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by Kallie Plagge on (#6XQXZ)
I recently did something sort of unusual: I went to a preview event for a game that's been out for almost three years. I've played around 400 hours of Pokemon Scarlet, according to my Nintendo Switch, since it was released in late 2022. It's safe to say I know the game pretty well. And yet, [...]
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by Richard Lawler on (#6XQSQ)
Last week, Elon Musk's media tour included telling CBS Sunday Morning he was disappointed" by the Republican domestic policy bill backed by President Trump. Now, the former White House employee is calling it a disgusting abomination" and claiming that Congress is making America bankrupt in posts on X on Tuesday. Elon's problem isn't the provisions [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XQQV)
Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are coming to streaming for the first time. The two game shows will arrive on Hulu and Peacock in September, according to a report from The New York Times. Under the multi-year deal, new episodes of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will appear on both streaming services one day after [...]
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by Justine Calma on (#6XQQW)
EchoStar is skipping interest payments even as it commissions a new Dish TV satellite - citing uncertainty" caused by a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) probe. The company just missed a $183 million interest payment, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. It missed another $326 million interest payment, Bloomberg reported on Friday. It's potentially setting [...]
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6XQNQ)
Anker's audio-focused Soundcore brand is introducing a new wireless Bluetooth speaker with rugged features designed to help it survive and thrive during a trip to the beach. The Boom 3i has an IP68 water and dustproof rating plus an additional protective coating that will keep it corrosion-free for up to two years if exposed to [...]
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by Andrew Webster on (#6XQNR)
Arguably the highlight of Epic's State of Unreal keynote was the opening: a sprawling technical demo that showed just how good The Witcher 4 looks in Unreal Engine 5. It showcased a bustling market in a port city, a beautiful forest landscape, and a horse that looked and acted like, well, a horse. Even more [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XQJX)
Google's AI-powered notetaking app, NotebookLM, now lets you share your notebooks with classmates, coworkers, or students using a public link. Though viewers can't edit what's in your notebook, they can still use it to ask questions and interact with AI-generated content like audio overviews, briefings, and FAQs. First launched as an experiment in 2023, NotebookLM [...]
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6XQJY)
Razer has announced a new mousepad that can wirelessly charge your wireless mouse while you're using it. It's not Razer's first attempt at the idea, but the new HyperFlux V2 doesn't require you to use a single specific mouse - it works with several models in Razer's current lineup, charging their batteries continuously using an [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XQJZ)
T-Mobile is bringing its fiber internet service to more than 500,000 households throughout the US. In an update on Tuesday, T-Mobile revealed three new plans that offer customers symmetrical speeds of up to 2 Gigs. In addition to a five-year price lock, the new plans come with a $5 autopay discount, but only if you [...]
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by Jay Peters on (#6XQK0)
Fortnite was missing from the iOS App Store for nearly five years before returning to the US last month. Apple kicked the game off in 2020 after Epic snuck in an in-app payment mechanism that violated App Store rules at the time. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney knew that the choice would result in "fireworks," but [...]
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6XQFQ)
Smartphones are convenient for reading on the go, but it's all too easy to get pulled into notifications or a quick glance at the news that spirals into full-on doomscrolling. That's what makes the Boox Palma 2 so appealing. It offers the portability of a phone in a far less distracting package, and until the [...]
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by Hayden Field on (#6XQFR)
Google is pausing the rollout of its AI-powered Ask Photos" feature within Google Photos, which has been slowly expanding since last fall. Ask Photos isn't where it needs to be," wrote Jamie Aspinall, a product manager for Google Photos, in a post on X responding to criticism, citing three factors: latency, quality, and user experience. [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XQFS)
TikTok is expanding Manage Topics, a feature that lets you customize how often content in the platform's top 10 categories surfaces in your feed, like sports, travel, humor, creative arts, and dance. After rolling out a pilot in the US last year, TikTok spokesperson Jessica Allen confirmed to The Verge that it's now launching globally. [...]
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by Justine Calma on (#6XQFT)
An aging nuclear power plant that has been on the verge of shuttering since 2017 has a new lease on life after Meta agreed to support its operations for the next 20 years. Meta and energy company Constellation announced the deal today, which helps the plant expand its operations while Meta uses it to try [...]
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by Mia Sato on (#6XQFV)
TikTok introduced a slew of new advertiser tools at the company's annual advertiser summit on June 3rd. The new products range from AI-powered ad tools to new features connecting creators and brands, but the overall picture is clear: advertiser content on TikTok is about to become much more tailored and specific. The company will give [...]
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6XQCJ)
The 2026 Polestar 4 - the one without a rearview window - is now on sale in the US. And instead of being manufactured in China like the 2025 version, this all-electric coupe will be imported from South Korea. Of course, Polestar is a Volvo offshoot based in Sweden, and like Volvo it's owned by [...]
