Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier

Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment. New Zealand-based Partly wants to ease those constraints by connecting parts buyers around the world with the correct parts. The two-year-old startup is not a car parts marketplace. Rather, Partly powers marketplaces like eBay and Shopify with its database of … Read more

Westworld is leaving HBO Max

Is there going to be any HBO content left for the upcoming Max app? | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Just over a month after HBO canceled its once-hit original show Westworld, it’s planning on yanking the back catalog from its streaming service, according to Variety, Deadline, IndieWire, and The Wrap. It’s currently … Read more

The Avatar-themed concept car is barely driveable but looks like a futuristic fever dream

The Avatar-themed concept car has working scales and illuminated wheels that drive sideways. | Photo by Daniel Golson for The Verge Remember Mercedes’ Avatar-themed concept car with working scales? With James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water hitting theaters, the company let us drive this truly unique-looking EV. It wasn’t easy. Continue reading…

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

Reports also claim that the US has filed criminal charges against. | Photo: Getty Images Just over one month after the crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy, Ryan Pinder, the Attorney General of the Bahamas, announced the arrest of its founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). According to a notice, the arrest came after … Read more