A $402K GoFundMe Scam Leads to a Three-Year Prison Term

CNN reports that 32-year-old Katelyn McClure "has been sentenced to three years in state prison for her role in scamming more than $400...

How a 'Holy Grail' Wheat Gene Discovery Could Keep Feeding a Warming Planet

"Wheat now provides 20% of the calories consumed by humans every day," writes the Guardian. Unfortunately, "Thanks to human-i...

Elon Musk wants to move trial away from San Francisco over ‘local negativity’

Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk has asked a judge to move an upcoming trial for a shareholder lawsuit out of San Franc...

'Please Don't Film Me in 2023'

The Verge is decrying "a genre of video that derives its entertainment value from unwitting passersby" — like filming pedestrians ...

France Fines Apple for Illegally Harvesting iPhone Owners' Data for Ads

"France's data protection authority, CNIL, fined Apple €8 million (about $8.5 million) Wednesday," reports Gizmodo, "for ...

Are Drone Delivery Services Finally Taking Off?

Amazon isn't the only company that's started drone-delivery services. Kiplinger.com reports: Walmart has 37 stores set up for drone ...

TweetDeck.com is down, but TweetDeck still works

I ran into a bit of a surprise when I tried to log into TweetDeck. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I ran into a bit of a surpr...