Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform, he announced on Thursday in a post on Truth Social. Trump’s post included few other details, but he and his sons have suggested … Continue reading Trump is launching a cryptocurrency platform, and we have no idea what it does

Instead of carrying a bag full of lenses, the new Samyang Remaster Slim lets you only carry alternate optical elements. | Image: Samyang In an attempt to lighten camera bags, Samyang has created a prime lens that allows photographers to … Continue reading Instead of carrying multiple camera lenses, this one lets you swap optics

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Stuart Franklin Our basic assumptions about photos capturing reality are about to go up in smoke. An explosion from the side of an old brick building. A crashed bicycle in a city intersection. A … Continue reading No one’s ready for this

Photo: Antonio Cascio / Bloomberg via Getty Images The body of billionaire tech mogul Mike Lynch was recovered off the coast of Sicily, the Italian Coast Guard announced on Thursday. Lynch’s 184-foot superyacht, the Bayesian, sunk on August 19th, reportedly … Continue reading Body of British tech billionaire Mike Lynch recovered off the coast of Sicily

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple will soon let iPhone and iPad users in the European Union choose default apps for phone calls, messaging, keyboards, password managers, and more. These options will be available later this year in … Continue reading EU iPhones will be able to change the default phone and messaging apps soon

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images Kamala Harris’ strategy to reach young voters will see her debut on Twitch tonight, where she’ll be streaming her Democratic nomination acceptance speech. The new kamalaharris Twitch channel features a similar bio … Continue reading Chat, who thinks I should be president?

Image: Cruise The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is closing an investigation from 2022 into the GM-owned robotaxi company. The agency was looking into Cruise vehicles that stopped unexpectedly, including three times where they were struck from behind. … Continue reading Cruise closes one robotaxi investigation with a recall

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The US government has charged a member of a Russian ransomware group known as Karakurt, as reported earlier by Bleeping Computer. In a press release on Tuesday, the Department of Justice claims … Continue reading Feds charge alleged negotiator for Russian ransomware group

At least you get a discount on Peloton merch, too? | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Thinking of buying a secondhand Peloton machine? Well, US and Canadian customers who do will now have to pay a one-time $95 … Continue reading Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines

Illustration: The Verge Google’s new deal with California lawmakers will pay newsrooms across the state up to $250 million over the next five years, while also helping the tech giant avoid an even bigger bill. The first-in-the-nation agreement, funded by … Continue reading Google reaches a $250 million deal to skirt proposed journalism bill