Scout Motors’ plan to ditch dealers is exactly what customers want

Image: Scout Motors The VW-backed company is following in the footsteps of Tesla and Rivian by selling directly to customers without a dealership. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Microsoft says Google is behind ‘shadow campaigns’ to undermine its cloud business

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Microsoft is taking its gloves off today. The software giant is accusing Google of being behind what it calls “shadow campaigns” to discredit Microsoft’s cloud business. In a scathing blog post, Microsoft deputy general counsel Rima Alaily reveals … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Here’s where you can preorder Apple’s colorful M4 iMac (and what’s included)

Apple’s iMac refresh brings a new processor, more colors, and double the RAM. | Image: Apple Between new M4-based Macs and the long-awaited arrival of Apple Intelligence in macOS, Apple is taking the entire week to drip-feed us news regarding its new Mac lineup. The 24-inch iMac … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Google’s AI search summaries are rolling out to over 100 more countries

Illustration: The Verge Google’s AI Overviews are expanding across more than 100 countries this week. The AI-generated search summaries will appear for users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Colombia, Chile, the Phillippines, Nigeria, and many more locations. You … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Google now sells ‘like-new’ refurbished Pixel 6 and 7 phones

Google is selling refurbished Pixels, including the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google now sells refurbished Pixel 6, Pixel 6A, and Pixel 7 phones in a special section of the Google Store. The company says that these phones will be of like-new … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Apple Intelligence is here, but it still has a lot to learn

It’s finally glow time. Apple Intelligence has finally arrived, and like most AI on smartphones so far, it’s mostly underwhelming. The debut features of Apple Intelligence are all very familiar: there are glowing gradients and sparkle icons that indicate the presence of AI; writi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk to stop $1 million election lottery

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Elon Musk and his Donald Trump-supporting America PAC. Filed Monday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, it’s the first legal action against Musk’s $1 million daily award offered t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Beats Solo 4 and Studio Pro headphones are an impressive 50 percent off

Solo 3 owners have plenty of reasons to consider upgrading. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge One of the best deals on wireless headphones during Prime Day earlier this month is back. The Beats Solo 4 headphones, which only launched in April, are 50 percent off at $99.99 ($100 o … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Apple quietly released a video announcement for its new iMacs

Image: Apple Apple did more than put out a series of press releases when it announced the new iMac with M4 and the release of its Apple Intelligence software updates. The company also made a video to go with them — although it took a keen eye to spot it at first, as it was tucked … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Google Pixel 10 and 11 leak reveals new AI tools and a big camera update

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Google’s upcoming Pixel phones could come with an upgraded Tensor chip that powers several new AI features, according to leaked documents seen by Android Authority. One feature reportedly coming to the Pixel 11 includes a more advanced, on-devic … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again

Yup, it’s still there. | Image: Apple Apple’s new USB-C-equipped Magic Mouse somehow still has the charging port on the bottom. While Apple could have used the launch as an opportunity to move the charging port from the underside of the device — where the port has remained for ne … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Google might stick a Tensor chip in the Pixel Watch 5

Leaked details hint Google might go with a custom wearable Tensor chip in 2026. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Starting in 2026, Google might go in-house with a custom Tensor processor for the Pixel Watch 5. The rumor comes courtesy of Android Authority, which cite … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Dragon Age: The Veilguard starts slow but strong

Image: BioWare After 40 hours with BioWare’s latest fantasy RPG, it feels like I’m just getting started. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Apple’s new Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad have USB-C

Alas, you’ll still have to flip the Magic Mouse over to charge it. | Image: Apple Apple is finally removing the Lightning port from its lineup of Mac accessories. Earlier today, the company announced a new iMac with M4 that comes with updated versions of the Magic Keyboard, Magic … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

How to take the Apple hearing test

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge If you own the AirPods Pro 2, you can now take a five-minute hearing test right on your iPhone. With the release of iOS 18.1 and new firmware for the Pro 2, Apple is introducing several new hearing health features — and the hearing test is among th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Apple updates the iMac with new colors and an M4 chip

