The original Steam Deck is still a great handheld, and right now, it’s as affordable as it gets in new condition. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Summer has various official and unofficial starts to kick off the season, but the real one for many of us gamers is Steam’s annual … | Continue reading
Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images The auto industry’s main lobbying group is requesting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration “reconsider” its recent rule requiring all vehicles sold in the US to have robust automatic emergency braking (AEB), calling the current … | Continue reading
Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Combatting “cyber and other threats posed by the People’s Republic of China” (PRC) is a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the end of 2025, according to a guidance document the department released last Thurs … | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Multiple photographers are complaining that Meta is wrongly adding its “Made by AI” label to real photos they’ve taken, TechCrunch reports. Several photographers have shared examples over the past few months, with Meta recently marking a ph … | Continue reading
Image: Paramount Just like it did last summer, Paramount Plus is getting ready to hike the prices on some of its streaming service subscriptions. Paramount announced today that, beginning August 20th, the monthly costs for its Paramount Plus with Showtime, Paramount Plus Essentia … | Continue reading
Less than a year after its iPhone debut, Blackmagic’s robust camera app is now available for select Android devices. | Image: Blackmagic Design After launching on the iPhone last September, the robust Blackmagic Camera app is available on Android devices today, with the same prof … | Continue reading
Image: Apple Apple released new developer betas for iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia on Monday, and spokesperson Fred Sainz confirmed on Friday that the company planned to introduce the ability for users to mirror their iPhone on their Mac. Sainz also said the iOS 18 beta would include n … | Continue reading
I’ve tried dozens of gaming headsets and still haven’t found one I like more than the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge I’ve run through an alarming number of gaming headsets over the years from almost every brand you can think of — including … | Continue reading
Our ideas about vampires have evolved significantly since F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror debuted on the silver screen, but the first teaser trailer for Robert Eggers’ remake makes it seem like it’s going to be a moody, haunting return to the undead basics. Set in … | Continue reading
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images A group of record labels including the big three — Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records — are suing two of the top names in generative AI music making, alleging the companies violated their c … | Continue reading
Screenshot: WPLG Local 10 News Elon Musk may have just won approval for a $56 billion pay package from his adoring supporters, but someone in Fort Lauderdale is clearly not a fan of the controversial CEO. Last week, dozens of Tesla Cybertrucks were defaced with the words “Fuck El … | Continue reading
The SwitchBot Universal Remote can control infrared, Bluetooth, and even Matter-compatible smart home devices. | Image: SwitchBot SwitchBot’s new screen-equipped universal remote can take control of more than just your home entertainment center. With support for Bluetooth and Mat … | Continue reading
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: Netflix The co-CEO who replaced co-founder Reed Hastings details the company’s new culture memo, its ad ambitions, and what’s next for Netflix. Continue reading… | Continue reading
A promotional image for Shopify’s Sidekick chatbot. | Image: Shopify Shopify’s new AI “Sidekick” chatbot is officially launching in early access, the company said as part of its “2024 Summer Edition” updates announced on Monday. Sidekick, which the company first revealed last yea … | Continue reading
Enso’s eco-friendly tire. | Image: Enso Congratulations, world. We’ve done it. Since passing the Clean Air Act in the 1970s, we’ve reduced cancer-causing particulate emissions from our cars and other sources dramatically, a change that has added years to our lives. That’s the goo … | Continue reading
Apple is once again the focus of the EU’s competition policy. | Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple’s App Store “steering” policies violate the EU’s Digital Markets Act meant to encourage competition, said regulators in their preliminary ruling Monday. The European Commission has als … | Continue reading
Dr Disrespect at a golf tournament in January 2024. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Twitch abruptly banned one of its biggest stars — Herschel “Guy” Beahm, better known by his persona Dr Disrespect — in 2020 without a word of explanation. Now, four years after Beahm’s per … | Continue reading
If you weren’t able to catch the season two premiere of House of Dragon last weekend, now is your chance. | Image: Ollie Upton / HBO There’s no denying that streaming services just keep getting more expensive, with Peacock and Max being the latest streamers to raise prices across … | Continue reading
For the past two weeks, I’ve been editing in the newest version of Final Cut Pro for the iPad. For many professionals, the original release of this app last year missed the mark. Its tools have just been too limited to use on a daily basis. The new version doesn’t necessarily cha … | Continue reading
Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge For months, I’ve been thinking about selling my PlayStation VR2. After a damning scoop, I’m finally ready to let it go. Months ago, I stashed the PSVR 2 away in a closet. I hadn’t played it for a very long time, but I hoped Sony might rel … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 43, 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 reading about me … | Continue reading
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Image: The Verge, Netflix How cutting-edge codecs and obsessive tweaks have helped Netflix to stay ahead of the curve — until now. Continue reading… | Continue reading
The superior way to ask Siri to set a timer when you’re not at home or in the car. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge There’s a time and place for everything. In the privacy of my own home, I’ve got no problem saying “hey” to Google, Alexa, Siri, Meta, and on occasion, Bixby. B … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge AT&T can’t pull the plug on landline service for customers across California. In a ruling on Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rejected AT&T’s request to release it from its obligations as a Carrier of Last Resort (COLR), as reported ear … | Continue reading
