Logitech turned 160 gaming keyboards into a massive pixelated display
Using programmable LEDs as backlighting for keyboards has become a familiar trick for gaming companies, but Logitech has managed to put the tech to a new use. At gaming festival PAX East, the company...
not exactly high-def
The US is dropping 'cyberbombs' on ISIS
The US has begun launching cyberattacks against ISIS, The New York Times reports, marking a significant shift in its battle against the terrorist organization. According to the Times, the US Cyber Command...
"We are dropping cyberbombs." Robert Work, deputy secretary of defense
You can now download 300TB of data from the Large Hadron Collider
If you ever wanted to take a look at raw data produced by the Large Hadron Collider, but are missing the necessary physics PhD, here's your chance: CERN has published more than 300 terabytes of LHC data...
best do it on wi-fi then
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April 25, 2016
See humanity's monuments to work, life, and death through a drone's eyes
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April 24, 2016
Watch Felipe Massa's seven-year-old son beat F1 star Daniel Ricciardo in a crazy cart race
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Someone is creating a horrifying sci-fi world in Reddit comments
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You'll actually want to get sucked into this Boeing 737 engine... chair
This is the new logo for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
A new logo has been selected for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, organizers announced Monday, more than seven months after the original design was scrapped amid accusations of plagiarism....
Finally
You should probably tip your Uber driver from now on
As part of the landmark $100 million settlement agreed to last night, Uber says drivers will now be allowed to ask for tips. Which means everyone, even you, will now have to tip their drivers. Forever....
A lot of people liked Uber because it eliminated all the ambiguity in financial transactions
Will Ferrell will reportedly star in one of two Uber-themed movies
Movies about Uber are apparently like buses — you wait an age for one and then two turn up at once. Both Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox are working on Uber-themed comedies, according to the H...
Uber and Uber again
Drake shares cover art for new album Views From The 6
Amid this weekend's flurry of Lemonade-induced Beyoncé hype, you may have forgotten that Drake's new album Views From The 6 is dropping this Friday — he's already released a pair of singles this month, and...
It's out on Friday
See humanity's monuments to work, life, and death through a drone's eyes
Imagine being a drone, flying aimlessly over and through American metropolises in 2016. What would you see? For filmmaker Tim Sessler, it might look something like this. In "Balance," Sessler takes what he...
Remember Koyaanisqatsi?
Stephen King's It will hit theaters on September 18th, 2017
The film adaptation of Stephen King's classic 1986 horror novel It is officially set to hit theaters on September 18th, 2017.Variety reports that the film, which may be split into two parts, will begin...
They all float down here...
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Beyoncé's Lemonade is now available to everyone for $17.99
Even though the album is only available on Tidal for streaming listeners, fans and non-subscribers willing to buy Beyoncé's new album Lemonade are now able to enjoy it. Tidal just announced that both the...
Streaming is still exclusive to Tidal
Uber drivers in California join with Teamsters Union to fight for better benefits
Not long after Uber settled its two worker misclassification lawsuits in California and Massachusetts, contractors are still putting pressure on the ride-hailing behemoth. Drivers in California are...
Giving drivers a stronger voice
Google reportedly starting an in-house startup incubator
Google has a plan to retain some of its top talent. According to The Information, the company is looking into starting an in-house startup incubator. Known internally as "Area 120," the plan is to allow...
Google needs to fight to retain its best hires
Watch Felipe Massa's seven-year-old son beat F1 star Daniel Ricciardo in a crazy cart race
It might have been the most exciting — or at least the most adorable — race of 2016. Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo took on Williams driver Felipe Massa's seven-year-old son Filipinho in a race...
the race of 2016
SNL honored Prince last night with tribute special
Even though last night's Saturday Night Live was supposed to be a rerun, the sketch took time to pay tribute to Prince, who died on Thursday at his Paisley Park estate in Minnesota. Jimmy Fallon took the...
"Prince has never not been cool." Jimmy Fallon
Solar Impulse 2 successfully completes flight to California after 62 hours
After taking off from Kalaeloa Airport in Hawaii on Thursday, the Solar Impulse 2 successfully landed at Moffett Air Field in Mountain View, California last night. Pilot Bertrand Piccard spent a total 62...
So far so good
Info on every voter in Mexico was publicly accessible on an Amazon server
Personal information on every voter in Mexico was left sitting out in the open on an Amazon server until Friday, according to Scientific American. Information on 87 million voters, including their names,...
