Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method for producing structural elements for house construction, such as beams and roof trusses, from recycled plastic ...

Keeping distracting ads from infiltrating my Android phone has become a necessity rather than a luxury. Blocking them not only saves me time and sanity, but also prevents me from miss-clicking a ...

The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and the killing of an MIT professor confessed to the attacks in a series of short videos that authorities discovered on an electronic device after his ...

A new Texas state law set to take effect on Jan. 1 would have required app stores to implement age verification processes. But the law has been put on hold, at least temporarily, by a federal court ...

After a federal judge on Tuesday blocked Texas from implementing a new age-verification law for app stores, Apple announced it will pause previously announced plans for the state as it continues to ...

Update, 8:27 p.m. ET: In a post on its Developer blog, Apple has confirmed that it will “pause previously announced implementation plans and monitor the ongoing legal process”. See the full post below ...

The law was set to take effect next month. The law was set to take effect next month. is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent ...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Texas law that would require app stores to verify users’ ages and impose restrictions on those under 18. Saying the law likely violates free speech rights ...

The 12-year-old Cash App wallet remains a key driver for Block Inc. Cash App gross profits grew 24% year over year during the third quarter of 2025, which helped contribute to Block’s overall gross ...

Block’s (NYSE:XYZ) newest lending feature inside Cash App, the ability to convert recent Cash App Card purchases into installment plans, has scaled quickly since launching in February and could become ...

SEATTLE, Washington — A $12.5 million settlement has been reached to end a class-action lawsuit accusing Block, Inc., the parent company of Cash App, of helping users send unwanted text messages to ...