December 18, 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — our spoiler-free review Lucasfilm Ltd. I thought a lot about Rey’s bread while I was watching Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The weird green food is…
December 18, 2019 Marijuana vaping hits record highs among teens Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The percentage of 12th graders who said they’d vaped marijuana at least once in the past 30…
December 17, 2019 Pinterest slashes contractor pay for the holidays It’s been a big week for investigations here at The Interface. On Monday, we published my investigation into the mental health woes of content…
December 17, 2019 Unroll.me settles with FTC after falsely claiming it didn’t collect and sell email data Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Before this year’s blockbuster Superhuman scandal, in which the email app maker was caught providing a non-consensual…
December 17, 2019 The internet’s name regulator says it’s ‘uncomfortable’ with the .org deal Remember when the organization in charge of .org domain names traditionally used by non-profits decided to sell itself to a for-profit company? It surprised…
December 17, 2019 How to ask Google to delete conversations you didn’t want it to hear Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Talking with Google Assistant can be a handy way to get answers to questions, run your smart…
December 17, 2019 YouTube Music gets Spotify-like personalized playlists Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube Music has rolled out its first personalized playlists to all subscribers, including a rival to Spotify’s…
December 17, 2019 Studio Ghibli movies are finally available to purchase digitally — but missing a major title Fans have long bemoaned the inability to purchase digital versions of films from legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli. But starting today, that’s changed….
December 17, 2019 Democrats want data on how sex workers were hurt by online crackdown Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call On Tuesday, lawmakers put out a new proposal that would require the federal government to study how a…
December 17, 2019 Instagram now lets you upload multiple photos on one Story post with ‘layout’ feature Instagram Instagram’s newest Stories feature allows users to post multiple photos on one screen. The feature, called Layout, is launching globally today, and people…