As of today, there's a new set of rules for how your internet provider can collect and share information about you. In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Communications Commission agreed to propose new privacy rules for broadband providers like Comcast and Verizon, as part of the FCC's new … | Continue reading
Google announced today it would no longer support its Wallet Card starting June 30th. The prepaid debit card, which launched back in November 2013, let you pay for things in person and online using your Wallet balance at any retailer that accepted MasterCard. It also let you with … | Continue reading
Netflix is beefing up its foreign-language original programming with a new drama being shot and produced in Spain, according to Variety. It doesn't have a title yet, but almost every other piece of the puzzle is in place: it has a show-runner (director Carlos Sedes), an episode c … | Continue reading
Due to significant demand, Tesla will begin taking online orders for its upcoming Model 3 electric car an hour earlier than planned. Orders will begin at Tesla.com at 7:30PM PT / 10:30PM ET this evening, in order to ensure that Tesla's servers aren't overloaded.Online ordering at … | Continue reading
Last year when Microsoft rolled out Windows 10, one of the biggest promises of the new operating system was the support of universal apps, meaning that developers would be able to make simple changes to their apps to enable them to run across multiple Microsoft platforms. It's ta … | Continue reading
On-demand delivery startup Postmates announced a monthly subscription service today called Plus Unlimited. It will cost $9.99 a month and come with free delivery on orders over $30 from the company's growing list of partners. The move is part of longer term strategy for Postmates … | Continue reading
Uber is raising its fares 10 percent in Pittsburgh, the city where the company is currently building a gigantic facility to build and test self-driving cars. The story was first reported by a reporter from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, who also tweeted that Uber cited the need f … | Continue reading
Yahoo is expected to lose yet another major executive, this time Sandy Gould, who is currently SVP of talent acquisition and development at the company. It is not clear where the well-regarded exec is headed, said sources close to the situation (are there any other kind?). C … | Continue reading
If you want to get technical, Leon Vynehall still hasn’t released an "album." His 2014 breakthrough Music for the Uninvited gets called a mini-LP or an EP depending on where you’re looking, and his new collection Rojus is explicitly labelled a "double-pack." Whether it’s harmless … | Continue reading
Kevin Hart is gearing up to serve comedy all day, every day. Canadian-American entertainment company Lionsgate announced today that it is entering a partnership with Hart's company Hartbeat Digital to launch Laugh Out Loud — a video-on-demand service just for comedy content.Hart … | Continue reading
Jon Snow, who is obviously very dead and never coming back, may have been the key to the whole A Song of Ice and Fire story. Whoops!At least, that's what Andrew Beveridge and Jie Shan of Math Horizons argue in a new research paper that maps out the insanely complicated social net … | Continue reading
Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel have voluntarily ceased college sports betting indefinitely in all US states as part of a deal with the NCAA. The action takes effect following the conclusion of the NCAA March Madness tournament on April 4th, according to a repor … | Continue reading
The first thing I have to mention before I launch into my tirade is that I'm no teen expert. Sure, I recently rewatched season 1 of Gossip Girl, putting my mental age at 17. Yes, I'm a proud member of the #vox-teens (for 25 and under!!) Slack chatroom. I know full well that they' … | Continue reading
The dinner was a Japanese-inspired six-course meal made by a chef in Brooklyn. The sample menu included dishes like "steamed silken tofu with edamame sauce" and "stuffed potato ball in Dashi soup" and a roasted green tea crème brûlée for dessert. For a night out in New York City, … | Continue reading
The best action cameras are still susceptible to capturing super shaky footage. A new company called Revl has a solution to this problem — it's called the Arc, and it's the first action camera with built-in, motorized image stabilization.At first glance, the Arc doesn't look all … | Continue reading
This week on the Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, Jake, and Nicola review the reviews! The iPad Pro 9.7, the iPhone SE, and the Microsoft Build developer conference; we're covering all the top tech news this week. If you liked our video reviews this week, then tune in live to hear in ou … | Continue reading
