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by Tom Warren on (#6PKXN)
The Verge Microsoft just posted the fourth and final quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $64.7 billion in revenue and a net income of $22 billion during Q4. Revenue is up 15 percent, and net income has increased by 10 percent.Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud revenues, which include the company's server products and cloud services, were $28.5 billion overall and up 19 percent year over year. Revenues from this part of Microsoft's business now make up nearly 45 percent of all revenue. While cloud revenue is strong once again, Microsoft's consumer devices push continues to dip. Xbox hardware revenue is down again, and Surface revenue has now declined for seven consecutive quarters in a row. Photo by... Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6PKTR)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Qualcomm's new Snapdragon laptops had the summer all to themselves, but that's coming to an end. AMD is now shipping its Ryzen AI chips - and Intel has just announced it'll launch" its next generation of Core Ultra laptop chips, codename Lunar Lake, on a September 3rd livestream. It sounds like they won't be available quite that soon, but the full reveal should be just five weeks away.As we've discussed, Lunar Lake is an utterly overhauled chip that ditches the entire idea of plugging swappable memory sticks into your laptop, not to mention several of Intel's previous ideas about how to achieve the best battery life and performance - plus a tripled NPU if you happen to have generative AI applications you'd like to run locally.But... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PKTS)
Image: Android Headlines The Pixel Watch 3 looks like it will have a larger screen than the Watch 2, thanks to thinner bezels. Leaked marketing materials shared by Android Headlines suggest that the 41mm Pixel Watch 3 will offer 10 percent more screen than the Watch 2 in the same amount of space.The Pixel Watch 3 could also have a brighter display - up to 2,000 nits, double the peak brightness of the Pixel 2 - as well as 20 percent faster charging. The spec sheet, if legitimate, confirms the previously leaked 45mm Watch and states that both sizes will have up to 24 hours of battery life with always-on display enabled or up to 36 hours with a new Battery Saver mode.This could mean that the Pixel Watch 3 won't use the hybrid interface" rolled out in Wear OS 4,... Continue reading...
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by Ash Parrish on (#6PKTT)
Image: Sega For almost 20 years, Nintendo and Sega have released Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to coincide with the international sporting event. But now, according to a report in Eurogamer, that tradition is at an end. In 2020, the IOC made the decision to not renew the game's licensing deal, ending a run of games that's covered most Summer and Winter Olympic Games since 2007.Basically the IOC wanted to bring [the licensing] back to themselves internally and look at other partners so they would get more money," Lee Cocker, a developer who worked on the Mario & Sonic franchise, told Eurogamer.Strangely though, those other partners" are NFTs and esports - products that are not currently known for their money-making possibilities. To... Continue reading...
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by Brandon Widder on (#6PKTV)
Apple's second-gen earbuds are down to $69.99, which is a price we've seen only a handful of times. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon Prime Day brought discounts on a whole swath of Apple products, from iPads and AirTags to the latest 15-inch MacBook Air. We also saw deals across Apple's entire earbuds lineup - including a terrific deal on the second-gen AirPods, which quickly sold out at Amazon. Luckily, if you missed it the first time around, Apple's entry-level earbuds are once again on sale at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy for $69.99 ($60 off), effectively matching their lowest price to date.Admittedly, Apple's second-gen earbuds can't rival the latest AirPods Pro with USB-C or even the third-gen AirPods, for that matter. However, the vanilla buds do offer excellent wireless performance and reliable battery life, allowing you to eke out five hours of music... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6PKTW)
Image: OpenAI OpenAI's new advanced voice mode for ChatGPT is starting to roll out to a small number of people who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus. The feature, which OpenAI showed off at its GPT-4o launch event in May, was criticized for sounding similar to Scarlett Johansson and was later delayed for safety reasons.At OpenAI's event, the new voice mode appeared to be noticeably more capable than ChatGPT's current voice mode. Onstage, OpenAI employees were able to interrupt and ask the chatbot to tell a story in different ways, and the chatbot took their interruptions in stride to adjust its responses.
