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Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Former President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, launched its token sale on Tuesday — and its website crashed shortly afterward. The whitelist for the much-hyped but still largely unexplained decentralized finance project opened on September 30th for accredited investors and non-US persons. World Liberty Financial co-founder Zach…
Photo illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From simple fitness bands and rugged sports watches to rings, these are the best trackers you can get. Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well…
The former owner of a distressed dog found tied to a fence near a freeway as Hurricane Milton headed toward Florida said he left the bull terrier as he was evacuating the state, authorities said. Giovanny Aldama Garcia has been charged with aggravated animal cruelty, State Attorney Suzy Lopez said. He allegedly told investigators that…
It’s hard to miss actress Sydney Sweeney with her enviable figure, bright blonde locks and killer smile. But if you were in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend, you could have walked right past her without even knowing. New photos of the starlet looking unrecognizable were taken on the set of her upcoming movie, reportedly…
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images The FIDO Alliance, the organization that’s helping shepherd passkey adoption, announced a draft of new specifications that would let users securely move their passkeys across different password managers. Passkeys are great — it’s nice to be able to log in to apps and…
The Pixel Tablet displaying the new Home Controls screensaver. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge A new Home Controls screensaver in Android 15 turns your tablet or phone into a smart home dashboard, where you can control devices with a single tap. The interactive screensaver does away with the need to unlock…
There’s a new one out, but the last-gen wearable is still stylish and capable. | Image: Oura The third-generation Oura Ring Horizon — the one that’s more round — is down to $299 ($50 off) at Amazon and Best Buy in silver and black, which is only a few dollars more than the lowest price…
JLab’s Go Pop ANC wireless earbuds include active noise cancellation and a pair of microphones on each bud. | Image: JLab JLab already sells a budget-friendly pair of noise canceling wireless earbuds with its $59.99 ANC 3, but at $29.99, the company’s new Go Pop ANC are half the price while still offering features like…
Image: The Verge Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is “no longer supported.” The change comes as Google Chrome migrates to Manifest V3, a new extension specification that could…
Sixty-two percent of adults in the United States say they drink alcohol, according to a July 2023 Gallup survey. This widely outnumbers those who say they completely abstain — which came out to 38% of Americans. Many month-long challenges have been advertised as a way to persuade people to spend 30 days without alcohol. “Dry…