LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world from ABC
Two new perentie lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred thereRead More
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Nosferatu is the stuff of exquisitely erotic nightmares from the Verge Charles Pulliam-Moore
Image: Focus Features Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu gets at the heart of what makes vampires an eternally fascinating fixture in our sexual imaginations. Even if you haven’t seen F.W. Murnau’s original Nosferatu or read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, those stories have undoubtedly shaped your ideas about vampires. They weren’t the first tales about undead ghouls rising from…
Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology has died from ABC
The whistleblower helped train artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT.Read More
Trump announces new tech policy picks for his second term from the Verge Wes Davis
Michael Kratsios appearing at the Web Summit in 2019. | Photo by Rita Franca/NurPhoto via Getty Images In a pair of Truth Social posts on Sunday, Donald Trump announced a set of picks for his administration’s tech policy team that will report to David Sacks, Trump’s “AI and crypto czar.” The picks include Michael Kratsios,…
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024) review: slightly larger, slightly faster, slightly better from the Verge Andrew Liszewski
Performance upgrades and screen improvements make the new Paperwhite’s minor updates feel more substantial. Three years have passed since Amazon last updated its flagship e-reader, and while this year’s Kindle lineup seemed focused on Amazon’s first color offering, the Paperwhite still got some welcome improvements. With a higher-contrast screen and snappier performance, the 12th-generation Kindle…
Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots from ABC
Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithmsRead More
How Netflix took on live TV — and got ready to take on the NFL from the Verge David Pierce
Patrick Mahomes is playing on Christmas. Netflix better not screw it up. | Photo by Jason Miller / Getty Images It hasn’t always gone well for Netflix. Remember the Love Is Blind reunion or the laggy Paul / Tyson fight? But Netflix is betting big that live still matters, even in the on-demand world it…
Walmart sued over illegally opening bank accounts for delivery drivers from the Verge Umar Shakir
Illustration by Hugo Herrera / The Verge The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger for alleged illegal payment practices for gig workers. The bureau says Walmart was opening direct deposit accounts using Spark delivery drivers’ social security numbers without their consent. The accounts also can come with…
What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry from ABC
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuelsRead More
Sony’s WH-1000XM4 headphones are nearly 50 percent off right now from the Verge Quentyn Kennemer
The XM4 are over four years old, but they still sound great for the money. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge A couple of months ago, we saw the Sony WH-1000XM4 drop to $129.99, which was an absolute steal for the last-gen noise-canceling headphones. That deal predictably sold out in a heartbeat, and…