FDA authorizes first e-cigarette but only allows tobacco flavors
After rejecting over one million e-cigarette related products, the Food and Drug Administration announced today that it authorized its first e-cigarette: the Vuse Solo, made by R.J….
Vudu brings its TV and movie streaming app to Facebook’s Oculus VR devices
Vudu’s freemium streaming app is now supported on Facebook’s Oculus Quest 1 and Quest 2 VR devices, with a spokesperson telling The Verge more than a hundred…
Microsoft says it mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded
Microsoft says it was able to mitigate a 2.4Tbps Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack in August. The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe and was 140 percent…
Microsoft says it mitigated one of the largest DDoS attacks ever recorded
Microsoft says it was able to mitigate a 2.4Tbps Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack in August. The attack targeted an Azure customer in Europe and was 140 percent…
Tech tools for teaching in a classroom during a pandemic
The last year of lockdown and learning from home was undoubtedly the most challenging year for teachers in a generation. Now that students are returning to class,…
Tech tools for teaching in a classroom during a pandemic
The last year of lockdown and learning from home was undoubtedly the most challenging year for teachers in a generation. Now that students are returning to class,…
DC’s new comic book Superman is coming out as bisexual in next month’s issue
DC’s newest Superman is coming out of the closet next month, with the comics company revealing that Jon Kent will be starting a relationship with Jay Nakamura,…
Adobe shows off upcoming Camera Raw support for Photoshop on iPad
Adobe is bringing Camera Raw to the iPad version of Photoshop, and has demonstrated how it works in a hands-on video. Ryan Dumlao, senior product manager for…
How to transfer your Google Authenticator 2FA to a new phone
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the best and easiest ways to keep your online accounts secure. It works by issuing an authentication code on your phone…
See how climate change could drown landmarks around the world
Just 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming stands between Cuba’s Plaza de La Catedral looking typically dry or looking like something straight out of…
The Daily’s founding producer, Theo Balcomb, is leaving the Times
Hello again, and thanks for reading Hot Pod. Today’s an unexpectedly busy one — with a scoop for us to get into. I’ll waste no time! SCOOP:…
NASA’s massive next-generation space telescope arrives in South America ahead of launch
After more than two decades of delays and ballooning development costs, NASA’s next-generation space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, has arrived in French Guiana, South America…
FDA clears Withings’ EKG and blood oxygen features
After over a year in limbo, Withings finally has Food and Drug Administration clearance for its ScanWatch, which monitors for abnormal heart rhythms through an EKG feature…
Epic finally admits that its Imposters mode was ‘inspired’ by Among Us
Fortnite’s Imposter mode is an Among Us clone in all but name, but nearly two months later, Epic Games is finally acknowledging in today’s patch notes what…
Twitter testing an easier way to switch to your reverse-chronological feed
Twitter is testing a new way to switch to your reverse-chronological feed a bit more easily, the company announced Tuesday. Right now, when you tap the three-star…
1Password will now let you share passwords with just a link
Password manager 1Password is making it easier to share passwords with anyone, with Psst! (password secure sharing tool), a new link sharing feature the company is releasing…
Facebook has banned nearly 1,000 ‘militarized social movements,’ documents reveal
Facebook has placed at least 986 groups on a private list of banned “militarized social movements,” according to internal Facebook documents published by The Intercept. The documents…
Listen to our Windows 11 and Microsoft Surface roundtable
On Tuesdays for the remainder of the year, The Verge’s flagship podcast The Vergecast will be featuring additional new episodes, with each focused on a specific topic…
The Rolling Stones? They’re a blues cover band, says Sir Paul McCartney
In his latest interview, Sir Paul was questioned about the sophisticated compositions of many Beatles’ songs, which have drawn praise from experts on classical music. Asked whether…
Road-blocking activist is married to transport boss whose job is to ‘keep London moving’
Transport for London has been accused of “harbouring extremists” after it was reported that an Insulate Britain activist is married to a senior employee of the transport…
Anti-drugs spray that sticks cocaine to surfaces trialled in Durham nightspots
Police are dousing pub and club loos with an anti-drugs spray that causes cocaine to stick to surfaces and adds a foul taste. Durham is believed to…
EU coordinator of nuclear talks to visit Iran -Iranian foreign ministry
Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS), Enrique Mora, walks in front of a hotel where a meeting of the Joint Commission of the…
EXCLUSIVE Turkish intelligence helped Iraq capture Islamic State leader, sources say
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa, Syria June 29, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer Jasim captured in…
U.S. House expected to pass bill to hike debt ceiling, avert default
An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House…
Wall St steady with investors cautious ahead of earnings
People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid American Airlines up on…