Samsung’s new AI smart TVs are getting seven years of OS updates

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung says it will provide seven years’ worth of Tizen operating system updates for its newer AI-powered TVs in a bid to fend off competition from Chinese rivals. The announcement was made last week at Samsung Electronics’ Suwon Campus ac … | Continue reading


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Garmin’s terrific Forerunner 265 running watch is down to its lowest price to date

Garmin’s midrange running watch is $100 off in both the standard configuration and the smaller 42mm sizing. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge As part of its “Glowtime” event on September 9th, Apple is expected to reveal the Apple Watch Series 10 and possibly a new App … | Continue reading


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Apple’s CFO will step down

Illustration: The Verge Apple announced that chief financial officer Luca Maestri will step down from his role at the start of next year. He’ll remain at the company as the head of its corporate services team, leading “information systems and technology, information security, and … | Continue reading


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SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn mission: how to watch the launch

The Crew Dragon capsule will launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. | Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images SpaceX is getting ready to set out on its historic Polaris Dawn mission, which will send four astronauts into orbit aboard its Crew Dragon capsule. The five-day journey through … | Continue reading


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Google Meet will stay onscreen when you switch tabs

Illustration: The Verge Google is making it easier to keep track of Google Meet calls — which can easily get buried in your tabs — while you’re using desktop Chrome. The company is now rolling out a feature that automatically opens a Google Meet call in picture-in-picture mode wh … | Continue reading


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Fire at Rivian’s factory damages multiple electric vehicles

Rivian’s factory in 2022. | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A fire broke out in a parking lot at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois factory over the weekend, damaging several electric vehicles, local media is reporting. No injuries are being reported a … | Continue reading


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Sony’s new budget wireless earbuds give you voice isolation and fast pairing

Image: Sony Sony has announced the $59.99 WF-C510 wireless earbuds, the latest budget offering in its “Truly Wireless” line. They’re fairly bare-bones but improve on their predecessor with voice isolation and slightly longer battery life while costing $30 less. The earbuds come i … | Continue reading


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Gannett is shuttering site accused of publishing AI product reviews

Newspaper giant Gannett is shutting down Reviewed, its product reviews site, effective November 1st, according to sources familiar with the decision. The site offers recommendations for products ranging from shoes to home appliances and employs journalists to test and review item … | Continue reading


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D&D publisher walks back controversial changes to online tools

Image: Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast has walked back some of its planned updates to D&D Beyond. All your current Dungeons & Dragons characters sheets are once again safe with the publisher no longer forcing updates to newer versions of spells, weapons, and magic items … | Continue reading


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Hope and disparity: a colorful new way to visualize air quality around the world

A visualization of PM2.5 air pollution concentrations in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 1850 to 2021. | Image: Air Quality Stripes A new tool shows how much air quality has changed since the Industrial Revolution in cities across the world. It generates a single image made up of diffe … | Continue reading


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Ikea is testing a secondhand marketplace, but only in two countries

Image: Ikea Ikea is now testing an online platform in Madrid and Oslo where people can sell their used Ikea furniture to others. The platform, Ikea Preowned, lets users list their furniture with photos and a price, and the actual listings (like this example) look a lot like what … | Continue reading


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Hello, you’re here because you said AI image editing was just like Photoshop

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Let’s put this sloppy, bad-faith argument to rest. Continue reading… | Continue reading


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Samsung will soon let you create AI wallpapers on its touchscreen refrigerators

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung has announced new AI capabilities for its smart appliances, including new AI-generated wallpapers for certain refrigerators, as well as an AI upgrade for its Bixby voice assistant. The updated Bixby will hit five Samsung Bespoke app … | Continue reading


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Indiegogo will guarantee shipping for some crowdfunding campaigns

Image: Indiegogo Indiegogo is taking a renewed swing at holding crowdfunding campaigns accountable for shipping products with a new program. The company’s “Shipping Guarantee” initiative promises that anytime you support an eligible campaign, you’ll get your order on time or your … | Continue reading


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Apple’s iPhone 16 launch event is set for September

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Apple has announced the date of its next big event: September 9th, 2024, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. The event, which has the tagline “It’s Glowtime,” will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. During the show, the company is expected t … | Continue reading


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HoverAir X1 Pro and Promax: folding, self-flying 4K and 8K drones with modular controllers

