October 15, 2019 Facebook’s decision to allow lies in political ads is coming back to haunt it Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Welcome new subscribers! Today we celebrate The Interface’s second birthday. For two years now, we’ve done our…
October 15, 2019 Fortnite’s black hole has closed, and Chapter 2 is finally here For two years now, Fortnite’s ever-changing battle royale island has been a place where millions of people gather to play. Over that time it’s…
October 15, 2019 Realme’s X2 Pro has a 90Hz screen and Snapdragon 855 Plus for under $400 Realme has made a major splash in 2019 with a series of impressively low-priced devices, but now the company is releasing its first phone…
October 15, 2019 Atari VCS’s former architect returns to Kickstarter with new boardgame tablet Rob Wyatt, the system architect of the original Xbox, has launched a new Kickstarter for the Gameboard-1, a 16-inch by 16-inch tablet designed for…
October 14, 2019 Netgear is releasing a new Orbi mesh Wi-Fi system with a cool, boxy design Image: Netgear Many of Netgear’s Orbi Wi-Fi routers seem to look like strange oval towers, but its newest mesh router system has a newer,…
October 14, 2019 AMC Theaters will launch its own service for renting and buying digital films AMC Theaters, the largest movie theater chain in the US, is launching an on-demand video service, according to The New York Times. The service…
October 14, 2019 Pornhub removes Girls Do Porn, finally drawing a line at sex trafficking charges Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic When 22 women sued independent label Girls Do Porn in June for allegedly manipulating them into performing sex acts for…
October 14, 2019 Libra Association announces new board members after recent departures Illustration by William Joel / The Verge In Geneva on Monday, the remaining members of the Libra Association held their inaugural meeting, bringing together…
October 14, 2019 Libra keyboard creator says it’s in talks with Brydge over lawsuit, but Brydge says that’s not true The Libra keyboard attached to an iPad Pro. | Photo: Sam Byford / The Verge The maker of the Libra keyboard has told multiple…
October 14, 2019 Apple’s Tencent privacy controversy is more complicated than it looks Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Late last week, privacy advocates warned that Apple was sending iOS user data to Chinese company Tencent,…