Month: May 2026
Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them
My guest today is longtime friend of the show Joanna Stern. You all know Joanna: she is the former senior personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, a former Decoder guest host, one of my cofounders here at The Verge, and also just one of my very closest friends.…
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The Tom’s Guide Savings Squad is here to help you upgrade your life for less — here’s how
We’re always looking for ways to help our readers save money at TechRadar — and now our sister site Tom’s Guide has launched an exciting new initiative “to help you upgrade your life for less”. Meet the Tom’s Guide Savings Squad: an expert team with a mission to provide the…
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TikTok is letting UK users pay to remove ads
TikTok is preparing to roll out a paid, ad-free version of its app in the UK. The new subscription announced today will be available to users over 18 “over the coming months,” according to TikTok’s announcement and will cost £3.99 (about $5.40) per month. In exchange for that, TikTok will…
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NBC is turning Wordle into a TV show
The NYT's word game has been pretty much everywhere else. Source
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Venmo finally takes privacy seriously
Venmo is starting to test a big redesign of its app, and as part of the changes, it will be implementing a major new privacy measure: the onboarding process for new users will set their posts to only be viewable by their friends by default instead of being public. It’s…
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Papa Johns Is Getting Into Drone Delivery—but Not for Pizza
A new collaboration with Alphabet’s Wing will only deliver sandwiches. It demonstrates the tricky parts of taking to the sky. Source
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