Luigi Mangione, accused of the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attends a court hearing on May 18, 2026. | POOL/AFP via Getty Images On Monday morning, a judge overseeing the New York state case on the killing of… Read More »Who gets to own the Luigi Mangione story?
University graduates are booing and heckling corporate executives who praise AI during their commencement ceremonies, and the only people who seem to be genuinely surprised by this are the executives themselves. In a procession of viral videos, 2026 commencement speakers… Read More »In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs
Firefox is getting a drastic visual overhaul with a redesigned Settings section that will make it easier to find and use privacy settings, including the switch for turning off all present and future AI features. Mozilla calls the redesign “Project… Read More »Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI
Volvo once had ambitions to fully exit the gas car business. Now it’s trying to keep its tenuous foothold in the EV market. It’s not an understatement to say that Volvo’s EV journey has been a bumpy one. The compact… Read More »Volvo is trying to put its EV stumbles in the rearview
Coming to your homescreen soon: your own app. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge “There’s an app for that” was the promise of the App Store from the very beginning. The app that will get your phone to do… Read More »Vibe coding is coming to your phone
Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter for Verge subscribers about the car crashes piling up on a daily basis at the Washington-based intersection of technology and politics. If you’re not a subscriber, sign up for our fine editorial enterprise… Read More »Anthropic and OpenAI take their beef to the midterm elections
The EU has approved a binding 90% emissions reduction target for 2040, a landmark moment for European climate policy and sustainable finance. But simultaneous rollbacks to corporate supply-chain due-diligence rules are raising hard questions about whether ESG accountability is keeping… Read More »EU Locks In 90% Emissions Cut by 2040 — But ESG Accountability Is Already Fraying at the Edges
Today, we’re diving into a complex and provocative story that sits at the crossroads of geopolitics, finance, and information security. It’s a tale that has emerged from the shadows of our interconnected digital world, raising urgent questions about the ethics… Read More »Military Wagering Sparks Ethical Debate: $1B Staked in 2026 – May 18, 2026
The European Union has officially approved a legally binding target to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by 90% by 2040, marking one of the most significant environmental policy decisions in the bloc’s history. With global warming still on track to exceed 2.5°C… Read More »EU Locks In 90% Emissions Cut by 2040: What It Means for Europe and the Planet
From Australia’s record-breaking grid battery to zero-carbon cement and a CO₂-to-gasoline pilot plant, green technology breakthroughs are arriving faster than the infrastructure to deploy them. Here is what the latest cleantech developments mean for Europe’s energy transition.