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6PKTX)
Amazon's new Batman show is a jazzy blend of style, substance, and nostalgia. Continue reading...
by Lauren Feiner on (#6PKQQ)
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The Senate passed the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (also known as COPPA 2.0), the first major internet bills meant to protect children to reach that milestone in two decades. A legislative vehicle that included both KOSA and COPPA 2.0 passed 91-3.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called it a momentous day" in a speech ahead of the vote, saying that the Senate keeps its promise to every parent who's lost a child because of the risks of social media." He called for the House to pass the bills as soon as they can."KOSA is a landmark piece of legislation that a persistent group of parent advocates have played a key role in pushing forward - meeting with lawmakers, s... Continue reading...
by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6PKQR)
Amazon's new Echo Spot strikes a good balance between smart speaker and smart display. Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PKQS)
The LimeBike (left) and the LimeGlider (right). | Image: Lime Lime is testing two new e-bikes designed to make bike-sharing accessible to a wider range of riders. Alongside throttles that mean you don't have to pedal to move, the LimeBike and the LimeGlider both offer 20-inch wheels with fat tires for better traction, step-through frames to make getting on and off easier, and lower centers of gravity for more stability.The LimeBike is meant to complement" the pedal-assist Gen4 e-bike that Lime launched in 2022. It comes with pedals as well as a handlebar throttle, allowing riders to either pedal with electric assist or move with electric power only. Its seatpost has a quick-adjust clamp to make it easier to move up or down, among other improvements. Image: Lime The... Continue reading...
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by Justine Calma on (#6PKQT)
Image: The Verge Texas announced a massive settlement with Meta over the use of facial recognition on Facebook, resolving a lawsuit filed in 2022 claiming that the Tag Suggestions" feature on photos uploaded to Facebook violated the state's Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion over five years to settle the suit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office said today.It's the largest settlement ever resulting from an action brought by a single state, according to Paxton. It's also the first lawsuit and settlement under CUBI and serves as a warning to other companies in violation of the state's privacy rights, he says.Any abuse of Texans' sensitive data will be met with... Continue reading...
by Lauren Feiner on (#6PKMH)
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are proposing a bill to carve out Section 230 protection for tech companies that fail to remove intimate AI deepfakes from their platforms.Reps. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) unveiled the Intimate Privacy Protection Act, Politico first reported, to combat cyberstalking, intimate privacy violations, and digital forgeries," as the bill says. The bill amends Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which currently shields online platforms from being held legally responsible for what their users post on their services. Under the Intimate Privacy Protection Act, that immunity could be taken away in cases where platforms fail to combat the kinds of harms listed. It does this by... Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6PKMJ)
Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images Marvel's big plan to pull the MCU out of its multiversal tailspin became very clear this past weekend during San Diego Comic-Con as the studio announced that the Russo brothers are coming back to direct the next two Avengers films. While Avengers: The Kang Dynasty is out, Avengers: Doomsday is in, with Robert Downey Jr. signed on to play the central role. And it seems like Marvel is dropping a pretty penny to make this all happen.Variety reports that Marvel is spending $80 million to lure the Russos back to direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, the two films that will bring the Marvel Cinematic Universe's ongoing Multiverse Saga to a close. Both films are also set to be produced by the Russo's AGBO outfit rather than... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6PKMK)
It's the new-age Tamagotchi, only it talks back. | Image: Friend A few minutes before Avi Schiffmann and I get on Google Meet to talk about the new product he's building, an AI companion called Friend," he sends me a screenshot of a message he just received. It's from Emily," and it wishes him luck with our chat. Good luck with the interview," Emily writes, I know you'll do great. I'm here if you need me after."Emily is not human. It's the AI companion Schiffmann has been building, and it lives in a pendant hung around his neck. The product was initially named Tab before Schiffmann pivoted to calling it Friend, and he's been working on the idea for the last couple of years.Schiffmann defines Friend both by what it is and what it very deliberately is not. The original idea was to be more... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6PKMM)
Don't mistake Dasung's portable color E Ink monitor for a tablet; it's completely dependent on another device. | Image: Dasung It may look like another e-note tablet, but Dasung's Paperlike Color is actually a portable monitor featuring a 12-inch color E Ink screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. For those working remotely, it can provide extra screen real estate for a laptop or a smartphone, or its reflective e-paper panel can serve as an alternative to staring at an LCD for hours, thus reducing eye strain.The Paperlike Color is Dasung's second dedicated display product featuring an E Ink Kaleido 3 color screen, following a 25.3-inch desktop version that debuted last September. The desktop version sells for $1,649, while the new portable version is available now for $849.The Kaleido display technology works by applying a color filter over a... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PKH6)
Image: Meta Meta is launching an app for its Quest 3 headsets that lets you take measurements and visualize changes in your home. The utility app, called Layout, will appear in the Quest 3 library as part of the v68 update.Meta says you can use Layout to measure furniture around your home, allowing you to get a sense of how much room you have for a new couch or TV without taking out your tape measure. You can also use the app to place virtual objects in a real-world environment as well as try out the leveling tool to ensure the picture you just hung up isn't crooked. Image: Meta You can place and resize virtual objects - like a TV - to see how they look. Along with the Layout app, the v68 update includes Meta's e... Continue reading...
