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Peloton was a pandemic darling - one of the businesses that seemed to find its purpose as something more than a cultish fad when the world shut down. And then, everything went horribly wrong. First, the supply chain issues with monthslong delays for bikes that irked new customers. Then, a disastrous recall affected both of [...]

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson urging the FTC to require that companies admit when you're not really buying an ebook or video game. Wyden's letter, shared with The Verge, requests guidance to ensure that consumers who purchase or license digital goods can make informed [...]

Starting May 12th,YouTube saysit will show fewer mid-roll ads that it thinks will interrupt sentences or action sequences, and more at natural break points" like pauses or transitions, according to a help page on the change. The company says it's also inserting additional, automatic ad-slots at natural break points" into older videos with manually-placed slots, [...]

I am the last person on earth who needs another watch. As The Vergeas resident wearables reviewer, Iam always double-wristing the latest smartwatches. I am also the last person who needs another ring after spending a whole summer wearing six of them like a high-tech mafia wife. But I never said I had good sense, [...]

To be the best at their jobs, people need relationships in the workplace. Employees who feel comfortable taking work challenges to peers or problem solving in tandem are more likely to excel in their work. Theyare also more likely to be happy, as recent research has revealed. Social connections in the workplace contribute to a [...]

With the rapid introduction of computing that leverages AI, the gaming experience is set to take a step forward in 2025. In January, at CES, GIGABYTE provided a glimpse at that future when it introduced its B800 series motherboards. Built to work with Intel B860 and AMD B850 chipsets, the mainstream B800 series models are [...]

The modern internet is nearly three decades old, and itas starting to show its age. Think back to the a90s: some of what we built back then, though groundbreaking, now feels outdated. The Verge recently created a special issue on what we were doing online in 2004, highlighting how Web 2.0 was born. Take a [...]

Panasonic has announced an upgrade version of 2019's Lumix S1R with a new sensor, smaller body, faster autofocus, and video recording that tops out at 8K at 30 frames per second. Although the Lumix S1RII's new 44.3-megapixel back-side illuminated CMOS sensor is smaller than the 47.3-megapixel sensor in its predecessor, its improved video capabilities, including [...]

Like Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Konami and Bloober Team are back in action together. Bloober Team announced that it will continue its partnership with the Japanese publisher working on a new project. The trust built upon the success of Silent Hill 2 laid the foundation for signing another agreement for a new project," the [...]

There was a time, not so long ago, when people wouldnat shut up about a revolution in automobiles. No matter where you looked, youad find someone telling you about how self-driving, all-electric vehicles would change the way we think about car ownership, lead to a total reinvention of how cities work, change the economy, and [...]

Trello is launching several new features this week, all designed to turn the Atlassian-owned app into something like a universal to-do list for everything in your life. By integrating with Slack (and soon Teams), email, and Siri, the company is hoping it can help you put all your important stuff in one place -and then [...]

Adobe has released a powerful new Photoshop mobile app that includes many of the design, editing, and generative AI tools found on the desktop version. The app integrates with Photoshop on the web to allow creatives to work on projects across multiple devices and is globally available today on iPhone, with Android coming later this [...]

On a recent Saturday afternoon, around 50 sign-wielding protesters stood outside the Tesla showroom in Manhattan's Meatpacking neighborhood, screaming insults at passing Tesla vehicles. aUncool car!a aDonat buy a Swatsticar!a aMajor loser!a The excitement peaked when an unsuspecting Cybertruck suddenly pulled around the corner. As a woman in the passenger seat stared wide-eyed out the [...]

It looks like Samsung may have an answer to Oppo's Find N5 after all, as new leaks claim that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 will only be fractionally thicker than the world's thinnest foldable. That's according to renders created by OnLeaks based on leaked information. OnLeaks, together with Android Headlines, reports that the Z Fold [...]

Today is the third anniversary of Valveas Steam Deck, the handheld gaming PC that all but created the market for handheld gaming PCs. It was a mess to start! But three years later, The Verge has data showing how it has dominated the nascent market. While Valve told us in November 2023 that it had [...]

A free version of Gemini Code Assist, Google's enterprise-focused AI coding tool, is now available globally for solo developers. Google announced today that Gemini Code Assist for individuals is launching in public preview, aiming to make coding assistants with the latest AI capabilities" more accessible for students, hobbyists, freelancers, and startups. Now anyone can more [...]

