Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal

One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn.

These Newly Identified Cells Could Change the Face of Plastic Surgery

Cartilage cells that contain fat explain why some skeletal tissues are less rigid than others, and could one day be grown in labs to produce better materials for performing reconstructive surgeries and rhinoplasties.

The Honda Zero EVs look even more compelling up close

Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge

I’m not saying I want to buy one. I’m just very curious to see where this is going.

Honda released one of the more interesting concepts at last year’s CES with two Honda Zero prototypes: the Saloon and the Space-Hub. It promised to come back in a year with something a little closer to production. But rather than temper those space-age design elements, Honda leaned into them. Way in.

The Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV retain a lot of what made...

Google launches a ‘neutral’ Chromium development fund

Illustration: The Verge

Google is partnering with The Linux Foundation to launch an initiative meant to “fund open development and enhance projects” in the Chromium ecosystem, according to an announcement on Thursday. The fund, called Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers, is billed as a “neutral” space to support Chromium projects.

Google launched Chromium alongside its Chrome web browser in 2008. It’s the open-source infrastructure that powers Chrome and many other...

Microlino’s ‘anti-pickup truck’ is designed for Americans

Hot dog and eagle, sold separately. | Image: Micro

Micro — maker of those electric bubble cars found in some European cities — has a new Microlino especially for Americans. The all-electric Microlino Spider is dubbed the “anti-pickup truck” and is meant to be a golf cart replacement. No, not for use on fairways, but at expansive resorts and so-called golf cart communities where well-heeled urbanites can retire in the relative safety of walkable villages with low-speed...

34 Products That Will Make You Feel A Little Happier Whenever You Need A Pick-Me-Up

Sometimes you're just one set of glitter highlighters or rainbow bath fizzes away from having a really, really good day.

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How to check the air quality near you amid the Los Angeles wildfires

The Southern California wildfires continue to rage on, devastating areas around Los Angeles, including the Pacific Palisades, Hurst, and Pasadena.

Over 180,000 people have had to evacuate their homes, and over 2,000 buildings have been destroyed. The fires, which are widespread and windy, have yet to be contained and have been stretching the limits of firefighting resources. However, according to the Los Angeles Times, California Governor Gavin Newsom has recruited more firefighters and...

Protect your digital life: Key strategies for online safety

We all know how ingrained the internet has become in day-to-day life. However, as the world becomes more connected, online threats grow more and more sophisticated. This means protecting your personal and financial data is more critical than ever, but also more complicated than ever.

Here are some key strategies to help you stay secure and maintain your peace of mind online:

Passwords are the first line of defence against unauthorised access to...

Judge Rejects Biden’s Title IX Rules, Scrapping Protections for Trans Students

The decision threw out the administration’s proposed regulations, which prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.

The Conductor Daniel Harding Moonlights as a Pilot for Air France

Daniel Harding scaled the heights of classical music. Then he set out to conquer the skies.

Fetterman Accepts Trump’s Invitation to Meet

The Pennsylvania Democrat is the first senator in his party to announce a meeting with President-elect Donald J. Trump, a sign of the political times as the Republican trifecta is about to begin.

Senate Moves Forward Bill to Expand Deportations of Migrants Accused of Crimes

Most Democrats joined Republicans in voting to take up the measure, which would require the detention and deportation of undocumented immigrants charged with minor crimes.

Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.

Why Kevin Na’s take on LIV Golf winners gaining direct access to majors is wrong

Kevin Na at LIV Golf’s UK event in 2024. | Photo by Bradley Collyer/Getty Images

Kevin Na said that anyone who wins a LIV event should then receive an invite to all four majors. Here’s why he’s wrong.

LIV Golf’s Kevin Na wants to guarantee all LIV winners secure a spot in the four major championships, similar to how PGA Tour winners automatically receive invites to Augusta National each year.

Na explained his reasoning in a recent interview with Golf Monthly.

“Winners should...

California overhauled its troubled insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught on fire

The Palisades Fire could cause more than $10 billion in damages, further straining the state’s fragile insurance market.

On Tuesday, after a ferocious Santa Ana windstorm blew through Southern California, a severe brush fire broke out in the wealthy Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, burning more than 1,000 structures and forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate as of Wednesday afternoon. Another large brush fire broke out near Pasadena around the same time; at least...

Incarcerated firefighters are making as little as $27 a day to battle L.A.’s fires

The program has been criticized for being exploitative, but some incarcerated people say the firefighting initiatives can be rewarding.

Hundreds of prisoners are battling the devastating Los Angeles wildfires through a longstanding program with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. 

Why fire hydrants were never going to be enough to combat L.A.’s fires

Public figures have questioned L.A.’s ‘dry’ fire hydrants, but experts say the hydrant system wasn’t designed for this intensity of fire.

At 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening, the first of three municipal water tanks in Los Angeles’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood ran dry, as emergency responders stretched the system to its limits in combatting the widespread wildfires. The second water tank was empty by 8:30 p.m. that night, followed by the third at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, according to...

Google, Microsoft, Meta, Apple: Here’s a list of Big Tech companies donating millions to the Trump inauguration

The money is pouring in as Silicon Valley CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are angling for favor with the incoming administration.

Google and Microsoft are the latest tech companies to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.

'He's a bulldog': Why it's only a matter of time for James Franklin

Franklin is 1-14 at Penn State against AP top-five teams entering the Nittany Lions' matchup with Notre Dame.

Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree ‘Hitler Was a Communist’

In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.