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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6P3CR)
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 account.According to a Google support page about the transition, the free service will be part of Google's results about you" page. This is where you can currently check for information Google has indexed that contains personal contact info like your home address, phone number, or email address and request it be removed so that it doesn't surface in search results. Google says the move will create a combined solution to help users protect their online presence." S... Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6P3CS)
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 laser printers, at least.We will no longer be offering HP+ on any LaserJet series products moving forward," spokesperson Nick Lucido tells The Verge.Druckerchannel reports that HP is also quietly discontinuing all of its budget e"-series LaserJet printers that straight-up mandated an HP Plus subscription, and HP confirms it's discontinuing its Instant Ink subscription for laser printer toner as well. (Existing customers shouldn't be affected.) But HP's e-series inkjet printers (like the one I wrote about) and... Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6P3CT)
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...
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by David Nield on (#6P3CV)
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 need them back, and then are wiped automatically after a certain amount of time. However, if you're dealing with sensitive information or selling your device, you can also permanently erase them.ChromeOS, the operating system behind Chromebooks, actually gives you two file systems to think about: one in the cloud (in other words, Google Drive) and one that is local. Each of these systems handles deleted files slightly differently. And note that there's no syncing between the trash folder for local files... Continue reading...
by Jay Peters on (#6P39P)
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 to Apple Arcade on August 1st, Apple announced on Tuesday.The game is already available for free on iOS, but this new version (technically called Vampire Survivors Plus) will be ad-free and include two DLC packs, Legacy of the Moonspell and Tides of the Foscari, that players typically have to buy separately. You'll also be able to play multiplayer with up to four people on one iOS device.Apple revealed two more games coming to Apple Arcade, too. Temple Run: Legends, also arriving on August 1st, is the first level-based runner in the hit franchise" with more than 500 levels, according to Apple's press release. (If you just... Continue reading...
by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6P39Q)
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, dropping the specialized gamepad down to its lowest price to date.The highlight of the DualSense Edge is its impeccable software integration with the PS5. You can fine-tune up to four profiles that each have your own personal tweaks for things like stick sensitivity and custom rear button controls, and it's easy to swap between profiles on the fly. The Edge also has all the haptics and features of the standard DualSense, along with extras like hair trigger lockouts, interchangeable stick toppers, and two... Continue reading...
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6P39R)
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 undo the federal EV tax credits, arguing that the rules would result in US taxpayer dollars flowing to Chinese companies. The tax credits were pushed by radical environmentalists and some EV producers" and should therefore be struck down, according to a House Republican fact sheet.The Biden administration is sacrificing our economic independence in order to force more Americans to drive an electric vehicle," Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), the committee's chair, said during a markup of the bill (H.J. Res. 148)... Continue reading...
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by Lauren Feiner on (#6P39S)
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 approval by a judge - indicate the latest effort by the FTC to crack down on companies that violate kids' privacy or otherwise harm them. The commission has issued several complaints involving the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), including against Fortnite-maker Epic Games, Microsoft's Xbox, and a weight loss app from Weight Watchers marketed to kids. But banning a company from offering their app to kids sets this settlement apart.NGL is an app where users can... Continue reading...
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by Justine Calma on (#6P39T)
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 the Lone Star State yesterday, killing at least six people and knocking out electricity for around 2.7 million customers. Power was still out for more than 2.2 million on Tuesday morning. The blackouts could last days to weeks, authorities say, leaving people without air conditioning as the heat index reaches triple digits.The lack of proper cooling combined with many people outdoors cleaning up after Beryl could produce dangerous heat conditions," the National Weather Service (NWS) said this morning.The lack of proper cooling combined with many people outdoors cleaning up after Beryl could produce... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6P39V)
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 allow Counter-Strike 2 and Valorant players to counter-strafe more quickly.The Snap Tap mode means you don't have to release the previous key when you're strafing, so if you enable A and D for Snap Tap, then it makes strafing near instant, improving directional changes and movement in esports games. The difference is only a couple of milliseconds, but that's enough to get a kill quicker than your opponent.Snap Tap Mode, integrated directly into the firmware, allows for... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6P375)
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 finds a time portal in his room and links up with a band of time-hopping thieves. It's set to premiere on July 24th for Apple TV Plus subscribers and runs for 10 episodes.While the series is an adaptation of Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits, the trailer makes it clear it's also its own thing with different characters, time periods, and situations. The show controversially replaced the Time Bandits themselves, originally played entirely by a cast of little people, with actors like... Continue reading...
