The Verge Donald Trump ads will take over YouTube for Election Day The Verge - Makena KellyYouTube’s homepage will feature ads in support of Donald Trump’s reelection campaign on election day 2020, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Trump’s reelection campaign bought out YouTube’s masthead ad for
The Verge Twitter suspends 70 pro-Michael Bloomberg accounts for ‘platform manipulation’ The Verge - Makena KellyTwitter announced Friday that it would suspend 70 accounts that posted content in support of Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign, first reported by the Los Angeles Times. “We have taken enforcement
The Verge New trailers: Westworld, Amazing Stories, and more The Verge - Jacob KastrenakesI recently watched The Souvenir, Joanna Hogg’s partly autobiographical film about a young filmmaker who gets wrapped up in a toxic and emotionally abusive relationship with an older man. While looking
The Verge Coronavirus email hoax led to violent protests in Ukraine The Verge - Jay PetersAn email that appeared to come from Ukraine’s ministry of health containing false information about coronavirus cases in the country led to a number of violent protests and standoffs with police, reports
The Verge Google addresses Huawei ban and warns customers not to sideload apps like Gmail and YouTube The Verge - Chris WelchGoogle on Friday evening published a support article meant to clarify the ongoing situation with Huawei. Last year, the United States government barred companies in the US from working with the Chinese
The Verge Twitter’s messy verification process is making candidates wait The Verge - Kim LyonsOn Friday morning, Jeff Sites, a challenger to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, didn’t have a blue verification badge on his official Twitter page. Sites had announced his campaign months earlier, so he should have
The Verge NBCUniversal reportedly close to acquiring Walmart’s Vudu video service The Verge - Chris WelchNBCUniversal is in advanced talks to acquire Vudu, the Walmart-owned video service, according to The Wall Street Journal. Though the talks “may not result in a deal,” it sounds like NBCUniversal — part
The Verge Friends cast will make millions of dollars to return for a reunion special on HBO Max The Verge - Julia AlexanderIt’s the one where the gang gets back together — and all it reportedly cost was $3 million for each main cast member. Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, and Matthew
The Verge Russia is interfering in Democratic primary to help Sanders, officials say The Verge - Makena KellyRussia is interfering in the Democratic primary to help Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, US officials reportedly told the Sanders camp according to The Washington Post. There are few details
The Verge Fortnite will let players mute the Rickroll emote in order to avoid getting copyright claimed The Verge - Julia AlexanderFortnite introduced its Rick Astley-inspired emote just one week ago, and the company has already rolled out an update to let PC players mute the music in response to complaints: creators said they were
The Verge Bethesda follows Activision in pulling games from Nvidia’s GeForce Now The Verge - Nick StattNvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service has had a somewhat rocky launch since it exited beta earlier this month, and it’s getting even rockier. The company says it’s now losing games from major publisher
The Verge Company buying .org offers to sign a contract banning price hikes The Verge - Adi RobertsonEthos Capital, the company controversially buying the .org top-level domain, is trying to appease critics with a set of new rules. The legally binding agreements would ban steep fee increases for nonprofit
The Verge Fortnite’s wonderfully weird personality is back in latest season The Verge - Andrew WebsterFortnite is weird again — and I couldn’t be happier. The game’s latest season finally launched yesterday and, on the surface at least, it seems like a standard update. It has a new secret agent theme,
The Verge Netflix’s Gentefied follows a Mexican American family in the heart of a gentrifying LA neighborhood The Verge - Joshua RiveraIn Gentefied, everyone knows the score. That’s the dark joke about being a young person of color in the US, where access to information is more equitable than the power to use that information. It’s easy
The Verge Twitter bot @real_human_vc is coming for your thought leaders The Verge - Bijan StephenSpend enough time on Twitter and you’ll start to discern patterns in the scrolling chaos that feels a little like the internet’s id: the grudges, the feuds, the wet-brained political chatter, and the flatulences
The Verge Google Forms could secure Nevada’s caucuses, or throw reporting into chaos The Verge - Makena KellyNevada’s Democratic caucuses take place this Saturday, and the state may not be ready. In the wake of Iowa’s disastrous caucuses, the Nevada Democratic Party has scrapped its plans to use a reporting called
The Verge Arlo Pro 3 home security cameras now support Apple’s HomeKit The Verge - Jay PetersArlo Pro 3 security cameras now support Apple’s HomeKit smart home platform, which lets you manage your gadgets (lights, cameras, etc.) through the Home app on your iOS device. The cameras originally last
The VergeTechnology All the ways China’s coronavirus outbreak is affecting tech The Verge - Natt GarunThe tech sector is currently feeling the impact of the coronavirus, with companies closing offices, stores, and factories in China as well as restricting employees from nonessential travels to the country.
