The fediverse has the potential to help create enduring and interoperable social networks. But many creators and businesses rely on bigger, closed platforms because they offer direct ways to make money from their audiences, which is hard to do in…

TL;DR: Get 1TB storage you can plug into almost anything when you get the Dual USB-C USB-A Flash Drive for $74.97. Got a ton of files? Whether it’s work documents, school projects, or a mountain of photos and videos, those low-storage…

TL;DR: September 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT is the deadline to get Windows 11 Pro for $19.97. Let’s face it: keeping your computer’s operating system up to date is a must if you want it to run like a dream. An…

This week brought a few noteworthy movie and TV trailers — the big one being Sonic the Hedgehog 3. And while I won’t include them here, you should check out some of the trailers included with our coverage of the…

The year is 1983. Talk radio host Alan Berg (Marc Maron) is on the Colorado airwaves comically dressing down racist callers, while elsewhere across the Pacific Northwest, a series of armed robberies becomes a matter of concern — even more…

OSOM’s first phone, eventually renamed the Solana Saga. | Image: Osom A lawsuit filed against Osom Products, Inc. by its former chief privacy officer, Mary Stone Ross, claims that the company’s CEO, Jason Keats, used business funds for extravagant purchases…

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power most of our laptops may be the most practical battery tech we have right now, but they naturally degrade over time as their ions flow back and…

Brazil is serious about this ban of Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter).After banning the social network within its borders, one nugget in the New York Times’ report about the story stands out: Anyone who tries to access X in Brazil…

Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cleared SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket for flight on Friday after temporarily grounding it following a failed landing earlier this week. The company has already pulled off two launches…

Roborock’s Q5 Pro is a powerful cleaning machine that does exceptionally well with pet hair. | Image: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge We highlighted some great deals on Dreame robot vacuums in our roundup of the best Labor Day…