by Jess Weatherbed on (#6P376)
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 WhatsApp contact list. The idea of the feature is to better protect users against spam or scam activity in group messages.There's also a button to allow users to quickly leave the group message, plus a link to additional information about WhatsApp's safety tools. Image: Meta The new context card lets WhatsApp users quickly identify red flags when added to a group chat. The new feature - which resembles the current experience when WhatsApp users are... Continue reading...
by Andrew Liszewski on (#6P377)
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 second prototype controller from the failed Nintendo and Sony collaboration is going up for auction in August.The Nintendo PlayStation was Sony's first attempt to break into the gaming market. It was more or less a Super Nintendo console upgraded with a CD-ROM drive, allowing games to incorporate more multimedia content from Sony's proprietary Super Disc format.The collaboration collapsed after Nintendo announced a partnership with Philips in 1991, and the 200 prototypes of the Nintendo PlayStation were thought to have all been destroyed - at least until one surfaced in 2015 and was... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6P378)
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, sustainable energy, and more.Some of the questions you can ask the chatbot include things like, Should I get solar panels for my home?" or Where in the US are sea levels rising the fastest?" Much like the other AI chatbots we've seen, it will then serve up a summary using the information it's been trained on. In this case, Climate Answers uses the articles within The Washington Post's climate section - as far back as the section's launch in 2016 - to answer questions. ... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6P379)
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 says you can turn off Pause Ads" from the settings menu.That comes as a relief in an industry where it's getting harder and harder to escape intrusive pause ads. Want to stop a show to get a closer look at something on your screen? Or maybe you want to admire a close-up of your favorite actor for a little bit? Well, pause ads make that nearly impossible, as they often take up all or part of your screen. GIF: Sling TV The pause ads could contain a video or... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6P33X)
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's first comedy special in six years, and it will be the podcaster and former Fear Factor host's third with the streamer; he previously released two taped events in 2016 and 2018.The announcement is notable in particular as Netflix continues to make live events a major part of its service. Previously, that has included comedy specials from Chris Rock and John Mulaney, and last year, the company became a player in live sports. So far, it has signed broadcast deals with the NFL and WWE and will also livestream b... Continue reading...
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by Kylie Robison on (#6P33Y)
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 Arianna Huffington are now jointly funding the development of an AI health coach" through Thrive AI Health. In a Time magazine op-ed, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Huffington stated that the bot will be trained on the best peer-reviewed science" alongside the personal biometric, lab, and other medical data you've chosen to share with it."The company tapped DeCarlos Love, a former Google executive who previously worked on Fitbit and other wearables, to be CEO. Thrive AI Health also established research partnerships with several... Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6P33Z)
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 (Paul Mescal) becomes an enslaved gladiator, despite his being the Roman empire's former heir. Though Lucius can vividly recall some moments from his childhood, his memories of his mother Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) seem to have faded by the time he's crossed paths with power broker Macrinus (Denzel Washington).As a man who deals in weapons and warriors, Macrinus can see great potential in Lucius as he watches him take on a rhino in the Coliseum. But as skilled as Lucius is at... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6P340)
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 tech companies around the world in order to offer the best possible line of products. Money is no object, though we'd like to make some at some point. Let's begin.On this episode of The Vergecast, our cohosts - Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce - ditch their mics and headphones for suits and ties and spend an hour starting a tech company. (Shout out to The Big Picture for some inspiration on the format.) The rules are simple enough: we get to take one product in each category we're... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6P342)
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 (similar to Q&A responses), so creators will have to approve each comment they want to appear. Creators can choose to have comments available for their whole show or just for specific episodes, and, if they don't want to allow comments at all, they can opt out of the feature. Image: Spotify Creators can manage comments on the Spotify for Podcasters web app starting Tuesday and as part of a revamped Spotify for Podcasters mobile app that is being introduced in a phased... Continue reading...
