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Android 14 wreaked havoc on some Pixel phones with multiple user profiles. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google's November update should be coming very soon to Pixel phones, providing some relief for a critical bug affecting people with multiple user profiles on their devices. The update - spotted by 9to5Google - contains a fix for an issue occasionally causing devices with multiple users enabled to show out of space or be in a reboot loop," which was affecting Pixel 6 phones and later running Android 14. The update will start arriving on Pixel phones beginning today, with the rollout continuing through the next week.This particular bug was a nasty one. In some cases, people were unable to access their media storage, while others were entirely shut out of their phones in a boot cycle that required a factory device reset. For people with... Continue reading...

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony is terminating its X (formerly Twitter) integrations for PS5 and PS4, meaning you soon won't be able to post screenshots and clips to X from those consoles.As of November 13, 2023, integration with X (formerly known as Twitter) will no longer function on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles," Sony said in a support message on its website. This includes the ability to view any content published on X on PS5/PS4, and the ability to post and view content, trophies, and other gameplay-related activities on X directly from PS5/PS4 (or link an X account to do so)." Wario64 posted a screenshot of a similar message on Threads that appears to have popped up on a PS5 console.Sony didn't elaborate on why it's cutting off its X... Continue reading...

Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer at BlizzCon 2023. | Photo by Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment Mike Ybarra is confident about the studio's future. Continue reading...

Illustration: The Verge OpenAI announced more improvements to its large language models, GPT-4 and GPT-3.5, including updated knowledge bases and a much longer context window. The company says it will also follow Google and Microsoft's lead and begin protecting customers against copyright lawsuits.GPT-4 Turbo, currently available via an API preview, has been trained with information dating to April 2023, the company announced Monday at its first-ever developer conference. The earlier version of GPT-4 released in March only learned from data dated up to September 2021. OpenAI plans to release a production-ready Turbo model in the next few weeks but did not give an exact date.GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper to run for developersGPT-4 Turbo will also see" more data,... Continue reading...

Illustration: The Verge The GPT platform is a no-code way to make custom AI agents for all sorts of tasks, and it's available exclusively for ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Continue reading...

Logitech's G Fit earbuds uniquely conform to the shape of your ears. | Image: Logitech While it might seem like every sale going on right now is somehow related to Black Friday, some retailers are still discounting things because, well, why not? Case in point, right now, Amazon seems to have randomly decided to discount a bunch of Logitech gaming accessories - and we're here for it.Amazon's slashing prices on a bunch of items, taking $40 off Logitech's last-gen G Pro X Superlight ($109.99) and even offering Logitech's G915 Lightspeed TKL wireless mechanical keyboard at a new record low price of $149.99 ($80 off). Heck, even one of our favorite gaming mice - the minimalist ambidextrous Logitech G303 Shroud - is on sale for $99.99 ($30 off).Our favorite deal, however, is available on the Logitech G Fits wireless gaming... Continue reading...

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Photo by Jerod Harris / Getty Images for Vox Media Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd is stepping down from the chief executive role of Bumble Inc., the company announced on Monday. Wolfe Herd will be succeeded by Lidiane Jones, the current CEO of Slack, who took the role at that company in January. Jones will start at Bumble on January 2nd, 2024. Wolfe Herd will remain at Bumble as its executive chair.Wolfe Herd was initially a co-founder at Tinder; after being pushed out of the company, she went on to found Bumble in 2014. Bumble started as a dating app where women would kick off conversations, and the company has since expanded into friendships and networking. Bumble Inc. is the parent company of more than just Bumble; it also oversees Badoo, Fruitz, and Official.This move... Continue reading...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube appears to be testing a new play something" button on its mobile app that directs you to a random video when you don't know what to watch. As first spotted by Android Police, the prompt shows up between content as you scroll through the feed on your homepage - but only some users are seeing it.While Android Police mentions that the button only directs users to YouTube Shorts, one of my colleagues here at The Verge found that the feature also shows them random full-length videos. It's still not clear if YouTube takes your watch history into account when picking the random videos it plays or how widely Google is rolling out this feature. The Verge reached out to Google for more information, and we'll update this article if we... Continue reading...

