is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. While there is plenty of criticism to be hurled at what music the algorithm serves ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Nov. 6, 2025, after the USDA revised the maximum allotments for SNAP benefits. (NEXSTAR) – The plan for November SNAP benefits has changed again. The 42 ...

Rachel is a freelancer based in Echo Park, Los Angeles and has been writing and producing content for nearly two decades on subjects ranging from tech to fashion, health and lifestyle to entertainment ...

Harris started looking for his first real job months before his graduation from UC Davis this spring. He had a solid résumé, he thought: a paid internship at a civic-consulting firm, years of ...

RMDs are mandatory distributions from certain retirement accounts that begin at age 73. You no longer need to take RMDs from Roth accounts. If you inherit an IRA from your spouse, you may get some ...

Starting in January, Medicare will test out an artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program to decide whether patients get certain procedures covered or not. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Texas taquerias can take any form—a drive-through shack in an unincorporated community; a trailer next to a gas station in a quiet suburb; an upscale restaurant on a downtown block. Visiting as many ...

University of the Witwatersrand provides support as a hosting partner of The Conversation AFRICA. Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to “intelligent machines and algorithms that can reason and adapt ...

To be happier when we’re dealing with something tough, the common advice goes, we can consciously look for the bright side of life’s challenges. For example, we might reframe the thought, Why was I ...

One of President Donald Trump's first actions of his new term was to halt the arrival of all refugees coming into the United States. Yet there's one group he's made a point of welcoming: the white ...