For the first time ever, researchers have spotted a white dwarf surrounded by an atmosphere of mostly oxygen. A star of this kind, a super-dense dead star with an oxygen atmosphere, had never been seen before, though astronomers had speculated that one might exist. Such a unique … | Continue reading
The incredible image above is the 3D structure of the Zika virus, which has only just been revealed. The finding could help scientists determine how the virus is transmitted and, hopefully, how to prevent infection. Continue reading… | Continue reading
We don't know what it looks like. We don't know how far it will go on a charge. We don't even know exactly how much it will cost.But for all we don't know about the new Tesla Model 3, thousands of Tesla fans know they want it anyway, and are willing to plunk down real money for a … | Continue reading
Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid passed away this morning at age 65, after a truly groundbreaking career. Hadid was the first woman architect to win the field's highest award, the Pritzker Prize in 2004, and in 2015, she became the first woman architect to be receive the Royal … | Continue reading
Apple today released an update to iOS 9 to fix an issue that made some apps like Safari and Mail unresponsive, and in some cases crashed them entirely, when trying to open links. The update, version 9.3.1, arrives just two days after Apple acknowledged the bug and pledged it woul … | Continue reading
Starbucks is making a strategic bet on Microsoft Office. At Microsoft's Build conference in San Francisco today, Starbucks CTO Gerri Martin-Flickinger took to the stage to announce a Starbucks add-in for Microsoft Office. While you might expect a Starbucks add-in for Office would … | Continue reading
The founder of Organic Avenue, a now-bankrupt restaurant chain that sold stale wraps and overpriced juices, is launching a $699 Wi-Fi connected juicer that can't actually juice produce you've brought home from the store. Instead, the company, called Juicero, wants you to buy its … | Continue reading
The "upgrade fee" has always been one of the shadiest aspects of the wireless industry. Providers like Verizon and AT&T charge $40 and $15 respectively for customers buying new smartphones under contract or through upgrade plans like Next — in addition to the phone's cost and you … | Continue reading
Doctors at Johns Hopkins announced yesterday that they successfully performed the first organ transplants between HIV-positive patients in the United States. The liver and kidney, which were transplanted a few weeks ago, came from the same HIV-positive donor. The kidney went to a … | Continue reading
Apple has been working on modular smart bands for the Apple Watch, according to patent applications surfaced by Apple Insider. The Apple Watch features what has been referred to as a diagnostic port on the underside of its casing, which can power any potential smart band that App … | Continue reading
Rihanna just released her video for "Kiss It Better," the second single cut from her new album ANTI. It's following in the footsteps of "Work," the smash-hit Drake collaboration she released back in January, and it's being released alongside another new single, the DJ Mustard-pro … | Continue reading
One of the big advantages to buying an Apple product is Apple's unparalleled support system. Should you have trouble with your iPhone, you can walk into any Apple Store and receive one-on-one help and tutelage. Other device makers don't have Apple's network of stores and support, … | Continue reading
Ticketmaster is officially launching its first set of public APIs and SDKs, which will allow third-party apps to integrate its ticket discovery, purchasing, and management services directly into their app. The tools will be available through Ticketmaster's new developer portal."W … | Continue reading
Life can fall into a familiar routine when you have a full-time job, but what is that routine like when your full-time job happens to be in space? Continue reading… | Continue reading
Kanye West's new album The Life of Pablo should land on major streaming services tomorrow, a change that's taking place despite West's February promise the album would remain a permanent Tidal exclusive. Sources tell The Verge the album should be available on Spotify tomorrow, an … | Continue reading
Hajime Tabata wants to put Final Fantasy back on top.As the director of Final Fantasy XV, Tabata has a difficult task ahead of him. While the Final Fantasy name is still well known, over the years it has lost much of its luster, and more recent releases haven’t captured the imagi … | Continue reading
