Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta shut down 63,000 Instagram accounts based in Nigeria that it says were engaged in financial sextortion scams and connected to what Meta calls a “loosely organized” group of cybercriminals known as the “Yahoo Boys.” Meta has been getting serious about cracking down on sextortion scams and educating…
The Coast Guard said the two boaters were uninjured and their boat salvaged. They said the whale appeared to be uninjured. (Image credit: Colin Yager/TMX) Read More
The U.S. wants changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency after a Chinese drug scandal. Olympic officials threatened to block Salt Lake City’s bid to host the 2034 Games if the U.S. criticism persists. (Image credit: Ludovic Marin) Read More
In a career marked by firsts, Harris is no stranger to charting a new path. If she becomes the Democratic nominee, and beats Trump in November, she would be the first woman president of the U.S. (Image credit: Erin Schaff) Read More
Image: Google Google has updated the suspicious file warnings Chrome displays for why it might have blocked a potentially suspicious or dangerous file download to hopefully give users clearer explanations. For people who turn on the anti-phishing Enhanced Protection feature, opting in to upload suspicious files for scanning in the cloud, it’s also shifted to…
The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monumentRead More
Since the United Arab Emirates witnessed its heaviest recorded rainfall ever three months ago, the desert nation has issued a multitude of warnings about dengueRead More
Astronomers have directly observed a super Jupiter around a nearby starRead More
The Ace have an understated design that’s very sleek, especially in white. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking to be an early-ish adopter of some fancy headphones and you like the color white, you’re in luck. The porcelain-colored Sonos Ace are on sale for $409.99 ($40 off) at Amazon. Sonos’…
Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The latest PlayStation beta lets you create personalized 3D audio profiles on your PS5 that could help you “better sense the positions of characters and objects in a game world.” If you’re wearing headphones or earbuds with your PS5, you can perform sound tests to optimize…