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by Allison Johnson on (#6P341)
The bigger, better cover screen is a delight to use - but familiar problems persist. Continue reading...
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by Mia Sato on (#6P343)
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," designed by," handpicked by," and sourced by." All products need to fall into one of the four to be eligible for the platform.Vintage items - a backbone of Etsy's offerings - will fall under handpicked by." Craft supplies like beads or clay are considered sourced by." A vase handmade by a ceramics artist would be in the made by" category, whereas a digital illustration would be considered designed by" the seller. These categories will be visible on Etsy product listings.The company says that... Continue reading...
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by Joanna Nelius on (#6P30Y)
Image: Jackson Gibbs for The Verge Leave the computer, take the hard drive. Continue reading...
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by Barbara Krasnoff on (#6P30Z)
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...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6P2TV)
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 none of them double as a Bluetooth mouse so I can wirelessly pair them to my laptop, handheld, or phone.Today, Logitech is changing that with the Logitech G309, an $80 mouse that almost does it all. It's the first Powerplay mouse this inexpensive, the first with Bluetooth, the first that lets you use an AA battery when you're on the go - and the first Logitech wireless mouse with a supercapacitor inside so you don't necessarily need a battery at all.Even without Powerplay, the G309 is a dual-mode... Continue reading...
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by Richard Lawler on (#6P2RA)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hulu was having an outage, with as many as 50,000 reports noted on Down Detector late on Monday night. There's no indication of what has caused the outage, but the official Hulu Support account on X acknowledged the issue, following up with posts from customers after about 11:15PM ET, saying, Our developers were able to put changes in place to mitigate the interruption. Please reboot your device to start streaming, and let us know if you run into any further trouble."Not everyone was having trouble accessing Hulu, but for the people who were, posts on social media said they either couldn't log in or that they didn't see any content listed on Hulu's website or apps for streaming. It didn't seem to exclusively affect people who have or... Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6P2N8)
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 root cause, and tells The Verge that a fix is coming as soon as next week.After extensive analysis, we have identified an interoperability issue with the Matter smarthome standard, in which random temporary radio traffic disruptions are incorrectly recognized as legacy switch power toggles, turning low brightness lights to full brightness," Signify third-party spokesperson Kate Helander tells The Verge.Matter is supposed to be the one smart home standard to rule them all, but it's been dicier in practice - we had... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6P2N9)
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 bucks more per month will get you the 512GB version. Whichever way you go, you could pay almost $200 less than you otherwise would by buying everything individually.The loans are supplied by Affirm, one of the more well-known buy now, pay later services that have cropped up in recent years. This Play Now, Pay Later" package could help Meta get headsets into the hands of people unwilling to pay the entire price upfront, but it's also a promotion for the Quest Plus service that adds two games to... Continue reading...
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by Barbara Krasnoff on (#6P0SK)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge It may sound funny to say this, but PDF files - electronic copies of printed documents - are still around and are still very useful. Short for Portable Document Format, PDFs allow you to create a digital version of a paper document, letting you store and access them a lot easier than having to rifle through a filing cabinet.While there are a variety of PDF apps available - Adobe Acrobat being the most well known - you actually don't need to download one to create a PDF from an existing paper document with your iPhone or iPad. You can just use Apple's Files or Notes.Create a PDF from a paper document using FilesIt's very quick to create a PDF using your Files app (thanks to two of our readers, chadsmo and Just_Some_Nobody). The... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6P2K5)
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 wallpaper, but this new dynamic option changes between colors over time.Check out this video from leaker ShrimpApplePro to see the wallpaper and some of the color shifts. I think it looks pretty good!
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6P2K6)
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 it from the retailer's site at 5PM ET / 2PM PT today.We haven't seen the price drop this low since March, shortly after the newer M3 Air debuted. Since then, Walmart has become pretty much the exclusive seller of the M1 MacBook Air, usually offering the 13-inch laptop from 2020 for around $700. Even being nearly four years old and only offered in its base configuration with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, the aging MacBook remains a very good machine for everyday productivity and some very... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6P2GT)
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 few viable alternatives to Adobe's professional design apps. The offer is available for Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and Affinity Publisher starting today on Mac, Windows PC, and iPad.Affinity uses a one-time purchase pricing model that has earned it a loyal fanbase among creatives who are sick of paying for recurring subscriptions. Prices start at $69.99 for Affinity's individual desktop apps or $164.99 for the entire suite, with a separate deal currently offering customers 50 percent off all perpetual licenses.This discount, alongside the six-month free trial, is potentially geared... Continue reading...
