This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. We’ll be taking a break next week and…
Health tech giant TriZetto has confirmed that more than 3.4 million people’s personal and health information was stolen in a 2024 cyberattack, which the company failed to detect for almost a year. The tech company, owned by multinational conglomerate Cognizant,…
The biggest change is in the highback of the binding, which is called the AutoBack in the FASE system. While it can still fold all the way forward for travel and low-hanging chairlifts, when it’s open it leans much farther…
Were these the first people to reach space? Heritage Image Partnership Ltd /Alamy If you were to take off from Earth on a clear day – the kind you want for a launch – you’d see the sky change colours…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive waste…
Nearly a century ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that almost all galaxies are receding from the Milky Way. This observation became a cornerstone of modern cosmology because it provided key evidence that the universe is expanding and that it began…
In a new blog post, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has admitted that it received a letter from the Defense Department, officially labeling it a supply chain risk. He said he doesn’t “believe this action is legally sound,” and that his…
If you were having issues shopping on Amazon or loading your playlists on Amazon Music on Thursday, you weren’t alone. For over three hours today, Downdetector showed a sizable spike in people reporting issues with checkout, search, and logging in….
Dario Amodei said Thursday that Anthropic plans to challenge the Department of Defense’s decision to label the AI firm a supply-chain risk in court, a designation he has called “legally unsound.” The statement comes a few hours after the DOD…
On February 28, United States and Israeli forces launched a series of strikes on Iran, kicking off turmoil in the Middle East. Pete Hegseth, the secretary of the Department of Defense, said in a recent press conference that the operation…
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t just beat the Blue Jays Monday night in a 2025 World Series rematch – they embarrassed them to the tune of 14-2. And the problem for the rest of MLB is that their top prospect…
Some celebrity breakups don’t follow the standard route of a quiet period of self-reflection, sad playlists, and vague Instagram posts. There are plenty of celebrities who walk away from marriage and dive straight into romances that get everyone talking. Especially…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In 2023, the U.S. government approved the sale of “lab-grown” chicken after it passed food safety tests. Lab-grown meat, also called “cultivated” or “cultured”…
