The combined worth of residential claims from both hurricanes Helene and Milton is estimated at nearly $2.8 billion. Community scrambles after top insurance company refuses to pay out homeowners following destructive hurricane: 'Denied or closed with no payment' first appeared on … | Continue reading
If it feels like the next major release of open source image editor The GIMP has been in the works forever, know that anticipation for its arrival has been building longer set – but the wait will soon be over. Today, a GIMP 3.0 release candidate was made available to download. Th … | Continue reading
Breathe easy, Bandersnatch fans: the streamer's 2018 interactive movie will be sticking around. | Continue reading
"This should be illegal." Resident furious after witnessing awful advertising scheme in neighborhood: 'So dangerous for everyone on the road' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Steam Game Recording is officially out of beta and available to all users, giving PC, Mac, and Steam Deck players a built-in way to record and share audio and video from their gaming sessions. It joins many other ways PC gamers have been able to record their high … | Continue reading
Sundar Pichai. | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees ahead of Election Day to make sure “the products we build” are “a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.” “As with other elections, the outcome will be a maj … | Continue reading
A new hydrogel semiconductor from the University of Chicago offers a groundbreaking solution for bioelectronics, blending tissue-like properties with high electronic functionality, enhancing medical device integration and effectiveness. The perfect material for interfacing electr … | Continue reading
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is pushing back on claims that his return-to-office mandate was a “backdoor layoff.” In a transcript of an all-hands staff meeting seen by Reuters and CNBC, Jassy said the move “is very much about our culture and str … | Continue reading
Distracted myself today by fixing bugs and working on the Mac version of Strata. We’re going to slowly move more of the notes, bookmarks, and highlights functionality into Strata, to help keep Micro.blog streamlined. | Continue reading
It was a huge pain in the butt, because my mail-in ballot didn’t register properly, but I found a last-minute flight to Houston and this morning walked over to Congregation Emanu El and voted. It is our most sacred duty as a citizen. I encourage every American to vote. | Continue reading
"The wildlife is beautiful in Hawaiʻi, but make sure to give them some space!" Beachgoer shares distressing photo of oblivious tourists hassling seal: 'This is seriously so exhausting' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading
A skeleton buried in a fetal position is actually made of bones from at least five people who lived across a span of 2,500 years. | Continue reading
The second beta versions of iOS 18.2, MacOS Sequoia 15.2, and iPadOS 18.2 are now available for users participating in the beta testing programs for Apple system software. The new betas continue to focus on additional Apple Intelligence features, expanding beyond the writing tool … | Continue reading
Anthropic’s smallest AI model now beats its older largest LLM, Opus, at some tasks. | Continue reading
Generating documentation from tests using files-to-prompt and LLM I was experimenting with the wasmtime-py Python library today (for executing WebAssembly programs from inside CPython) and I found the existing API docs didn't quite show me what I wanted to know. The project has a … | Continue reading
80 out of 120 workers trying to unionize reportedly quit due to RTO mandate. | Continue reading
The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft is a colour e-reader with a checkered history since it was released in the United States a week ago. Almost all users have a yellow band at the bottom of the display, which might not be noticeable initially but is evident when the front light is turned … | Continue reading
Who left a dolphin's mutilated corpse strewn across a New Jersey beach? The internet has thoughts. | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Mozilla Foundation laid off 30 percent of its workforce and completely eliminated its advocacy and global programs divisions, TechCrunch reports. While Mozilla is best known for its Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation — the pare … | Continue reading
Crispy and tender plantains, crunchy pork cracklings, punchy garlic, and a savory broth are all mashed together to make this flavorful and beloved Puerto Rican dish. Served alongside caldo (seasoned chicken broth), it’s a filling meal. | Continue reading
If you need some last minute cajoling to not sit out this election, consider these words of warning about abstention in 1968. “Nixon prevailed, thus paving the way for the modern right-wing shift in US domestic and foreign policy.” | Continue reading
I tried out the Waymo driverless car service and it was pretty nice. | Continue reading
