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The Trump administration has excluded smartphones, computers, and other electronics," even those imported from China, from tariffs it levied last week, reports Bloomberg. The exemptions don't free them from all tariffs, though, as the outlet says others from before Trump's April 9th tariffs still apply. Late last night, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated [...]

The creators of Halo and Destiny are finally ready to show off their next big project: Marathon. It's a long-awaited title from Bungie and revives the classic Marathon IP in the form of a PvPvE extraction shooter. After a teaser nearly two years ago, the Sony-owned studio just spent an hour showing off Marathon gameplay [...]

In December 2024, actor and fashion icon Julia Fox stepped out on the street with a flip-phone buckle strapped across her chest, wires on her nails, and an old Discman-turned-compact mirror hanging from her wrist. Fox didnat start the retro-tech fashion trend. Celebrities and internet fashionistas were already wearing iPod Shuffle Minis as hair clips [...]

I know, I know. Itas become a bit of a faux pas to describe one game using another and yet I am compelled. After a few hours with Blue Prince, I realized this game elicits the same feelings in me as Balatro. Not because it has anything to do with cards or passive-aggressive clowns named [...]

For a while, it looked like President Donald Trump was going to have Big Techas back. Now, the tech industry is collateral damage in his global trade war. On Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated the idea of placing aa levy on the advertising revenues of digital servicesa if tariff negotiations with [...]

Netflix is starting to test search that's powered by OpenAI, according to Bloomberg. The new search engine will let users look for shows using far more specific terms, including the subscriber's mood, for example, the company said," per the report. This OpenAI-powered search will also allow users to make queries that go well beyond genres [...]

Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8, which brings changes like 12 new subclasses, crossplay, and a photo mode, launches on April 15th, developer Larian Studios announced on Friday. The patch, set to be the game's last major update, was originally announced in November 2024, so it's been a long time coming (though Larian has been stress [...]

A new report from ProPublica published Thursday showed how the Louisiana government is using TIGER (Targeted Interventions to Greater Enhance Re-entry), a computer program developed by Louisiana State University to prevent recidivism, to approve or deny parole applications based on a score calculating their risk of returning to prison. Though the algorithm was initially designed [...]

YouTube is giving creators a new AI tool that can generate instrumental tracks to use in videos for free without worrying about copyright claims, TechCrunch reports. The new feature was demonstrated in a video posted on the company's Creator Insider channel this week. In the video, the host, Lauren, shows a new tab in the [...]

Will it run Doom? The question that has challenged tinkerers and hardware hackers for years has now come full circle. Limited Run Games has announced a new collector's edition of the iconic first-person shooter that ships in a box that itself can play Doom on a built-in screen. The Doom plus Doom II Will It [...]

ChatGPT's latest image generator had an explosive debut thanks to the viral Studio Ghibli art trend, and LinkedIn users have now jumped on a new gimmick: turning yourself into a toy. There are several flavors of the trend being shared. The AI Action Figure" variant appears to have gained the most traction, in which a [...]

Now that Samsung has launched its 2025 lineup, including the high-end Frame Pro, we're starting to see steep discounts land on the 2024 models. Right now, for example, Samsung's 85-inch Frame TV - its largest Frame TV to date - has dropped to around $2,498 ($1,800 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Samsung's online storefront. [...]

Black folks are loud. We laugh loud, we love loud, we protest loud. But when we really want to show our approval, we get quiet first. When we laugh at something funny, like really laugh, it sounds like a thin wheeze before sound bursts forth like a storm. And within seconds of starting South of [...]

DoorDash's international arm Wolt has already been experimenting with Coco's fleet of sidewalk robots in Helsinki, Finland. Now, DoorDash is linking up with sidewalk robot maker Coco toexpand automated food deliveries to the US. It's live in Los Angeles and Chicago with nearly 600 merchants set up to drop your lunch and other goods into [...]

Two weeks ago, Garmin announced it was launching a new subscription. Where the Garmin Connect app had previously offered everything from in-depth metrics and training plans for free, the beloved fitness tech company was now adding premium AI summaries, among other features, behind a paywall. In The Verge comments, my social media mentions, and the [...]

Apple may finally be ready to roll out its smarter, more personalized Siri features before the 2025 holiday season, according to The New York Times. The publication cited three sources with knowledge of Apple's plan to release a virtual assistant in the fall" that can edit and send photos to a friend on request - [...]

