The best MacBook deals for May 2020
If you’re in the market for a new MacBook, our deals roundup will help make your choice a little easier.
Tech in Latin America: An entrepreneur’s guide to April’s startup news
It’s been nearly four years since influential French journalist and startup founder Anna Heim published her last “Tech in Latin America” round-up article on The Next Web, a news briefing…
Giant Sloths, Medieval Dancing, and Too Many Cords: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Clockwise from top left: Sam Rutherford (Gizmodo); Martin Tomasz (Courtesy of La Brea Tar Pits); Angelica Alzona (Gizmodo); Getty Images. Congratulations on making it through another week—especially now that each…
Uber Will Require Drivers and Riders to Wear Face Masks As Countries Reopen
Uber will require drivers and riders to wear face masks or face coverings in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images) Uber will require that drivers and riders…
Cuomo Announces 7-State Consortium for Securing Medical Supplies
Healthcare workers prepare a gurney outside Maimonides Medical Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 23.Photo: Angela Weiss (Getty Images) Seven northeastern states are joining forces to…
Hackers Are Likely Responsible For The Last Of Us Part II Leak
The Last Of Us Part IIScreenshot: Naughty Dog/Sony Last weekend’s shocking leak of footage from The Last Of Us Part II was likely committed by hackers who exploited a security…
Titus Welliver, the Man in Black, Worked Hard Not to Leak Spoilers on Lost
The Man in Black. Image: ABC Lost was, in a lot of ways, the birthplace of modern spoiler culture. Its show was so reliant on the twists of a complex,…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Reveals That Doctors Were Prepared to Announce His Death From Covid-19
Boris Johnson claps for healthcare workers and other key employees in the covid-19 pandemic on April 30, 2020 in front of 10 Downing Street.Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) UK Prime…
At Least Somebody Has Some Common Sense in This Administration
White House coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx called the recent wave of anti-shutdown protests “devastatingly worrisome” in a Sunday interview. Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) White House coronavirus response coordinator…
The murder hornet is the 2020 B-plot you probably didn’t see coming
As The Verge’s weekend editor, I endeavor to find a good mix of stories for our Saturday and Sunday site visitors, balancing news about tech and policy with the latest…