Where Money, Investing, and Technology Meet
Our shitty autocrats are nothing if not predictable. As we just got done noting, the Trump administration and their right wing extremist billionaire friend have joined forces to wage war on Netflix’s attempted acquisition of Warner Brothers. Larry wants Warner Brothers (and CNN) as part of his obvious effort to build a new autocrat-friendly propaganda […]
Last year fans of Ted Lasso received the good news that the show would be , despite having referred to its as its “final” one. Now Apple TV has shared some still images and further confirmation that production is underway. As first shared by , this latest batch of still images depicts the eponymous coach […]
Retiring earlier than you ever expected isn’t about winning the lotto — it’s about knowing which financial levers actually move the needle. Not everyone looks forward to retirement. Our work gives us purpose and social connections, which can be just as important as the pay check. But if you’ve chosen to listen to this podcast episode I am going to make the assumption that you are in the cohort who don’t fear retirement. In fact you would […]
Let me tell you a story about coverage reports lying to me. Years ago, at a company with a huge Ruby codebase, I stared at green coverage numbers like a fool. “Coverage says yes, reality says no.” Controllers with ten services inside, one happy-path test, and everything technically covered. Meanwhile, bugs were popping up like […]
HBO Max may not have the shine it once did, but the streaming service (previously just Max) is still home to some of the best TV shows of the past 25 years, from The Sopranos and The Wire to Game of Thrones and The Leftovers. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the “it’s not TV” cable network or an HBO […]
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our nation’s capital. I hope our snowstorm-affected readers are safe, warm, and haven’t reenacted The Shining at home yet. Do you know what prevents that? Subscribing to The Verge. Last week, when I was tracking Coinbase’s opposition to the Clarity Act, […]
Despite my best efforts, I have been wrong a lot over the years. I’ve been wrong about technology patterns (in 2014, I thought microservices would take over the world), I’ve been wrong about management techniques (I used to think systems thinking was the ultimate technique, but I’ve seen so many mistakes rooted in over-reliance on […]
Life Biosciences has been among those struggling companies. Initially formed in 2017, it at first had a strategy of launching subsidiaries, each intended to pursue one aspect of the aging problem. But after these made limited progress, in 2021 it hired a new CEO, Jerry McLaughlin, who has refocused its efforts on Sinclair’s mouse vision […]
Ravie LakshmananJan 27, 2026Mobile Security / Spyware Meta on Tuesday announced it’s adding Strict Account Settings on WhatsApp to secure certain users against advanced cyber attacks because of who they are and what they do. The feature, similar to Lockdown Mode in Apple iOS and Advanced Protection in Android, aims to protect individuals, such as […]
Bridget McCormack is used to correcting judges’ work. As the former chief justice on the Michigan Supreme Court, it was her job to review complaints about how judges at the lower courts failed to consider key evidence or rule on certain aspects of a case. In her current job, McCormack is working on a new […]
