The game is an oldie but goodie, especially with multiple people playing. | Screenshot: Nintendo If you have a sudden or anticipated need for Joy-Con replacements or additional controllers to supplement the pair that came with your Nintendo Switch, the ongoing Walmart Deals event … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Mark Matlock, a political candidate for the right-wing Reform UK party, clarified in The Independent that he is a real person, not an AI bot, as some suspected. Perhaps it was the glossy, hyper-smooth skin in a campaign image or the fact that Matlock had apparent … | Continue reading
The second-gen AirPods Pro are one of several Apple devices that have dropped to an all-time low ahead of Prime Day. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon Prime Day may kick off on July 16th, but if you can’t wait or you’re not a Prime member, Walmart’s competing sales event … | Continue reading
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google’s Pixel Watch 3 may have a brighter 2,000-nit display with smaller bezels and an ultra wideband (UWB) chip, according to a new report from Android Authority. And it won’t just be a new display and chip — the Pixel Watch could be … | Continue reading
Photo: Games Done Quick Summer Games Done Quick concluded over the weekend, raising $2.5 million for Doctors Without Borders. While the figure didn’t break any records, the speedrunning charity event hit a major milestone, reaching a lifetime total of over $50 million raised acro … | Continue reading
You can fit this PC in your pocket. | Image: Linglong Headless portable PCs packing everything except a display are growing in popularity among enthusiasts who don’t want to settle for a laptop they can’t easily upgrade — and now Chinese manufacturer Linglong is taking things fur … | Continue reading
Illustration: The Verge Since last year, Google has monitored dark web leaks of stolen account information for Google One subscribers, such as phone numbers and physical addresses. But, starting later this month, Google’s dark web reports will be available to anyone with a Google … | Continue reading
One of the affected HP LaserJet printers. | Image: HP Last May, I told you how HP’s bestselling printer can lock you to the company’s own subscription ink for life, with no way to cancel, with its dastardly HP Plus scheme. But HP has decided to remove those shackles from future l … | Continue reading
Image: Apple TV Plus Apple’s new A24-produced dark comedy imagines an impeccably designed near future where humanity’s bugs are robots’ special features. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Like Windows and macOS computers, Chromebooks handle file deletion in two steps. Initially, the files aren’t actually deleted, even though they disappear from view. They’re kept around in what is called the Trash, just in case you ever nee … | Continue reading
This is a screenshot of Vampire Survivors on Steam, not an iOS device. It still effectively communicates the absolute chaos of actually playing the game. | Image: Poncle Vampire Survivors, the hit bullet hell survival game where you take on hordes of pixelated monsters, is coming … | Continue reading
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sony’s pro-focused PlayStation 5 controller hardly ever drops from its high $199.99 price point, but thankfully today is a little different. You can get the DualSense Edge for $174.99 (about $24 off) via Walmart’s online-only deal, drop … | Continue reading
Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images House Republicans advanced an effort to void the Biden administration’s EV tax credits, even as electric vehicle sales in the US continued to grow year over year. The House Ways and Means Committee voted in favor of a bill that would un … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Anonymous messaging app NGL will no longer be offered to kids under 18 after the company struck an agreement to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. The novel settlement terms — which are still subject to … | Continue reading
A flooded motel is seen after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Surfside Beach, Texas, on July 8th. | Photo by Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Images Widespread power outages in the wake of Hurricane Beryl pose a new threat as temperatures soar in Texas this week. Beryl tore through t … | Continue reading
Image: Razer Razer is launching a new Snap Tap mode for its Huntsman V3 Pro keyboards today that’s designed to appeal to competitive gamers. Snap Tap is very similar to Wooting’s promised Rappy Snappy feature and works by prioritizing the latest input between two selected keys to … | Continue reading
Image: Apple In the official trailer for Time Bandits, the new Apple TV Plus series from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement seems to revel in every bit of the dreamlike pseudo-reality of the 1981 film it’s based on. The show focuses on a young kid named Kevin (Kal-El Tuck) who fin … | Continue reading
Image: Meta Soon, when WhatsApp users are added to group chats by someone they don’t know, the group will display a “context card” with key information such as who created the group, when it was created, the group description, and if the user was added by someone in their WhatsAp … | Continue reading
This is only the second time Heritage Auctions has offered a Nintendo PlayStation prototype controller. | Image: Heritage Auctions In 2020, a rare prototype of the never-released Nintendo PlayStation console sold for $360,000 at auction. Another unit may never be found, but a sec … | Continue reading
Image: The Washington Post The Washington Post is sticking a new climate-focused AI chatbot inside its homepage, app, and articles. The experimental tool, called Climate Answers, will use the outlet’s breadth of reporting to answer questions about climate change, the environment, … | Continue reading
Image: Sling TV Sling TV will now put ads on your screen when you pause live or on-demand content, according to an announcement from its parent company, Dish. But you won’t have to deal with this extra dose of ads if you don’t want to — the pause ad example shared by Sling TV say … | Continue reading
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Netflix is continuing its push into live events, this time with a comedy special from Joe Rogan. Called “Burn the Boats,” the event will stream live from San Antonio, Texas, on August 3rd at 10PM ET. Netflix says this will be Rogan’ … | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images AI leaders are increasingly optimistic about the technology’s potential in the health sector, especially when it comes to personalized bots that can comprehend and address individual health concerns. OpenAI and … | Continue reading