The Verge Google’s Stadia adds four SteamWorld games to its lineup The Verge - Chaim GartenbergGoogle’s streaming-based Stadia game service has had a rocky start since it launched last year, but Google has been trying to bolster that with more games. The latest are four titles from the SteamWorld
The Verge Google is indexing WhatsApp group chat links, making even private groups discoverable The Verge - Kim LyonsInvitations to WhatsApp group chats are being indexed by Google, making the invite links —including links to private group chats — discoverable and available to anyone who wants to join, Motherboard reports.
The Verge Ill-fitting gear puts female firefighters at risk, but that’s changing The Verge - Justine CalmaWhen Heather Buren first started fighting fires in California more than 20 years ago, she remembers often wearing boots that were a size too big, but she couldn’t let that slow her down. She recalls other
The VergeApps iOS 14 is a chance for Apple to lower its walls The Verge - Tom WarrenI have a love-hate relationship with my iPhone. I love the hardware, Apple’s attention to detail in iOS, and the quality of apps that developers have created. But I hate Apple’s walled garden that limits
The VergeSamsung Galaxy Z Flip Vergecast: Galaxy Z Flip review, Android 11 preview, and a ‘house of brands’ The Verge - Andrew MarinoThe Verge’s flagship podcast, The Vergecast, was split up into three parts this week: we cover the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review, a streaming wars update, and the upcoming Android 11. In the first part
The VergeLego Where are the bike lanes in Lego world? The Verge - Andrew J. HawkinsMarcel Steeman, a regional councilor in the Netherlands, was playing Lego with his kids a few months ago when he noticed something strange. “There were Lego cyclists, but I wondered where they had to he
The VergePixar Onward is a perfectly fine Pixar movie with a bizarre twist The Verge - Joshua RiveraOver the last decade, Pixar has added a new trick to its considerable list of talents: the missable blockbuster. A truly bad Pixar movie is still extremely rare, but a serviceable one that doesn’t necessarily
The VergeTechnology iHeartRadio is now turning podcasts into books The Verge - Ashley CarmaniHeartMedia, the radio station company that’s pushed into podcasts, is now getting into the books business. The company announced yesterday that its Stuff You Should Know podcast series has signed a four-book
The VergeGear & Gadgets Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review: temper your expectations The Verge - Dieter BohnSamsung’s brand-new Galaxy Z Flip is the third folding screen phone that I’ve reviewed. It happens to also be the best folding screen phone I’ve reviewed — but don’t let that fool you. As with the Galaxy
The VergeTechnology Save on Samsung Galaxy S20 preorder bundles, Xbox One X consoles, and more The Verge - Cameron FaulknerPreorders for Samsung’s latest phones, the Galaxy S20 series, went up at 12:01AM ET this morning. There are plenty of ways to secure a preorder, but new preorder bundles are popping up that might catch
The VergeApple Apple awarded temporary restraining order against Tim Cook’s stalker The Verge - Makena KellyApple won a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly stalked and harassed CEO Tim Cook and other company executives. According to court documents uncovered by OneZero’s Dave Gershgorn, “Rocky”
