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11 years after its launch, Grand Theft Auto V is still massively popular, becoming the most watched game on Twitch. The streaming platform has shared some of its viewership stats from last year with GTA V capturing over 1 billion hours watched. Here's an infographic breaking some of the stats down: Twitch also revealed insights [...]

The next set of Pokemon TCG Pocket cards feels like a reminder that spring and summertime is almost here. Today, The Pokemon Company announced that Celestial Guardians, Pokemon TCG Pocket's next expansion, is set to release next week on April 30th. The new set will feature a number of monsters from the Pokemon Sun and [...]

Google announced an extended repair program for the Pixel 7A that promises free repairs for devices that suffer from unexpected battery swelling" issues, 9to5Google reports. The program covers symptoms that directly indicate an expanding battery, including bulging of the device or separation of the phone cover. Google also indicates that rapid battery draining could be [...]

It is our lot in life to poop. We eat stuff, digest it, and then the waste must be expelled. That's just the way it is, which means we are destined to spend a not-insignificant portion of our time sitting on the porcelain throne. So why not make that as pleasant an experience as possible? [...]

The European Union has announced details of new mandatory labels for smartphones and tablets sold in the bloc, which include ratings for energy efficiency, durability, and repairability. Hardware will also have to meet new ecodesign requirements" to be sold in the EU, including a requirement to make spare parts available for repair. The labels, which [...]

Stellantis says its solid-state batteries are getting closer to reality. The parent company of brands like Jeep, Dodge, Ram, and many others is working with startup Factorial on the new batteries, which have just been successfully validated for automotive use and will be installed in a demonstrator fleet in 2026. Most EVs use wet" lithium-ion [...]

Volkswagen isn't typically mentioned in conversations about robotaxis, but the German auto giant has been quietly working on its own self-driving technology for over a decade. And now the company is ready to deploy its first autonomous vehicles on Uber's ridehailing platform, starting with a commercial robotaxi service in Los Angeles in 2026. The vehicles [...]

OnePlus has launched the 13T, which packs a larger battery than most Ultra flagships despite being barely bigger than an iPhone 16 or Samsung Galaxy S25. OnePlus calls the 13T's 6.32-inch OLED screen small," though it's slightly larger than the displays in either the Apple or Samsung flagships. The 13T is bigger and heavier than [...]

Adobe has a new tool that makes it easier for creatives to be reliably credited for their work, even if somebody takes a screenshot of it and reposts it across the web. The Content Authenticity web app launching in public beta today allows invisible, tamper-resistant metadata to be embedded into images and photographs to help [...]

Adobe has launched two new versions of its text-to-image generative AI model alongside a host of new Firefly features and Creative Cloud app updates coming to Photoshop and Illustrator. The fourth-generation Firefly Image models follow a similar precedent that OpenAI and Google have set for their chatbot releases, providing users with a choice between one [...]

LinkedIn is expanding its free verification system to the wider web, allowing external sites and platforms to integrate LinkedIn verification rather than building their own tool. Adobe is among the first companies to sign up. Adobe is integrating LinkedIn verification into its new Content Authenticity app and existing Behance portfolio platform, allowing creators who've gone [...]

In a recent update to its website about its direct sales program for the Switch 2, Nintendo says that due to the very high demand" for the console, delivery by June 5 is not guaranteed" and that your invitation email may arrive after the Nintendo Switch 2 launch." Nintendo has already said that the initial [...]

Nintendo's delayed Switch 2 preorders finally kicked off in the US at 12AM ET on Thursday at Best Buy, Target, and Walmart, and almost immediately, there were some big problems. After nearly an hour of frustration, many of us here at The Verge secured preorders, but it seems like preorders are out of stock at [...]

Over the past 24 hours, the auto industry has experienced some of the most extreme whiplash in the saga of the Trump administration's tariffs, ending on Wednesday night with two contradicting policy proposals coming out of the White House: China may be granted exemptions on auto part tariffs, but Canada's car tariffs might increase. Last [...]

Anker's new all-in-one Nebula X1 smart projector has everything you'd want from a cinema-grade outdoor entertainment system." It produces a bright 4K image from a triple-laser light engine capable of 3,500 ANSI lumens, automatically finds the best place to project an image optimized for the environment, has Google TV built-in to unlock 4K Netflix streams, [...]

Perplexity's iOS App just got an update enabling support for the company's conversational AI voice assistant. Now Apple users can activate the assistant in the app and ask it to perform tasks like writing emails, setting reminders, and making dinner reservations. You can even navigate away from the app and continue to speak to Perplexity, [...]

