Uber will pay you $1,000 to ditch your car for five weeks
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Traffic got you down? If the idea of locking your car keys in a drawer and using alternate means of transportation sounds intriguing,…
Google Translate is getting support for more than 110 new languages
Illustration: The Verge Google is adding support for 110 new languages to Google Translate, the company announced on Thursday. Before now, Google Translate supported 133 languages, so this expansion —…
BMW M5 gets its first plug — and gains a lot of weight
BMW’s 2025 BMW M5, which is coming as a plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) for the first time, will be a husky vehicle. With an electric motor to go along with…
You will never guess Wordle’s terrible, hilarious original name
“Mr. Bugs Wordy Nugz.” | Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Wordle is a pretty clever name for the very good word game created by Josh Wardle. But when…
Japan’s Olympic athletes will wear outfits designed to block infrared cameras
Image: The Verge At the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Le Monde reports that athletes on Japan’s volleyball, track and field, and other teams will be competing in outfits made from…
An AI-designed horse purse is tearing apart this small but passionate community
Image: Baggu It all started with a nylon purse shaped like a horse. Baggu, the wildly popular brand of reusable shopping bags, announced earlier this month that it would be…
Samsung is offering a $50 credit when you reserve the next Galaxy Z Flip or Z Fold
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung’s next Unpacked event is right around the corner, taking place on July 10th in Paris, France. Judging by various leaks and the…
New Chrome mobile shortcuts let you call a restaurant from your address bar
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has added new Chrome Actions to mobile that will let you call, read reviews for, or get directions to a restaurant or…
Arkansas AG lawsuit claims the number one mobile shopping app is ‘dangerous malware’
Image: The Verge Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin made sweeping claims against e-commerce app Temu in a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing the company of violating state law against deceptive trade…
Know the price-matching policies for Best Buy, Target, Walmart, and others
You may not have to pass up a good deal when a certain retailer isn’t available in your area or you prefer shopping at specific stores. | Illustration by Samar…
