The Verge

The manosphere’s testosterone obsession reaches the highest levels of US military

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced mandatory testosterone screenings. If that’s not an Optimizer bat signal to break down a wellness fad, what is?

Fearing for his life

He filmed the killing of Eric Garner. The video traveled far, but it wouldn’t get justice for his dead friend. Instead, the NYPD would exact their revenge through targeted harassment and eventually imprisonment—Orta’s punishment for daring to show the world police brutality.

Computer cops

From data gathering to decision making, there’s a gold mine in police funding.

The ban on robot vacuums won’t make them safer, only worse

You’ll have fewer robot floor cleaners to choose from and higher prices.

How Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks

How the world’s largest encyclopedia became the factual foundation of the web, but now it’s under attack from the right wing, tech billionaires, and AI.

The rise of the infinite fringe

It used to be easy to kill a conspiracy theory. But the internet made them immortal — and more politically powerful than anyone can control.

AI Is a Lot of Work

How many humans does it take to make tech seem human? Millions to support OpenAI, Google, Meta, and every other major tech company. As AI becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.

Revolt of the delivery workers

Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police. New York City’s 65,000 delivery workers have only themselves to count on. They’ve improvised solutions, like bridge patrol to protect themselves from attacks, to make their jobs feasible.

Wasteland: the 50-year battle to entomb our toxic nuclear remains

In the desert and in Washington DC, a war still rages to find the one place in America that no one cares about