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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Tech billionaire’s sunken superyacht raised from the sea.

5 days ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM UTCRRichard LawlerTech billionaire’s sunken superyacht raised from the sea. The AP, CNN, and Reuters report that Italian authorities are continuing to investigate last year’s sinking of Autonomy founder Mike Lynch’s superyacht, Bayesian, during a storm last year that killed seven people, including Lynch. A salvage operation lifted the 184-foot from the seafloor this weekend, after first removing its 236-foot mast.
About that “16 billion passwords” data breach.

5 days ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM UTCRRichard LawlerAbout that “16 billion passwords” data breach. The original source of the report, Cybernews, says that since the start of the year, its researchers have “discovered 30 exposed datasets containing from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each.
Cringe or canny?

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM UTCRRichard LawlerCringe or canny? Apple has released , an 81-page slide deck available in Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Keynote format, and a promo video hosted by “nepo baby” / Please Don’t Destroy comedian Martin Herlihy, aimed at getting students a Mac for school next year.
SpaceX Starship explodes again, this time on the ground

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Richard Lawler

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SpaceX Starship explodes again, this time on the ground

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

NewsSpaceX’s Ship 36 experienced a ‘major anomaly’ Wednesday night just ahead of a planned static fire test in Texas. SpaceX’s Ship 36 experienced a ‘major anomaly’ Wednesday night just ahead of a planned static fire test in Texas. Jun 19, 2025, 6:03 AM UTCRichard Lawler is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.
Two words: tariff engineering.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM UTCRRichard LawlerTwo words: tariff engineering. This CNBC article describes some of the workarounds you might see with companies navigating higher taxes on imports, as the difference between a raincoat and a windbreaker, for example, can add up.
Mario Kart World gets its first update since the Switch 2 launch.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 2:23 AM UTCRRichard LawlerMario Kart World gets its first update since the Switch 2 launch. The Switch 2’s flagship title just got its second patch tonight, following a day-one update for Mario Kart World that enabled the camera and online play. This is a smaller update to address glitches that could disable items or controls, or cause the game to shut down suddenly. How to Update Mario Kart World | Nintendo Support[en-americas-support.nintendo.com]
Chevy’s electrified ZR1X is the quickest Corvette ever.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM UTCRRichard LawlerChevy’s electrified ZR1X is the quickest Corvette ever. We’re barely recovered from meeting the 2025 Corvette ZR1, and now Chevrolet has announced a regenerative hybrid variant (no plugging in here), dubbed the ZR1X. This 2026 Corvette model takes the E-Ray’s EV modes and all wheel drive setup, turns up the horsepower, and puts it in a package with the ZR1’s LT7 V8, along with some other tweaks for maximizing performance on the road or the track.
An original 1977 print of Star Wars was screened recently, and it looked “terrible.”

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 16, 2025 at 10:58 PM UTCRRichard LawlerAn original 1977 print of Star Wars was screened recently, and it looked “terrible.”That’s according to The Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin, who also said, “It felt less like watching a blockbuster in the modern sense than the greatest game of dressing up in the desert anyone ever played.
Washington Post resets logins after several journalists’ email accounts were hacked.

1 week ago | theverge.com | Richard Lawler

Posted Jun 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM UTCRRichard LawlerWashington Post resets logins after several journalists’ email accounts were hacked. The Wall Street Journal reports that on Sunday, an internal memo from executive editor Matt Murray notified employees about an attack on on its email system, possibly by a foreign government.