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by Justine Calma on (#6PKH7)
Paris 2024, before the triathlon, view of the Seine with the grandstands and the Eiffel Tower in the background. | Photo: Getty Images The men's triathlon event at the Paris Olympics was postponed today because of pollution levels in the Seine, where the swimming leg of the event was supposed to be held. Now, the event is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday - if the water quality improves by then.Bacteria in the river, including E. coli, has been a concern leading up to the Summer Games. Paris spent the equivalent of roughly $1.5 billion on cleanup efforts before the Olympics to prevent sewage and wastewater from contaminating the Seine, The Associated Press reports. But rain seems to have stymied efforts to keep bacteria at safe levels.The tests carried out in the Seine today revealed water quality levels that did not provide sufficient guarantees"Paris 2024 and... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6PKH8)
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Before Roku was a leading player in the streaming wars, with that ubiquitous purple screensaver and a library of original content and practically every streaming app you could possibly imagine, it was a Netflix gadget - the first Netflix gadget, for that matter, and the one that helped start a streaming revolution. But the Roku story was almost very different.On this episode of The Vergecast, we try out a couple of show formats we've been planning for a while. First, we debut our tech-rewatch segment, in the vein of some of our favorite rewatch shows like Office Ladies, The West Wing Weekly, and The Rewatchables. We're calling it Version History, at least for now. For this first segment, we tell the story of the Roku Netflix Player,... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6PKHA)
Image: Dashlane Password manager Dashlane has released a new passkey report that gives us some idea of how many people are adopting the cryptographic passwordless logins. According to the report, Dashlane has seen a 400 percent increase in passkey authentications since the beginning of the year, with 1 in 5 active Dashlane users now having at least one passkey in their Dashlane vault.Over 100 sites now offer passkey support, though Dashlane says the top 20 most popular apps account for 52 percent of passkey authentications. When split into industry sectors, e-commerce (which includes eBay, Amazon, and Target) made up the largest share of passkey authentications at 42 percent. So-called sticky apps" - meaning those used on a frequent basis, such as... Continue reading...
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by Kylie Robison on (#6PKH9)
Image: The Verge Perplexity is launching a program to share ad revenue with publishing partners following weeks of plagiarism accusations.Perplexity's Publishers' Program" has recruited its first batch of partners, including prominent names like Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, Entrepreneur, The Texas Tribune, and Automattic (with WordPress.com participating but not Tumblr). Under this program, when Perplexity features content from these publishers in response to user queries, the publishers will receive a share of the ad revenue. Publishing partners will also get a free one-year subscription to Perplexity's Enterprise Pro tier and access to Perplexity's developer tools, plus insights through Scalepost.ai, a new AI startup that helps secure partnerships... Continue reading...
