January 25, 2022
22, A lone undersea internet cable connected Tonga to the world — a volcanic eruption broke it, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By James Vincent Jan 19, 2022, 8:57am EST, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, James Vincent, Jan 19, 2022, 8:57am EST, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano(pictured here on January 6th) erupted on January 14th. Photo by Maxar via Getty Images, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Undersea cables like this one, being laid in the Kenyan port town of Mombasa, carry 99 percent of international internet traffic. Credit: STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images, US & World, Vox Media
A stark demonstration of the fragility of the modern web
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January 24, 2022
@rjcc, 22, According to Apple, its total shareholder return “was at the 97th percentile of the companies that were included in the S&P 500 for the entire performance period” from 2018 to 2021., All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Apple, Business, By Richard [email protected] Jan 6, 2022, 7:50pm EST, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Jan 6, 2022, 7:50pm EST, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Richard Lawler, Richard [email protected], Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Tim Cook’s 2021 pay package swelled to $98.7 million, Twitter, Utah Jazz Owners, Dwyane Wade and Ryan Smith sit with the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook during a preseason game between the against the Utah Jazzv and the against the Milwaukee Bucks on October 13, 2021, Vox Media
Apple’s CEO pay ratio is now 1,447 to 1, compared to its median employee’s compensation
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November 7, 2021
@andyjayhawk, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Andrew J. Hawkins, Andrew J. [email protected], By Andrew J. [email protected] Nov 4, 2021, 6:46pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Nov 4, 2021, 6:46pm EDT, Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Transportation, Twitter, Uber, Uber prices are still way up, so the company is bringing back carpooling, Vox Media
Uber Pool has been shuttered since March 2020
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October 13, 2021
22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Catie Keck Oct 12, 2021, 6:52pm EDT, Catie Keck, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Entertainment, Facebook, Flipboard, Image: Netflix, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Netflix, Netflix calls Squid Game its ‘biggest ever series at launch’, Oct 12, 2021, 6:52pm EDT, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
111 million viewers tuned into the series during its first 17 days
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September 30, 2021
@camfaulkner, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, By Cameron [email protected] Sep 27, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Cameron Faulkner, Cameron [email protected], Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Entertainment, Facebook, Flipboard, Gaming, Hands-on, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Metroid Dread feels right at home on Nintendo’s new OLED Switch, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Sep 27, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
Hands-on with Nintendo’s first 2D Metroid game in 19 years
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August 31, 2021
@chriswelch, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 31, 2021, 9:00am EDT, By Chris [email protected] Aug 31, 2021, 9:00am EDT, Chorus, Chris Welch, Chris [email protected], comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Headphones, Image: Jabra, Jabra overhauls true wireless earbuds lineup with three new models, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Elite 3 earbuds come in several colors. Image: Jabra, The Elite 7 Actives have an extra-grippy coating on the ear tips. Image: Jabra, The Elite 7 Pros are 16 percent smaller than Jabra’s previous Elite 75t earbuds. Image: Jabra, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
The Elite 7 Pro, Elite 7 Active, and Elite 3 are all made for specific purposes
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August 27, 2021
@jaypeters, 16, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 26, 2021, 2:57pm EDT, Blizzard to change name of Overwatch’s McCree following sexual harassment lawsuit, By Jay [email protected] Aug 26, 2021, 2:57pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Entertainment, Facebook, Flipboard, Gaming, Jay Peters, Jay [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The gunslinger character in Overwatch. Image: Activision Blizzard, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
Blizzard also committed to not naming in-game characters after staffers anymore
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August 18, 2021
22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 16, 2021, 12:36pm EDT, By Jay Peters Aug 16, 2021, 12:36pm EDT, CD Projekt Red’s latest roadmap for Cyberpunk 2077. Image: CD Projekt Red, Chorus, comments, Cyberpunk 2077 to get easy perk resets to entice players back into Night City, Email, Email (required), Entertainment, Facebook, Flipboard, Gaming, Jay Peters, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Viktor, a character in Cyberpunk 2077. Image: CD Projekt Red, Vox Media
And a zoomed-out mini map
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August 13, 2021
@JonPorty, 22, 3, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 11, 2021, 1:23pm EDT, By Jon [email protected] Aug 11, 2021, 1:23pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Google, Google Pay and Messages updates are coming to existing Wear OS watches, Google Pay on Wear OS. Image: Google, Jon Porter, Jon [email protected], Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media, Wearable
Alongside improvements to third-party apps
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August 13, 2021
$1,000, $1,050, $1,800, $1,900, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, at, at AT&T, at AT&T (256GB), at AT&T (512GB), at Samsung (128GB), at Samsung (256GB), at Samsung (512GB), at T-Mobile (128GB), at T-Mobile (256GB), at T-Mobile (512GB), at Verizon, Aug 11, 2021, 5:08pm EDT, Brandon Widder, By Brandon Widder Aug 11, 2021, 5:08pm EDT, Chorus, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, How to preorder the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3, How-to, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Mobile, Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge, Pocket, Reddit, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
Samsung’s latest foldables launch on August 27th
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August 13, 2021
@kellymakena, 22, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 9, 2021, 2:25pm EDT, By Makena [email protected] Aug 9, 2021, 2:25pm EDT, Chorus, comments, Cryptocurrency, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Makena Kelly, Makena [email protected], Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, Pocket, Policy, Reddit, Search, Senate cryptocurrency tax reporting deal fails, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) objected to the motion
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August 13, 2021
@345triangle, 22, 29, All sharing options, All sharing options for:, Aug 10, 2021, 12:32am EDT, By Sam [email protected] Aug 10, 2021, 12:32am EDT, Chorus, comments, Email, Email (required), Facebook, Flipboard, Google, Linkedin, Log in or sign up, Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge, Pocket, Reddit, Sam Byford, Sam [email protected], Samsung, Samsung details new smartwatch chip ahead of Galaxy Watch 4 launch, Search, Share, Share this on Facebook, Share this on Twitter, Sign up for the newsletter, Tech, The Verge homepage, Twitter, Vox Media
New hardware for new software
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