Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon laptops had the summer all to themselves, but that’s coming to an end. AMD is now shipping its Ryzen AI chips — and Intel has just announced it’ll “launch” its next generation of Core Ultra laptop chips, codename L … | Continue reading
Image: Android Headlines The Pixel Watch 3 looks like it will have a larger screen than the Watch 2, thanks to thinner bezels. Leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines suggest that the 41mm Pixel Watch 3 will offer 10 percent more screen than the Watch 2 in the same … | Continue reading
Image: Sega For almost 20 years, Nintendo and Sega have released Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to coincide with the international sporting event. But now, according to a report in Eurogamer, that tradition is at an end. In 2020, the IOC made the decision to not renew the gam … | Continue reading
Apple’s second-gen earbuds are down to $69.99, which is a price we’ve seen only a handful of times. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon Prime Day brought discounts on a whole swath of Apple products, from iPads and AirTags to the latest 15-inch MacBook Air. We al … | Continue reading
Image: OpenAI OpenAI’s new advanced voice mode for ChatGPT is starting to roll out to a small number of people who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus. The feature, which OpenAI showed off at its GPT-4o launch event in May, was criticized for sounding similar to Scarlett Johansson and was … | Continue reading
Amazon’s new Batman show is a jazzy blend of style, substance, and nostalgia. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (also known as COPPA 2.0), the first major internet bills meant to protect children to reach that milestone in two decades. … | Continue reading
Amazon’s new Echo Spot strikes a good balance between smart speaker and smart display. Continue reading… | Continue reading
The LimeBike (left) and the LimeGlider (right). | Image: Lime Lime is testing two new e-bikes designed to make bike-sharing accessible to a wider range of riders. Alongside throttles that mean you don’t have to pedal to move, the LimeBike and the LimeGlider both offer 20-inch whe … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Texas announced a massive settlement with Meta over the use of facial recognition on Facebook, resolving a lawsuit filed in 2022 claiming that the “Tag Suggestions” feature on photos uploaded to Facebook violated the state’s Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are proposing a bill to carve out Section 230 protection for tech companies that fail to remove intimate AI deepfakes from their platforms. Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) u … | Continue reading
Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images Marvel’s big plan to pull the MCU out of its multiversal tailspin became very clear this past weekend during San Diego Comic-Con as the studio announced that the Russo brothers are coming back to direct the next two Avengers films. While A … | Continue reading
It’s the new-age Tamagotchi, only it talks back. | Image: Friend A few minutes before Avi Schiffmann and I get on Google Meet to talk about the new product he’s building, an AI companion called “Friend,” he sends me a screenshot of a message he just received. It’s from “Emily,” a … | Continue reading
Don’t mistake Dasung’s portable color E Ink monitor for a tablet, it’s completely dependent on another device. | Image: Dasung It may look like another e-note tablet, but Dasung’s Paperlike Color is actually a portable monitor featuring a 12-inch color E Ink screen with a resolut … | Continue reading
Image: Meta Meta is launching an app for its Quest 3 headsets that lets you take measurements and visualize changes in your home. The utility app, called Layout, will appear in the Quest 3 library as part of the v68 update. Meta says you can use Layout to measure furniture around … | Continue reading
Paris 2024, before the triathlon, view of the Seine with the grandstands and the Eiffel Tower in the background. | Photo: Getty Images The men’s triathlon event at the Paris Olympics was postponed today because of pollution levels in the Seine, where the swimming leg of the event … | Continue reading
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Before Roku was a leading player in the streaming wars, with that ubiquitous purple screensaver and a library of original content and practically every streaming app you could possibly imagine, it was a Netflix gadget — the first Netflix gadget, for … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with publishing partners following weeks of plagiarism accusations. Perplexity’s “Publishers’ Program” has recruited its first batch of partners, including prominent names like Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, Entr … | Continue reading
Image: Dashlane Password manager Dashlane has released a new passkey report that gives us some idea of how many people are adopting the cryptographic passwordless logins. According to the report, Dashlane has seen a 400 percent increase in passkey authentications since the beginn … | Continue reading
Canva welcomes Leonardo.ai to its design app portfolio. | Image: Leonardo.ai Canva has announced plans to acquire Leonardo.ai, an Australian generative AI content and research startup, as part of its goal to build a “world-class suite of visual AI tools.” While financial terms ha … | Continue reading
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is calling on members of Congress to regulate the use of AI-generated deepfakes to protect against fraud, abuse, and manipulation. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith is calling for urgent action from policymakers to prote … | Continue reading
AI characters in Instagram. | Meta Meta is opening up the ability for anyone in the US to create AI versions of themselves in Instagram or on the web, with a new tool called AI Studio. The pitch is that creators and business owners will use these AI profiles to talk to their foll … | Continue reading
The Apple HomeKit compatible Logitech Circle View Doorbell is still alive and buzzing. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple HomeKit users can breathe a sigh of relief. Logitech’s Circle View Doorbell and Circle View Camera, an indoor/outdoor security camera, are still being m … | Continue reading
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A federal judge in New York ruled that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can’t search travelers’ phones without a warrant. The ruling theoretically applies to land borders, seaports, and airports — but in practice, it only applies … | Continue reading