Image: Apple Apple is updating the iMac with an M4 chip. The new iMac, announced this morning, includes an M4 chip with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU. The entry-level model costs $1,299 while the higher-end models start at $1,499. Base RAM has been doubled to 16GB over th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Animal Crossing mobile is getting its new, paid app in December

It’s all smiles until your campsite’s owner doesn’t transfer you over and you get deleted. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The final, microtransaction-free version of Animal Crossing mobile is coming to iOS and Android on December 3rd. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp C … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Apple Intelligence is out today

The iPhone 16 will finally be able to use the AI it was supposedly “built for.” | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Apple’s AI features are finally starting to appear. Apple Intelligence is launching today on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, offering features like generative AI-powere … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Microsoft Teams is getting threads and combined chats and channels

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is finally adding threaded conversations to its Microsoft Teams communications app. Threaded conversations in Teams won’t arrive until mid-2025, but ahead of that, Microsoft is also combining its separate chats and channels UI inside Teams into a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Netflix is making it easier to bookmark and share your favorite parts of a show

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix is launching a new feature called “Moments” that lets you save and share bookmarks to a specific spot in a show or movie. The feature seems like it could be a very useful way to share parts of something you’re watching with friends … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the gospel of Steve Jobs and what founder mode really means

Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: Airbnb The Airbnb cofounder discusses being ‘in the details’ and why traditional management is doing it wrong. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

The grievance-driven blueprint for the next Trump administration

Image: Mr.Nelson design for The Verge / Getty Images The Verge’s guide to Project 2025. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

The pragmatist’s guide to the 2024 presidential election

Image: Mr.Nelson design for The Verge / Getty Images Your vote matters. Here’s how it will change the future. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

All the news from Apple’s ‘week’ of Mac announcements

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple’s unusual approach to an October event is skipping the event and just announcing some forthcoming announcements. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 26 days ago

Hospitals use a transcription tool powered by a hallucination-prone OpenAI model

Image: The Verge A few months ago, my doctor showed off an AI transcription tool he used to record and summarize his patient meetings. In my case, the summary was fine, but researchers cited by ABC News have found that’s not always the case with OpenAI’s Whisper, which powers a t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

Instagram saves the best video quality for the most popular content

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram lowers the quality of videos that aren’t getting lots of views on the platform. That’s according to an AMA from Instagram head Adam Mosseri that a Threads user reposted, in which he was explaining why some videos might look blurry. In t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

Apple’s first smart home display could pay homage to a classic iMac

A smart home display that looks like the iMac G4 would be irresistible. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge The smart home display that Apple is rumored to be releasing next year could sport a look that harkens back to the iMac G4, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests in his Power On news … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

How to use the new Private Space feature in Android 15

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge While there aren’t a lot of new features in Android 15, it does offer some useful additions for your phone — and one of the most interesting is called “Private Space.” Think of it as a separate app vault that locks away specified apps on y … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

This is the Mac Mini’s big moment

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge When the Mac Mini was first introduced in early 2005, it was pitched as a compact, “stripped down” desktop — and the most affordable Mac in Apple’s lineup. Steve Jobs referred to it as a “BYODKM” system: you’d bring your own display, keyboard, and … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

Wilmot Works It Out is the best parts of jigsaw puzzles, but faster and cleaner

Image: Finji I used to hate jigsaw puzzles. I thought they were frustrating, messy, and took way too long to solve. But my wife showed me how those parts of jigsaw puzzles can actually be fun: there’s something satisfying and meditative about working through those frustrations, s … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

The VR game I’ve been waiting for

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 58, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, Batman forever, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading ab … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 27 days ago

Google is reportedly developing a ‘computer-using agent’ AI system

Image: The Verge Google could preview its own take on Rabbit’s large action model concept as soon as December, reports The Information. “Project Jarvis,” as it’s reportedly codenamed, would carry tasks out for users, including “gathering research, purchasing a product, or booking … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

Lyft fined $2.1 million for misleading ads about how much drivers could make

A Lyft sign taken in January 2023 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. | Photo: Mat Hayward / Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Friday that rideshare company Lyft has agreed to pay $2.1 million as part of a proposed settlement that requires it … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