Photo by Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images The recent woes of robotaxi company Cruise bring to light many interesting problems currently plaguing the autonomous vehicle industry, most importantly issues around transparency and public trust.How are we supposed to trust these companies with our lives - and indeed, you are putting your life in the hands of a company when you ride in their driverless cars - when they don't see fit to disclose all of the information we need to best understand the technology?Last month, the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspended Cruise's license to operate robotaxis after a Cruise vehicle struck a woman who was flung into its path by a hit-and-run driver. The driverless Cruise vehicle ran over her, stopped briefly, then proceeded to drag... Continue reading...

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge There are now 1 million paid subscriptions to creators on Instagram, slowly transforming the platform into a space where creators can get paid directly by their fans. It's a big milestone but a small number for Instagram: the service has around 2 billion monthly users. Patreon, meanwhile, is estimated to have more than 30 million paid subscriptions - albeit with about a decade's head start.Meta announced the milestone today alongside some other news related to creators getting paid. The company is going to start promoting subscriptions in Instagram's feed, putting a big Subscribe" button at the top of every post so that non-paying followers know it's available. Creators will be able to offer 30-day free trials, and Instagram is adding... Continue reading...

Image: Embark I'm a big first-person shooter fan, but I'm bored of the likes of Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Valorant. So when I saw The Finals, one of the hottest first-person shooters, blowing up on Steam and Twitch, I had to drop in and see what all of the hype was about. A week later, and I'm sad that the open beta has ended but glad that 7.5 million people got to experience the pure destructive chaos and joy that The Finals offers.The Finals isn't your typical shooter thanks to Battlefield-style building destruction. This destruction is the most impressive element of the game, which pits teams of three against each other in an objective-based arena where collecting cash is king. It's also styled like a game show, so if you play the competitive... Continue reading...

Where are we dropping? | Image: Epic Games This weekend, I experienced something that I hadn't in quite some time: a queue to play Fortnite. The long-running battle royale hit players with a dose of nostalgia in its latest season - called Fortnite OG - which brings back the game's original map for the next month. Players have shown up in droves; developer Epic claims that Saturday was the biggest in the game's history, with more than 44 million players. Amid all of the reminiscing that comes from dropping back into Tilted Towers or drinking an entire Chug Jug, the new season also helped me realize just how far the game has come over the years.Going back to the original map is a pretty big deal for Fortnite. This is a game that constantly speeds ahead without looking back. When a... Continue reading...

Image: Nintendo Nintendo is giving its OLED Switch a Smash Bros.-themed paint job. The latest version of the console comes as part of a new bundle with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and includes gray Joy-Cons that feature the game's logo.The makeover still isn't as exciting as the Super Smash Bros.-inspired Switch that Nintendo launched when Ultimate first came out, as it doesn't include a dock that shows detailed illustrations of Mario, Kirby, Donkey Kong, Link, and other favorite fighters. This Switch comes with just a plain black dock instead. Image: Nintendo The bundle comes with the redesigned Switch OLED model, a full game download of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and three months of Nintendo Switch Online's Individual membership.... Continue reading...

Image: Inworld AI Microsoft is partnering with Inworld AI to develop Xbox tools that will allow developers to create AI-powered characters, stories, and quests. The multiyear partnership will include an AI design copilot" system that Xbox developers can use to create detailed scripts, dialogue trees, quest lines, and more.At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games," explains Haiyan Zhang, general manager of gaming AI at Xbox. This partnership will bring together: Inworld's expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft's cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research's technical insights into the future of play, and Team... Continue reading...

Revel shifts focus to its charging stations and EV rideshare. | Image: Revel There will be fewer electric scooters strewn about the streets of New York City and San Francisco soon. Electric moped sharing company Revel has decided to shut down its two-wheeler rentals to focus on its EV rideshare business, comprised of Tesla and Kia models. The 3,000 mopeds the company has left will be gathered up over the next couple of weeks for recycling.Despite the growing popularity of similar services like Citi Bike's bike share program, Revel spokesperson Robert Familiar told TechCrunch that its moped rides had fallen by 30 percent since last summer. The company had already pulled out of Washington, DC, and Miami in November last year. Revel will lay off about 67 staffers" as it closes its moped rental side.TechCrunch n... Continue reading...