The HoverAir X1 Promax. | Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge The HoverAir X1 wasn’t your traditional drone. People who have little interest in piloting, like my colleague Thomas Ricker, use the highly crash-resistant self-flying $350 camera to easily get aerial video just by pressin … | Continue reading


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Frontier is about to offer 7-gig fiber across several states

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images Frontier is bringing its new 7-gig fiber internet option to customers across the country. The 7-gig plan costs $309.99 / month and is the fastest widely available fiber plan so far. Frontier currently offers fibe … | Continue reading


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Ted Lasso could come back for a fourth season

Image: Apple Though Ted Lasso’s season 3 finale felt like a solid place for the series to end, it might not be long before AFC Richmond’s back on our screens. Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Television — which coproduces Ted Lasso with Universal Television for Apple — has tapp … | Continue reading


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Nintendo is closing out the summer with a 40-minute showcase

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nintendo has added one final event to the summer game-a-palooza calendar with not one but two game showcases. Tomorrow at 7AM PT / 10AM ET, Nintendo will host an indie world showcase, and then a partner direct will immediately follow. Altog … | Continue reading


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A year later, Lenovo’s Legion Go is getting its own official dock and controller wedge

The Lenovo Legion Go from its most distinctive angle. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge It’s not clear if Lenovo’s Legion Go handheld gaming PC was a success after its initial rough start last fall and its middling experience by the time I reviewed it this spring — but Lenovo … | Continue reading


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Uber hit with $324 million EU fine for improper data transfer

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber is facing a fine of 290 million euros ($347 million USD) after improperly transferring driver data from the EU to the US in one of the largest penalties levied under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) since … | Continue reading


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This over-the-counter gadget could help the war against diabetes

Dexcom first announced the Stelo earlier this year at CES 2024. The Dexcom Stelo aims to help people with Type 2 diabetes access CGMs more affordably. Continue reading… | Continue reading


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Telegram says CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ after being arrested in France

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov. | Getty Images Telegram says its CEO and founder Pavel Durov has “nothing to hide” after he was arrested by French authorities outside of Paris. “It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform,” the company … | Continue reading


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Formula 1’s new gyro camera adds a Dutch angle to the Dutch Grand Prix

Formula 1 racer Lando Norris in Bahrain in 2022. | Photo: Hasan Bratic / Picture Alliance via Getty Images Formula 1 broadcast footage from the Dutch Grand Prix qualifiers at Circuit Zandvoort this weekend that was captured by a gyro camera system mounted above the helmet of the … | Continue reading


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Martin Shkreli must surrender his Wu-Tang album copies

Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images Former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli must turn over his copies of The Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album to comply with a preliminary injunction issued by federal Judge Pamela Chen in an ongoing lawsuit, ArtNet reported o … | Continue reading


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AI was responsible for the fake quotes in the Megalopolis trailer

Adam Driver in Megalopolis. | Screenshot: YouTube So, all those faked review quotes from the Megalopolis trailer that got pulled last week were apparently AI, after all. Not only that, but the person who was in charge of the materials for the trailer, Eddie Egan, has been removed … | Continue reading


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What’s in a productivity system?

You can learn a lot about somebody just by learning about how they get things done. Are they the sort of person who might have a perfectly color-coded email inbox, a flawlessly organized to-do list, and what’s that, they just sent you a calendar invite for happy hour next week? O … | Continue reading


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The best smartphone photos of the year

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 49, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you like podcasts, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been re … | Continue reading


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European iPhones are more fun now

We got game emulators in the app store, as a treat. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Whining about stuff is a treasured American pastime, so allow me to indulge: the iPhone is more fun in Europe now, and it’s not fair. They’re getting all kinds of stuff because they have co … | Continue reading


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French authorities reportedly arrest Telegram’s CEO

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is reportedly in custody after being arrested near Paris Saturday evening as he was departing his private jet. The billionaire was apprehended on a warrant related to a preliminary investigation, writes Reuters. Fre … | Continue reading


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Canoo is down to one co-founder as its CTO reportedly leaves

Image: Canoo EV startup Canoo has lost co-founder and chief technology officer Sohel Merchant and is moving its operations out of Los Angeles, according to two reports from TechCrunch this week, citing unnamed sources. Merchant took over the CTO position in 2021, when the company … | Continue reading


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NASA will bring the Starliner astronauts home next year on SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission

Image: NASA NASA administrator Bill Nelson announced today that US astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore will return next February with the SpaceX Crew-9 mission after spending more than 80 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA Commercial Cre … | Continue reading


