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Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images New York City’s mayor isn’t even a month into his term, and he’s already delivering a crushing blow to delivery app companies. In a bombshell intervention, Zohran Mamdani and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection commissioner Sam Levine announced that three… Continue reading Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers

New Study Examines How Often AI Psychosis Actually Happens, and the Results Are Not Good

We’ve seen plenty of evidence suggesting that prolonged use of popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT can coax some users into spirals of paranoid and delusional behavior. The phenomenon, dubbed “AI psychosis,” is a very real problem, with researchers warning of a huge wave of severe mental health crises brought on by the tech. In extreme… Continue reading New Study Examines How Often AI Psychosis Actually Happens, and the Results Are Not Good

Lab Grown Meat Is Failing For One Key Reason, Analyst Claims

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images For years, the cultivated meat industry has struggled to emerge as a practical alternative to the brutal factory farming sector. The key reason? Perhaps not that lab grown meat isn’t a viable product, but that intense regulations have strangled it in the cradle. A new analysis… Continue reading Lab Grown Meat Is Failing For One Key Reason, Analyst Claims

Cybertruck Attempts to Fling Baby Onto Highway

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images A couple says their Tesla Cybertruck nearly dumped their baby onto the side of the highway after its passenger door latch failed, The Oaklandside reports. The husband, Oakland resident Viral Shah, says he and his wife were driving up a ramp to get on the highway… Continue reading Cybertruck Attempts to Fling Baby Onto Highway

Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start (2026)

You don’t need a four-figure Swiss movement to know what time it is—or look good doing it. One of the most wonderful things about “budget” watches today (although it’s kinder, or more appropriate, to say “affordable”) is that brands have learned to take design cues from luxury timepieces while quietly getting very good at the… Continue reading Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start (2026)

The Best Date-Night Boxes of 2026, Tested With My Hinge Dates

Same as the Five Senses deck above, this scratch-off card set happens in sequence, with optional “level up” cards to really push intimacy, and separate cards for each partner with secret directions. For this date, you’ll both bring a red item that you show at certain points to signify that you’re open to physical touch.… Continue reading The Best Date-Night Boxes of 2026, Tested With My Hinge Dates

You need to listen to M83’s icy post-rock record Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

Entertainment Before it turned into an ‘80s-inspired pop project, the band had more in common with Mogwai. Before it turned into an ‘80s-inspired pop project, the band had more in common with Mogwai. by Terrence O’Brien Feb 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of… Continue reading You need to listen to M83’s icy post-rock record Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts

This 30-second tweak means I never have to listen to flat audio on headphones and speakers again

These speakers sound as good as they look. Jack Wallen/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Equalizers let you fine-tune specific frequencies to balance sound. They help fix issues with your speakers or room acoustics. You can easily boost clear tones while cutting out noise. I remember it like it… Continue reading This 30-second tweak means I never have to listen to flat audio on headphones and speakers again

Experts Growing Worried About World in Which AI Takes Your Job and You Have No Way to Provide for Yourself

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images In a massive 20,000-word screed, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI will act as a “general labor substitute for humans.” Elon Musk has previously imagined a future where “probably none of us will have a job,” but where we’ll all have “universal high income.” Sam… Continue reading Experts Growing Worried About World in Which AI Takes Your Job and You Have No Way to Provide for Yourself