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Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well?
To find out, all eyes turned to an unassuming new web tool called the Congestion Pricing Tracker. The brainchild of two college-age brothers, the tracker uses real-time traffic data from Google Maps to calculate traffic times for chosen routes and days. The data is presented as a line graph of traffic times before
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The outgoing president warned of the growing dominance of a small, monied elite. Read more âș
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Awesome Games Done Quick has already wrapped up for 2025 (with a cool $2.5 million raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation), but the philanthropic group has other programs year-round that raise money for worthy causes. Two of those are hosted by the Frame Fatales, a community for women and femmes in speedrunning under the GDQ umbrella. The group's Frost Fatales event runs from March 9-16 and will raise money for... Read more âș
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The influential creator of surreal TV series Twin Peaks, as well as the director of Eraserhead, Wild at Heart, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, and more feature films was 78 years old. Read more âș
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If you're going to have screens in the car, one of them might as well be Game Boy. Read more âș
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Apple is making several changes following complaints that its AI-powered notification summaries were inscrutable or just plain wrong. Read more âș
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The worldâs richest man got his feelings hurt by a âprofessional neckbeardâ who plays video games all day. Read more âș
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Science Saru's Fuga Yamashiro breaks down his philosophy for anime adaptations. Read more âș
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With Donald Trump threatening America's biggest trading partners with high tariffs, what's the likely effect when you go to buy a computer or smartphone? Read more âș
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President-elect Trump is gearing up to support the oil and gas industry by directing agencies to unwind climate rules Read more âș
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Over 40 years after they were introduced, Skeleton Crew gave us B-Wings actually shooting in live-action... but there's a reason their weapons might not have been what you expected. Read more âș
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A lawyer for the former NYC mayor declined to say if someone else is paying the $148M defamation award he owed Shaye Moss and Ruby Freeman. Read more âș
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Photo by Amy T. Zielinski/Getty Images David Lynch, the director behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and other unsettling works, has died, his family confirmed in a post on his official Facebook page. He was 78 years old. Read more âș
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Justin Baldoni has sued his "It Ends with Us" costar Blake Lively. He and a group of plaintiffs are seeking $400 million in damages. Read more âș
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Hideki Kamiya has called out "shitty leakers" in the wake of Nintendo's Switch 2 reveal, stating they "should be cursed". Read more Read more âș
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Zendaya has become a style icon. Here's a look at the most daring outfits she's ever worn, from see-through dresses to silver armor. Read more âș
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Jude Law stars in the Amblin-inspired Star Wars show, now streaming on Disney+. Read more âș
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A minor software update for the Apple TV may be coming soon. Apple listed an unreleased tvOS 18.2.1 update on its website today, with a build number of 22K160. Based on the version number, this would be a minor update that fixes bugs and/or patches security vulnerabilities. Apple already released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 with "important bug fixes" earlier this month, but no specific details were provided. Apple did... Read more âș
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Block agreed to a CFPB settlement over claims that it harmed Cash App users. Read more âș
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A Super Scooper drops ocean water on the Palisades fire. | Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images An aircraft helping to fight wildfires that are raging across Los Angeles was struck by a civilian drone on Thursday. The collision damaged the wing of the aircraft â a CL-415 âSuper Scooperâ capable of scooping up 1,600 gallons of ocean water to drop onto nearby blazes â... Read more âș
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Photo by Anna Barclay/Getty Images For over a decade, you couldnât easily fly a DJI drone over restricted areas in the United States. DJIâs software would automatically stop you from flying over runways, power plants, public emergencies like wildfires, and the White House. But confusingly, amidst the greatest US outpouring of drone distrust in years, and an incident of a DJI drone operator hindering LA wildfire fighting efforts, DJI is... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge As chief executive, Spence oversaw many successful products. But there was no coming back from last yearâs app debacle: it has finally led to his ouster. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is resigning from the company today, effective immediately, with board member Tom Conrad filling the role of interim CEO. Itâs the most dramatic development yet in an eight-month saga that has proven to be... Read more âș
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Mark Zuckerberg takes his âno, really, Mr. Trump, Iâm your guy!â tour to Joe Rogan | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Iâll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out: Mark Zuckerbergâs interview on The Joe Rogan Experience is full of lies. Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebookâs parent company Meta, sets the tone at... Read more âș
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Like Meta, Amazon is ending some of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a memo sent last month, Candi Castleberry, Amazonâs VP of inclusive experiences and technology, said the company has been âwinding down outdated programs and materialsâ related to its efforts around representation and inclusion, as reported earlier by CNBC and Bloomberg. In the memo, a copy of which Amazon... Read more âș
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Image: Free Our Feeds Technology advocates and celebrities are backing the launch of Free Our Feeds, a campaign designed to âsave social media from billionaire capture.â The project aims to raise $30 million over three years to support the development of a social media ecosystem powered by the AT Protocol, or the decentralized network powering Bluesky. The raised funds will go toward launching a public interest foundation to support the... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge This week is quickly becoming a sea change moment for Sonos as the company looks to undo the damage done to its reputation since last May. It all began on Monday with the departure of CEO Patrick Spence, who was replaced by board member Tom Conrad. Then came news that chief product officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin would also be leaving the company â another indication... Read more âș
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Image: Tesla Tesla has officially revealed the latest version of its Model Y crossover following images leaking online that teased the EVâs redesign. Codenamed âJuniper,â the Model Y 2025 refresh is now live on Teslaâs website in China and other Asia-Pacific markets with deliveries expected to begin in March. Itâs the most significant update to the Model Y design since it first launched in 2020, which became the first EV... Read more âș
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Laura Normand / The Verge Chinese officials are reportedly exploring a backup plan for TikTok after the Supreme Court appeared unlikely to save it from a US ban. With TikTokâs legal options nearly exhausted, multiple news outlets are reporting that China is considering an option it previously said it wouldnât: letting ByteDance sell the app. The kicker? China is reportedly mulling having President-elect Donald Trumpâs favorite tech billionaire, Elon Musk,... Read more âș
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Instead of wallowing in misery about potentially losing access to their favorite short-form video app, many TikTokers are flocking to RedNote, a Chinese social media platform also called Xiaohongshu. Iâve decided to spend some time on the platform myself, and it looks like so-called âTikTok refugeesâ are excited about interacting with a community mainly comprised of Chinese-speaking users â and vice versa. Launched in... Read more âș
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