Study shows how rocket launches pollute the atmosphere
New research published Thursday bolsters growing concerns that a handful of companies and countries are using the global atmospheric commons…
February 2026
Webb Just Spent 17 Hours Staring at Uranus—and Found Its Auroras Are Even Weirder Than We Thought
The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.
America desperately needs new privacy laws
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the…
Vibe camera shootout: Camp Snap Pro vs. Flashback One35 V2
Fun vibes. Okay-ish photos. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge There’s been a surge of interest over…
Flock Cameras Have a People-Love-Smashing-Them Problem
People just aren’t being very nice to these mass surveillance devices.
NASA says it needs to haul the Artemis II rocket back to the hangar for repairs
A day after NASA officials expressed optimism that they could be ready to launch the Artemis II mission around the…
An Unbothered Jimmy Wales Calls Grokipedia a ‘Cartoon Imitation’ of Wikipedia
Speaking at India’s AI Impact Summit, Wales went in on the hallucinating pretender to the throne.
The ‘Mutant Mayhem 2’ Release Date Will Shift Until Morale Improves
Can we get the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ sequel date a little higher? Paramount says ‘yes.’
Arturia’s FX Collection 6 adds two new effects and a $99 intro version
Arturia launched a new version of its flagship effects suite, FX Collection, which includes two new plugins, EFX Ambient and…
The Legend That Defined the Music of ‘Final Fantasy’ Is Getting the Biography He Deserves
Read the story of longtime ‘Final Fantasy’ composer Nobuo Uematsu when his ‘On the Record’ biography hit stores this fall.