Angelo Martino helped scam ransomware victims out of over $75 million, officials said. A negotiator who dealt with scammers on behalf of ransomware victims was actually colluding with the attackers. Angelo Martino pleaded guilty to conspiring to interfere with interstate commerce through extortion. Martino, who faced up to 20 years in prison, sought a sentence of […]

If you like going on a long road trip, you might want to steer clear of these vehicles. Sjoerd Van Der Wal/Getty Images It wasn’t very long ago that electric vehicles were not something you could use for longer trips. Thankfully, the “100-mile commuter EV” era is in the rearview mirror and there

The best way to celebrate AI Appreciation Day is to not. Yarrrrrbright/Shutterstock It’s AI Appreciation Day on July 16 and we’re all left wondering who asked for this. In name, it’s about as serious as the marketing stunts that gave us gems like National Hot Dog Day or National Doughnut Day. In practice,

The annual speedrunning marathon event ran from July 5-11. Games Done Quick/Count Gooby Summer Games Done Quick is officially over after a marathon week of speedrunning games for a good cause, and the organizers say it raised a total of $2,408,701 for Doctors Without Borders in that time (again!). The annual event in

If you’re reading an Oura Ring 5 review at The Verge, you likely fall into one of two camps: newcomers looking for a smartwatch alternative, or Oura users pondering an upgrade. In the case of the former, this is a great casual health tracker and the best smart ring on the market — but not

Know where to place your router and how to position its antennas should get you better coverage. SOLDATOOFF/Shutterstock Let’s be honest here: have you ever actually read your router’s instruction manual to know how to position it properly? How about learning how the antennas should be placed too? I know I haven’t browsed

Gates, who is Bill Gates’ daughter, founded the app alongside Sophia Kianni. Kimberly White/Getty Images According to multiple reports, the AI-powered shopping plugin Phia used a tactic known as cookie stuffing to attach its affiliate code to sales it didn’t actually drive. Phia, which launched last spring, was co-founded by Phoebe Gates —

I love it when a company challenges itself to make a cheaper version of a beloved product. Xreal’s $299 A01 Plus is a stripped-down version of its $449 1S that’s light on features but with just enough of the 1S’ best qualities. These AR glasses are comfortable, they look good, and the screens are surprisingly

It might just change your viewing experience for the (way) better. Google On the right device, HDR can dazzle with its wide range of brightness and color. But one annoyance is that it can change appearance dramatically from one screen to the next. A scene that looks terrific on a high-end TV might

Hot showers, like electricity, are a luxury that’s easy to take for granted. That all changes after a few nights camping at a music festival, a week toiling at a backcountry job site, or overlanding all summer in the great unknown. An itchy scalp and the vague smell of warm clams suddenly make the idea