Aidan Monaghan After 24 years, Ridley Scott is back with a follow-up to Gladiator, and the sequel’s new trailer promises bread, circuses, and buckets of blood. Set decades after the events of the first film, Gladiator II will tell a new legend about how a now-grown Lucius Verus ( … | Continue reading
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Welcome to the inaugural meeting of the board of The Vergecast Inc. The one and only item on the agenda for today? Build the greatest tech company in the history of the universe. We will borrow, steal, and buy the best products and businesses from t … | Continue reading
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify is launching the ability to leave comments on podcasts. The company already lets Spotify podcasters offer polls and Q&As, so this new feature could give creators new ways to interact with their audiences. Comments will be private by default … | Continue reading
The bigger, better cover screen is a delight to use — but familiar problems persist. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Etsy has long sold items that fall into one of two categories: handmade or vintage. Now, that fairly narrow categorization is changing. A policy update announced today creates four new classifications for items for sale on Etsy: “made by,” … | Continue reading
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Image: Jackson Gibbs for The Verge If you have a large collection of hardcover and paperback books, it can be hard to get rid of them — but not impossible. Continue reading… | Continue reading
The Logitech G309. | Image: Logitech I haven’t thought about charging my Logitech wireless gaming mouse in two and a half years, because I have a magic mousepad that does it automatically. But Logitech mice that work with the Powerplay mousepad are expensive, heavy, or both, and … | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hulu is having an outage, with more than 50,000 reports noted on Down Detector late on Monday night, although the number of reports has already begun to drop off. There’s no indication of what has caused the outage, but the official Hulu Su … | Continue reading
Philips Hue smart LED light bulb gear. | Image: Philips Are your Philips Hue smart light bulbs seemingly going rogue, randomly turning themselves up to full brightness even if you’ve set them dimmer? Philips Hue parent company Signify is aware of the issue, has figured out the ro … | Continue reading
Photo: David Pierce / The Verge Meta is now offering an interest-free $24.99 monthly payment plan to get its Quest 3 VR headset, along with two years’ worth of a Meta Quest Plus gaming subscription and its extended warranty. That starting price is for the 128GB model, but 10 buck … | Continue reading
Imagine this wallpaper, but then it shifts colors. | Image: Apple iOS 18’s third developer beta includes a “dynamic” version of the default iOS 18 wallpaper that shifts colors, as reported by 9to5Mac. Previous betas had four color options (and dark mode counterparts) for the wall … | Continue reading
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The best deal in laptops is back again for a limited time, as Walmart is selling the M1 MacBook Air for just $649 ($250 off). Walmart currently requires a Walmart Plus subscription to get the discounted price, but everyone else can get in and buy … | Continue reading
Affinity says users are under “no obligation” to purchase the software after taking out the six month free trial. | Image: Affinity Design software developer Serif has launched a new six-month free trial for its Affinity creative suite, which is well regarded as being one of the … | Continue reading
The QuietComfort Earbuds II are no longer the best from Bose, but they’re still some of the best buds money can buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge I’m reeling from a weekend of “guess that pop.” Was it the endless stream of fireworks this time? Or gun-toting Texans spending … | Continue reading
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge A running list of all the longreads, shortreads, books, and everything in between that we’re into — and think you might like, too. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching its Xbox TV app on select Amazon Fire TV Sticks today. The app, which Microsoft first announced last month, provides access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, allowing subscribers of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to stream a variety of Xbox titles to some Fir … | Continue reading
Echo Spot | Image: Amazon Ahead of Prime Day 2024, Amazon has launched an updated version of its Alexa-connected smart speaker / alarm clock, the Echo Spot. Similar to the one that launched in 2017, it’s designed to sit on your nightstand and offer control via a small touchscreen … | Continue reading
Courtesy of Marvel Television The months Marvel spent trotting out new names for Agatha All Along made it hard to get a read on what to expect from the studio’s first WandaVision spinoff, but it seems like a promising horror turn from the looks of its first trailer. Though WandaV … | Continue reading
Tesla’s apparent “Juniper” Model Y refresh in the wild. | Image: Reddit user JacklJack An apparent “Juniper” Tesla Model Y was spotted under the veil in California, reigniting reports that the automaker is prepping a redesign of its popular electric SUV. A new image was posted on … | Continue reading
Image: Tokyo Game Show Workers in the country enjoy greater protection thanks to employment laws, but that doesn’t mean Japan is anything close to a proletariat utopia. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Image: FIA World Rallycross Championship After two seasons of all-electric racing, the World Rallycross Championship (or World RX) held its first mixed powertrain races between electric and internal combustion engine (ICE) cars this weekend in Höljes, Sweden. Unlike traditional p … | Continue reading
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: Canva To her, AI is just an extension of what Canva has always done: make accessible design tools that cost less than Adobe’s. Continue reading… | Continue reading
Image: CMF Nothing’s affordability-focused subbrand, CMF, launched more than just a $199 smartphone today. It also debuted a new pair of $59 wireless earbuds and a $69 smartwatch that incorporate the unique flair that Nothing has become known for. The Buds Pro 2 are CMF’s follow- … | Continue reading
Image: Jackson Gibbs for The Verge Moving is one of the most stressful events that can happen in your life. It takes a lot of time and effort, it’s expensive, it’s complicated, and there’s just a ton to do. It’s not just a matter of finding a place you can afford, signing the lea … | Continue reading