Empathy for the optimizersThis is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here.Bryan Johnson, best known as the man who wants to live forever, has an incurable autoimmune disease. The internet’s most famous biohacker made the...

Trump administration signs commercial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia Energy Secretary Chris Wright at an Oval Office meeting earlier this month. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide...

Would you pay $58.5m to live New York City's historic Flatiron Building?The Flatiron Building - with its unique triangular shape, narrow prow, ornamental columns and intricate decorative details - has been one of the most recognisable structures in New York City for more than a century.But for the last seven years, the Flatiron has been shrouded in scaffolding, its Beaux-Arts exterior hidden...

2 major earthquakes strike northern Venezuela, killing at least 32 and injuring 700 Two powerful earthquakes have struck central Venezuela, toppling buildings in Caracas and sending residents into the streets. At least 32 people were killed and 700 were injured.

French hantavirus patient is critically ill as outbreak grows to 11 An ambulance enters the Bichat Hospital where a woman who tested positive for hantavirus remains in intensive care, in Paris, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Michel...