Everyone thinks Apple’s negotiations with the NFL are dragging on

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge While Apple’s still the “front-runner” when it comes to securing the rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket, negotiations are taking unexpectedly long. That’s according to a report from The Athletic (via 9to5Mac), which indicates things have slowed down because Apple may be looking to score the rights to…

No new combustion-engine cars from 2035, says European Union

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The days of the new internal combustion engine are definitely numbered—at least in the European Union. On Thursday, the European Council and the European Parliament agreed on provisional rules to heavily reduce passenger vehicle carbon emissions in 2030 before enacting a complete ban on internal combustion engines for new passenger cars…

Oldest evidence of digested plants in a roughly 575-million-year-old creature’s gut

A Kimberella fossil. Dr, Ilya Bobrovskiy/GFZ-Potsdam Millions of years before Americans started celebrating Thanksgiving, Ediacara biota were munching on the bacteria and algae along the ocean floor. The world’s oldest large organisms, Ediacara biota are a family of animals that date back 575 million years ago. They even existed before the Cambrian explosion, a major…

Save $50 on Blue Yeti X USB mics during Amazon’s early Black Friday

Blue’s Yeti microphones are a great entry-level choice for aspiring podcasters, and they’re on sale for Black Friday. Blue We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Aspiring podcasters, audiobook authors, Twitch/YouTube streamers, and even musicians should pay attention to the Logitech for Creators…

Spotify launches audiobooks to more English-speaking markets outside the U.S.

Spotify is expanding its newly launched audiobooks service outside the U.S., the company announced today. The service will now become available in other English-speaking markets, including the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, allowing users to access Spotify’s catalog of audiobook titles from the streaming app. The company first launched support for audiobooks in the…