Microsoft has started testing a free version of Office for Windows that includes ads. Right now, you have to pay for a monthly Microsoft 365 subscription to get access to the full desktop version of Office, but Microsoft has been quietly testing an ad-supported version in certain countries. Beebom first noticed that the ad-supported version [...]

I've never reviewed a perfect product, but Logitech's Powerplay Wireless Charging System comes close. For over three years and counting, I've never even had to think about charging my wireless mouse. It's so dead simple, it feels like magic, and it's a shame that most people probably can't afford it at $120. The good news: [...]

Disney has had a tumultuous run since Bob Iger's return as the company's CEO, which came just two years after he handed the reins over to Bob Chapek. Iger has since worked to undo some of Chapek's changes as the company contends with a streaming-focused future. Iger has big plans for the future of Disney [...]

When Nvidia originally confirmed that some of its new RTX 50-series graphics cards had a rare" manufacturing issue that left them missing some promised render units and a slight amount of performance as a result, it only named three affected cards: the RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti. But now, Nvidia has confirmed [...]

After months of preparation, Epic Games will finally take on Apple in court in a trial that could fundamentally change the makeup of the App Store. The fight dates back to August, when Epic added a direct payment mechanism to its hit battle royale game Fortnite in violation of Apple's rules. The iPhone maker quickly [...]

Ongoing scarcity has made it challenging to purchase Nintendoas adorable Alarmo since its soft launch last year, but it appears those days are behind us. The $99.99 alarm clock is now readily available from third-party retailers in the US, starting with Best Buy. You can also buy it directly from Nintendo without a subscription, with [...]

We're nearing the deadline that Elon Musk imposed for government workers to reply to a mass email about productivity, and the results have been predictably confusing - with even a direct statement from President Donald Trump failing to clear things up. Government agencies have taken significantly different tacks toward the Musk-promoted email, which he announced [...]

A pivotal trial over the embattled Dakota Access Pipeline opens today that could have grave consequences for protests in the US and the future of the environmental group Greenpeace. Members of theAStanding Rock Sioux and more than 500 other tribes protested the development of the pipeline alongside demonstrators who joined from across the US nearly [...]

SpaceX believes it knows what caused the explosion during the seventh test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster on January 16th, 2025. Fires in the aft section of Starship, located between the bottom of its liquid oxygen tank and rear heat shield, caused all but one of Starship's engines to execute controlled [...]

Verizon and AT&T have each announced milestones in making cellphone-to-satellite video calls in partnership with satellite company AST SpaceMobile. Verizon has completed its first cellphone-to-satellite video call, while AT&T has completed its first using satellites that will be used as part of a commercial network. There's lining up competition to T-Mobile's arrangement with SpaceX and [...]

Amazon is holding a press event this week, where we expect it to finally launch its new" Alexa. This could be the beginning of a major shift in how we use generative AI in our homes, or it could be a big disappointment. The latter seems likely, based on the delays and persistent rumors that [...]

Annapurna Interactive is hosting its first showcase of the year, and it's an important one. Last year, Annapurna Interactive's entire staff resigned en masse after negotiations to spin offthe respected indie game publisher into its own independent entity broke down. Since then, those employees have formed their own company and even have a new crop [...]

Google has announced new searchable transcripts for videos you store in Google Drive. The feature is rolling out to all Google Workspace users, starting today and finishing by March 26th. The transcripts look a lot like those you'd see on YouTube. If one is available, it'll appear in a sidebar next to the video as [...]

President Donald Trump announced Sunday night he has named conservative podcaster Dan Bongino as the FBI's new deputy director. Bongino has worked as a New York police officer and US Secret Service agent, but has no FBI experience. Bongino is well-known in conservative media, thanks to credits like having hosted a Fox News show and [...]

Legendary Apple artist Susan Kare has released 32 new retro-inspired icons that are designed to live outside of your computer screen. Instead, the Esc Keys" collection Kare created in collaboration with Asprey Studio consists of mechanical keyboard keycaps and wearable pendants, each featuring an 8-bit pixel art illustration like a dog, a plant, mail, and [...]

We are living through what can charitably be called interesting times, and one of the questions that many people are asking is: aWhat can I do?a One answer to that question a no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on a is to contact your federal or local representatives and let them [...]

In my first few hours with Monster Hunter Wilds, I fought against a gigantic spider in waters that were as red as blood and dodged the onslaught of a twisting dragon amid a desert storm, complete with powerful strikes of lightning terrorizing the ground around me. I went up against sandworms and giant apes and [...]