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by Sean Hollister on (#6XQCK)
Would you call the Nintendo Switch easy to repair, what with its infamously drifting joysticks, glued-in battery, tiny and easy-to-damage ribbon cables, and lack of official repair instructions and replacement parts? iFixit doesn't think so anymore. After giving Nintendo's handheld a rosy welcome at its 2017 debut, the online repair site says the Switch no [...]
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by Jay Peters on (#6XQCM)
Epic Games is going to allow Fortnite creators to make AI-powered NPCs that work similar to the recently-launched AI Darth Vader. The company showed off the tech at its State of Unreal show on Tuesday. Using the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), creators can make characters with personalities that they can voice chat with. Creators [...]
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by Cameron Faulkner on (#6XQCN)
If you're thinking about getting a MacBook Pro, but you aren't exactly sure which of the many configurations is best for you, perhaps this discounted model might be just what you're after. The latest 14.2-inch model with an M4 chip (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU), 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage is $1,457.87 at Amazon, [...]
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by David Pierce on (#6XQ9D)
As the tech world has standardized on USB-C, charging your devices has become much simpler. But it's still not simple enough. Sure, most things plug into most other things, but now you have to worry about power and data throughput, making sure that everything works properly with everything else. That's why we've spent years longing [...]
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by Jay Peters on (#6XQ9E)
Epic Games' hyperrealistic MetaHuman characters are seriously impressive, and now the company is making it easier for developers to incorporate them into their projects. At its State of Unreal show on Tuesday, Epic announced that the MetaHuman Creator is now embedded within Unreal Engine as part of Unreal Engine 5.6. The company is also bringing [...]
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by Andrew Webster on (#6XQ9F)
From the very beginning, the goal for Mario Kart World was ambitious. A follow-up to the Switch's (and Wii U's) best-selling game, one that steadily grew over the years, World's original concept focused on two key changes: doubling the amount of racers, and creating a connected, open world for players to explore. It was so [...]
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6XQ9G)
Amazon's UK site has an early listing for what appears to be a successor to the Philips Hue Play Light Bar. The new Philips Hue Play Smart Wall Washer also casts an ambient glow on walls that can be synced to music and videos, but illuminates a wider area with better color output than its [...]
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by Andrew Webster on (#6XQ9H)
An ongoing tradition at Epic's big keynotes is a gorgeous tech demo that shows off what its game engine is capable of. For this year's State of Unreal, the company turned to The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red. This new demo a beautiful glimpse at its fantasy world, filled with blood, fire, [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XQ9J)
Meta is pushing ahead with a lightweight headset that could come with a tethered compute puck" that powers the device, according to a report from UploadVR. Sources tell the outlet that Meta now aims to release the mixed-reality device by the end of 2026, while sidelining two Quest 4 headsets rumored to launch next year. [...]
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by Ash Parrish on (#6XQ9K)
Sony has announced it will hold a summer State of Play presentation on Wednesday, June 4th, making this first week of June an all-timer for the video game industry. Not only do we have the Switch 2 launching this week, but all the video game showcases are dropping at once, because while E3 is a [...]
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by Tom Warren on (#6XQ9M)
Nvidia has added support for a new theme in its main Windows app, allowing you to toggle between the dark mode default and a lighter option. The light mode addition is part of a number of updates to the Nvidia app this month, including optimal settings for 12 new games, bug fixes to the DLSS [...]
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by Andrew Webster on (#6XQ6G)
There's a lot going on in gaming this week: Summer Game Fest, an Xbox showcase, and a little console launch from Nintendo. But before it all begins, Fortnite maker Epic Games is hosting its annual State of Unreal event. Last year, Epic spread a lot of news across two events in San Francisco and Seattle. [...]
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by Barbara Krasnoff on (#6XQ6H)
Most of us are familiar with the three basics of moving: packing, moving, and unpacking. But there are a multitude of things to be done both before and after a move that demand just as much of our attention - and for many of these, there are ways that tech can help. In this special [...]
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by Barbara Krasnoff on (#6CQWH)
If you're planning a move, you may suddenly find yourself with a lot of excess stuff and not enough space for it in your new digs. You may be consolidating two separate households into one, or going from a large home into a small apartment - either way, you're going to be leaving behind a [...]
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by Sandra Gutiérrez on (#6XQ6J)
Moving four times in six years has taught me a lot. Mainly, changing addresses is utterly exhausting, but also that it's a lot more complicated than just putting your stuff in boxes and transporting them from point A to point B. This is especially true when it comes to moving your money and payments along [...]
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6XQ51)
Microsoft has added a new AI video generator to its Bing mobile app that's built on OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model. The Bing Video Creator announced on Monday provides a free way to generate short clips with Sora, which is normally locked behind ChatGPT subscriptions starting at $20 per month for Plus users. Bing Video Creator [...]
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by Richard Lawler on (#6XPZA)
TikTok is back online after a brief outage last night. Many people started reporting problems with the platform just after 11PM ET, noting that while TikTok wasn't completely offline, it was definitely dealing with some kind of technical issues that impacted users trying to access the service and view video comments. Based on reports from [...]
