Richard Lawler

Michigan

Senior News Editor at The Verge

You probably should not follow me. Senior News Editor @verge https://t.co/5eFkez6OFJ This has always been an @iamsandraoh Stan account.

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“Still works.”

5 days ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Apr 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM UTC“Still works.”Says Luka Doncic, talking to ESPN’s Malika Andrews about the iPhone he threw after finding out he’d been traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year. The back glass is cracked, but Luka is still using it.
Facebook considered offering an ad-free subscription after the Cambridge Analytica scandal

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Richard Lawler

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Facebook considered offering an ad-free subscription after the Cambridge Analytica scandal

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler |Lauren Feiner

The Verge logo. Maybe offering a paid opt-out from its targeted advertising could make everyone forget what happened? Maybe offering a paid opt-out from its targeted advertising could make everyone forget what happened? After the Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke in 2018, things got bad enough for Meta (then Facebook) that Mark Zuckerberg had to face Congress to try to explain what had happened.
Spotify is down right now for many users in Europe.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

The Verge logo. Spotify is down right now for many users in Europe. On Wednesday morning at 8:45AM ET, the Spotify Status account on X acknowledged that “We’re aware of some issues right now and are checking them out!” A check around The Verge’s Slack channel and the internet reveals many users in the UK and across other European countries are having issues streaming anything on Spotify, with a significant spike on Downdetector in the UK.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II comes to Game Pass in May.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

The Verge logo. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II comes to Game Pass in May. While GTA V (and GTA V Enhanced on PC) is available, again, on Game Pass as of today, Xbox announced that 2022’s Call of Duty game .
Overwatch MOBA?

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

The Verge logo. Overwatch 2: all the news about the sequel to Blizzard’s hit hero shooterSee all StoriesOverwatch MOBA? Today, Blizzard released an initial gameplay trailer for the Stadium mode it’s adding to Overwatch 2 soon, along with more details in a blog post.
Trump’s tariffs reportedly aren’t being collected for freight shipments.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Normally, when a U.S. importer pays for their freight, they file both the cargo release forms and their financial papers, so they can pay for their cargo. To keep the cargo moving, Customs is advising importers to file the cargo release form now, and file the financial form later, once the glitch is corrected. For now, that means the tariffs are not being collected by the U.S. government
YouTube’s Coachella livestreams start at 7PM ET.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Apr 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM UTCRRichard LawlerYouTube’s Coachella livestreams start at 7PM ET. YouTube’s deal to stream Coachella performances continues through 2026, and tonight you can start watching the festival’s first weekend, free of charge.
This stuck Waymo temporarily shut down a drive thru.

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Apr 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM UTCRRichard LawlerThis stuck Waymo temporarily shut down a drive thru. KTLA reports that the walk-up window remained open on Monday night while the Waymo failed to exit a Chick-fil-A in Santa Monica, CA, as shown in this video posted by TMZ.
Watch Amazon’s first Project Kuiper internet satellites launch (maybe).

2 weeks ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

The Verge logo. The space race heats up: all the news on the latest rocket launchesSee all StoriesWatch Amazon’s first Project Kuiper internet satellites launch (maybe). A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the first batch of satellites for Amazon’s Starlink competitor is scheduled for a launch attempt tonight, with the window opening between 7PM and 9PM ET.