Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is partnering with Billboard to launch a top 50 chart that tracks the most popular songs on the platform. Topping the chart right now is Sexyy Red with “SkeeYee,” followed by Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red,” […]
Day: September 14, 2023
The Double-Edged Sword of Modern Adaptations: Indiana Jones and the Love-Hate Relationship with Nostalgia
Have you ever felt torn between loving a new take and missing the original? Well, you’re not alone. The Timeless Allure of Classics First off, let’s talk about the classics….
Mecho Autotech raises $2.4M, ventures into wholesale spare parts distribution
Mecho Autotech, a startup offering automotive spare parts, vehicle repairs and maintenance services, has raised a $2.4 million pre-Series A round. The firm targets the Nigerian market, where 90% of the country’s more than 12 million registered cars (mainly used) require regular maintenance to avoid […]
TikTok is tracking its most popular songs with a Billboard top 50 chart
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is partnering with Billboard to launch a top 50 chart that tracks the most popular songs on the platform. Topping the chart right now is Sexyy Red with “SkeeYee,” followed by Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red,” […]
All the big conferences and events in tech, entertainment, and automotive coming this fall
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge September and October are some of the most exciting months of the year if you’ve been waiting all year to see the latest and greatest tech, even if that just means meeting the annual new iPhone. Of course, […]
UK DeepTech gets another boost with new $100M SCVC fund out of Bristol
Europe has far too few VCs created by former founders, or “Operators” as the industry often likes to call them. Yes, Atomico has Niklas Zennström. Firstminute Capital has Brent Hoberman. More recently Plural was created by Taavet Hinrikus (ex-Wise), Sten Tamkivi (ex-Teleport) and Ian Hogarth […]
A Comprehensive Look at Today’s Top News Stories
Escaped Pennsylvania Killer Danilo Cavalcante Captured Summary:Danilo Cavalcante, a convicted killer who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison, has been captured. The manhunt involved multiple agencies and led to schools being…
China’s Honor returns to the Indian smartphone market
Honor is a top five smartphone maker in its native China. Now the company is returning to India with the Honor 90, its first new device for the world’s second largest smartphone market in more than three years. The new handset is already available in […]
Rumors of Lightning’s death are just slightly exaggerated
The lightning cable is on its way out. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge This week, Apple confirmed longstanding rumors that it was finally abandoning the Lightning connector for USB-C with the debut of its iPhone 15 and 15 Pro phones. The […]
WordPress blogs can now be followed in the fediverse, including Mastodon
In March, WordPress.com owner Automattic made a commitment to the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others — with the acquisition of an ActivityPub plug-in that allows WordPress blogs to reach readers on other federated platforms. Now, the […]

