Irwin Cotler says Iran assassination plot should be ‘wake-up call’ to world

Former federal justice minister Irwin Cotler says a threat against his life last month that was traced to Iran is part of a ‘pattern’ of repression by the Iranian regime.

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Judge rules SiriusXM’s annoying cancellation process is illegal

Image: The Verge A New York judge has determined that SiriusXM’s “long and burdensome” cancellation process is illegal. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Lyle Frank found SiriusXM violates a federal law that requires companies to make it easy to cancel a subscription. The decision […]

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Google is prepping Gemini to take action inside of apps

Gemini could spring into action soon. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google released the first Android 16 developer preview earlier this week and keen-eyed observers are already uncovering interesting tidbits, including one that hints about a much more useful future for Google’s […]

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DirecTV and Dish’s on-and-off merger saga switches back to off

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge DirecTV has dropped its plans to acquire Dish, the company announced Thursday. The deal would’ve created a TV service megamerger, but it fell through after Dish bondholders rejected the takeover. In September, DirecTV reached an agreement to acquire […]

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The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the Universal Service Fund (USF). SCOTUS granted cert in a pair of cases called Federal […]

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Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers

Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Elon Musk is, in addition to many other things, now the co-lead of the currently nonexistent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) advisory group. Now, before it even gets rolling, he has begun singling out individual government employees he […]

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