Image: Microsoft A global IT outage grounded flights and resulted in outages at the London Stock Exchange and other systems early Friday morning. Continue reading… Read More
The Verge A “Trump2024” banner labeled “Promoted by Team Trump” sat atop the What’s Happening summary on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, during the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday. While the #Trump2024 hashtag temporarily showed the American flag, and clicking it caused an animated “hashfetti” effect with…
A major internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the worldRead More
Top Democratic leaders are calling for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, but his campaign says he is not going anywhere. And, key takeaways from the RNC. (Image credit: Jim Watson) Read More
A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham. (Image credit: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA) Read More
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung has temporarily stopped shipping its new Galaxy Buds 3 Pro to retailers following complaints about quality control. Early customers who received the wireless earbuds ahead of its wider July 24th release reported that the ear tips were fragile, and prone to breaking when removed. The pause was…
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Republican strategist Ron Bonjean about former President Donald Trump’s speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Read More
The Biden campaign says the president is staying in the race for the White House, but as he isolates with COVID in Delaware, top Democrats are sharing concerns with him that he can’t beat Trump. Read More
Google is cracking down on functionally useless Android apps. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is raising its minimum quality requirements for Android apps, and will soon remove those that don’t meet expectations from the Play Store. According to the company’s latest spam policy update, apps that demonstrate “limited functionality and content”…
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said an issue that has caused major disruptions is not a security incident or cyberattackRead More