Image: AltStore AltStore PAL, a third-party iOS app store that’s available in the EU, is dropping its annual €1.50 (plus tax) subscription after receiving a “MegaGrant” from Fortnite developer Epic Games. AltStore originally charged the subscription to help cover Apple’s Core Tec … | Continue reading
Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Logitech is running a 10 percent off sale on its site through August 17th, extending some solid deals to a wide range of its G Gaming PC and console peripherals (with other retailers matching or beating Logitech’s pricing). Some notable deals i … | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Judge James Donato just made it crystal-clear: Google will pay. Eight months after a federal jury unanimously decided that Google’s Android app store is an illegal monopoly in Epic v. Google, Donato held his final hearing on remedies toda … | Continue reading
Detecting an offside violation can be difficult. | Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images The UK’s top soccer league is switching up the tech it uses to detect offside violations on the football pitch. The English Premier League (EPL) has contracted with a company called Genius Sport … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Valve has started publicly testing sorting reviews in the Steam store based on how well they help players make purchase decisions about games. Historically we’ve sorted reviews by the number of ‘helpful’ votes given to each review by other players. However, we’ve … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission has announced a final rule banning companies from creating or selling fake reviews, including AI-generated ones. Once it goes into effect, the FTC can take action against companies that violate the policy. The new rule … | Continue reading
The Roto VR Explorer chair can make VR feel more immersive by spinning in response to the user’s head movements. | Image: Rotovrltd The Roto VR Explorer chair is designed to make VR experiences feel more immersive (and less nauseating) by pairing real-world movements with what’s … | Continue reading
Image: Tesla The US National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is recommending Tesla expand an existing service bulletin that aims to fix older Tesla Model S and X vehicles suffering suspension failures. The suggestion comes from the agency’s Office of Defects Inv … | Continue reading
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple reportedly has “a team of several hundred people” working on a new product that attaches an iPad-style display to a robotic arm that uses actuators to tilt up and down, as well as spin 360 degrees, according to a report from Bloomber … | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney wants a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit at a Disney-affiliated restaurant based on terms of service for the entertainment giant’s website and streaming video services. The company argues that a couple agreed to an a … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Sonos has explored the possibility of rereleasing its previous mobile app for Android and iOS — a clear sign of what an ordeal the company’s hurried redesign has become. The Verge can report that there have been discussions high up within Sonos ab … | Continue reading
Image: 20th Century Studios Though Fede Álvarez’s new Alien film is gorgeous, its questionable optics leave much to be desired. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google recently introduced a new table formatting feature in Sheets that made it far easier to create self-contained, sortable blocks of cells inside a spreadsheet. But the company didn’t stop there and seems to be rapidly updating the soft … | Continue reading
Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images A team of computer scientists have found that wireless gear-shifting systems in high-end bikes are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks that could undermine popular races like the Tour de France. Wireless gear-shift systems are meant to give rid … | Continue reading
Illustration: Beatrice Sala National Public Data, a company that collects personal data to resell and process background checks, is the target of a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it is the source of a massive data leak that includes information like Social Security number … | Continue reading
Illustration: The Verge Sonos laid off approximately 100 employees this morning, a source familiar with the situation tells The Verge. Those affected — I’m told the marketing division took a significant hit — abruptly lost access to the company’s internal network. Sonos is also i … | Continue reading
Halide lets you pick the image processing you want, including no processing at all. | Image: Lux Optics It’s trickier than ever to know what a photo really is — and when AI and processing turn a photo into something else entirely. Google, Samsung, Apple, and others are making it … | Continue reading
The Pixel Buds Pro 2 are more expensive than their predecessor, but they continue to deliver a lot of impressive features (and colors). | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Earlier this week, we highlighted preorder details on the Pixel Watch 3 and Google’s entire Pixel 9 lineup. H … | Continue reading
The Walt Disney Corporation is probably not a fan. | Image: Tom Warren / Grok xAI’s Grok chatbot now lets you create images from text prompts and publish them to X — and so far, the rollout seems as chaotic as everything else on Elon Musk’s social network. Subscribers to X Premiu … | Continue reading
A pop-up LED light on the Anker Solix C300 DC will save you from having to find a working flashlight during a power outage. | Image: Anker The new Anker Solix C300 DC includes a feature not seen on the company’s portable power stations before: although it can only be charged usin … | Continue reading
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is going to let developers offer in-app NFC transactions using the Secure Element starting with iOS 18.1, and as part of the update, you’ll also be able to set a default contactless payment app that’s accessible when you double-click your i … | Continue reading
Realme demonstrated its new 320W Supersonic Charge technology at an event in Shenzhen. | Image: Realme Realme has once again taken the lead in the fast charging arms race with its new 320W SuperSonic Charge technology. The company demonstrated the tech by fully charging a smartph … | Continue reading
Image: AMD AMD launched its first Zen 5 desktop processors earlier this month, and tomorrow, it’s about to release what looks like a disappointing flagship Ryzen 9 9950X CPU. Early reviews of the initial Zen 5 CPUs — the Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X — revealed a lack of perfor … | Continue reading
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge If you read The Verge, then you probably know your tech, and so it’s likely that you’re sometimes asked to help troubleshoot computer issues by friends, family, and / or neighbors. It can be something as simple as just turning on the Wi-Fi … | Continue reading