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge In 1989, ancient history in the gaming era, Nintendo released a three-and-a-half-minute commercial for its new device. A kid shouts angrily because he has to stop playing games so the family can leave on vacation; the car sags, and its tire deflates when his dad shoves a giant CRT TV into the back seat. The secret to Nintendo's success lies in bringing arcade games forward, into the home," says the jaunty narrator. Taking it out of the home is another story."And then, the grand reveal: the Game Boy! The gaming system you can take with you. After that comes a song I'd rank somewhere in the range of unaired musical SNL sketch" in which our emcee narrates the Game Boy going to the lake, on a date, a movie theater, a baseball diamond, a... Continue reading...

The 2020 version of the 27-inch iMac is the last of its kind. | Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Apple will not be making an Apple Silicon version of the 27-inch iMac to replace the Intel-equipped model that it discontinued in 2022. The company is instead focusing the iMac line around the 24-inch model that was first released in early 2021 and just updated with the new M3 processor this fall.Apple PR representative Starlayne Meza confirmed the company's plans to The Verge. The company encourages those who have been holding out hope for a larger iMac to consider the Studio Display and Mac Studio or Mac Mini, which pair a 27-inch 5K screen with a separate computer, compared to the all-in-one design of the iMac.For many years, the 27-inch iMac was Apple's flagship consumer desktop computer, and its reach spread far beyond the typical... Continue reading...

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Elgato hasn't just made an excellent teleprompter, it's also made a great USB-C cable that ships with it. Professional audio engineer Matt Spike" McWilliams spotted that Elgato's latest USB-C cable has the bandwidth and USB type imprinted on the connector, and now I wish all manufacturers did this.I recently spent too many hours sorting my USB-C cables into ones that are high speed, ones that can deliver fast charging, and ones that can do both. None of them had any marker to let me know the speed or type of USB-C cable without me having to test them. It's a common issue for people switching to USB-C right now, and even a small indicator like Elgato's can certainly help. The writing on Elgato's cable tells me it's USB 3.0 compatible... Continue reading...

Several event attendees saught medical attention after experiencing eye and skin injuries. | Image: @CryptoJune777 / Yuga Labs Several people have reported experiencing eye pain, vision problems, and sunburnt skin on Sunday after attending ApeFest, a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection event in Hong Kong that ran from November 3rd-5th.Some ApeFest attendees posted on X (formerly Twitter) after seeking medical attention, with one person reporting that they had been diagnosed with Photokeratitis - aka, welder's eye," a condition caused by unprotected exposure to ultraviolet radiation - and another saying the issue was a result of UV from the stage lights, leading to speculation that the injuries were caused by improper lighting used at the event.I woke up at 04:00 and couldn't see anymore," said @CryptoJune777. Had so much pain and my whole skin is burned.... Continue reading...

Illustration: The Verge In Meta's WhatsApp, users can generate stickers using AI prompts. The Guardian reported Friday that the AI model used to create those stickers sometimes generates images of children holding guns when prompted with Palestine" and similar words. Meanwhile, according to the outlet, Israel" prompts resulted in no such imagery.A month ago, Meta's AI sticker generator started rolling out with the tendency to create inappropriately violent or crass imagery, including, yes, child soldiers. According to the article, an unnamed source said some of the company's workers had flagged and escalated the issue with prompts related to the war in Israel.Meta spokesperson Kevin McAlister told The Verge via email that the company is addressing it,... Continue reading...

Illustration: The Verge Just as OpenAI is preparing for its first-ever developer conference, a significant ChatGPT update has leaked. According to The Decoder, leaked screenshots and videos show a custom chatbot creator with many of the same features already available in ChatGPT using GPT-4, like web browsing and data analysis. OpenAI will apparently also have a new marketplace where users can share their chatbot or browse those made by others.A user called Choi posted a summary of the rumored updates a few days ago. This morning, SEO tools developer Tibor Blaho shared a video of the UI for the feature in action, showing a GPT Builder option that lets users enter a prompt - an example reads make a creative who helps generate visuals for new products." - to... Continue reading...

Image: The Verge A new CNN report about the MSN AI model's news aggregation kicks off with examples of questionable editorial calls, like highlighting a story claiming President Joe Biden dozed off during a moment of silence for Maui wildfire victims (he didn't), or an obituary that inexplicably referred to an NBA player as useless." An editorial staff of humans probably would've spotted the problems. But Microsoft's system, which continues to feel more like a social experiment than a helpful tool after ditching human efforts in favor of algorithms a few years ago, did not.That these stories were picked by MSN's AI is no better than a travel guide Microsoft said was created by its algorithm and reviewed by a human that suggested Ottawa tourists grab a... Continue reading...

