The state of Louisiana is suing online gaming platform Roblox, alleging that it fails to adequately protect its majority underage user base from online predators. In the state’s lawsuit, they allege that Roblox is failing to "implement basic safety controls" such as biometric age verification upon account creation or checking that parental consent has been given to open an account.In an article … [Read more...]

During a press conference in late 2024, President Donald Trump vowed to “slash massive numbers of job-killing regulations” in his second term and pledged to eliminate 10 old rules for every new one. Now he’s bringing that deregulation drive to commercial space, ordering federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport development, and clear out the Federal Aviation … [Read more...]

The Apple iPhone event is right around the corner, which means the huge tech company will finally reveal its iPhone 17 lineup. The latest iOS 26 features will come preinstalled on the new models, as well as any additional features Apple reveals at the launch event. But since we still have to wait a few weeks (presumably) until the iPhone event, we can at least speculate what the new phones will … [Read more...]

EntertainmentThe broadcaster also plans to reduce its member station dues by $35 million.Aug 15, 2025, 6:01 PM UTCCharles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years.Now that Congress has passed a bill that will defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS is … [Read more...]

If you’ve used the Linux terminal, you’re probably familiar with sudo. For those who aren’t, it’s a godsend command that, when placed before another command, lets you run it with administrator permissions. This, in turn, allows you to perform system tasks that are blocked off from regular users, such as installing or removing software, or updating it directly from the terminal. Source: … [Read more...]

We also found discounts on the OnePlus Buds 4 and a battery-powered fan that’s perfect for camping.Aug 15, 2025, 5:30 PM UTCBrandon Russell is a commerce writer covering deals and buying guides. Previously, he was a freelance writer for Popular Mechanics, Men’s Health, and Esquire.If you’ve ever juggled a phone, a smartwatch, and a pair of wireless earbuds, you know the struggle of keeping them … [Read more...]

No deal is better than a bad deal. Aug 15, 2025, 5:12 PM UTCJustine Calma is a senior science reporter covering energy and the environment with more than a decade of experience. She is also the host of Hell or High Water: When Disaster Hits Home, a podcast from Vox Media and Audible Originals.The nations of the world have been on the precipice of reaching a global agreement to curb plastic … [Read more...]

The AI startup’s new policy now specifically bans using Claude to help develop biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear weapons.Aug 15, 2025, 5:05 PM UTCEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Anthropic has updated the usage policy for its Claude AI chatbot in response to … [Read more...]

When Sony lined up storefront shelves with the PSP back in 2004, it was a generation-defining move. The PlayStation Portable became the portable gaming experience, and it was definitely not just blocky sprites and 16-bit visuals and soundtracks. A tiny media powerhouse right in our pockets, the PSP played movies, songs, and games that felt dangerously close to PS2 quality. Source: … [Read more...]

TransportationThe Italian automaker only plans on making a couple dozen Fenomeno hypercars, with each priced at $3.5 million.Aug 15, 2025, 5:00 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.Lamborghini makes fast cars; this is an indisputable … [Read more...]

When most people think about building a new PC or upgrading their existing ones, they focus on the obvious stuff, like a faster CPU, a more powerful GPU, and sometimes even a high refresh rate monitor for gaming. Sure, it makes sense, since these parts are responsible for delivering the raw performance you expect while upgrading a PC. However, your day-to-day experience when you sit in front of … [Read more...]

Aug 15, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Open Source A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been observed targeting web infrastructure entities in Taiwan using customized versions of open-sourced tools with an aim to establish long-term access within high-value victim environments. The activity has been attributed by Cisco Talos to an activity cluster it tracks as UAT-7237, … [Read more...]

PC users in the Windows 11 world have had a way to run multiple Linux distros on their PCs for some time now thanks to the Windows Subsystem for Linux. This feature allows you to install a wide range of distros such as Debian, Ubuntu, and RHEL, and use them side-by-side in Windows Terminal. It's a great way to get the best of both worlds. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]

Smart ring maker Ultrahuman is acquiring women’s health technology company viO HealthTech to launch advanced cycle and ovulation tracking, the company announced on Friday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thanks to the acquisition, the company is launching a new plug-in for the Ultrahuman Ring AIR called “Cycle and Ovulation Pro.” The plug-in will allow users to accurately … [Read more...]

HyperX has announced its latest flagship wireless gaming headset, and once again, the brand’s primary mission statement seems to be chasing eternal life for headphone batteries. The Cloud Alpha 2 will last, according to its maker, for up to 250 hours on a full charge.While that number halves if you make use of the headsets’s simultaneous Bluetooth connectivity, a more than 10-day battery life is … [Read more...]

NASA is working with American companies to explore the possibility of raising the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope that has studied the high-energy universe since 2004. The effort aims to demonstrate orbital boost technology, extend Swift's scientific life, and advance U.S. space servicing capabilities. Two firms—Cambrian Works of Virginia and Katalyst Space … [Read more...]

Anthropic expands Claude Sonnet 4’s context window to 1M tokens With this larger context window, Claude can process codebases with 75,000+ lines of code in a single request. This allows it to better understand project architecture, cross-file dependencies, and make suggestions that fit with the complete system design. Longer context windows are now in beta on the Anthropic API and Amazon Bedrock, … [Read more...]

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi loving nerd, I could see a future where nuclear power played a role in permanent Moon settlements. But the idea of NASA building a 100-kilowatt microreactor there in the next five years seemed ridiculous. Not so, according to scientists."I have no idea why this is getting so … [Read more...]

ChatGPT’s mobile app is raking in the revenue. Since launching in May 2023, ChatGPT’s app for iOS and Android devices has reached $2 billion in global consumer spending, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. That figure is approximately 30-times the combined lifetime spending of ChatGPT’s rivals on mobile, including Claude, Copilot, and Grok, the analysis … [Read more...]

I didn’t expect to lose access to everything I had built. After nearly two decades of living in spaces where I could control the network, set up and expand my home lab, and optimize my workflow around reliable, high-speed internet, I moved into temporary housing provided by my partner’s job. It seemed like a good deal—closer to their office, significantly cheaper rent, and just a short-term … [Read more...]