Anker has announced its first Thunderbolt 5 dock. At roughly 5.2 inches wide and 3.4 inches tall, the Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station is not as compact as some competitors, like CalDigit's Element 5 Hub. But inside its aluminum alloy housing is an integrated GaN power supply delivering up to 232W of combined power output, [...]

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent Apple CEO Tim Cook a letter asking for information regarding Cook and Apple's conversations with President Donald Trump's administration about tariffs and any special exemptions from the tariffs, Bloomberg reports. Warren's letter, obtained by Bloomberg, points out that Apple appeared to have invested heavily in influencing the Trump Administration" through [...]

Perplexity Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko said he didn't want to testify in a trial about how to resolve Google's search monopoly because he feared retribution from Google. But after being subpoenaed to appear in court, he seized the moment to pitch a business opportunity for his AI company: buying Chrome. If Judge Amit Mehta [...]

It was really great seeing all the excitement from fans when Oblivion shadow dropped earlier this week. For a lot of people, the fourth installment in the Elder Scrolls series is the game, the experience that either was the impetus for their career in video games, instilled in them an everlasting love for the format, [...]

Lexus's mid-sized ES luxury sedan is getting a redesign for its eighth generation that includes some edgier styling and a significant platform change that accommodates both an all-electric drivetrain and a regular hybrid one. Revealed at the Shanghai Auto Show today, the 2026 ES is Lexus' second electric vehicle after the RZ, which was just [...]

iRobot just launched its ninth new robot vacuum of the year. That's a record number for the company, which is struggling to dig itself out of the giant financial hole it was left in after Amazon's bid to buy it fell through. The new Roomba Max 705 has the same design and lidar navigation as [...]

I find something weirdly captivating about tech products that come with transparent cases that let you see the works inside. We all know that there are all sorts of chips and wires in there that make the product do what it does, but unless we plan to break the thing open (and void the warranty), [...]

WhatsApp is launching a new Advanced Chat Privacy" feature that aims to prevent people from taking conversations outside the app. When the setting is turned on, you can block others from exporting your chat history and automatically downloading photos and videos sent in the app. The feature will prevent people from using messages for Meta [...]

A Democrat has entered the manosphere. Pete Buttigieg, the former Secretary of Transportation in the Biden Administration and a presidential candidate in 2020, sat for a three-hour appearance on Andrew Schultz's Flagrant on Wednesday to discuss current events, the state of politics, and the culture wars - his latest foray into breaking outside of the [...]

Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down and will be replaced by former Activision Blizzard and King exec Humam Sakhnini, according to a press release. Sakhnini takes over on April 28th. Citron will stay on the board of directors and serve as an advisor to the CEO. As we enter our next phase, [...]

Last month, Roku ensnared itself in controversy after customers quickly complained about a limited test where an advertisement for Moana 2 started playing as soon as the company's products were powered on. Across Reddit and other social media channels, people threatened to ditch their devices if Roku repeated such an experiment. The message, at least [...]

OpenAI's upgraded image generator in ChatGPT brought a surge of users to the AI service thanks to its ability to create Studio Ghibli-style images and really dull dolls, and now it's coming to other apps. The company says the same natively multimodal model" powering the image generator will be accessible in its API via gpt-image-1," [...]

It only took five years, but Netflix has finally locked in its plan to premiere The Old Guard's long awaited sequel. Today, Netflix announced that director Victoria Mahoney's (You, Lovecraft Country) The Old Guard 2 is slated to debut on July 2nd. Rather than dropping a trailer, Netflix released a handful of new stills from [...]

We're used to seeing Predators do the hunting - it's in the name, after all. But it looks like the roles will be reversed somewhat in Predator: Badlands, at least according to this new teaser trailer. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg - who also helmed the excellent Predator spinoff Prey - Badlands follows a young Predator [...]

Operation Rolling Thunder was meant to be an act of persuasion. The US believed that a drawn-out bombardment would pressure the North to cease its aggression on the South -or, at least, encourage it to ease up. I saw our bombs as my political resources for negotiating a peace," President Lyndon Johnson claimed. His framing [...]

Microsoft revealed earlier this year that LG TVs would get access to Xbox Cloud Gaming, and now the Xbox TV app is rolling out to select LG smart TV models starting today. The Xbox app will let LG TV owners stream Xbox games directly to their TVs, and use a wireless controller to play them. [...]

Last night, Elon Musk did what he does best: promise amillionsa of autonomous Tesla vehicles would be on the road by the end of next year. Itas become a familiar refrain. Every year since at least 2020, Musk has promised Tesla vehicles will finally achieve their full self-driving capabilities. And every year, those promises fail [...]

