The Fossil-size hole in Wear OS
For Fossil, the juice wasn’t worth the squeeze. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge When Fossil announced it was leaving the Android smartwatch space, I wasn’t surprised. The signs had been there for a while. What I didn’t expect was how sad it made me feel. Fossil’s smartwatches had never been the…
The fight for net neutrality is forever
Looking back on a decade of coverage. Continue reading…
Dayglo Presents Takes Over Bearsville Theater
This summer, Woodstock, N.Y.’s historic Bearsville Theater will return to its former glory. Calling from the heart of the Catskill mountains, the legendary 60-year venue will welcome iconic artists and seas of fans once more under the new direction of Dayglo Presents. The live entertainment and media company, run by esteemed promoter Peter Shapiro, will…
FCC votes to restore net neutrality
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission voted 3–2 to restore net neutrality rules, reversing a repeal ushered through during the Trump administration. Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers (ISPs) should not be able to discriminate against different kinds of content by blocking or throttling…
Benny Blanco Says He Was the ‘Last One to Know’ He Was in Love With Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez turned Benny Blanco‘s love on so effectively, he didn’t even realize it was happening in the moment. In a new interview with Wall Street Journal published Thursday (April 25), the producer opened up about falling in love with pop star, whom he started dating in June. “I was the last one to know,”…
Benny Blanco to Receive BMI President’s Award at 2024 BMI Pop Awards
Benny Blanco is set to receive the BMI President’s Award at the 2024 BMI Pop Awards. The private event, hosted by BMI president & CEO Mike O’Neill and vice president, worldwide creative Barbara Cane, will be held on Tuesday, June 4, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Related ‘Open Wide’: Benny Blanco…
FCC votes to restore net neutrality protections
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reinstate net neutrality protections that were jettisoned during the Trump administration. As expected, the vote fell across party lines with the three Democratic commissioners in favor and the two Republicans on the panel voting against the measure. With net neutrality rules in place, broadband service is considered an…
Wacom says its first OLED drawing tablet is cool and skinny
Image: Wacom Wacom has thrown a tablet-shaped curveball at digital creatives waiting on Apple’s highly anticipated OLED iPads. The company introduced the Wacom Movink 13 on Wednesday, its own OLED-based offering that targets creatives in need of a highly portable display drawing tablet. Available now for $750 via the Wacom web store, the Movink features…
Launch date set for Squad Busters, Supercell’s first game in more than 5 years
Supercell has announced a launch date of May 29 for Squad Busters, representing the developer’s first major release in over five years. The Finnish studio responsible for Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, and Clash Royale says it takes a quality over quantity approach so expectations will be high for the new mobile title, at the…
Lay Bankz’s ‘Tell Ur Girlfriend’ Rises to No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50
Lay Bankz’s “Tell Ur Girlfriend” is a No. 1 song on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, vaulting from No. 11 to the top of the ranking dated April 27. The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views…
Footage resurfaces of pre-fame Fontaines D.C. covering The Strokes’ ‘Reptilia’ in 2014
Footage has resurfaced of a pre-fame Fontaines D.C., performing a rendition of The Strokes‘ ‘Reptilia’ in 2014. READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.’s daring comeback single ‘Starburster’ is their most experimental work yet The footage was shared on YouTube earlier this month by a channel that goes by the handle Fontaines D.C. Archive, and shows the members…
Goose Goes Back to Class: Band Members Return to Former High School for Student and Staff Concerts
Photo Credit: Daniel Prakopcyk School days, school day. Dear old Golden Rule days. Yesterday, April 24, Goose headed back to class–well, not literally. No tests were taken during Wednesday’s appearances at Wilton High School in Wilton, Conn.; rather, a pair of concerts were delivered in two separate phases, students and, later, faculty, to mark the educational…