Your phone comes with a number of useful features that we hope youall never have to use a and crash detection falls into that category. Movement sensors detect when you're driving a and when you come to a sudden and abrupt stop. Your phone or watch can then alert emergency services, along with family and [...]

First, letas lay out the facts. Four commercial jet crashes have occurred in the last 10 weeks: Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 on Christmas Day; Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 on December 29th; American Airlines Flight 5342 on January 29th; and Delta Connection Flight 4819 on February 17th. There have been several private airplane crashes in the [...]

Apple is several months away from launching the iPhone 17 series but a significant camera redesign may be on the horizon. Leaker Majin Bu has shared CAD renders of what are purported to be the iPhone 17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max, and the rumored iPhone 17 Air - with the latter three all featuring [...]

Apple has announced plans to invest more than $500 billion in the US over the next four years, including hiring 20,000 new employees and launching a new server factory in Texas. The announcement was teased after a meeting last week between CEO Tim Cook and President Donald Trump, and comes as the company tries to [...]

Apple has released iOS 18 - plus iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and other new updates - bringing several key updates to how the company's devices operate and setting the stage for generative AI features. The most discussed feature of iOS 18 is the Apple Intelligence suite. With the release of iOS 18.2 on [...]

Grok, Elon Musk's ChatGPT competitor, temporarily refused to respond with sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation," according to xAI's head of engineering, Igor Babuschkin. After Grok users noticed that the chatbot had been given instructions to not respond with those results, Babuschkin blamed an unnamed, ex-OpenAI employee at xAI for updating Grok's system [...]

On Friday, the Space Force published a picture taken last year from a camera mounted on the secretive X-37B space plane while high above the Earth. Space.com notes that the one other glimpse" of the plane in space was while it was deploying from Falcon Heavy's upper stage" during its December 2023 launch. The Space [...]

Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that federal workers would soon get an email requesting to understand what they got done last week." According to the New York Times, the email from the Office of Personnel Management went to agencies across the federal government that afternoon, including the FBI, State Department, and others, with a deadline for [...]

Hades II just received its second major update as part of its early access development, which was a great excuse for me to jump back in. Since its initial release, Iave logged more than 30 hours and actually held myself back from playing much more a I donat want to get tired of the game [...]

Apple is readying its MacBook Air line for an update to M4 chips in March, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in today's Power On newsletter. With the slim laptops' spec bump, the MacBook line's M4 transition will be complete. Gurman didn't provide timing beyond that the laptops are coming next month, but as usual before [...]

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 72, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If youare new here, welcome, hope you like gadgets, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, Iave been reading about Hasan Piker and calculator apps and car thieves and [...]

Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 18.4 yesterday, which users have since discovered contains support for robot vacuums in the Apple Home appthroughMatter. As spotted by 9to5Mac, Smart Home Centre confirmed the functionality using a Switchbot S10, which offers its own beta support for Matter. (Switchbot first added Matter robot vacuum support last [...]

There are so many people here that nobody can tell where the end of the line is. New people arrive, ask if thereas a line, shuffle into a blob of bodies idling and waiting for someone to give them instructions. The hallway is horribly warm a unclear if itas from the bodies or the heat [...]

Iam hard-pressed to find another example of a tech company announcing something and then waiting over four years to actually ship it, but thatas exactly the situation weave reached with Spotify and its long-delayed HiFi feature. The latest reports indicate itas finally coming in a matter of months as part of a Music Pro package [...]

AT&T has introduced SplitPay, a new payment option that lets those sharing a phone plan with others split their payment line-by-line, so no one person has to pay the entire bill. The company says the program is available for select postpaid wireless plans," and that those using SplitPay can still get multi-line discounts. It sounds [...]

If you were paying attention to CES this year, you may have come across the Asus Adol 14 Air Fragrance Edition's curious gimmick: a magnetically-attached oil diffuser in the lid that emits the aroma of essential oils once the laptop heats up. Asus has now announced details about a Fragrance Mouse" to go with it. [...]

The fuzz of the cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitor, alongside static grains and flickering scanlines, is a touchstone for a90s-era nostalgia. Itas shorthand for those halcyon days when technology was predominantly analog and millennial kids spent their summers shoving bulky tapes into VHS players, recording favorite bits of their after-school television shows, and making their own [...]