Asha Sharma. | Image: The Verge, Microsoft Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It’s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with… Read More »Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox
You know this came for free bundle with the console for $150, right? | Image: Heritage Auctions A copy of Super Mario Bros., still in the box and sealed with its original sticker, just sold at Heritage Auctions for $3… Read More »Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million
In 2026, Marvel and Mattel are both releasing projects designed to capitalize on people’s love for iconic animated heroes from their childhoods. Masters of the Universe has put a live-action He-Man on the big screen, and the second season of… Read More »X-Men ’97 has what Master of the Universe is missing
Elon Musk’s net worth has passed the trillion-dollar mark after SpaceX’s IPO. His net worth, which was hovering around $800 billion before the IPO, includes the value of his 4.8 billion shares in SpaceX, along with his wealth from his… Read More »Elon Musk is the world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk is now officially the world’s first trillionaire. That is a colossal amount of wealth (and by proxy, power) for one individual to have. Its scale – a thousand times more than a billion – is difficult to fathom… Read More »A trillion dollars is a stupid amount of money
You’d be forgiven for thinking this day would never come. Siri has spent a decade and half somewhere between “sort of useful at a few things” and “utterly disastrous, why did I even try, can it honestly not even set… Read More »Siri is good now??
Hm! | Photo: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO will probably make him the richest person to ever walk the planet. And while his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact… Read More »The world’s first trillionaire is a killer
Nothing Phone 4A Pro | Photo: Dominic Preston / The Verge If you’re thinking about upgrading your phone, “the best time was yesterday,” according to Nothing CEO and co-founder Carl Pei, echoing a message we heard during MWC. As Android… Read More »Nothing CEO says phone prices are going to keep going up
The EU has formally approved a binding 90% emissions-reduction target for 2040, while researchers unveil cheaper hydrogen production and a new generation of multi-benefit clean technologies. Together, these developments mark a pivotal moment for Europe’s energy transition.
The EU’s legally binding climate targets for 2040 and 2050 remain firmly in place, but sustainability reporting, supply-chain rules, and agricultural standards are facing significant simplification pressure. Here’s what the Green Deal’s shifting rulebook means for Europe’s green transition.