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6PKF4)
Canva welcomes Leonardo.ai to its design app portfolio. | Image: Leonardo.ai Canva has announced plans to acquire Leonardo.ai, an Australian generative AI content and research startup, as part of its goal to build a world-class suite of visual AI tools." While financial terms haven't been disclosed, the deal will see Canva gain access to Leonardo.ai's lineup of user-customizable text-to-image and text-to-video generators.In Canvas announcement, company cofounder Cameron Adams says Leonardo.ai will continue to develop its web platform" as a separate product offering, much like the Affinity creative software suite Canva acquired in March. Leonardo.ai's technology and Phoenix foundation model will also be rapidly" integrated into Canva's existing suite of Magic Studio products, such as the Magic Media image and... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6PKD2)
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is calling on members of Congress to regulate the use of AI-generated deepfakes to protect against fraud, abuse, and manipulation. Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith is calling for urgent action from policymakers to protect elections and guard seniors from fraud and children from abuse.While the tech sector and non-profit groups have taken recent steps to address this problem, it has become apparent that our laws will also need to evolve to combat deepfake fraud," says Smith in a blog post. One of the most important things the U.S. can do is pass a comprehensive deepfake fraud statute to prevent cybercriminals from using this technology to steal from everyday Americans."Microsoft wants a deepfake fraud statute"... Continue reading...
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by Alex Heath on (#6PK60)
AI characters in Instagram. | Image: Meta Meta is opening up the ability for anyone in the US to create AI versions of themselves in Instagram or on the web with a new tool called AI Studio.The pitch is that creators and business owners will use these AI profiles to talk to their followers on their behalf. They'll be able to talk directly with humans in chat threads and respond to comments on their author's account. Meta says Instagram users in the US can get started with AI Studio via either its website or by starting a new AI chat" directly in Instagram.In a blog post on Monday, the company writes that creators can customize their AI based on things like their Instagram content, topics to avoid and links they want it to share." The post goes on to say that creators will... Continue reading...
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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6PK4P)
The Apple HomeKit-compatible Logitech Circle View Doorbell is still alive and buzzing. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple HomeKit users can breathe a sigh of relief. Logitech's Circle View Doorbell and Circle View Camera, an indoor / outdoor security camera, are still being manufactured and sold - despite a comment from Logitech's CEO saying she thought they were pretty much gone," although she would need to double-check."The Circle View lineup represents two of just a handful of security cameras compatible with Apple's HomeKit Secure Video service. If they went away, it would be slim pickings for smart home users who like the security and privacy features of Apple's video service.
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by Gaby Del Valle on (#6PK4Q)
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images A federal judge in New York ruled that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can't search travelers' phones without a warrant. The ruling theoretically applies to land borders, seaports, and airports - but in practice, it only applies to New York's Eastern District.That's not nothing, though, since the district includes John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, the sixth-busiest airport in the country. Nationwide, CBP has conducted more than 230,000 searches of electronic devices between the 2018 and 2023 fiscal years at land borders, seaports, and airports, according to its publicly available enforcement statistics.The ruling stems from a criminal case against Kurbonali Sultanov, a naturalized US citizen from Uzbekistan, who was ordered to... Continue reading...
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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6PK2K)
ADT's new smart security system is now available nationwide. ADT Plus features new ADT hardware and integrates with Google Nest cameras and video doorbells, and the Yale Assure Lock 2. | Image: ADT ADT's long-rumored new security system is now live on ADT.com. Featuring entirely new ADT hardware and integrations with Google Nest cameras, smart speakers, and more, the new ADT Plus system has a distinctly Google Nest Secure look and feel (RIP). But how it will work in your home remains to be seen.The company also announced that the Yale Assure Lock 2 will be the first smart lock compatible with Trusted Neighbor, its new feature that leverages technologies such as smart locks and facial recognition to make it easier for people you trust to get into your home in an emergency - or just to feed the dog.If you have the smart lock as part of the system, you'll be able to set it so that when your trusted neighbor" comes to the house to... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PK0K)
Image: Apple Apple's iOS 18.1 developer preview comes with an AI-powered feature that lets you record and transcribe phone calls, as reported by MacRumors. Users with access to the beta can tap the new record" button in the top-left corner of the call screen to keep an audio log of their call.Once enabled, all callers will hear a message saying, This call will be recorded." The Phone app will then record the call, while automatically creating a transcription that will appear in the Notes app. In addition, users will also be able to access the full audio recording and an AI-generated summary of the call in the Notes app.Apple first showed off phone call recording during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The feature seems useful for... Continue reading...
