India debuts hydrogen-powered train as part of sustainability drive

India joins a handful of countries that have successfully deployed the zero-emission technology in their rail networks.

World Cup third-place playoff: What are France and England playing for?

Didier Deschamps takes charge ⁠of Les Bleus for the final time while Kylian Mbappe is chasing individual history.

Knesset dissolves: How will Israel vote in October’s general election?

Knesset dissolves after first full term since 1988, with Israel heading towards crucial elections on October 27, 2026.

Police misogyny has filed women — But racism compounds these failures with fatal consequences

Police forces across the country have repeatedly failed to protect women and girls, with the Metropolitan Police frequently exposed as one of the worst offender...

Has Ukraine’s Zelenskyy created a rival by sacking his defence minister?

Rallies in support of sacked Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov have exposed a political challenge for Zelenskyy.

As Chinese economy slows, experts say there will be ‘problems for Beijing’

While the 'export engine is running very hot', jobs are lagging, squeezing spending in China.

Over half a million power tool batteries have been recalled due to a USB-C charging fire risk

Greenworks Tools has issued a recall for around 554,780 Kobalt-branded power tools designed for yard work because of a battery issue "posing a risk of serious i...

Bethesda teases Fallout 5 soon after Xbox’s mass layoffs

The Fallout TV series. | Image: Amazon Xbox is currently in a "reset" period that includes laying off around 3,200 employees over the next year, involving deep ...

The manosphere’s testosterone fever is coming for the troops

The Secretary of the High-T Department of War. | Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victor...

San Francisco Demands Apple and Google Delete AI ‘Nudify’ Apps From App Stores

The City Attorney’s Office sent the tech giants cease-and-desist letters this week telling them to stop profiting from 13 “face-swap” apps that are overwhelming...

FIFA World Cup: 10 things to know before Spain-Argentina final in New York

From the viral photo of Lionel Messi with baby Lamine Yamal to Donald Trump's presence and the NFL-style half-time show.

Israel headed for October election as parliament dissolved

PM Netanyahu’s political survival at stake as Knesset dissolves before the vote.

World Cup final tickets — A luxury only the rich can afford

The 2026 World Cup final is shaping up to be the most expensive match in the tournament’s history. This is true at least when it comes to ticket prices. The fin...

Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM

Memory anxiety. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Last year, Microsoft's 13-inch Surface Laptop quickly became one of my favorite thin-and-light Wind...

The Group Behind ‘2000 Mules’ Is Back With Another Election Conspiracy Film

True the Vote is working with a Detroit pastor to produce a new documentary called Trap, based on claims that have already been thrown out in court.

Germany repeats call for EU force to replace UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Berlin warns against a 'security vacuum' in Lebanon's south once UNIFIL mandate expires at year's end.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year

“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIR...

India: Leaked police document flags beards, itikaf and Arabic as ‘radicalisation indicators’

Police in the western Indian state of Gujarat have begun implementing a controversial anti-radicalisation programme, raising concerns among civil rights groups ...

A Humanoid Company Backed by Eric Trump Is Preparing Its Robots for War

The CEO of Foundation Future Industries, which counts the president’s son as its chief strategy adviser, tells WIRED it’s exploring some “kinetic things.”

US strikes destroy key bridges, tower in southern Iran

US strikes destroy key bridges, tower in southern Iran

Verizon Fios boosts its fastest plan to 5Gbps

Verizon Fios just introduced a new 5Gbps home plan that's more than twice as fast as its previous flagship 2Gbps plan.

Trump is selling high-speed access to his market-moving Truth Social posts

Trump Media, the company behind Truth Social, is selling Wall Street faster access to the "most market-moving" posts on the US President's social media platform...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth is being an absolute crayon again

US defence secretary and far-right tattooed plonker Pete Hegseth has pledged to test the testosterone levels of US military personnel. another normal one for Pe...

Woeful HMRC’s 90% error rate on north of Ireland child benefit grab

Inept HMRC officials got it wrong nine times out of ten when attempting to heartlessly claw back child benefit payments from north of Ireland claimants. That’s ...

Gulf states come under Iranian fire as US strikes intensify

Tehran targets multiple countries across the region as the wave of US strikes on Iran steps up.

US attacks southern Iran, as Tehran hits Gulf countries: What’s the latest?

Iran struck Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Syria in retaliation for US strikes.

Why is Pakistan’s Sindh province facing a major child HIV outbreak?

The latest outbreak linked to a Karachi hospital is the newest in a series that experts say reflects systemic failures.

Coca-Cola's dairy company fairlife hit with a ransomware attack

Coca-Cola halts the US operations of its dairy company fairlife due to a ransomware attack.

The war on ‘woke science’ comes for space research

The Trump administration is waging a culture war on science, and the latest salvo is in the form of a dry, bureaucratic proposal from the Office of Management a...

John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam

The pioneering scholar, who died on July 15, challenged Orientalist orthodoxies and reshaped the study of Islam.