Jeff Bezos at The Rings of Power premiere earlier this year. | Photo by Dave J Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he plans to donate the majority of his net wealth to charity within his lifetime in a new interview with CNN. Bezos did not give any specifics about how…
Photography by Joel Goldberg for The Verge Mom, mum, mammy, mother dearest. No mom is the same. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of gift ideas so that you’ll be able to find something awesome to give to the mother figure in your life — no matter what name she goes by. Continue reading… Read More
Knowing how to build a fire in the wilderness can save your life. Bud Ahrens knows this first-hand. A few years ago, while leading a dog sledding trip in northern Minnesota with Outward Bound, an outdoor education and wilderness company, he watched as a coworker fell through ice into a lake. She spent several minutes…
The more shortcuts you know, the faster you’ll be able to move around your computer. XPS / Unsplash Compared to reaching for the mouse or navigating a menu, a single keyboard shortcut shaves a moment off your task. This might not seem like much, but add up all those saved moments over a week or…
African web3 startup Nestcoin has laid off some employees as FTX’s demise impacted its business. This information was shared by the startup’s CEO, Yele Bademosi, who, in a tweet, said FTX’s fall from grace affected his one-year-old startup, which held its assets (cash and stablecoins) in the now-defunct crypto exchange to manage operational expenses. Since…
Twitter Blue, Twitter’s paid tier, appears to be on ice at the moment as the company tries to navigate how to control it from being abused by impersonators while still promoting it as a mass market product to build out a new revenue stream among “official” users and the hundreds of millions of others who…
TL;DR: As of Nov. 14, you can get the Refurbished MacBook Air for just $265.99 instead of $599 — that’s a 55% discount. The fall semester for college students might be wrapping up soon, but that just means it’s time to start thinking about spring, whether it’s buying new books or dorm accessories. The highest…
TL;DR: As of Nov. 14, you can get the ChargeUp 6-in-1 Wireless Charging Station for just $59.99 instead of $199.99 — that’s a 70% discount. Sometimes the best gifts are the ones the recipient doesn’t know they need. If you’ve ever cringed at the cable setup on a friend’s desk or a family member’s nightstand,…
TL;DR: As of Nov. 14, you can get the Headway Premium: Lifetime Subscription for just $59.99 instead of $299.95 — that’s an 80% discount. Self-improvement is a powerful goal, but it’s also time-consuming. The inspiring best-selling books may be out there, but the time to sit down, read, and learn from them probably isn’t. Headway…
TL;DR: As of Nov. 14, you can get the Ryori™ Shefu: Set of Japanese Folded Steel Chef Knives for just $249 instead of $599 — that’s a 58% discount. Kitchenware is the gift that keeps on giving because, if you’re lucky, the gift recipient will give you some of what they cook. Whether you’re shopping…