ADT’s new smart security system is now available nationwide. ADT Plus features new ADT hardware and integrates with Google Nest cameras and video doorbells, and the Yale Assure Lock 2. | Image: ADT ADT’s long-rumored new security system is now live on ADT.com. Featuring entirely … | Continue reading
Image: Apple Apple’s iOS 18.1 developer preview comes with an AI-powered feature that lets you record and transcribe phone calls, as reported by MacRumors. Users with access to the beta can tap the new “record” button in the top-left corner of the call screen to keep an audio log … | Continue reading
The Frame can easily pass for a traditional picture frame, which is part of its charm. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you want to help the student in your life feel a little more at home this school year, Samsung’s Music Frame is a unique piece of dorm decor that’ll do jus … | Continue reading
There’s a bit of soldering involved with the mod, so Voultar will initially be only selling an installation service. | Screenshot: Macho Nacho Productions Nintendo sold over 49 million Super Nintendo consoles, but not all of them were created equal. A later hardware revision impr … | Continue reading
Some of the Apple Intelligence features previewed during WWDC 2024 | Image: Apple Apple has just released the developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, giving users access to the company’s first set of AI features. Some of the Apple Intelligence features … | Continue reading
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’re a PlayStation 5 owner and are curious about VR gaming, now may be the best time to pick up Sony’s headset. The PlayStation VR2 is currently on sale for its lowest price ever, available on its own for $349.99 ($200 off) at Amaz … | Continue reading
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch’s mobile app is getting a major update that puts its TikTok-like feed front and center. The company started testing the update earlier this year, and over the course of this week, the new app will roll out to all users on Android an … | Continue reading
Image: Sony Sony Interactive Entertainment and Team Asobi — the developers behind the forthcoming Astro Bot — have teamed up to design and release a limited edition Astro Bot DualSense controller. Just look at it. I need it. The Astro Bot limited edition controller adds blue cont … | Continue reading
Image: Dinosaur Polo Club Canceled video games are typically shrouded in secrecy, the kind of thing we only learn about via leaks well after the fact. But Dinosaur Polo Club, the indie studio behind the minimalist strategy games Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, has come out and rev … | Continue reading
Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool / Getty Images X owner Elon Musk shared a deepfake video spoofing a campaign ad for Vice President Kamala Harris. It appears to violate the platform’s own policies against synthetic and manipulated media. The video Musk shared on Friday alters a recent … | Continue reading
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple’s new AI features for the iPhone may not arrive with the initial rollout of iOS 18 and the expected launch of the iPhone 16 in September, according to a report from Bloomberg. Instead, the company reportedly plans on launching Apple … | Continue reading
Arc’teryx’s new powered MO/GO pants claim to boost leg strength by up to 40 percent. | Image: Arc’teryx Strength-boosting exoskeleton suits can help make jobs with physical labor feel less strenuous, but Arc’teryx has partnered with Skip, a spin-off of Google’s X Labs, to bring t … | Continue reading
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by Logitech The new head of Logitech discusses the company’s return to growth and plans to reduce its carbon footprint by half. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by Logitech The new head of Logitech discusses the company’s return to growth and plans to reduce its carbon footprint by half. Continue reading… | Continue reading
When Simone Biles saluted the judges and stepped onto the mat to vault at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, it seemed like every camera in the packed arena was trained on her. People in the audience pulled their smartphones to record. The photographers zoomed in from their med … | Continue reading
Image: MysteryLupin (X) Google appears to be preparing to launch a fourth generation Nest Learning Thermostat. Details on the thermostat first leaked last week, and now the same leaker has posted more documents on X that show this new model will have a customizable home screen, a … | Continue reading
Image: Samar Haddad for The Verge It’s one of the most common low-stakes annoyances in modern life: you flop down on the couch at the end of the day, finally with a few minutes to watch one of the dozens of incredible shows or movies you have access to thanks to the peak TV era a … | Continue reading
The smaller sibling to UE’s Epicboom offers plenty of punch for its size. But it’s a little thin on features to justify $250. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Did I mention it’s only $56?! It doesn’t do anything other than track steps, but that’s all I want it to do. And at this price? I ain’t complaining. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 47, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been r … | Continue reading
Photo by Tristan Fewings / Getty Images Following reports that the Russo brothers were in talks to helm more features for Marvel, the studio confirmed at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con that the pair will be directing two new Avengers films. During Marvel’s Hall H panel at San Di … | Continue reading
Image: Apple The end of the world just got a little closer. Apple confirmed that the much-anticipated second season of its postapocalyptic series Silo will start streaming on November 15th. Silo premiered last May and was renewed before the first season finished. Apple first teas … | Continue reading
Image: Hulu It only takes a few minutes before Futurama’s new season starts explaining non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, a concept most people probably haven’t thought about for more than a year. Despite being set in the far future, Futurama has always been comfortable commenting on … | Continue reading
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I’ve got a stack of bookmarked, favorited, and saved-for-later web articles that I’m going to get around to reading one day… but haven’t. I think that part of what puts me off working through that list is that reading on the internet, espe … | Continue reading