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The Verge’s features pursue rigorous, forward-looking journalism. Here you’ll find our most ambitious, award-winning reporting, profiles, essays, and oral histories across all the intersecting areas we cover, from technology to TV/film, climate change to creators.

The quickly disappearing web

The internet is forever. Well, it was supposed to be. What happens when websites start to vanish at random?

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How one creator visualized AI by using very little AI

The artist behind The Verge’s ‘Friend or Faux?’ feature explains the practical effects behind its design.

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What do you love when you fall for AI?What do you love when you fall for AI?
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The influencer lawsuit that could change the industry

Can the legal system protect the vibe of a creator? And what if that vibe is basic?

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Can Philadelphia’s ballot counters outrun election lies?

The machines that process mail-in ballots help count thousands of votes in a day — and Philadelphia officials know that every second matters.

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Is tennis the sport of the future?Is tennis the sport of the future?
Sports
Sports
Kevin Nguyen
The rise and fall of OpenSea

Insider accounts of the company reveal a chaotic work environment, ever-shifting priorities, and troubles with the SEC

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Pump and Trump

Inside the MAGA-fueled fever dream of the 2024 Bitcoin Conference.

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The AI Keeps the ScoreThe AI Keeps the Score
Sports
Sports
Dvora Meyers
How the Stream Deck rose from the ashes of a legendary keyboardHow the Stream Deck rose from the ashes of a legendary keyboard
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Features
Jon Porter and Sean Hollister
How one small company’s SEO garbage made it to Sports Illustrated and USA Today

The man behind the AI gaffes has a yearslong history of filling the internet with garbage.

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The Excel superstars throw down in VegasThe Excel superstars throw down in Vegas
Tech
Tech
David Pierce
Peloton is a media company now, with media company problemsPeloton is a media company now, with media company problems
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We need a permanent solution for universal broadband accessWe need a permanent solution for universal broadband access
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How Vice became ‘a fucking clown show’

The wild expenses, shady deals, and greed that ruined Vice.

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Indie, rocked

Pitchfork exploded as the music industry changed, then was cut down to size by another wave of technological change. Was that it?

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‘Burning Man for rednecks’: inside the King of the Hammers off-road race

While the event is known as one of the biggest motorsport events in the world, it’s also a place to showcase technology, land stewardship, and just a tiny bit of nightlife.

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It’s time for Microsoft to build an Xbox Steam DeckIt’s time for Microsoft to build an Xbox Steam Deck
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The text file that runs the internet

For decades, robots.txt governed the behavior of web crawlers. But as unscrupulous AI companies seek out more and more data, the basic social contract of the web is falling apart.

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The Perfect WebpageThe Perfect Webpage
Google
Google
Mia Sato
How Lego builds a new Lego setHow Lego builds a new Lego set
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Features
Sean Hollister
Goodbye to all that harassmentGoodbye to all that harassment
Features
Features
Sarah Jeong
Extremely softcoreExtremely softcore
Features
Features
Zoë Schiffer
How Twitter broke the newsHow Twitter broke the news
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Features
Nilay Patel
The year Twitter died: a special series from The VergeThe year Twitter died: a special series from The Verge
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The great scrollback of AlexandriaThe great scrollback of Alexandria
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Features
Verge Staff
Getting close — but not too close — to the Tesla Cybertruck

I could not grab the windshield wiper because it was roped off and I’m a coward.

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Bad business is breaking the smart home — good regulation can fix it

Business arrangements and opaque contracts have broken the pitch of the smart home. Better regulation can fix this problem.

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Humane’s AI Pin seems to be forgetting what makes a good wearable

Before you disrupt everything, you have to deeply consider the current cultural norms or no one will wear your wearable.

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Pushy checkout screens are helping ‘tipflation’Pushy checkout screens are helping ‘tipflation’
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