Miles Morales in the Across the Spider-Verse suit. | Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment For the art team at Insomniac Games, there's one job that everyone seems to want: working on Spidey's suits. Since the first Spider-Man game on the PS4, modeling the in-game suits has been a hotly contested assignment" among the studio's character team, according to senior art director Jacinda Chew. Over the course of three games, including the recently launched Spider-Man 2, the team has managed to add a huge number of unlockable suits, covering everything from the Across the Spider-Verse animated film to the internet's favorite bodega cat. That's the treat," says Chew, to be able to work on a suit."However, that wasn't something that was obvious to her from the start. Chew says that it wasn't until the first Spider-Man launched and... Continue reading...

Illustration: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 13, 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 watching Barbarian and No Hard Feelings, reading about the challenges of building the next Twitter" and Marvel's complicated future, using Pager to make sense of all my screenshots, and sending everyone this article about aphantasia to explain that no, I really don't see pictures in my head, yes it's wild, no I didn't even realize other people could do that.I also have for you a couple of nifty AI tools, a robot vacuum, a bunch of new stuff about the new Beatles song, a Simpsons GIF... Continue reading...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Anyone using Discord to host files will want to change that, as links to those files will begin to refresh every 24 hours by the end of this year. The company told Bleeping Computer that doing so will help the company fight malware spreading on its platform since that gives it more ability to restrict access to flagged content."According to the article, Discord says the change won't affect anyone sharing content on the platform, as links within the client will be refreshed automatically. However, links shared outside of Discord won't work a day after they're regenerated. The company said that it will share more in coming weeks" with developers, who may see minimal impact."As Bleeping Computer notes, cybersecurity company Trellix... Continue reading...

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge This week, a panel of US appeals court judges has renewed the legal battle over Fortnite dance moves by reversing the dismissal of a lawsuit filed last year by professional choreographer Kyle Hanagami against Epic Games. Billboard pointed out the opinion filed on November 1st (PDF), where US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Paez wrote that even if individual elements of a dance can't be copyrighted, the arrangement can.The lower court said choreographic works are made up of poses that aren't protectable alone.It found that the steps and poses of dance choreography used by characters in Fortnite were not substantially similar, other than the four identical counts of poses" because they don't share any creative elements"... Continue reading...

The WH-1000XM5s are still the best pair of headphones you can get, even if Sony's naming convention is still terrible. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Peace and quiet can be hard to come by, whether you're a parent, a frequent traveler, or someone who has been forced to listen to ongoing construction for what feels like an eternity - trust me, I would know. Thankfully, Sony's WH-1000XM5s are currently on sale at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for as low as $328 ($73 off), matching their best price to date.Sony's flagship headphones have offered some of the best sound you can get in a pair of over-ears since the 1000X series arrived more than six years ago. The competition has become increasingly stiff in the time since - take the recently released Bose QuietComfort Ultra, as an example - but the latest iteration continues to offer best-in-class ANC and clear, natural-sounding audio.... Continue reading...

Image: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Microsoft was planning to remove a free Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefit for most of its 238,000 employees in January, but the company is now reversing that decision following employee complaints. The Verge reported yesterday that Microsoft employees had expressed objections about the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefit being removed in 2024, with Xbox chief Phil Spencer personally looking into the situation.Spencer has now confirmed that the decision will be reversed and that Microsoft employees will keep the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefit. Here's Spencer's full message to Microsoft employees on the company's internal Viva platform:

The new indoor / outdoor security camera from TP-Link's Tapo packs a lot into a small package. | Image: TP-Link Tapo, one of TP-Link's two smart home brands, is continuing to expand its footprint in the home security camera space with the announcement of the $39.99 Tapo C120. This pint-size smart home camera fits in the palm of your hand and can be used indoors or out, thanks to IP66 weatherproofing rating. It's due to be released on November 13th.Small smart security cameras aren't new - Wyze and Blink both have offerings of a similar size for under $100 - but TP-Link's new camera crams a lot of features into a small package for under $40. A wired camera, it has 2K video, local storage with an onboard microSD card, free AI-powered person detection, and an easy-to-use magnetic mount. Image: TP-Link The Tapo C120 costs... Continue reading...