Intel continues to work on getting better results from its Arrow Lake CPUs, now with a free update that it says will boost gaming performance. The company announced that the update, an overclocking profile called Intel 200S Boost," is available for unlocked Intel Core Ultra 200S-series processors paired with compatible Intel Z890 motherboards and appropriate [...]

Nestled between the crowd-pleasing guns and gore of Xboxas 2024 summer showcase, was an eyebrow-raising, painterly role playing game. As its party of grimacing adults urgently sprints across a shimmering, surrealist landscape, a voiceover depicts a world terrorized by an omnipotent being called the Paintress. Each year, she daubs a new descending number on a [...]

Sony has brought back its classic PlayStation console themes to PS5 as part of a new update, the company announced on Wednesday. The classic themes, originally introduced to celebrate PlayStation's 30th anniversary, were supposed to be a limited time promotion. But shortly before the themes were set to go away, Sony promised that it would [...]

Meta announced new color lens combinations for its Ray-Ban smart glasses as well as wider availability for some features that were previously only accessible to members of Meta's Early Access Program. These include live translation, the ability to send messages and make calls through Instagram, and conversations with Meta AI based on what you're currently [...]

Meta is opening up ads on Threads to all eligible advertisers globally" and plans to show them to users in select markets at launch," according to an update to the company's January blog post about ads on the platform. The company plans to test ads in more than 30 countries globally, including the US, spokesperson [...]

Roku today introduced refreshed versions of its Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus, with the company describing the devices as the most compact sticks on the market" and over 35 percent smaller than other brands." That's a curious point to focus on for a product that's often tucked away behind a TV and forgotten about [...]

Built with E Ink's color display technology, the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition brings comics, magazines, children's books, and illustrated novels to life in a way a regular Kindle can't. And right now, you can buy the company's first color e-reader at Amazon at its all-time low of $224.99 ($55 off) as a part of its [...]

Looking back, the original idea behind YouTube seems almost quaint. The mythic founding story goes like this: in January of 2005, two PayPal employees, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, were at a party. People were taking photos and videos on their digital cameras. Sharing photos was easy, sharing video was anything but. aPeople have different [...]

Tech evangelists have been yammering about aworking smarter, not hardera for years. Now, two 21-year-old Columbia University dropouts are proposing a new $5.3 million twist on the concept: use their AI tool Cluely to acheat on everything.a Thatas what it literally says in Cluelyas online manifesto: aWe want to cheat on everything.a Unlike the AI [...]

Microsoft is launching a newly designed version of its Microsoft 365 Copilot app soon. The app, which is used by businesses as a hub for Office documents and nowMicrosoft's AI tools, is moving a little closer to the regular Copilot consumer features with updated AI-powered search, a new Create feature for generating images using OpenAI's [...]

Nvidia is updating its G-Assist AI assistant on Windows to take it beyond optimizing game and system settings. G-Assist originally launched last month as a chatbot primarily focused on improving PC gaming, but it's now getting plugin support so you can extend the AI assistant to control Spotify, check if a streamer is live on [...]

Elon Musk says he plans to step back from his work at the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, starting in May. In a Tesla earnings call, Musk said next month he would continue to spend a day or two" each week on DOGE matters probably for the remainder of the president's term," but would [...]

Shortages of the Switch 2 look increasingly likely after Nintendo admitted today that it cannot fulfill" all of the preorder applications it has already received through its own Japanese store. In a statement on X via Nintendo's Japanese account, president Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that the company's storefront has received 2.2 million applications to preorder the [...]

Harlowe's new Sol 5 Spectra smartphone light will improve the quality of your photos and selfies or help you set a dramatic mood. It features a similar extending and swiveling design as Harlowe's original Sol 5 light, but instead of just basic brightness and color temperature adjustments, the new Spectra adds full-color LEDs so you [...]

Something is rotten in the Department of Justice. Three federal prosecutors told their supervisors theyad rather resign than admit to wrongdoing over their refusal to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. aWe will not confess wrongdoing where there was none,a Celia V. Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach and Derek Wikstrom wrote in [...]

The European Commission has just issued its first Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines to Apple and Meta, and now it's telling Apple that it's not impressed with the company's approach to alternative app stores. The DMA originally forced Apple to begrudgingly allow alternative app stores on iOS in EU countries last year, but the fee [...]

Two decades ago, YouTube wasn't about the elaborate long-form content pumped out by creators like MrBeast. There wasn't any fancy lighting, sound effects, or jump cuts. The platform's first video, Me at the Zoo," was uploaded to YouTube on April 23rd, 2005. It's a mere 19 seconds long, featuring YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in [...]