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by Quentyn Kennemer on (#6P2GV)
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 their ammunition celebratorily in defiance of rules prohibiting such behavior? Thankfully, the guessing game didn't last long - I decided to give my noise-canceling earbuds of choice a pretty serious workout. If you need an excellent pair to do the same during public or private disturbances, you should check out the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II, which are on sale at Amazon and B&H Photo in black for a record-low price of $169.95 ($110 off).Although Bose now has a more substantial pair sitting on our list of the best wireless earbuds in the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds, the QuietComfort Earbuds II are still... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6P2GW)
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...
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by Tom Warren on (#6P2GX)
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 Fire TV devices.The Xbox app will initially be available only on the Fire TV 4K Max (2023) and Fire TV Stick 4K (2023) and will be identical to the same app available on Samsung's recent TVs and monitors. All you'll need is a compatible Fire TV Stick, a Bluetooth-enabled wireless controller, and an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to stream Xbox games.Microsoft is working to allow Xbox Cloud Gaming to stream your entire Xbox library, and not just titles that are part of Game... Continue reading...
by Richard Lawler on (#6P2DV)
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 or with voice commands, but Amazon has addressed our biggest gripe about that device by removing the camera.It's also launching at a lower price. While the 2017 version cost $149.99 at launch, the 2024 Echo Spot has a $79.99 regular price, and from now through Prime Day (July 16th-17th), it's available for $44.99 for Amazon Prime members. Image: Amazon Amazon promises that the new semicircle has upgraded hardware all over, with even better visuals and improved... Continue reading...
by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6P2DW)
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 WandaVision's finale made it seem as if Agatha Harkness might be left in a nightmare sitcom of her own, Agatha All Along's new trailer reveals that she's been stuck in a Mare of Easttown-style crime drama, believing herself to be a detective hunting down a killer. Interestingly, considering the events of Multiverse of Madness, Wanda Maximoff's name appears briefly in Agatha's false reality before she meets Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza) - a new witch who encourages her to break free from the illusion.... Continue reading...
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by Umar Shakir on (#6P2DX)
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 Reddit showing a black Model Y with its front and rear bumpers covered up and, as Not a Tesla App reports, a front-mounted camera that should help with parking assistance since Tesla had removed ultrasonic sensors years ago.The Model Y's sedan counterpart, Model 3, received the refresh treatment in the US at the beginning of this year, following a European debut in September. Tesla reworked the front and rear bumpers on the Model 3, gave it squinty headlights, added tines to the taillights, and switched to a spelled-out text logo.As for the... Continue reading...
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by Lewis Gordon on (#6P2DY)
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...
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by Wes Davis on (#6P2B3)
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 Holjes, Sweden. Unlike traditional point-to-point rally racing, rallycross puts those cars on a circuit, but with similar racing over dirt and gravel surfaces, as well as plenty of jumping and drifting through turns.There were six EVs and four ICE cars in this weekend's races, and by the end of the first weekend, EV racers took up three of the top five spots in the provisional championship standings. However, Johan Kristoffersson, who won the last two series titles in electric cars, put his internal combustion-powered Volkswagen Polo KMS... Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6P28F)
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...
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by Emma Roth on (#6P28G)
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-up to the earbuds it released last year. Unlike CMF's first iteration of the Buds Pro (which are $10 cheaper), the Buds Pro 2 have a charging case with a smart" dial that you can twist to adjust the volume or manage playback, similar to the one on the CMF Neckband Pro. The dial is fully customizable, allowing you to press it to control noise cancellation, activate a voice assistant, or mute your microphone during a video call.Aside from that nifty switch, the Buds Pro 2... Continue reading...