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6PJXS)
The Frame can easily pass for a traditional picture frame, which is part of its charm. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you want to help the student in your life feel a little more at home this school year, Samsung's Music Frame is a unique piece of dorm decor that'll do just the trick. And right now, the art-inspired smart speaker is down to $347.99 ($52 off) at Amazon, which matches the all-time low we last saw during Amazon Prime Day.Samsung's Music Frame is a lot of things. As the name implies, it's a mountable 12.9 x 12.9-inch picture frame you can hang on your wall or rest on the included display stand. However, unlike the larger Sonos / Ikea Symfonisk frame speaker, you can customize Samsung's speaker with physical photographs of, say, loved ones back home. You can even get creative and swap it out with physical art prints if you feel so... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6PJXT)
There's a bit of soldering involved with the mod, so Voultar will initially be only selling an installation service. | Screenshot: Macho Nacho Productions Nintendo sold over 49 million Super Nintendo consoles, but not all of them were created equal. A later hardware revision improved the quality of the SNES's video output, and over three decades later, one modder has come up with a way to bring those same improvements to nearly every Super Nintendo ever released.Zach Henson, a console modder who also goes by the name Voultar, has created a DIY modification kit for older Super Nintendo consoles called the Edge Enhancer. Expected to sell for around $60, the mod kit upgrades the console's video output, making graphics appear much sharper and colors more saturated.Although Nintendo made many revisions to the Super Nintendo's hardware during the console's production run, for retro gamers,... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6PG6W)
Image: Jay Maidment Check out all of The Verge's coverage of San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PJXV)
Some of the Apple Intelligence features previewed during WWDC 2024 | Image: Apple Apple has just released the developer betas for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, giving users access to the company's first set of AI features.Some of the Apple Intelligence features arriving with the beta include Siri with an updated design and ability to maintain context across multiple requests, new Mail features like smart reply and email summaries, natural language search in Photos, and other tweaks, according to 9to5Mac. Bloomberg reported that Apple will likely roll out some Apple Intelligence features, like Siri's larger AI overhaul, later, running well into 2025.To install these updates, you'll need an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max or, for iPads and Macs, a system with an Apple Silicon chip. Once they're installed,... Continue reading...
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6PJXW)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you're a PlayStation 5 owner and are curious about VR gaming, now may be the best time to pick up Sony's headset. The PlayStation VR2 is currently on sale for its lowest price ever, available on its own for $349.99 ($200 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and direct from PlayStation or as a bundle with Horizon Call of the Mountain for $399.99 ($200 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and PlayStation. The deal is part of the ongoing PlayStation Summer Sale, which runs through August 5th.Now, it's true that the PSVR 2 has some flaws - such as its reliance on a wired tether to your console - but it remains a state-of-the-art experience with 120Hz OLED displays, eye tracking, and one of the comfiest fits out there for a VR headset. The naked truth is that... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6PJTZ)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch's mobile app is getting a major update that puts its TikTok-like feed front and center. The company started testing the update earlier this year, and over the course of this week, the new app will roll out to all users on Android and iOS, Twitch says in a blog post.The big change is that the new app will open on a feed of content you might like (a Home" tab) instead of opening on the Following" tab. The change follows a lot of steps in this direction from Twitch: the company announced an initial discovery feed" experiment in August, and it rolled the feed out to all users in April as a Feed" tab in the mobile app. Earlier this year, as part of his 2024 open letter, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy also discussed the company's plans to... Continue reading...
