US Workers Have Gotten Way Less Productive

Employers across the country are worried that workers are getting less done -- and there's evidence they're right to be spooked. Fro...

Can Talking to Strangers Make Us Smarter?

Smartphones "have made it easier than ever to avoid interacting with the people in our immediate environment, writes New York City-base...

Fires from Exploding E-Bike Batteries Nearly Doubled This Year in New York City

"Four times a week on average, an e-bike or e-scooter battery catches fire in New York City," reports NPR: Sometimes, it does so o...

How Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Are Fulfilling Cryptography's Potential

Here's the Guardian's report on new cryptographic techniques where "you can share data while keeping that data private" — ...

Twitter battles hateful trolling campaign following Elon Musk's takeover

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter’s combatting an increase in hateful tweets after Elon Musk officially acquired the compan...

Elon Musk wastes no time changing Twitter

Photo illustration by William Joel / The Verge, photo by Christian Marquardt / Getty Images On his first day, Twitter’s new ‘Chief Twit’ ...

The World Is Running Out of Helium. Why Doctors are Worried

NBC News reports: A global helium shortage has doctors worried about one of the natural gas's most essential, and perhaps unexpected, us...