Toshiba has announced a new record player designed for vinyl enthusiasts who want to make their analog music collections more portable. The Aurex AX-RP10 is by no means pocket-friendly like Sony's Walkman or Apple's iPod, but it's small enough to haul around in an included shoulder bag while still accommodating 12-inch records, and it can [...]

The time of year has arrived a Webby Award season. For the 29th annual Webby Awards, The Verge is nominated in two categories: best technology podcast and best technology video. The award show is basically a competition for aBest of the Internet,a and each nominee is up for two awards: the Webby Award and the [...]

My phone dings, and a notification from Instagram pops up: aClarkas Closet Connectionas countdown has ended.a I click the alert to head to the profile page and start refreshing as new posts furiously come in on tonightas adrop.a Size 10 Mario sneakers. Moana-themed Hanna Andersson pajamas. A 3T Boden skort. Users, mostly moms, comment ame!a [...]

Tesla has a new entry-level Cybertruck with longer range, and it's the cheapest model yet at $69,990 before the federal $7,500 credit. Tesla pulled some significant features to achieve the price cut. The new long range" Cybertruck has just a single RWD motor compared to the two in the AWD model. It also lacks a [...]

Ever since Google debuted the original Pixel Watch in 2022, improving battery life has been a major focus of subsequent iterations of the smartwatch. Based on new leaks of the upcoming Pixel Watch 4, it looks like that might be the case again. Renders published by 91mobiles from leaker OnLeaks show a slightly thicker watch [...]

Six hours into a fantasy ball, actor Zach Harrison is sweating. Heas been wearing handmade leather armor, huge boots, and heavy six-foot bat wings all night, all while ballroom dancing and taking pictures with hundreds of fans without taking a break. But theyare not here to see Harrison. Theyare here to meet Cassian, Lord of [...]

Doctor Whoas shapeshifting Time Lord almost always has a plan when they encounter new threats from beyond the stars. And the Doctoras companions can usually count on them to pull a convoluted, crisis-averting trick out of their sleeves whenever things get too hairy. In the past, the Doctor has often been presented as more of [...]

(If youare reading this, please go vote for The Vergecast in the Webby Awards! Voting is open for roughly another week, and weare up against some steep competition a it would mean the world to us if youad pick us. Thank you so much!) Itas important to keep saying that we still donat know much [...]

On Monday, Meta will face the Federal Trade Commission in a legal fight that could reshape the social media landscape. Over the next two months, the US government will make its case that the companyas 2012 acquisition of Instagram and 2014 acquisition of WhatsApp squashed potential threats to its dominance. Meta, which went by the [...]

When Nintendo announced the Switch 2 would cost $450, my initial reaction was disappointment. aWhy does it cost so much more?a I thought to myself. aWhy does Japan get it cheaper?a my brain jealously added, once I learned that Nintendo would sell a Japan-only model for the equivalent of just $333. It felt like Nintendo [...]

WhatsApp has rolled out a dozen new features across chats, calls, and channels that make it easier to manage group conversations, alongside other general quality-of-life improvements. One of the more notable additions is a new Online" indicator for groups, which displays how many participants are currently using the app in real time. This is one [...]

Digg's return to the modern internet is one step closer with the launch of an early access" group called Groundbreakers. For a one-off $5 fee you can claim your username before someone else does and get a behind the scenes look at the new Digg as it comes together. Digg says that the $5 fee [...]

OpenAI is giving ChatGPT a memory upgrade that allows it to recall old conversations that you didn't ask it to save. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on X that the chatbot can now reference all your past conversations," and that the update aligns with the company's goal to develop AI systems that get to know [...]

China has once again raised its tariff on US goods to match Trump's, for what it says is the final time. China's tariff is now set at 125 percent, as it warns that the US is on track to become an economic joke." In a statement from China's Ministry of Finance, which we've translated using [...]

Microsoft is starting to gradually roll out a preview of Recall, its feature that captures screenshots of what you do on a Copilot Plus PC to find again later, to Windows Insiders, according to a blog post published Thursday. This new rollout could indicate that Microsoft is finally getting close to launching Recall more widely. [...]

Bluesky is updating its app to version 1.100, and the update includes a more comprehensive search page and new chat reactions. The search page is now known as aExplore,a where you can find trending topics, suggested accounts, and starter packs to jump-start stuff for you to follow on the app. This new Explore page still [...]

After years of stuntwork largely being overlooked by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Oscars are about to add a new category. Today, the Academy announced that it intends to start giving out Oscar statues for stunt design starting with films released in 2027 for the awards ceremony's 100th anniversary. Since the [...]

