RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything
RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything “When I knew it was over was when I downloaded Skype.” All the way back in 2003, Michael Powell, then the chairman of the FCC and the United States‘ chief regulator of the telecom industry, told a roomful of academics and executives at the University of […]
Roku is looking into complaints about washed-out HDR streams
Roku is looking into complaints about washed-out HDR streams Roku is investigating user reports of washed-out colors when streaming HDR content from Disney Plus, according to a thread on the Roku issue tracking board. However, the issue seems to go beyond that, affecting almost any app for Roku TVs, suggest user comments on the thread […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas
Elon Musk's SpaceX gets a company town in Texas Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas Residents near Boca Chica Beach in Texas have voted to become a city called Starbase. | Photo by GABRIEL CARDENAS/AFP via Getty Images<br> South Texas voters mostly employed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have approved a measure to […]
A worthy sequel to one of the best websites ever
A worthy sequel to one of the best websites ever Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 81, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Finally Feels Like Summer Week to at least everyone who lives near me, and also you can read all the old […]
Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ crashed some Windows laptops for years
Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation' crashed some Windows laptops for years Janet Jackson’s ‘Rhythm Nation’ crashed some Windows laptops for years Janet Jackson was too much for some Windows laptops. Longtime Verge readers might recall the unusual story of how the music video for a Janet Jackson song, “Rhythm Nation,” could cause certain Windows laptops to […]
Apple may stagger next year’s iPhones to make way for a foldable
Apple may stagger next year's iPhones to make way for a foldable Apple may stagger next year’s iPhones to make way for a foldable Apple is planning to shuffle its iPhone release schedule next year as it releases the first foldable iPhone to make things more manageable, reports The Information. The plan is for the […]
Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon
Trump's 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon Trump’s 2026 NASA budget would slash ISS crew and allocate more money for Elon The Trump administration has released a proposal to cut about a quarter of NASA’s 2026 budget, slashing both International Space Station crew sizes and the amount of […]
Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck, take 2
Cheap stuff that doesn't suck, take 2 Cheap stuff that doesn’t suck, take 2 While we all wait to find out what effect the upcoming — well, maybe upcoming — tariffs will have on prices, many of us are making mental lists of some of the items we might need that, hopefully, won’t demand a […]
Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 review: powerful graphics, LOUD FANS
Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 review: powerful graphics, LOUD FANS A little over three Gs for capital-G Gamers. The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 is a gaming laptop, and it sure looks like one. It’s an inch thick, weighs 5.5 pounds, and is awash in RGB lighting, stylized text, and curved plastic. This Aorus Master offers powerful […]
Polygon’s new owner says it will ‘do what’s right for Polygon’
Polygon's new owner says it will 'do what's right for Polygon' Polygon’s new owner says it will ‘do what’s right for Polygon’ Polygon, The Verge’s former sister site dedicated to covering gaming and entertainment, is now owned by Valnet, a company that owns more than 27 different brands covering gaming, entertainment, sports, travel, and more. […]