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by Richard Lawler on (#6XPXG)
Microsoft's changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features announced Monday for Microsoft Windows users in the European Economic Area (the EU plus [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XPVV)
Ukraine launched a surprise attack on Russia that targeted more than 40 of the country's military aircraft on Sunday. The mission, called Operation Spiderweb, involved sending 117 drones over Russia's borders and into several of its airfields. It was the Ukrainian military's longest-ranged attack yet, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but it also pulls back [...]
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by Richard Lawler on (#6XPVW)
Texas moved closer to becoming the next state with a right to repair law on the books, as the state Senate unanimously voted 31 - 0 to finalize HB 2963 this weekend. It would require manufacturers to make spare parts, manuals, and necessary tools available for equipment sold or used in the country's second most [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XPVX)
Google Wallet will soon no longer let you pay with your PayPal account in the US. On a help center page spotted by Android Authority, Google says it will stop supporting the payment method and automatically delete linked PayPal accounts on June 13th, 2025. The company has also stopped letting users link PayPal accounts to [...]
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6XPSM)
Rivian is overhauling the charging experience for its EV customers, offering them more information about how their battery-powered vehicles take in and use energy. The automaker is rolling out a software update to its vehicles and smartphone app that aims to give its customers a more thorough and holistic view of their vehicle's charging capabilities, [...]
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6XPPY)
June is here, and with it comes a wave of Father's Day sales from a range of retailers - including Sonos, which is discounting everything from the Arc Ultra soundbar to the excellent Era 100 smart speaker. The Sonos Ace deal particularly stands out, as the wireless headphones are available from Amazon, Best Buy, and [...]
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6XPMF)
While we're still a ways out from The Boys returning to Amazon for its fifth season, the franchise's spinoff series, Gen V, will be back this fall. At this year's CCXP convention in Mexico, Amazon announced that Gen V is set to return for its second season on September 17th with a three episode premiere. [...]
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by Dominic Preston on (#6XPMG)
Google will reportedly launch the Pixel 10 series at a Made by Google event on August 13th, with the handsets arriving in stores a week later on the 20th. Leaker @MysteryLupin was the first to tip the launch date, which Android Headlines echoed just minutes later, adding in the extra detail of when the phones [...]
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by Cameron Faulkner on (#6XPHE)
Panasonic may not be as well-known in the US for its TVs as it is in other parts of the globe, but that's starting to change. The company has a solid lineup of high-end TVs that are available through Amazon, one of which is selling at a great price right now. Its 65-inch Z85 OLED [...]
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by Ash Parrish on (#6XPHF)
People Can Fly has announced it has cancelled two in-development projects and will undergo a round of layoffs. Today we made the very difficult decision to suspend the development of project Gemini and project Bifrost," wrote People Can Fly CEO Sebastian Wojciechowski on the studio's LinkedIn page. As a result we have to significantly regroup [...]
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by Emma Roth on (#6XPHG)
Nvidia's Arm-based PC chip could make its debut in Alienware's laptops later this year or in early 2026, according to a report from the Taiwanese publication United Daily News. The chipmaking giant is reportedly working with MediaTek to develop an accelerated processing unit (APU) that combines an Arm-powered CPU with Nvidia's Blackwell GPU architecture. Nvidia [...]
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6XPHH)
After only two short seasons, Ncuti Gatwa's time as Doctor Who has come to a (rather disappointing) end. Note: this post contains spoilers for this past weekend's Doctor Who season finale. In the final moments of "The Reality War," the Fifteenth Doctor (Gatwa) sacrificed his current form to save the life of a child, and [...]
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by Verge Press Room on (#6XPHJ)
Hayden Field is joining The Verge as a senior AI reporter, where she will lead coverage of the biggest names in AI - including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Apple, and others - while also reporting on how these tools are being used, how they're reshaping society, and how regulators are responding. Field joins The Verge [...]
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by Dominic Preston on (#6XPEB)
If you're picking up a Switch 2 this week, resist the urge to remove the screen protector you'll find applied to the console out of the box. This is actually a film layer designed to prevent fragments scattering in the event of damage," and the Switch 2's European safety manual, spotted by fan site NintendoSoup, [...]
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by Verge Staff on (#6XPEC)
Almost all of The Verge's staff have had the experience of moving to a new house or apartment. While the experience was different for everyone, one thing we all had in common is that, during this highly stressful process, we had each discovered at least one tool, app, or other gadget that turned out to [...]
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by Jay Peters on (#6XPC4)
Moving sucks. Ever since leaving college more than a decade ago, I've only lived in apartments, so I've had to get good at living small and managing my inventory of belongings before, during, and after a move. A lot of what makes that possible is that I really like decluttering. But it didn't come naturally [...]
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6XPC5)
The mysterious AI gadget being created by OpenAI and former Apple design chief Jony Ive has been given the thumbs up from Laurene Powell Jobs. In a new interview published by The Financial Times, the two reminisce about Jony Ive's time working at Apple alongside Powell Jobs' late husband, Steve, and trying to make up [...]
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