Should you have to pay for online privacy?

Some websites have started introducing paywalls which can be lifted with data rather than cash.

SCOTUS could deal another blow to climate action

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images The Supreme Court could stall action on climate change yet again as it weighs whether to pause new pollution regulations for coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized rules

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Families can sue app developer for breaking its anti-bullying pledge, says court

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. In a ruling issued Thursday , the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Section 230 of the

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US sues RealPage over rent-setting software that allegedly drove up prices

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The Justice Department is suing the company behind a widely used software that helps landlords set rental prices. It alleges that RealPage’s rent recommendation algorithm drives up prices and “deprives renters of the benefits of competition on

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A bank exec stole $47 million for a crypto scam, and now he’s going to jail

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A Kansas man was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pouring $47.1 million into a pig butchering scam — using money from the bank he was in charge of. Shan Hanes, the former CEO of the small Heartland Tri-State Bank, pleaded

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A beauty contest controversy turned Uber into an unlikely battlefield between Nigeria and South Africa

Bolt has suspended inter-country requests between South Africa and Nigeria as users book hoax rides to prank drivers.

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When vets are scarce what can farmers do?

In Vietnam farmers are being encouraged to track the use of antibiotics and monitor disease.

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