Technology
Rooms is a delightful escape
C’mon, how cute is this? | Image: Things Inc. The similarities between Rooms — a simple, charming game for iOS and the web where you…
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Politics
The UK Is Set To Blame China For Cyber-Attacks. Here’s What You Need To Know
Chinese President Xi Jinping The government will put a spotlight on the cyber security threat it believes China poses to the UK today following months…
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Technology
TikTok’s podcast boom might be a bust
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. The common…
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World
Apple fined nearly $3 billion by the European Union over music streaming competition
The European Union levelled its first antitrust penalty against Apple on Monday, fining the US tech giant €1.8 billion ($2.99 billion) for breaking the bloc’s…
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General
TikTok’s mob wife aesthetic is far from the harsh reality of women in Italy’s world of organised crime
I am sitting in a cafe in downtown Naples listening to Signora Anna* give me an update on her life since her husband (a mafia…
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Technology
TikTok’s latest feature lets users make AR filters
Image: TikTok TikTok users will now be able to create video effects right in TikTok without downloading another app. The company announced the new mobile…
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General
Young people’s reluctance to talk about money is putting them at risk – here’s how to help them
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Credit is an everyday, and often essential, part of young people’s lives. Gaining access to credit for the first time is an important transition…
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Technology
Israel-Hamas war: how social media companies are handling the response
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The war in Israel presents content moderation challenges for the most popular social media sites. Following the…
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Politics
Will US politicians ban their best way of reaching young voters?
It’s just days before the 2022 midterm election that has professional Democrats fretting about a “red wave,” and though she’s new to politics, Thao Nguyen…
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General
Love or hate TikTok’s viral bottle-smashing trend? A neuroscientist explains what that says about your brain
Alberto Pardo Gomez/Shutterstock Millions of TikTok users are watching videos of the viral bottle-smashing trend, in which bottles and jars filled with drinks or food…
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