Image: Marvel Studios / Chuck Zlotnick Alaqua Cox's Maya Lopez immediately stood out when she appeared in Disney Plus' Hawkeye back in 2021. Among a cast of charismatic goofballs and assassins with hearts of gold, Maya was a terrifyingly deadly foil, constantly reminding the audience and characters of the stakes. Disney was so enamored with Cox's portrayal of the deaf Native American heroine, it greenlit a spinoff, and on Friday we got our first look at it. We also got the surprising announcement that the show, Echo, would be coming to Disney Plus and Hulu simultaneously.This news comes just a few days after Disney committed to buying Comcast's stake in Hulu and right as we all begin to wonder what that means for the future of the smaller streaming service. Hulu doesn't have... Continue reading...

Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge When I turned my Xbox on yesterday, I was greeted with a fullscreen pop-up ad for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. I posted on X (Twitter) about it and thought nothing more of it because annoying as it was, this isn't the first time Microsoft has used a fullscreen takeover to promote one of its new games - and Microsoft now owns Call of Duty.But the internet wasn't happy about this particular one. Is this what we should expect now that Xbox owns Call of Duty?" asked VG247. I do not want these massive, 90s-era Xbox Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III take-over pop-up ads to become the norm," proclaimed Windows Central. On X, the feeling was similar: these ads are annoying.But they didn't have to be this way; they could actually be... Continue reading...

Photo by Joe Scarnici / Getty Images Stay up to date on the biggest announcements from the developer behind Overwatch, Diablo, and World of Warcraft. Continue reading...

Illustration by Lille Allen / The Verge Security researchers have discovered that iPhones updated to iOS 17 are susceptible to a Bluetooth attack using a Flipper Zero device that can crash the phone. Ars Technica reports that security researcher Jeroen van der Ham fell victim to the exploit on a train journey last month, with his phone displaying multiple pop-up windows before rebooting.Van der Ham discovered that the attacker, another passenger on the train, was using a Flipper Zero device with custom firmware to send a combination of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) alerts to nearby iPhone handsets running iOS 17.The Flipper Zero is a very powerful device that we described as the Swiss Army knife of antennas last year. It's a small orange and white plastic gadget with a 1.4-inch... Continue reading...

You can get a free smart bulb when you buy the third-gen Echo Show 5 at its all-time low price. | Image: Amazon Believe it or not, Amazon's Alexa is turning eight years old on November 6th, and to celebrate, Amazon is discounting a number of Alexa-enabled devices. There are a lot of good deals on everything from streaming sticks and soundbars to Fire tablets, though some of our favorite deals are available on smart displays and smart speakers.Right now, for example, the company is throwing in Sengled's 800-lumen color smart bulb for free when you buy the latest Echo Show 5 at its all-time low of $39.99 ($69.99 off). You can also buy the smart display by itself for $39.99 ($50 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. The 5.5-inch display is just as small as its predecessor, but this time, it arrives with a new speaker system that produces clearer... Continue reading...

Image: Epic Games The Fortnite island is changing once again - but this time, it'll look very familiar to longtime fans. The game just launched its latest season, which has been dubbed Fortnite OG." According to developer Epic Games, the game will be regularly updated throughout the season, and each major update will bring a different phase of battle royale's past."To start, Fortnite OG will be focused on Chapter 1: Season 5. That means the return of Tilted Towers (which was infamously destroyed back in 2019), bringing back classic weapons like the assault rifle, pump shotgun, and hunting rifle and returning vehicles like the shopping cart and the all-terrain kart.The rest of OG will dig into subsequent chapters. On November 9th, there will be a... Continue reading...

You might need to make space on your hard drive or SSD for to keep all your Call of Duty titles installed. | Image: Activision Ahead of the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III on November 10th, Activision has preemptively provided more details about the enormous file size of the game to explain why it's larger than last year."As reported by IGN, players with early access to the game's single-player campaign found that the total file size for Call of Duty at installation - which also includes the Modern Warfare II campaign, Warzone, and Call of Duty HQ - now comes in at 234.9GB on PlayStation 5. For PC gamers, the file size is a slightly more palatable 172GB with the Modern Warfare II campaign and Warzone installed.According to Activision's post on X (formerly Twitter), the huge file size is due to the increased amount of content available Day 1,"... Continue reading...