February 5, 2021 A German man is keeping $60 million in bitcoin from police by never revealing his password Photo by Michele Doying / The Verge The wonderful thing about bitcoin is many of its apparent benefits, like the ability to be anonymously…
February 5, 2021 Someone modded a Game Boy Color to act as a much better Apple TV remote Image: Otto Climan Most people who have used the Apple TV Siri remote have probably craved something that isn’t so darn frustrating to use…
February 5, 2021 Please GameStop it, Hollywood Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Okay, screenwriters, directors, authors, and production companies — we get it. You have some experience telling stories…
February 5, 2021 Destruction AllStars no longer turns on voice chat by default, thanks to new hotfix Characters from Destruction AllStars. | Image: Sony Sony released the car-smashing game Destruction AllStars exclusively for the PlayStation 5 on Tuesday, but it shipped…
February 5, 2021 Patient names and colonoscopy results from US hospitals posted by hackers to the dark web Illustration by Ana Kova Patients of two US hospital chains had their names, birthdays, and colonoscopy results posted on the dark web after a…
February 5, 2021 Justice Department closes criminal probe of Ford emissions testing Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed a nearly two-year investigation into the process Ford uses to…
February 5, 2021 Go read this New York Times investigation of the location tracking data of the Capitol rioters You’re being tracked — around the web, sure, but also in real life: the apps on your smartphone are constantly feeding data into the…
February 5, 2021 A cappella group covers iPhone tones after nailing Windows sound effects Image: Maytree In January, South Korean a cappella group Maytree wowed us with their spot-on vocal interpretations of Windows sound effects, and on Friday,…
February 5, 2021 Microsoft suspends donations for politicians who attempted to overturn the 2020 election Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has announced that it will suspend all donations for the upcoming 2022 election cycle for any…
February 5, 2021 Three countries are due to reach Mars in the next two weeks A fleet of spacecraft from three countries will reach Mars in February. A small fleet of spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates, China, and…