Could Texas Avoid Blackouts With Renewable Energy?

"Around this time last year, millions of Texans were shivering without power during one of the coldest spells to hit the central United...

Slate's 25th Anniversary Marked with Warning on Echo Chambers, Memories of 'Motivated Reasoning' on Microsoft

It's the 25th anniversary of Slate.com, and writer William Saletan reflects on the last quarter century. "Print magazines that scor...

Trump’s social media app will reportedly go live on Presidents’ Day

Truth Social is expected to be available on February 21st. | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s social med...

Phishing Attack Tricks 32 OpenSea Users Out of 254 NFTs

"On Saturday, attackers stole hundreds of NFTs from OpenSea users, causing a late-night panic among the site's broad user base,&quo...

Linux Developers Patch Bugs Faster Than Microsoft, Apple, and Google, Study Shows

Linux programmers fixed bugs faster than anyone — in an average of just 25 days (improving from 32 days in 2019 to just 15 in 2021). That...

Apple will reportedly debut an M2 chip with four new Macs this year

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is reportedly gearing up to release several new Macs with an M2 chip later this year, accor...

Crypto Enthusiasts' DAO Tries Raising $4 Billion to Buy a Football Team

In NFL news, an American football team — the Denver Broncos — "are up for sale," reports CNBC, "and a group of crypto enthusi...