Tim Walz and AOC are going to play Madden together on Twitch

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Governor Tim Walz is returning to Twitch and this time, he’ll actually be playing a game. Earlier this month, Kamala Harris’ campaign teamed up with a Twitch streamer to live-stream a Walz rally as part of a World of Warcraft stream. But on Sunda … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

Android 16 could get iPhone-like ‘ongoing’ notifications

Google may be working on persistent notifications similar to its phone call status pictured here. | Photo: Wes Davis / The Verge Android 16 may come with a new “Rich Ongoing Notifications” feature that lets developers keep persistent notifications in the Android status bar, accor … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

Classic survival horror is still alive and scaring

Fear the Spotlight. | Image: Blumhouse Games More than most genres, survival horror feels rooted in time. It started with the methodical Resident Evil on the original PlayStation and is defined in part by limitation — a slow pace, grimy visuals, and scant resources to help amplif … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

A TikTok alternative called Loops is coming for the fediverse

Image: Loops The fediverse answer to TikTok is on its way. Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch. Users who’ve signed up can post up to 60 seconds of video, according to details sh … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

The Lake House is a welcome return to Alan Wake 2 — and a bridge to the future

Image: Remedy Entertainment Remedy’s latest release is connective tissue for its growing video game universe. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 28 days ago

Apple wins a battle (and $250) in its smartwatch patent fight with Masimo

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple got a mixed victory in a patent infringement lawsuit against medical device maker Masimo. On Friday, a federal jury determined that Masimo had infringed on some Apple patents, and as part of the verdict, Apple was awarded $250 — yes, just $2 … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

Boeing reportedly considers selling off its space business

Image: Boeing Kelly Ortberg, who took over as Boeing CEO in August, is weighing the sale of the company’s space division as part of an attempt to turn things around, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The plans, which are reportedly at an early stage, could invol … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

Video game preservationists have lost a legal fight to study games remotely

Collage by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images When video game scholars want to study games that are no longer on sale, they sometimes have to drive many hours to do it legally — and that won’t be changing anytime soon. The US Copyright Office has just denied a r … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

Air taxis: the latest on the flying electric cars bringing the Jetsons dream to life

An Archer eVTOL. | Image: Archer Here’s all the news on the future of flying cars that look like a cross between small airplanes and helicopters. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

Apple reportedly tests an app to manage blood sugar

Metabolic health is a burgeoning wearable health trend. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple has long been rumored to be working on noninvasive blood glucose monitoring. Now, a Bloomberg report says the company tested an app that helps people with prediabetes better manage th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

Jeff Bezos reportedly killed the Washington Post’s Kamala Harris endorsement

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Laura Normand / The Verge The Washington Post’s editorial page had drafted an endorsement of Kamala Harris for president when its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, intervened to cancel its publication, The Washington Post reports. In its place, … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

All the news about Scout Motors, a classic SUV brand gone electric

Image: Scout Motors Read about Scout Motors’ first new vehicles since the eighties: the electric Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

8BitDo’s first smartphone controller has Hall effect joysticks and triggers

8BitDo’s first smartphone controller is Android-only. | Image: 8BitDo 8BitDo has announced its Ultimate Mobile Gaming Controller, the company’s first gamepad that attaches directly to smartphones and mobile devices using an expanding clamping mechanism. It’s available for preorde … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

Best Buy’s gaming sale including deals on the Asus ROG Ally and Scuf’s mobile controller

The powerful Asus ROG Ally is $100 off, which is nearly half the price of its successor. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you’re a gamer looking to save but can’t wait until another a month until Black Friday, it might be worth checking out Best Buy’s three-day gaming sale. … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago

McDonald’s busted ice cream machines can now be fixed — legally

Photo by Gerald Matzka/picture alliance via Getty Images McDonald’s always-broken ice cream machines might finally get easier to fix. That’s because the US Copyright Office granted an exemption allowing third parties to diagnose and repair commercial equipment — including the one … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 29 days ago