Without much warning or fanfare (rumors notwithstanding), Microsoft this morning announced that Satya Nadella will replace Steve Ballmer as its new CEO — effective immediately. But that’s not all. Founder Bill Gates is stepping down from his role as Chairman and will be “substantially increase time” at the company as …

“On Tuesday evening more than 3 million people tuned in to watch “Science Guy” Bill Nye debate Ken Ham, founder of the biblically literalist Creation Museum on the topic “Is creation a viable model of origins?” Is creation a viable model of origins in today’s modern, scientific era? Creation Museum …

CNN host Piers Morgan demonstrated how not to treat transgender subjects after a problematic interview with transgender activist and author Janet Mock, during which Morgan fixated on the physical aspects of Mock’s identity as a trans woman and CNN included an on-screen description stating that Mock “[w]as a boy until …

“Now for some news that will make you lose your mind (up in here, up in here): Rapper DMX is slated to fight George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watchman who was found not guilty in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman — who told Radar Online last month …

“Four people were arrested in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening with more than 350 bags of heroin as part of the investigation into the death of the actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, a law enforcement official said. Narcotics investigators executed search warrants in three apartments in a building at 302 Mott …

The debate between Bill Nye (aka ‘The Science Guy) and Creation Museum president Ken Ham has people (from fundamentalist Christians to Atheists and everything in between) buzzing today. What should we make of the signs creationists made for those who believe in evolution? http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/messages-from-creationists-to-people-who-believe-in-evolutio Does conservative Christian 700 Club host …

“Bill O’Reilly is pretty defensive about his Super Bowl interview with President Obama. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank learned as much on Tuesday. Milbank dared to write a critical piece on the nationally televised interview, and he unleashed O’Reilly’s famous temper. “He’s a weasel, in my opinion. Beneath contempt,” O’Reilly …

“Conservative gun lobbyist Larry Pratt recommended during a recent radio broadcast that U.S. blacks could get a better “attitude” if they paid attention to “Africans from Africa” who he said were more “happy.” On the Gun Owner’s News Hour show last month, American Thinker writer Selwyn Duke told Pratt, who …

“At least one Republican is setting the record straight on what the Congressional Budget Office actually said this week about Obamacare and its effect on jobs. House Budget Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) explained in a Wednesday hearing with CBO director Doug Elmendorf that the health care reform law wouldn’t cost …

CVS stops selling tobacco… the Galaxy S5 is reportedly coming… ‘EVE Online’ honors its players. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5381538/cvs-will-stop-selling-cigarettes-by-october-1st http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5381892/samsung-galaxy-s5-reportedly-announced-mobile-world-congress http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/5/5382108/eve-online-to-honor-players-with-beautiful-real-life-monument Hosted by Ross Miller. Written by Nathan Cykiert. Video Production by Christian Mazza. More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The …