Google’s new 45W charger is available for preorder today, with shipping expected as early as next week. | Image: Google One device that didn’t get a main stage reveal during yesterday’s Made by Google event is the company’s new 45W USB-C charger. That’s not entirely surprising gi … | Continue reading
Samsung’s Family Care is part of the SmartThings app and allows caregivers to monitor loved ones remotely using Galaxy smartphones. | Image: SmartThings Samsung is launching a new service to help caregivers remotely monitor and assist loved ones using smart home devices. SmartThi … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Google’s Tuesday event was ostensibly about Pixel hardware. Really, it was about AI. Google’s Rick Osterloh made that clear from the moment he walked onstage, where his initial remarks focused a lot more on Google’s artificial intelligence efforts … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Microsoft is making BitLocker device encryption a default feature in its next major update to Windows 11. If you clean install the 24H2 version that’s rolling out in the coming months, device encryption will be enabled by default when you first si … | Continue reading
Image: xAI Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has launched Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini: two new models of its Grok chatbot that offer upgraded performance and new image-generation capabilities. Grok’s prompt-based image maker is powered by Black Forest Lab’s Flux 1 AI model, and allows users … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Spotify will begin showing in-app pricing information for iPhone users in the European Union starting today, following a yearslong legal battle against Apple. In an update to an old blog post, Spotify says that EU iPhone users will now see things … | Continue reading
Valve once imagined that every PC maker could have their own "Steam Machine," a PC game console running the company's Linux-based SteamOS. It took a decade for that dream to evolve into the company's own internally developed Steam Deck gaming handheld, but the original dream isn' … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge In between the reveal of new Pixel phones and AI features at its event today, Google snuck in a few burns targeted at Apple. Some were subtle — others far from it. While it’s not uncommon for companies like Google to draw comparisons to competitor … | Continue reading
Photo by Carolyn Fong for The Washington Post via Getty Images Upside Foods, a cultivated meat firm, sued Florida over its ban on lab-grown meat, arguing that the state’s legislation prohibiting the sale of cultivated meat is unconstitutional. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed … | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images A lawsuit that several artists filed against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other AI-related companies can proceed with some claims dismissed, a judge ruled yesterday. Many artists allege that popular generative … | Continue reading
Jeff Bezos appearing in a 27-year-old report by the BBC on internet shopping. | Screenshot: YouTube Earlier this year, Amazon reported $143.3 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2024. But 27 years ago, the BBC wondered when predictions that the internet revolutionizing sh … | Continue reading
The base Pixel 9 is one of four new models, starting at $799. | Image: Google At its most recent Made by Google event, the monopolistic search giant announced four new phones: the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. This is more phones than Google has ever … | Continue reading
Image: Paramount Ahead of its upcoming merger with Skydance Media, Paramount is winding down its TV production studio as part of a larger restructuring effort that will put 15 percent of its current workforce out of jobs. In a memo sent to employees today and obtained by The Holl … | Continue reading
Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge A Texas judge who was assigned two cases involving Elon Musk’s X platform has recused himself from one of them, shortly after a report that he owns stock in Tesla. US District Court Judge Reed O’Connor was assigned to X’s recent antitrust … | Continue reading
Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Apparently, turning the cliched “enhance!” meme into reality wasn’t as easy as Google might have initially expected. Today, the company confirmed in a blog post that Zoom Enhance is finally rolling out to the Pixel 8 Pro and will also be prese … | Continue reading
Google’s latest wearable is both bigger and brighter than its predecessors. | Image: Google Now that Google has officially announced the Pixel Watch 3 after a deluge of leaks and rumors, Android users have even more wearables to choose from. Google’s latest smartwatch will arrive … | Continue reading
The UI isn’t flashy, but does it need to be? | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge A week ago, I was on a three-day roadtrip when all the audio cut out in my car. From podcasts to directions — even the turn signal wasn’t click. My co-pilot struggled to find a solution via Google. … | Continue reading
Who among us can resist the pull of a High Republic cruiser? | Image: Massive Entertainment Before every influencer began pedaling goods on TikTok, there was QVC. The well-known shopping network isn’t one we often cover at The Verge, at least in terms of deals, but every so often … | Continue reading
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is starting to test a new compact version of its Game Bar with Xbox Insiders today. Similar to the Xbox app on Windows PCs, the Game Bar is getting its own compact mode that is designed for smaller screens, Windows-powered handhelds, and even for when y … | Continue reading
The Pixel 9 Pro XL. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Google just wrapped up its Made by Google hardware event, where we got an official look at the refreshed Pixel 9 lineup and updates across Google’s other devices. Even though the Pixel event confirmed many of the leaks we’v … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Google announced a new image generation app during its Pixel 9 event today. The company says the app, called Pixel Studio, will come preinstalled on every Pixel 9 device. Pixel Studio, much like Apple’s forthcoming Image Playground app that’s set … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Google has announced Pixel Screenshots, a new AI-powered app for its Pixel 9 lineup that lets you save, organize, and surface information from screenshots. Pixel Screenshot uses Google’s private, on-device Gemini Nano AI model to analyze the conte … | Continue reading
The SpaceX Starship launches on its fourth flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on June 6th, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images SpaceX allegedly violated wastewater regulations at its Boca Chica, Texas, launch site — sending pollution into bodies of water nearby, according to … | Continue reading
Image: Google Google is following Apple in launching a way to use your phone to communicate via a satellite in an emergency. During its big Pixel 9 reveal event on Tuesday, the company shared details of Satellite SOS, which will let you contact emergency responders and share your … | Continue reading