Mastodon will add quote posts, even though some users don’t want them

Mastodon is making a change that might have some users divided. In an update on Friday, the decentralized platform announced that it’s working to add quote posts “to help people…

Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel

Nearly 400 videos that were posted on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s YouTube page have been removed, as the Trump administration continues to pare back the agency, including its team…

Go Read This: The Verge’s favorite reads from all over the web

The internet is filled with awesome stuff to read, and there’s new awesome stuff to read being published every day! That’s the good news. The bad news is that finding…

Google’s Android-based earthquake detector had a false alarm

Google has disabled its Android earthquake detection feature in Brazil after many smartphone users in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro received false emergency alerts on Friday morning, Android Police…

OpenAI’s board ‘unanimously rejects’ Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company

OpenAI’s board of directors has responded to Elon Musk’s bid to buy the company. In a statement on X, OpenAI chair Bret Taylor said, “OpenAI is not for sale, and…

The best fitness trackers and watches for 2025

Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve…

Trump administration adds anti-trans notices to restored websites

Per a court order, HHS is required to restore this website as of 11:59 PM on February 11, 2025. Any information on this page promoting gender ideology is extremely inaccurate…

Climate group that called for ‘free Palestine’ stripped of federal funding

A grassroots environmental alliance that called for a “free Palestine” has lost the more than $50 million it was supposed to receive under the Biden administration’s signature climate law, the…

Meta’s Ray-Bans have sold two million pairs — its maker is prepping to sell 10M each year

But glasses giant EssilorLuxottica, which produces those glasses for Meta, has now publicly revealed they’ve sold 2 million pairs of Meta Ray-Bans since their October 2023 debut, and that it’s…

Treasury inspector general will investigate DOGE payments access

Two government watchdogs will investigate the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to sensitive Treasury payments systems, they confirmed in letters to Congress. In a letter to Senate Democrats, Treasury Deputy…