Americas News
Trump administration sues three states over attempts to regulate prediction markets
- Business
- Bobby Allyn
- Apr 2, 2026
- US
The suits are the most ambitious effort to date that the Trump administration has gone to try to override state laws and set the rules for the fast-growing and increasingly divisive betting industry.
The ABS Challenge System is exposing the worst umpire in baseball
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 2, 2026
During Wednesday's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers, umpire CB Bucknor took a foul ball to the mask and had to be helped off the field. It was the cap to what has been a parti...
Pinterest said he violated laid-off colleagues’ privacy. Now he’s going public
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Apr 2, 2026
It was late January, and Pinterest engineer Teddy Martin was on edge about recent layoffs at the company. Martin had just survived a round of cuts, but he and other employees were confused about who w...
Trump fires attorney general Pam Bondi.
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Apr 2, 2026
Taking a break from calling Bruce Springsteen a boring loser on Thursday, Donald Trump followed that up with another Truth Social post saying "loyal friend" Pam Bondi will transition to a yet-to-be-an...
Five questions for the guys who made a compass that points to the Times Square Olive Garden
- Technology
- TC. Sottek
- Apr 2, 2026
Here's a question almost nobody is asking: how do you get to the Times Square Olive Garden? Well, these beautiful weirdos are answering it - the team that made the Times Square Olive Garden compass. I...
Elon Musk is about to be a very busy boy!
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Apr 2, 2026
To be honest, I thought Elon Musk would confidentially file for SpaceX's IPO on the 20th of this month, rather than the 1st. But maybe that just means he's moved on to other numbers, and we should all...
OpenAI just bought TBPN
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Apr 2, 2026
OpenAI has reportedly purchased TBPN, the viral online talk show that often interviews AI executives and other tech leaders. This story is breaking. Please check back for updates. Read the full story...
Verge subscribers: Join us for a movie night in New York City, hosted by The Vergecast
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Apr 2, 2026
The Vergecast is hosting a special in-person screening of Sneakers in partnership with IFC in New York City, and we're opening presale tickets exclusively to Verge subscribers. Sneakers is a movie abo...
Hisense’s art-inspired CanvasTV has hit a new low price
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 2, 2026
Samsung’s releasing a new version of The Frame sometime this year, though the exact date is still unknown and, based on past models, it’s likely to be pricey. If you’d rather not wait or want to save...
Flipboard just launched Surf, its new social app and feed reader
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Apr 2, 2026
Surf is a slightly hard app to explain. It's sort of three things: a client for fediverse apps like Bluesky and Mastodon; a feed reader that lets you subscribe to almost any website, podcast, or YouTu...
New York lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the creation of ‘ghost guns’
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Apr 2, 2026
Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York state lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the printing of components used to create "ghost guns" - firearms without serial numbers that can be printed...
Razer gaming accessories include a $25 Taco Bell gift card at Best Buy
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 2, 2026
Razer is summoning hungry gamers to Best Buy, where shoppers can get a free $25 Taco Bell gift card with the purchase of a gaming accessory today only. A whopping 41 items are eligible, ranging from m...