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Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Casey Newton, founder and editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of the Hard Fork podcast. I’ll be guest hosting the next few episodes of Decoder while Nilay is out on parental leave, and I’m very excited for what we have planned.
If you’ve followed my work at all, particularly when I was a reporter at The Verge, you’ll know that I’m a total...
Scenario: A radiologist is looking at your brain scan and flags an abnormality in the basal ganglia. It's an area of the brain that helps you with motor control, learning, and emotional processing. The name sounds a bit like another part of the brain, the basilar artery, which supplies blood to your brainstem - but the radiologist knows not to confuse them. A stroke or abnormality in one...
Tesla approved a restricted stock award of 96 million shares, worth about $29 billion, to “incentivize” the controversial billionaire to remain at the head of the company during a protracted legal battle over his original pay package.
Last year, a Delaware court voided Musk’s pay package, valued at more than $50 billion, arguing that the deal was flawed and unfair to shareholders and...
Spotify is increasing prices in several regions outside of the US, just days after posting disappointing earnings. Spotify announced on Monday that Premium subscribers across Europe, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific will be notified about pricing changes “over the next month,” providing an example email showing a €1 monthly increase from €10.99 to €11.99...
On Monday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation filed a complaint against Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. The filing, sent to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel at the DC Court of Appeals, alleges that Carr had repeatedly broken basic principles of conduct as a licensed attorney, including by leveraging his power to control media outlets' speech. As a legal...
The original Nintendo Switch, which has cost $299.99 in the US since its release in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s online store. Other first-gen Switch models are now more expensive, too, with the Switch OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and the Switch Lite increasing from $199.99 to $229.99.
Nintendo said on Friday that its decision to raise the price was “based on...
Push a button and get more screen. | GIF by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Part of me still can't believe it, but Lenovo did the thing: it took a bonkers concept for a laptop with a rollable screen and built the tech into something you can actually own and use like a normal computer. Except, as conventional as the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6 can be, it's far from a normal computer. It's a $3,...
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 92, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, I've kept my phone case on all week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)
This week, I am finally smashing my way through Donkey Kong Bananza, perusing the Panama Playlists, wishing I had a yard so I had an excuse to buy Ultra...
The simple joy of gadgets — that’s what “Today I’m Toying With” is all about.
It’s our video series where we try to encapsulate that joy of playing with technology, sharing what it’s like to experience gadgets that not all of us get to touch! Like a 3D printer that prints delicious chocolate, or the realized dream of a Transformers toy that actually transforms into a walking, talking...
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Smartwatch is on sale starting at $299.99 ($50 off).
If you’re looking to upgrade an older Android smartwatch, or want to give wearables a try for the first time, Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 8 is a compelling choice. It has a new design, lets you access Google’s Gemini AI from your wrist, and has a handful of new health and wellness features. It launched on July 25th,...