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by The Verge Staff on (#6P26B)
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 lease or arranging for a mortgage, and figuring out how to get your stuff from one place to another. There are also a variety of other issues. You probably have to downsize and declutter before you move. You have to figure out which furniture to move, and which to keep, and get rid of all those old and outdated laptops and phones that have been moldering in the closet.And then, once you're in your new home, you have to set everything up again - including the tech. You have to reassemble your home... Continue reading...
by Gaby Del Valle on (#6P26C)
Image: Jackson Gibbs for The Verge Moving often means downsizing, and fast. Enter: Facebook Marketplace and Buy Nothing. Continue reading...
by Sheena Vasani on (#6P26D)
Image: Jackson Gibbs for The Verge From note-taking apps to all-in-one browser tab managers, here are some of the tools that kept me, a massive mess, organized. Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6P26E)
Screenshot by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft is finally rolling out spellcheck and autocorrect for its Notepad app in Windows 11, more than 40 years after the simple text editor was first introduced in Windows in 1983. The software giant started testing both features in March, and has now quietly started enabling them for all Windows 11 users in recent days.The spellcheck feature in Notepad is almost identical to how Word or Edge highlight misspelled words, with a red underline to clearly show mistakes. I say almost identical because when you right-click on a misspelled word in Notepad the spelling submenu isn't automatically expanded like Microsoft does in Word, so you have to click again to see a list of correct spellings.It's strange that Microsoft hasn't fully... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6P26F)
Skydance founder David Ellison is set to become Paramount's new chairman and chief executive. | Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Paramount Global has agreed to merge with Skydance Media in a deal that will see the joint enterprise, temporarily dubbed New Paramount," valued at approximately $28 billion.As part of the two-step agreement announced on Sunday, Paramount Chair Shari Redstone (the daughter of Sumner Redstone) will sell National Amusements - which holds her family's controlling stake in Paramount - for $2.4 billion. Skydance will then merge with Paramount, investing $8 billion to purchase Paramount's shares and pay off some of the company's balance sheet. Bloomberg reports that Paramount has $14.6 billion of debt as of March, partially attributed to streaming losses and a decline in the company's broadcast and cable TV business.Given the changes in... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6P24F)
You can now control the ROG lighting in Windows. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Asus is planning to support Microsoft's new Dynamic Lighting feature that allows Windows 11 users to control a motherboard's RGB lighting without needing a separate app. Asus has started testing new beta BIOS updates for both of its AMD 600 and Intel 700 series motherboards that include the Dynamic Lighting support.Microsoft added Dynamic Lighting to Windows 11 in September, providing native RGB lighting controls inside Windows for the very first time. The feature lets users control RGB lights using the open HID LampArray standard, and manufacturers like Acer, Asus, HP, HyperX, Logitech, Razer, and Twinkly have all partnered with Microsoft to support this.The Dynamic Lighting support on Asus' latest motherboards requires a BIOS update... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6P24G)
Boeing's plea deal must receive the approval of a federal judge to take effect. | Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to a pair of crashes of its 737 Max planes, as part of a plea deal with the US Department of Justice. Lawyers for the victims' families plan to object to the deal, which was forged on Sunday just before a midnight deadline and must still be approved by a federal judge.The two crashes, which happened in 2018 and 2019, killed more than 300 people. The planes malfunctioned because of software that was intended to correct for a design flaw - and that software, called MCAS, relied on just a single external sensor for its data. However, when Boeing launched the 737 Max, it didn't tell the Federal Aviation Administration, airlines, or pilots about MCAS in order to skirt... Continue reading...
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by Allison Johnson on (#6P22S)
Honestly, this is Nothing's best idea yet. I've never had so much fun taking a phone apart.That's a misleading statement; I haven't really taken any phones apart lately, but when CMF's Phone 1 arrived, that's the first thing I did. Because this one, my friends, is built different. It won't be widely available in the US, but if you're game, you can get one through Nothing's beta program - and for $199, that's seriously tempting.CMF, Nothing's budget-conscious but still extremely style-driven subbrand, is shipping its first phone, the aptly named Phone 1. While it shares a name and an operating system with Nothing's first own-brand phone, it comes to the table with a new modular approach to phone customizations. Why put a different case on your phone when you can put a whole new... Continue reading...
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