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The world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack.
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Congress seemed to think a scrolling video platform was a national security threat. What changed?
Google dubbed an error from its Med-Gemini model a typo. Experts say it demonstrates the risks of AI in medicine.
The Trump administration wants to build data center projects on Superfund sites, and with as little oversight as possible.
After last week’s hack, the app has been breached again.
Getting copied is devastating — but not necessarily illegal. Who owns what in an era of unprecedented mass consumption?
They say Columbia is just one of five universities they’ve penetrated.
A musician’s dream begins on social media. So what happens next?
The regime attempts to track down defectors using a vast surveillance dragnet and local muscle — the results are a mess.
The Trump administration’s war on DEI is spurring scientists and researchers from Indigenous communities to seek new protections for their data.
Confronting Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War film five decades later.
How the Vietnam War’s most horrific photograph became a benchmark for content moderation on social media platforms.
Can the impact of a conflict be measured? Can we reckon with what’s quantifiable?
A US military psy-op tried to scare Viet Cong soldiers with tape recordings of Vietnamese “ghosts.”
A special series from The Verge that confronts the legacy and mythmaking of the Vietnam War, 50 years after the fall of Saigon.
Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon. Decades later, a generation of adoptees wrestles with the aftermath.
It used to be easy to kill a conspiracy theory. But the internet has made them immortal — and politically powerful.
The US wants to bring back domestic chipmaking. But the first generation of factory workers never got answers about their kids born with birth defects.
The internet is forever. Well, it was supposed to be. What happens when websites start to vanish at random?
The artist behind The Verge’s ‘Friend or Faux?’ feature explains the practical effects behind its design.
Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is basic?
The machines that process mail-in ballots help count thousands of votes in a day — and Philadelphia officials know that every second matters.
Insider accounts of the company reveal a chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and troubles with the SEC
The man behind the AI gaffes has a yearslong history of filling the internet with garbage.
The wild expenses, shady deals, and greed that ruined Vice.
Pitchfork exploded as the music industry changed, then was cut down to size by another wave of technological change. Was that it?
While the event is known as one of the biggest motorsport events in the world, it’s also a place to showcase technology, land stewardship, and just a tiny bit of nightlife.