This morning, Amazon announced a plethora of new partners to Dash, its push-and-forget, one-button solution for ordering basic essentials. A majority of the buttons available fall under categories like household supplies, groceries, and diapers. But here's one that caught our eye … | Continue reading
Corporate pressure is growing against a new North Carolina law overturning legal protections against LGBT discrimination. Today, executives from 16 different companies signed an open letter to Governor Pat McRory opposing the law and urging him to repeal it in the next legislativ … | Continue reading
This week on Ctrl-Walt-Delete, we continue the talk about the iPhone SE and the iPad Pro 9.7 after Walt's review of the products, and then dive into what came out of the Microsoft Build developer conference.We love your feedback and suggestions on how to make our show better and … | Continue reading
This is it: after years of hype, Tesla Motors is scheduled to pull the covers off of its Model 3 electric car at the company's facility in Hawthorne, California this evening at 8:30PM Pacific Time. Unlike the Model S sedan, the new Model X crossover, and the seminal Roadster, the … | Continue reading
Jay Z is preparing a lawsuit against Tidal's former owners, accusing them of overvaluing the company by using inflated subscriber numbers, according to a report from Dagens Næringsliv. Project Panther Bidco, Jay Z's holding company that owns Tidal, sent letters to former board me … | Continue reading
Sprint is still trying all the tricks it can to get back into the game, but the carrier's latest is something we haven't seen before. Customers can now get access to Amazon Prime as a monthly add-on for their contract for $10.99. You get everything you'd normally get from Prime ( … | Continue reading
Miitomo is now available to everyone. Today Nintendo released its first smartphone app — a quirky social network built in collaboration with Japanese mobile studio DeNA — globally, after it made its debut in Japan earlier in March. The app was downloaded more than one million tim … | Continue reading
All Hour Cymbals, the first and most well-known LP by Brooklyn band Yeasayer, came out in 2007, a year that, in hindsight, may have been indie rock's zenith. That was the year we got Beirut's Flying Club Cup, Okkervil River's The Stage Names, The National's Boxer, Animal Collecti … | Continue reading
Drones are now gadgets that the average consumer can easily own and operate. In fact, the FAA predicts that 2.5 million of them will be sold in the US this year. But aerial robots, at least for now, are unlikely to ever become as ubiquitous as personal computers or smartphones. T … | Continue reading
BBC America has released the first trailer for the new-look Top Gear and, well, it's pretty good. Gone are Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May (all over at Amazon, of course), and instead we have Matt LeBlanc, UK presenter Chris Evans — and a whole lot more. And while … | Continue reading
Apple’s security concessions in corporate devices may have created a loophole in an otherwise secure system, according to new research from Check Point Software Technologies, a company that sells internet security hardware and software. When successful, this "SideStepper" attack … | Continue reading
A year after its initial announcement, Amazon's Dash Button for instant re-ordering of everyday essentials is gaining momentum and new product partners. Amazon has announced it is adding a raft of big-name brands to its Dash range, including Charmin, Doritos, Energizer, Red Bull, … | Continue reading
Last night, for a group of kids at the San Francisco Public Library, Super Mario wasn't just an iconic game character: he was a teacher.In a rare move for the company, Nintendo partnered with the library to offer a series of lessons about game design, using the Wii U game Super M … | Continue reading
Our lives are marked by the ages we become allowed to do things. You need to be 18 to vote, 21 to drink alcohol (in the US, at least), and this tall to ride a rollercoaster. Certain birthdays mean you can watch new types of movie, categorized by how far they shade into the tradit … | Continue reading
Microsoft Edge represents the future of web browsing on Windows, and it's a future that apparently makes ad blocking easy. A workshop at Microsoft's Build conference this week titled "What's Next for Microsoft's New Browser" included a slide showing built-in ad blocking is schedu … | Continue reading
Google wants to make 360-degree content more accessible for more people, and to do so is introducing a new tool: VR View. This allows developers to embed 360-degree photos and videos in their websites or apps simply by adding a few lines of code. Google says the aim is to make th … | Continue reading