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Research at Mars analog sites in Utah and Nunavut focuses on lichen diversity, helping to predict lichen survival on Mars and aiding our understanding of these organisms both on Earth and potentially in space. Lichens are remarkably resilient organisms that can survive on a vast … | Continue reading
Threat actor exploited account credentials swept up by infostealers years earlier. | Continue reading
Nintendo just cut back its profit forecast for the current fiscal year, according to Reuters. The Japanese tech company lowered the number of Switch consoles it expects to sell for the year by 7 percent. | Continue reading
Our live show begins tonight at 7 p.m. EST—and we’ve got a lineup you won’t find anywhere else. | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple will soon become the first company to incur a fine for violating the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), reports Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet that the Commission is getting ready to levy the penalty after it found that Apple’s … | Continue reading
This post is part of the series on space topics. A growing Mars base has a prodigious need for power. I’ve previously written two posts on powering the lunar base. The first explores solar power towers and thermal storage. The second reveals that beaming power to the lunar base r … | Continue reading
Luce is the storm that is approaching anime fans' tier list of the most powerful heroes. | Continue reading
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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our criminal justice system is one of the most worrying developments across policing and the courts, and EFF has been tracking it for years. EFF recently contributed a chapter on AI’s use by law enforcement to the American Bar … | Continue reading
When companies discharge these contaminants into waterways, they threaten the health of the public and environment. Utility company files lawsuit against 14 major corporations over contamination of water: 'At concentrations ... unsafe for consumption' first appeared on The Cool D … | Continue reading
X-37B started executing a series of aerobraking maneuvers to change from a highly elliptical orbit to a lower orbit. | Continue reading
In 1944, at the height of World War I, ditchdiggers working in a field known as Alken Enge, on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark, made a gruesome discovery: human bones. It was quickly determined that the bones were not evidence of a recent murder—they were actually thousands of y … | Continue reading
Colorful White Lies is an album that captivates with its outstanding songwriting, impressive Rock riffs, and the uniquely powerful sound of two lead vocalists, a true hallmark of Electric High. | Continue reading
13:12. Need to get out of house, go for a drive. Maybe to store… Does a lot for […] | Continue reading
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Have you ever had to work for someone you just couldn't respect? Have you watched your colleagues leaving one by one as you trudged through hell on earth at work? Ever worked for a hypocrite? An ass-kisser? If you can answer any of these questions in the affirmative, and I can, t … | Continue reading
Sony will stop selling its Airpeak S1 drone on March 31st, 2025. | Image: Sony Almost four years after teasing it at CES 2021, Sony is discontinuing the Airpeak S1 drone that was designed to work with Sony’s mirrorless cameras. According to a notice posted to Sony Japan’s website … | Continue reading
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a feeding black hole in the early universe that seems to be eating 40 times faster than is theoretically possible. | Continue reading
Like a cataract of sensuous gilded Wallendas, the Dreams of Hyperion figures at 24 Bond Street cascade down the NoHo building. Once owned by Robert DeNiro’s mother and later the home of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, 24 Bond Street now hosts the thriving off-Broadway Gene Fran … | Continue reading
New NatGeo documentary was directed by the same duo who brought us the Oscar-winning Free Solo. | Continue reading
The Onion gained access to the most granular election data yet. Technology sure… Tags: election, humor, Onion, scale | Continue reading
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The iPhone could finally show you how long it’ll take to finish charging. Code spotted in the second iOS 18.2 beta by 9to5Mac shows a new “BatteryIntelligence” feature that will let you receive a notification with the iPhone’s estimated … | Continue reading
The Manhattan district attorney's office has obtained an arrest warrant for Edoardo Almagià, who has been accused of working with looters and dealing stolen artifacts for years | Continue reading
The Harris-Walz campaign is committed to improving resources for “small businesses, grocers, and growers.” READ MORE... | Continue reading
Today’s newsletter might be my favorite I’ve ever sent out: I figured a letter sent out on such a Tuesday better be full of delight. Luckily, today we have the marvelous Lynda Barry with us. To celebrate the release of the paperback edition of her masterpiece What It Is, she answ … | Continue reading