It’s a Hard Forkin’ Christmas!
The “Hard Fork” co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton sing an original, tech-inspired rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”...
Erebor Sees Valuation for Tech-Focused Bank Hit $4.35 Billion
Silicon Valley-focused banking startup Erebor Bank is expected to raise $350 million, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Dec. 23).
The funding round would value Erebor at $4.35 billion, according ...
These great digital gifts will arrive just in time for Christmas
Tune in for a holiday viewing of KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix.
And just like that, Christmas is less than two days away, which is too soon for most items bought online to arrive in time. That s...
Support Techdirt: Where Bari Weiss Is Not Our Editor In Chief
If you’re wondering what independent journalism that won’t bend to White House pressure looks like, you’re looking at it.
On Sunday night, CBS News’ newly imported “editor in chief,” Bari ...
Watch lists are broken. Federation could fix them.
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Lowpass is taking a winter b...
Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there
The livestreams connected to more than 60 of Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras were left available to view on the web, allowing someone to see live feeds of each location without needing ...
How AI broke the smart home in 2025
This morning, I asked my Alexa-enabled Bosch coffee machine to make me a coffee. Instead of running my routine, it told me it couldn't do that. Ever since I upgraded to Alexa Plus, Amazon's gen...
