’s still with us, and rather had fallen victim of a cruel hoax. So, what happened? A few hours ago, the … | Continue reading

As 2016 draws to a close, Facebook looks to be in a pretty fantastic spot. Revenues are at $25 billion and growing strongly — as is the company’s 1.7 billion user base — and the stock has never been higher. And yet, all of that greatness sums up the social network’s challenge for … | Continue reading

When discussing SEO tactics, rankings, and linking, there is a lot of chatter surrounding white hat, grey hat, and black hat strategies. While the names were borrowed from hacking culture, the meanings remain pertinent – practices that are legal, uncertain, and illegal. Curious w … | Continue reading

Some Twitter accounts related to Sony Music were apparently accessed by hacker group OurMine this morning. The handles for Sony Music Global and Bob Dylan tweeted that Britney Spears was dead shortly after 8AM ET. “britney spears is dead by accident! we will tell you more soon,” … | Continue reading

Another 12 months have flown by. As we look back at this year in tech, The Verge staff members are grading each major company and product category in the industry on how they fared in 2016.Last year, with its profits surging and user base surpassing 1 billion, Facebook entered it … | Continue reading

Jay Baer reveals the five most important podcast statistics of 2016, according to new findings from Edison Research. | Continue reading

Wie jedes Jahr kommt auch diesmal der Jahresrückblick des Kameraherstellers GoPro. In dem Best-of-Video werden spektakuläre Actionsequenzen kompiliert. Vom Surfen, Skateboarden, Fallschirmspringen, Wintersport bis hin zu Unterwasseraufnahmen.... | Continue reading

FEATURE: The future may be digital, but so much of our present and past remains trapped in printed forms. For several years now, Sofie Quidenus has been focused on solving this disconnect by trying to make printed text readable for computers so the knowledge contained within can … | Continue reading

Among the "lessons" recited at church on Christmas Eve was the annunciation to the shepherds . My wife complained on the sidewalk outsi... | Continue reading

Another 12 months have flown by. As we look back at this year in tech, The Verge staff members are grading each major company and product category in the industry on how they fared in 2016.Snapchat's the cool kid in school. So on trend, that in 2016 it decided to go by its nickna … | Continue reading

As much of the world was welcoming Santa Claus down their chimneys, news emerged this week that Snap, the company behind perennially popular social network Snapchat, had acquired augmented reality (AR) startup Cimagine Media for “up to” $40 million. Founded in 2012, Cimagine work … | Continue reading

It turns out lying about userbase, millions of dollars, and ambitious claims aren’t enough for a company to take Android’s future away from Google. SEE ALSO: Cyanogen versus Google: Biting the Android that feedsCyanogen Inc., a startup based in Palo Alto, is shutting down all its … | Continue reading

Kurz vor der CES informiert Samsung über drei neue Produktideen, die sich Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens im hauseigenen Start-up-Inkubaktor C-Lab ausgedacht haben: eine bemerkenswerte Ideen-Schmiede. Zwei der drei Gadgets –... | Continue reading

As more filmmakers dip a toe into VR, the sheer volume of 360-degree video releases can be overwhelming. Samsung today just released its top five most viewed videos on its Samsung VR service in 2016, including The Conjuring 2 – Experience Enfield VR 360 and a couple of Six Flags … | Continue reading

George Michael, the British pop music superstar who wrote and performed a string of hit songs in the duo Wham! and as a solo artist, died at the age of 53. Photo: EPA | Continue reading

CyanogenMod is no more, but its legacy will be carried over by a new community-driven custom ROM project called LineageOS. | Continue reading