The voter records were left totally unsecured
Beyonce’s new album Lemonade won’t stream on other platforms anytime soon
If you were hoping to wait a week and stream Beyoncé's new album Lemonade on Apple Music or Spotify, you can give up on that dream. Lemonade will be exclusively streaming on Tidal in perpetuity, a source...
No 'Lemonade' on Spotify or Apple Music in the near future
You'll actually want to get sucked into this Boeing 737 engine... chair
Meet the aptly named 737 Cowling Chair from British workshop Fallen Funiture. It is precisely what it sounds like: a chair made out of the cowling of an actual 737 engine, best known for its trademark...
Chilling in the jet age
Marvel's Inhumans movie is in limbo
Marvel's planned Inhumans movie seems to be up in the air. After weeks of rumors that it was being pushed back, Marvel has removed the film from its release calendar, according to The Wrap. It had...
Pushed back or forgotten about altogether?
Apple requiring all new Watch apps to be native by June
All new Apple Watch apps will have to run natively on the Watch as of June 1st. Apple announced the mandate to developers last night, indicating that it would reject Watch apps from the App Store if they...
Will this make the ecosystem stronger?
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Amazon's Alexa can now add events to Google Calendar
This should be useful: after an update yesterday, Amazon's Alexa can now be used to add events to Google Calendar by voice. You can either prompt Alexa by saying, "Add an event to my calendar," or you can...
Just shout at it
Government withdraws from New York iPhone unlocking case
The Justice Department has withdrawn from its legal dispute with Apple over a locked iPhone in New York, the government said in a court filing made late Friday. The department said the FBI no longer needs...
FBI obtained the passcode
Philips' SpeechAir voice recorder runs on Android
Who needs a voice recording app when you've got a tricked out voice recorder? Philips' new SpeechAir is an Android voice recorder that includes a touch screen and camera. It can even pair up with computers...
Roku CEO opposes FCC plan to open up cable boxes
Roku's CEO isn't a fan of the FCC's plan to open up cable boxes. In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal last night, Roku CEO and founder Anthony Wood writes that "there is no need for the FCC or...
You'd expect Roku to love this proposal
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The NSA won't tell Congress how many Americans it's spying on because our democracy is broken
Congress is trying to learn more about the NSA's surveillance programs, and it's not going well. In a letter delivered today to director of National Intelligence James Clapper, a group of 14 legislators...
It's not going well
This is your next jam: Andy Stott, Sturgill Simpson, and more
Welcome back to The Verge’s weekly musical roundup. I’m Jamieson, I’m still your host, and like many other music fans around the world I’m still reeling from the news that Prince passed away yesterday at...
Here's what you need to hear this week
Bless California health officials for trying to stay relevant with dated memes
This tweet was brought to my attention today.
A dead bird could mean West Nile Virus-infected mosquitoes are near. Report dead birds. Call 1-877- 968-2473 pic.twitter.com/UkWcqWha0R
— CAPublicHealth...
Mosquitoes are scary; that is all
Fiat Chrysler is recalling 1.1 million cars because of weird electronic shift levers
Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.1 million cars because owners were having difficulties with the unusual electronic shift lever. With many drivers used to physically shifting a lever into position,...
User error is still an error
Prince's Purple Rain will play in AMC theaters this weekend
Prince's iconic 1984 film Purple Rain is returning to theaters this weekend. Variety reports that, as a way of honoring the lost legend, AMC has partnered with Warner Bros. to screen the film in 87...
A cult classic returns to the silver screen
The studio behind Minecraft just released a free strategy game on Steam
Mojang, the Swedish game studio best known for a little game called Minecraft, not only just announced its next game, it just released it, too. The new title is called Crown and Council, and it's described...
Surprise!
Talking to Aurora about her new album, quitting Snapchat, and writing the perfect song
I’m walking down a street in Tribeca with Aurora Aksnes when she suddenly swerves across the sidewalk. Her destination? A fruit stand, to buy some strawberries. She pops open the carton immediately and,...
"I have this feeling that the world is not in balance." Aurora
A US government agency is scolding people on Twitter for texting and driving
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is the federal body tasked with automotive safety, as its name implies — and sometimes, you just have to take your message straight to the people.
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Nexus users can now sign into Bank of America with their fingerprint
Good news, Nexus users, you can now log into your Bank of America account with your fingerprint. The updated app supports Android's native fingerprint APIs that were introduced in Marshmallow, and now, all...
Biometric security