by Ash Parrish on (#6PJV0)
Image: Sony Sony Interactive Entertainment and Team Asobi - the developers behind the forthcoming Astro Bot - have teamed up to design and release a limited edition Astro Bot DualSense controller.Just look at it. I need it.The Astro Bot limited edition controller adds blue controller grips and sci-fi accents and features Astro's signature pair of bright blue eyes on the touchpad that, based on the adorable trailer, appear to blink at you. (They better blink at you - what's the point of the eyes if they don't blink at you?)Team Asobi has added a bunch of new interactions between DualSense controllers and the Astro Bot game, some of which I got to experience during my demo of the game at Summer Game Fest. The team has increased the number of... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6PJV1)
Image: Dinosaur Polo Club Canceled video games are typically shrouded in secrecy, the kind of thing we only learn about via leaks well after the fact. But Dinosaur Polo Club, the indie studio behind the minimalist strategy games Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, has revealed a recently canceled project in a refreshing bout of transparency.The game was codenamed Magic School, and it was an attempt for the studio to branch out from the clean, streamlined experiences it has become known for. The problem? As the concept grew in scope, it became clear to the studio that a much bigger team would be needed, which led them to abandon it.You can get a sense of what it would've been like in the footage above as well as from the concept images in the gallery below. (There's... Continue reading...
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by Lauren Feiner on (#6PJQC)
Photo by Kenny Holston-Pool / Getty Images X owner Elon Musk shared a deepfake video spoofing a campaign ad for Vice President Kamala Harris. It appears to violate the platform's own policies against synthetic and manipulated media.The video Musk shared on Friday alters a recent campaign video Harris released, one that makes it sound like the presidential candidate said things she didn't. The manipulated clip has Harris saying things like she is the ultimate diversity hire" and that she had four years under the tutelage of the ultimate deep state puppet, a wonderful mentor, Joe Biden." The original account that had posted the video labeled it, Kamala Harris Campaign Ad PARODY," a disclaimer that might prevent it from violating X's policies. But this context did not appear in... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6PJQD)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple's new AI features for the iPhone may not arrive with the initial rollout of iOS 18 and the expected launch of the iPhone 16 in September, according to a report from Bloomberg. Instead, the company reportedly plans on launching Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 in October as it works to get the rollout right.Apple took the wraps off its first AI features during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, showing off a new and improved Siri, AI-powered image generation, and an integration with ChatGPT. These features may not be available with a new iPhone 16 purchased at launch, but Apple could roll out the update later to new devices in store with its in-the-box updating machine called Presto.While Apple doesn't usually launch... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Liszewski on (#6PJQE)
Arc'teryx's new powered MO/GO pants claim to boost leg strength by up to 40 percent. | Image: Arc'teryx Strength-boosting exoskeleton suits can help make jobs with physical labor feel less strenuous, but Arc'teryx has partnered with Skip, a spinoff of Google's X Labs, to bring the technology to leisure time. The powered MO/GO pants feature a lightweight electric motor at the knee that can boost a hiker's leg strength when going uphill while also absorbing the impact of steps during a descent.The MO/GO (which is short for mountain goat) pants weigh around seven pounds with the power-boosting module and three-hour rechargeable batteries attached. That module snaps onto the hiker using a pair of carbon fiber braces for each leg hidden beneath a pair of Arc'teryx Gamma hiking pants to make the apparatus easy to get on and off.Marketed as a... Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6PJV2)
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by Logitech The new head of Logitech discusses the company's return to growth and plans to reduce its carbon footprint by half. Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6PJQF)
Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo by Logitech The new head of Logitech discusses the company's return to growth and plans to reduce its carbon footprint by half. Continue reading...
