Man uses breakfast pastry to create homage to pop-art icons

A pop-up art gallery celebrating the 60th anniversary of Pop-Tarts features art created from the breakfast pastries – including an homage to one of the most iconic pop-art pieces of all-time. Nathan Wyburn, a food artist from Cardiff, Wales, was commissioned by Kellanova – formerly Kellogg’s – to create three works of art for the…

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Guatemalan migrant wanted for child abuse, violence against women, abuse of power ousted from US: ICE

A man wanted in Guatemala for child abuse and more was arrested last month by Harrisburg Police for simple assault and strangulation, but has since been deported, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia removed Romeo Pop Sacui, a citizen of Guatemala with a final order of removal, to Guatemala…

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Google Calendar gets a redesign and dark mode

Google Calendar on the web’s new dark mode started rolling out to users on October 23rd. | Image: Google Google is finally introducing a dark mode to the web version of Google Calendar and rolling out a “refreshed user interface.” The new UI will include buttons, dialog boxes, and sidebars that are “more modern and…

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Why AI companies are dropping the doomerism

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images The latest AI manifesto, from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, says a lot about the industry’s current moment. On today’s episode of Decoder, we’re going to try and figure out “digital god.” I figured we’ve been doing this long enough, let’s just get after…

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Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard will seek to arrest political opponents as she faces eviction

Tiffany Henyard, the scandal-plagued Democratic mayor of Dolton, Illinois, has suggested she’ll seek to arrest political opponents, many of whom have raised concerns about her lavish spending on the taxpayers’ dime. The embattled mayor, who is also facing eviction from her rented home, has made national headlines due to her alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, with former Chicago…

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