Razer has finally launched its platform for streaming PC games to mobile devices at their native screen resolutions, aspect ratios, and refresh rates. Razer PC Remote Play is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play and is compatible with Windows, Apple, and Android mobile devices running at least Windows 11, iOS [...]

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired about 30 members of the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February, and many of them were part of a department that assesses the risks of self-driving cars, according to the Financial Times. One worker laid off from the NHTSA's so-called office of vehicle automation [...]

Garmin has announced a new addition to its Varia line of safety and visibility accessories for cyclists. The Varia Vue is the first to pair a bright headlight with a front-facing 4K camera designed to automatically record incidents and save the footage locally or send it to the cloud through a smartphone. It's available now [...]

If you were hoping to cop a OnePlus Watch 3, you can finally buy one starting today. The problem is it's no longer the $329.99 price that was originally intended when OnePlus announced the device a few months ago. It's now $499, a $170 or roughly 52 percent markup. The price hike was spotted by [...]

Vampire Survivors is finally launching cross-saves today, but they won't be available on PlayStation to start and have a very slim" chance of coming to the platform because of a legal issue." Last month, we told everyone that cross-save would be available on PlayStation 4 / 5, PC, Xbox, Android and iOS alongside our next [...]

Three years after signing an overall TV production deal with Amazon, Mike Flanagan is finally developing a new project for the studio. Deadline reports that Amazon is moving forward with a Carrie series adaptation from Flanagan based on Stephen King's 1974 novel about a girl born with telekinetic powers. In addition to writing and showrunning [...]

Canva is launching its latest smorgasbord of generative AI-powered workspace tools in its attempt to cram everything that Microsoft, Google, and Adobe can do into a single platform. Canva's Visual Suite is being redesigned to combine its design and productivity tools into a single interface, alongside adding new coding, photo editing, spreadsheet, and AI chatbot [...]

As Sonos continues a company-wide effort to redeem itself after last year's app snafu, it's adding a well-known industry name to its board of directors. This morning, Sonos announced that Hugo Barra is joining the board to replace Mike Volpi, who is stepping down after 15 years - the longest tenure of any board member. [...]

President Donald Trump's 90-day pause" on high tariffs for many countries could be good news for Nintendo. The shift marks an opportunity for the company to ship more Switch 2 units from Vietnam to the US. And customs data reported on by Bloomberg suggests the company has already been stockpiling Switch 2 units from Vietnam [...]

Just ahead of the second season of The Last of Us on HBO, Sony is making it a little easier for newcomers to get the full game experience. The company just announced The Last of Us Complete for the PS5, which is exactly what it sounds like: a collection feature The Last of Us Part [...]

Apple airshipped 600 tons of iPhones to the US from India before new US tariffs were scheduled to take effect, as reported by Reuters and The Times of India. Meanwhile, Nikkei Asia reports Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and Lenovo were pressing to ship as many premium" devices as possible, like high-priced computers above $3,000 that would [...]

Earlier this year, modular computer company Framework began a quest to fix entry-level laptops" with the Framework Laptop 12, its first 12-inch laptop and its first 2-in-1 touchscreen PC. And as you might expect, Trump's new US tariffs are making entry-level pricing difficult for Framework, which at least briefly delayed US preorders of the new [...]

Last week, President Donald Trump declared a series of tariffs that pitted the United States against the rest of the world. Big companies stayed nervously silent; small ones panicked. The stock market plunged. And surely worst of all, Switch 2 preorders were delayed. Then, the same day the largest tariffs went into effect, Trump hit [...]

Bosch should be worried after several bicycle brands just announced their first e-bikes built on top of DJI's compact and lightweight Avinox drive system, which is surprisingly powerful and torquey.These international brands include Forbidden, Unno, Smartmotion, Megamo, Paprika 53, and Teewing, all of which have new e-bikes built around the 1000W Avinox motor that's capable [...]

I wasnat really sure what to expect from Microsoftas 50th birthday party. Sure, cofounder Bill Gates and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would be there, but I was keen to see how Microsoft would create a party atmosphere while also launching new Copilot features. As it happens, having three CEOs onstage, some energetic hosts, and [...]

OpenAI is getting ready to unveil a number of new AI models, sources familiar with the companyas plans tell The Verge. Among the new AI models will be a release of what Iam expecting will be branded GPT-4.1, which one source describes as a revamped version of OpenAIas GPT-4o multimodal model. GPT-4o was originally introduced [...]