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by Dvora Meyers on (#6PJMY)
When Simone Biles saluted the judges and stepped onto the mat to vault at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp, Belgium, it seemed like every camera in the packed arena was trained on her. People in the audience pulled their smartphones to record. The photographers zoomed in from their media perches. One TV camera tracked her run on a high-speed dolly, all the way down the runway, as she hurdled into a roundoff onto the springboard. The spider cam, swinging above, caught the upward trajectory of her body as she turned towards the table and blocked up and off, twisting one and a half times before landing on the blue mat and raising her arms above her head. The apex of human athleticism and kinesthetic beauty had been captured.But there were other... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6PJGB)
Image: MysteryLupin (X) Google appears to be preparing to launch a fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat. Details on the thermostat first leaked last week, and now the same leaker has posted more documents on X that show this new model will have a customizable homescreen, a new Dynamic Farsight" feature, and a borderless" display.The leaks detail a high-res borderless display," which looks like it will allow the UI of the Nest Learning Thermostat to extend into the area that was typically a black bezel on existing third-generation units. Other leaked images show UI elements that appear much closer to the bezels of the display, too. Image: MysteryLupin (X) The leaked specs of the fourth-generation Nest Learning Thermostat. D... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6PJ21)
Image: Samar Haddad for The Verge It's one of the most common low-stakes annoyances in modern life: you flop down on the couch at the end of the day, finally with a few minutes to watch one of the dozens of incredible shows or movies you have access to thanks to the peak TV era and the advent of streaming, and you start scrolling. Instead of actually watching anything, you spend an interminable evening opening apps, aimlessly scrolling through endless rows of same-looking tiles. You eventually give up and watch The Office again.On this episode of The Vergecast, we look at why TV and movie recommendations are so complicated, and whether AI might be able to make them better. If Spotify can build infinite playlists of music you'll like, and YouTube and TikTok always seem... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6PJ22)
The smaller sibling to UE's Epicboom offers plenty of punch for its size. But it's a little thin on features to justify $250. Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6PJ08)
Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 47, 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 Skibidi Toilet and the future of mall brands and the legacy of Bell Labs, watching Dirty Pop and catching up on Cobra Kai, downloading every single podcast episode mentioned in this excellent Reddit thread, writing stuff down with Napkin, and trying desperately to figure out what I forgot to pack for vacation. I've also been trying new blueberry muffin recipes all week - thanks to everyone who sent me one!Speaking of which: As I mentioned last week, Installer is taking a summer... Continue reading...
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by Victoria Song on (#6PJ07)
Did I mention it's only $56?! It doesn't do anything other than track steps, but that's all I want it to do. And at this price? I ain't complaining. Continue reading...
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by Charles Pulliam-Moore on (#6PHST)
Photo by Tristan Fewings / Getty Images Following reports that the Russo brothers were in talks to helm more features for Marvel, the studio confirmed at this year's San Diego Comic-Con that the pair will be directing two new Avengers films.During Marvel's Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, the studio announced that the Russo brothers have signed on to direct Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars - the former of which will see Robert Downey Jr. return to the MCU as Doctor Doom. Doomsday is due out in May 2026, while Secret Wars will follow in May 2027.
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by Andrew Webster on (#6PHRW)
Image: Apple The end of the world just got a little closer. Apple confirmed that the much-anticipated second season of its postapocalyptic series Silo will start streaming on November 15th.Silo premiered last May and was renewed before the first season finished. Apple first teased season 2, alongside the return of Severance, at WWDC 2024. (Severance's second season will start streaming in January.)Based on the trilogy of novels by Hugh Howey, Silo is set in the distant future and follows the remains of humanity, who live in giant underground bunkers - the titular silos - to avoid the deadly world outside. The season 1 finale ended with a big twist that made it clear there's a lot more going on than the show initially lets on. It also only covers... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6PHNT)
Image: Hulu It only takes a few minutes before Futurama's new season starts explaining non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, a concept most people probably haven't thought about for more than a year.Despite being set in the far future, Futurama has always been comfortable commenting on modern life. There have been episodes about smartphones and 3D printers that use sci-fi nonsense to complicate the concepts in a way that makes them funny. That has largely continued to be true over many years (and cancellations). But in its Hulu revival last year, the show really started to mess up the balance, and its topical jokes began to overshadow the sci-fi gags. The upcoming 12th season struggles even more to find a Futurama-style twist on absurd... Continue reading...
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by David Nield on (#6PHHF)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I've got a stack of bookmarked, favorited, and saved-for-later web articles that I'm going to get around to reading one day... but haven't. I think that part of what puts me off working through that list is that reading on the internet, especially longer pieces, can be a slog. On most sites, besides the text and pictures that matter, you've got a constant flurry of ads, pop-ups, panels, and media to deal with.You can avoid this problem by using a bookmarking app such as Pocket, which offers an easier way to both save and read longer content, or you can buy a separate reading device such as a Kindle. However, if you don't want to deal with another app or device, there's another way. Most popular browsers now come with some kind of reading... Continue reading...
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