Americas News
The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Jun 6, 2026
A proposed $2 billion data center has become a political flashpoint in the small city of Shelbyville, Indiana. And the controversy has only grown more intense after the mayor, Scott Furgeson, was caug...
Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Jun 6, 2026
Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pedals on YouTube under Benn and Gear. But about five years ago, Benn decided to take...
82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Jun 6, 2026
82-0 marries the stat nerd fun of fantasy basketball with instant gratification and a bit of dumb luck. The goal is to draft a team of players that could (theoretically) have a perfect 82-0 season. Ob...
Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Jun 6, 2026
Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. The standalone Meta AI app now has a "For You" section that populates a list of...
Kabuto Park captures the fleeting joy of summer vacation
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jun 6, 2026
There are a lot of games that remind me of summer - hot days in the backseat with a copy of Dragon Warrior III, cooling off in the basement while grinding Gran Turismo races - but there aren't a lot o...
Here comes new Siri again
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- Jun 6, 2026
Apple has been on its back foot, AI-wise, for the past few years. But in a strange way, playing from behind might not be such a bad move. At WWDC on Monday, Apple appears to be getting ready to reintr...
The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Jun 6, 2026
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy last week of productivity before the World Cup starts, and also...
More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jun 5, 2026
Back in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++, a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making, building off of previous releases dating back to the freeware Flash title N. At...
Grand Theft Auto VI is warping the video game release calendar
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jun 5, 2026
Who's afraid of the next GTA? Based on the last few days of Summer Game Fest, just about everyone. Grand Theft Auto VI hasn't been present at any of the keynote events, but its presence was felt every...
Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jun 5, 2026
Square Enix has officially announced the third and final game in its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy: Final Fantasy VII Revelation. It will release on all platforms simultaneously. This third game wi...
Control Resonant is a sequel — and also a starting point
- Technology
- Kallie Plagge
- Jun 5, 2026
Chronologically, Control Resonant is a sequel to 2019's Control. But in most other ways, the games aren't directly connected. To developer Remedy, they're more like two sides of the same coin. When Re...
Congress still can’t decide what to do about warrantless surveillance
- Technology
- Gaby Del Valle
- Jun 5, 2026
The deadline to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is coming up a week from now on June 12th, and legislators seem no closer to reaching a deal. If this sounds like d...