Photo by Smith Collection / Gado / Getty Images Redbox’s financial situation continues to spiral out of its control. On Thursday, a Los Angeles court entered a $16.7 million judgment against the company in favor of NBCUniversal, after Redbox failed to pay a scheduled installment … | Continue reading
Image: Tesla A 20-month-old child was rescued after being trapped in a Tesla Model Y in Scottsdale, Arizona — where temperatures have exceeded 100 degrees this week — after its 12-volt battery died, according to a report from Arizona’s Family. The child was safely removed from th … | Continue reading
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 doesn’t shake things up too much, but it does pack a handful of iterative updates. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In September, Apple launched its latest batch of smartwatches, introducing the Apple Watch Ultra 2 ($799) alongside the Apple W … | Continue reading
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok mistakenly posted a link to an internal version of its new AI digital avatar tool without guardrails, letting users create videos that say just about anything. The hiccup was first spotted by CNN and allowed the outlet to generate v … | Continue reading
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon in Seattle that alleges the company “unlawfully disciplined and terminated an employee” after they assisted in organizing walkouts last May in protest of Amazon’s new r … | Continue reading
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge The Biden administration announced sanctions against 12 executives and senior leaders of Kaspersky Lab, a Russia-based cybersecurity company, on Friday. The announcement comes on the heels of the Commerce Department’s ban on the sale of … | Continue reading
Traffic moves along Highway 11 near the airport as viewed opposite Volcanoes National Park on December 12th, 2016, in Hilo, Hawaii. | Photo by George Rose/Getty Images A group of young plaintiffs reached a historic climate settlement with the state of Hawaii and Hawaii Department … | Continue reading
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I have a bad habit of accidentally deleting files that I suddenly need a day later. Luckily, when files are “deleted,” they are actually not fully wiped from a system — and if they’re backed up to connected cloud storage services, well, th … | Continue reading
Illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple says upcoming features like its Apple Intelligence generative AI tools, iPhone mirroring, and SharePlay screen sharing may not be available in the European Union this year, as reported previously by Bloomberg. Why? The Digital Markets … | Continue reading
Image: The Verge OpenAI has acquired Rockset, an enterprise analytics startup, to “power our retrieval infrastructure across products,” according to a Friday blog post. This acquisition is OpenAI’s first where the company will integrate both a company’s technology and its team, a … | Continue reading
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is part algorithmic television, part Nextdoor group, and increasingly, part travel agent — a role the platform seems to be leaning into. Users have been able to tag their geolocation for a while, but now, the company appears to have … | Continue reading
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Meta is apparently deprioritizing VR and its Oculus business to focus on reproducing the surprising success of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. And it makes sense — VR is out, AI is in, and Meta’s smart glasses are the absolute standout gadget thus f … | Continue reading
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify just announced that it would be increasing prices in the US, but on Friday, it announced a new Basic plan that brings back a $10.99 per month tier. This new offering gives you the same ad-free music listening perks you’d get on the $11.99 P … | Continue reading
Image: TC Sottek / The Verge After years of pursuing a group of piracy advocates for illegally hosting and streaming thousands of stolen TV shows, the Department of Justice doled out a series of convictions. On Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that Kristopher Dallman … | Continue reading
Illustration: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Image: Getty Images Elon Musk, who has long touted claims about the world’s supposed depopulation crisis, had another child with an executive at his brain implant company Neuralink, according to a report from Bloomberg. Neuralink director … | Continue reading
Tidal is dropping support for MQA. | Image: The Verge Big news for audiophiles: Tidal is shaking up its audio formats. Starting July 24th, Tidal will drop support for Master Quality Authenticated (MQA) and 360 Reality Audio formats. Going forward, the streaming service says FLAC … | Continue reading
Samsung’s The Frame TV is a stylish 4K TV with some impressive specs, including a 120Hz refresh rate. | Image: Samsung If you plan on relaxing this summer by sitting back with a cold drink and streaming the Olympics and your favorite shows, it’s worth investing in a TV that isn’t … | Continue reading
Antstream Arcade makes retro gaming on the iPhone easier with access to a library of licensed games. | Image: Antstream Apple opened the door for game streaming services in its App Store following the implementation of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) last year, but … | Continue reading
Image: Alex Parkin and Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images For a crucial decade in print media’s transition to the internet, HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones was a boon in traffic… for everyone. But what happened when every publication started chasing the same thing? Cont … | Continue reading
Amazon launched its new Alexa-enabled Echo Hub in February. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Last year, David Limp, Amazon’s former senior vice president of devices and services, hinted at charging for a more capable version of Alexa — and now we have an idea of how … | Continue reading
Image: Microsoft Microsoft launched its range of Copilot Plus PCs earlier this week, and they all come equipped with the new dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard. It’s the first big change to Windows keyboards in 30 years, but all the key does now is launch a Progressive Web App … | Continue reading
Starlink’s new Mini dish next to an Earth puppy. | Image: Michael Nicolls via X SpaceX’s Starlink internet-from-space service is already available for boats, planes, vanlifers, Amazonian villages, and rural homes in over 75 countries — now it’s coming to backpackers. The new comp … | Continue reading
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Images TikTok says that the government didn’t adequately consider viable alternative options before charging ahead with a law that could ban the platform in the US. TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is based in Chi … | Continue reading