Westworld is over

Image: HBO Westworld has been canceled. The Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan show about robots and apocalypses captivated and then confused audiences and finally seemed to have forgotten what it was about entirely by the time its fourth and final season aired earlier this year. So while it’s a bummer the show is gone, it’s…

The execs behind the MoviePass debacle are now facing criminal charges

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Mitch Lowe and Ted Farnsworth already settled with the FTC over fraudulent activity affecting MoviePass customers, but now the former heads of MoviePass and its parent company, Helios and Matheson Analytics (HMNY), are facing criminal allegations of securities fraud and wire fraud. The Department of Justice announced the…

We finally have an idea of what kind of stuff David Zaslav wants Warner Bros. Discovery to make.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The swiftness with which Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav began canceling shows and entire movies as part of his plan to boost the company’s revenue was cause for much alarm earlier this year. As series like Infinity Train and Summer Camp Island began disappearing from HBO Max,…

Bivalent booster is 4x better against BA.5 in older adults, Pfizer says

Enlarge (credit: Getty | Future Publishing) The new bivalent COVID-19 booster spurred neutralizing antibody levels that were fourfold higher against the omicron subvariants BA.4/BA.5 in older adults than those seen after the original booster, Pfizer reported Friday. The new data may help calm concerns about whether the updated booster is an improvement over the previous…

This puzzle gives out cash prizes and makes a great gift for the holidays

Stack Commerce We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Puzzles are an age-old medium for putting one’s intellect to the test, and they have been for quite some time. Beyond the intellectual stimulation that puzzles provide, sitting down and trying to solve one…

Ledger, Tezos and Chainalysis talk web3 security at TC Sessions: Crypto

The crypto ecosystem may be experiencing fewer hacks and alleged fraud incidents, but they’re still occurring as bad actors take hundreds of millions of dollars from users in the space. According to Immunefi’s Crypto Losses Q3 2022 report, crypto losses have declined for the past three quarters in a row, but it’s not clear whether…