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Mark Zuckerberg. | The Verge | Photo by Tom Williams via Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met President-elect Donald Trump for dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday. “It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a statement shared with The Verge. “Mark was grateful for the invitation…
The defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers have dealt with more than their fair share of injuries this season. Quarterback Brock Purdy missed the Niners’ Week 12 game against the Green Bay Packers as he nursed a shoulder injury. Brandon Aiyuk appeared in just seven games before an ACL injury forced San Francisco to place…
The Los Angeles Rams will not be doubling up on punishment for Demarcus Robinson. Robinson, a wide receiver, was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after California police allege he was driving over 100 mph just hours after the team’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night. Officers with the…
Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan spoke about her recent encounter with President-elect Donald Trump after purposefully avoiding him for eight years, revealing the concern she had that his “charming” personality would cloud her judgment. “I never met Trump until two or three weeks ago,” Noonan said in a recent conversation with The Free Press…
Elizabeth Heiskell’s grandmother had a problem: Her Thanksgiving turkey was getting too brown, too fast. That just wouldn’t do. “It would drive her crazy,” Heiskell, a food contributor and cookbook author who lives in Oxford, Mississippi, told Fox News Digital. She said her perfectionist grandmother “really had to have that Norman Rockwell look” for her…
Earlier this month, Eli Manning learned he was one of the semifinalists for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame modern era class. The two-time Super Bowl champion, who retired after the 2019 season, made the list in his first year of eligibility. But this week, a Hall of Fame voter put a damper on…
The American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that her members are indifferent to the prospect of the Department of Education being abolished. In an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, the leader of the second-largest teachers union in the country was asked to react to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of WWE co-founder Linda McMahon…
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers who are tricked into paying scam tech support companies. The FTC could already go after these fraudster companies if they initiated calls to people — now, they…
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve has dropped the price of the 512GB Steam Deck LCD to $336.75 (about $112 off) as part of its Steam Autumn Sale. The sale runs until December 4th at 1PM ET and includes plenty of game discounts too, but Valve discontinued the 512GB Steam Deck LCD, so…
Two prominent liberal media figures took swipes at each other on X in the aftermath of a bombshell podcast interview featuring Harris campaign officials talking about why they lost. New York Times reporter Astead Herndon mocked the “Pod Save America” podcast on Tuesday following its interview with the Harris campaign staffers, irking podcast co-host and…