Rubin Observatory detected 800,000 cosmic changes in one night, launching its 10-year mission to create a real-time movie of the universe.

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. In 2017, I was at rock bottom. My dad’s health was rapidly failing; my relationship with my mom […]
Most people think design style is about aesthetics. A growing body of research suggests it’s actually about neurology, stress response and identity.
Your ability to mentally disengage from one task before starting another matters more than motivation or discipline. Here’s how this habit makes or breaks productivity.
Feb. 17’s “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse was imaged from one of the only places to see it — a research station in Antarctica — from where the sun transformed into a perfect “ring of fire” for two minutes over the icy plateau.

Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a “biointelligence AI” platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman’s third-generation smart ring, and promises up to 15 days of battery life before needing to recharge, alongside 250 days of on-device health history storage. Those are some significant […]
A wrongful murder conviction exposed how unprepared courts are to evaluate video evidence. AI has made that crisis impossible to ignore.
Building an AI infrastructure for biotech. Bacteria that munch on cancer. How to best make a cold brew. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.
Humans are pattern-seeking beings. When we identify similar patterns in our friend groups, we feel cognitive ease.