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Pokémon’s first 22 seasons are getting their own FAST channel

Image: Pokémon A new all-Pokémon FAST channel is bringing the first 22 seasons of the original Pokémon anime, courtesy of Canadian distributor WildBrain. The channel will kick off its availability in the US, with Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand to follow, according to … | Continue reading


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Google Wallet now works for California driver’s licenses

Illustration: The Verge Android users participating in a pilot program can now add their California driver’s licenses to Google Wallet. The “mobile driver’s license” program is currently open to 1.5 million Californians, and previously only allowed digital IDs in the state’s “CA … | Continue reading


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The Sonos Era 100 speaker is 20 percent off in the run-up to Labor Day

The Era 100 might resemble a roll of paper towels, but it remains our default smart speaker. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sonos’ Labor Day sale is bringing discounts to a variety of smart speakers and soundbars until September 2nd, many of which are on sale elsewhere for th … | Continue reading


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The Shokz OpenFit Air would’ve been perfect if not for my glasses

The Shokz OpenFit Air are a lightweight pair of open-ear buds that use air conduction. The bass is pretty good for open-ear fitness buds, but alas, my glasses foiled the ear hook design. Continue reading… | Continue reading


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Valve officially announces Deadlock, a game ‘in early development’

Valve has finally, officially announced Deadlock, in the most minimal way imaginable. The game now has a Steam page that lists Valve as its developer and publisher, and a simple notice: Deadlock is in early development with lots of temporary art and experimental gameplay. Access … | Continue reading


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The best laptops you can buy

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge The best laptops for you, from ultraportables to gaming machines, MacBooks to Chromebooks. Continue reading… | Continue reading


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Apple rumor points to an iPhone 16, Watch, and AirPods launch event next month

Illustration: The Verge When will we meet the iPhone 16 and other new items from Apple, like MacBook Pro laptops with M4 chips inside? Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says that based on his sources, a launch event on September 10th could reveal the new iPhone lineup, as well as th … | Continue reading


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SCOTUS could deal another blow to climate action

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos via Getty Images The Supreme Court could stall action on climate change yet again as it weighs whether to pause new pollution regulations for coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized rules this … | Continue reading


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Families can sue app developer for breaking its anti-bullying pledge, says court

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. In a ruling issued Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Section 230 of the Communica … | Continue reading


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US sues RealPage over rent-setting software that allegedly drove up prices

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The Justice Department is suing the company behind a widely used software that helps landlords set rental prices. It alleges that RealPage’s rent recommendation algorithm drives up prices and “deprives renters of the benefits of competition on apa … | Continue reading


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Are Copilot Plus PCs really the Windows alternative to Chromebooks?

Two of Microsoft’s Copilot Plus PCs. (Left: the Surface Pro; right: the Surface Laptop.) | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Before the beginning of summer, it was a little easier to shop for a basic productivity laptop. You could choose from a single version of Windows (x86), an … | Continue reading


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Meta pulls plug on plans for high-end Vision Pro competitor

RIP La Jolla. | Photo by David Pierce / The Verge Meta is calling it quits on making a high-end mixed reality headset to compete with the Apple Vision Pro, The Information reports. This is despite recent news that the headset, codenamed La Jolla, would arrive sometime in 2027. Ac … | Continue reading


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Ring’s flexible Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam is on sale for the first time today

Ring’s latest wired security camera is a lot like the Ring Indoor Cam, only with a motorized base and a lengthy USB-C power cable. | Image: Ring Many of today’s indoor security cameras are great, but unless you have multiple cameras positioned throughout your home at different an … | Continue reading


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Black Myth: Wukong is too mediocre for all this drama

Image: Game Science A perfectly fine action game has become saddled with a lot of baggage. Continue reading… | Continue reading


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A bank exec stole $47 million for a crypto scam, and now he’s going to jail

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A Kansas man was sentenced to 24 years in prison after pouring $47.1 million into a pig butchering scam — using money from the bank he was in charge of. Shan Hanes, the former CEO of the small Heartland Tri-State Bank, pleaded guilty … | Continue reading


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Blink Twice is a glitzy thrill ride that gets lost in the darkness of its own ideas

Image: Amazon MGM Studios Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut has Get Out aspirations, but it lands somewhere closer to Don’t Worry Darling. Continue reading… | Continue reading


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