George Finch was too young to vote in last year’s British general election. Now 19, he lives with his parents in Nuneaton, a town in central England, and had planned to return to college this month for his second year studying politics and international relations. But in May, Mr. Finch ran in local elections for…
The fast radio burst came from 130 million light-years away. That proximity allowed an in-depth search for what produced the mysterious signal.
Snapchat is launching a new Lens that lets users create and edit images using a text-to-image AI generator, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. The new “Imagine Lens” is available to Snapchat+ Platinum and Lens+ subscribers. Imagine Lens allows users to create, edit, and recreate Snaps by entering their own prompts. They can then share the…
A lightsaber used by Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films has sold for a record $3.6M. At a Propstore auction in L.A. yesterday that finishes Saturday, a record bid came in for what was the highest-valued product ever put on sale from the hit franchise. The piece sold for $2.9M plus a $700,000…
Images of recovery efforts in the accident, which killed 16 people on Wednesday, appeared to show damage to a cable connecting the funicular’s two cars.
In the early 1960s astronomers discovered a monster. Something in the constellation of Virgo was pouring out radio waves, but no counterpart in visible light was initially seen. That changed when observers used some clever techniques to glimpse a faint blue “star” sitting at the radio source’s exact position. Eventually they were able to determine…
This week on The Vergecast, we’re talking about our favorite tech (so far!) from the huge trade show that’s going on right now in Berlin. Jen joins Vee and I to discuss some of the biggest trends, starting with the wild ways that robot vacuums are learnings to climb stairs. Then we take a deep…
Two weekends ago, the Princess of Wales soft-launched her new “blonde” hair during a visit to Balmoral. We were waiting to see if Kate was still trying out a new color for her first work event in months. These are photos from Kate and Prince William’s visit to the Natural History Museum’s updated gardens today….
The Trump administration said it will withdraw former President Biden’s plan to require airlines to compensate passengers for carrier-caused disruptions.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have yet to evacuate the city before Israel’s planned takeover. A new hostage video renewed calls to halt the operation.
